Burger King is American, but the company’s origins date back to the United Kingdom. In 1954, two brothers, David and Maurice McDonald, opened a small burger stand in the town of Coventry, England. The brothers named their business after their father, who had opened a hamburger stand called The Hamburgler. The McDonald brothers were soon joined by their sister, and the business grew rapidly.
In 1967, the brothers moved their business to London and changed the name of their company to The McDonald’s Corporation. In 1987, The McDonald’s Corporation merged with the Dutch fast-food chain, Burger King, to form the world’s largest fast-food chain. Today, Burger King operates more than 3,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries.
