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Sep 24, 2023 · In 1953, Keith J. Kramer and his wife’s uncle, Matthew Burns, were inspired by the success of the McDonald brothers’ original San Bernardino restaurant. They decided to start their own fast-food chain in Jacksonville. Their unique selling point? A device called the “Insta-Broiler” – an oven capable of cooking 400 burgers at once.
Burger King’s story began when Keith J. Kramer and his wife’s uncle Matthew Burns were inspired by the success of the McDonald’s franchises over in California. They opened their first store in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1953. They built a stove called the “Insta-Broiler” where their burgers were cooked.
After visiting the McDonald brothers' original store location in San Bernardino, California, the founders and owners (Keith J. Kramer and his wife's uncle Matthew Burns), who had purchased the rights to two pieces of equipment called "Insta-machines", opened their first restaurants. Their production model was based on one of the machines they ...
The Founding of Burger King. Burger King was founded by Keith J. Kramer and Matthew Burns, who had a vision to create a restaurant that offered quick, high-quality burgers. Kramer and Burns purchased the Insta-Burger King franchise from the owners of Insta-Burger King, James McLamore and David Edgerton, in 1954.
May 17, 2022 · Inspired by a visit to the original San Bernardino McDonald's restaurant, Keith J. Kramer and Matthew Burns opened the Insta-Burger King in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1953. When the company faltered in 1959, it was purchased by Miami franchisees James McLamore and David R. Edgerton, who shortened the name to Burger King.
Dec 4, 2018 · Co-founders Keith Kramer and Matthew Burns acquired the rights to a new grill machine called Insta-Broiler and named their first restaurant in Jacksonville, Fla., "Insta-Burger King,"...
Jan 5, 2018 · In 1953, Keith Kramer and his wife’s uncle, Matthew Burns, opened the first Insta-Burger King in Jacksonville, Fla. They’d seen what the McDonald brothers had going on in San Bernardino,...
