List of countries with Burger King franchises
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This is a listing of countries with Burger King franchises, followed by countries which formerly had one and countries without one. Burger King has a longstanding presence at U.S. Army
and U.S. Air Force
installations worldwide, dating back to the 1980s under a contract with Army and Air Force Exchange Service
. Today, while other chains such as Taco Bell
, Popeyes, and Subway
have a presence on military bases, virtually every major Army and Air Force installation hosts a BK restaurant.
The first store was opened on 29 December 2007 in the Sun Arcade,
Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
, Kowloon.
There are currently 15 stores in Hong Kong. There are 5 stores in Hong Kong Island
, located in Central
, Wanchai, Causeway Bay
and Fortress Hill
.
In Kowloon
, there are 5 stores currently in operation, located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hung Hom
, Mongkok, Wong Tai Sin
and Tsz Wan Shan
.
However, Burger King reentered Japanese market with an opening of the first store in Shinjuku, Tokyo
in November, 2006. There are currently 33 stores opened in Japan.
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Burger King began its expansion in Europe in 1975 with its first location in Madrid, Spain.
Northa America is the company's home territory and home to its first non-American stores; it opened its first international restaurant in Windsor, Ontario
, Canada in 1969.
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
and U.S. Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
installations worldwide, dating back to the 1980s under a contract with Army and Air Force Exchange Service
Army and Air Force Exchange Service
The Exchange is an agency of the United States Department of Defense. Its dual missions are to provide quality merchandise and services of necessity and convenience to authorized customers at uniform low prices, and to generate reasonable earnings to supplement appropriated funds for the support...
. Today, while other chains such as Taco Bell
Taco Bell
Taco Bell is an American chain of fast-food restaurants based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., which serves American-adapted Mexican food. Taco Bell serves tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, other specialty items, and a variety of "Value Menu" items...
, Popeyes, and Subway
Subway (restaurant)
Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. . Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 35,519 restaurants in 98 countries and territories as of October 25th, 2011...
have a presence on military bases, virtually every major Army and Air Force installation hosts a BK restaurant.
Hong Kong
Burger King Hong Kong is wholly owned by North Asia Strategic, who obtained exclusive right to operate from BK AsiaPac Pte Limited.The first store was opened on 29 December 2007 in the Sun Arcade,
Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST, is an urbanized area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui...
, Kowloon.
There are currently 15 stores in Hong Kong. There are 5 stores in Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...
, located in Central
Central, Hong Kong
Central is the central business district of Hong Kong. It is located in Central and Western District, on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, across Victoria Harbour from Tsim Sha Tsui, the southernmost point of Kowloon Peninsula...
, Wanchai, Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay is a heavily built-up area of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, located on the Hong Kong Island, and covering parts of Wan Chai and Eastern districts. The Chinese name is also romanized as Tung Lo Wan as in Tung Lo Wan Road...
and Fortress Hill
Fortress Hill
Fortress Hill is a hill and an area on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is on the western end of the North Point area, and is to the east of Causeway Bay. There are a number of private residential estates, office buildings, hotels and serviced apartments in this area.-Features:*...
.
In Kowloon
Kowloon
Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of...
, there are 5 stores currently in operation, located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hung Hom
Hung Hom
Hung Hom is an area of Kowloon, in Hong Kong, administratively part of the Kowloon City District, with a portion west of the railway in the Yau Tsim Mong District. Hung Hom serves mainly residential purposes though is mixed with some industrial buildings in the north.-Geography:Hung Hom is located...
, Mongkok, Wong Tai Sin
Wong Tai Sin
Wong Tai Sin is a Chinese deity popular in Hong Kong with the power of healing. His name literally translates to the "Great Immortal Wong". Wong Tai Sin is the divine form of the individual "Wong Cho Ping".-Legend:...
and Tsz Wan Shan
Tsz Wan Shan
Tsz Wan Shan is a residential area in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. Located at the foot of Temple Hill, it is administratively part of Wong Tai Sin District....
.
Japan
Burger King originally entered Japan in 1993, but due to high competition it withdrew from Japanese market in 2001.However, Burger King reentered Japanese market with an opening of the first store in Shinjuku, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
in November, 2006. There are currently 33 stores opened in Japan.
Africa
| Country | Yearentered | Owner | Notes |
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 Egypt |
2007 | Olayan Group Olayan Group The Olayan Group , is a Saudi conglomerate established in 1947 by Sulaiman S. Olayan and his son Khaled S. Olayan . The Olayan Group traces its origins back to the General Contracting Company , founded to work on the construction of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline alongside the American contracting... |
Olayan's food service subsidiary, Hana International, is the master franchisee for the Middle East and north Africa. برغر كينغ (Arabic) |
 Djibouti |
2007 | Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) | Located at Camp Lemonnier |
 Ghana |
2011 | Burger King Ghana-Nigeria | First 5 locations Accra Accra Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous... , Kumasi Kumasi Kumasi is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately north of the Equator and north of the Gulf of Guinea... , Sekondi, Tamale Tamale A tamale — or more correctly tamal — is a traditional Latin American dish made of masa , which is steamed or boiled in a leaf wrapper. The wrapping is discarded before eating... and Tema Tema Tema is a city on the Atlantic coast of Ghana, lying east of the Ghanaian capital city, Accra, in the region of Greater Accra. As of 2005, Tema had a population of 209,000. The Greenwich Meridian passes directly through the city... |
 Morocco |
2011 | First location is in Casablanca Casablanca Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture... . |
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 Nigeria |
2011 | First location is in Lagos Lagos Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa... . |
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 South Africa |
2010 | First location in Polokwane Polokwane Polokwane, meaning "Place of Safety",is a city in the Polokwane Local Municipality and the capital of the Limpopo province, South Africa. It is also often referred to by its former name, Pietersburg. Polokwane is a major urban centre, the biggest and most important north of Gauteng. The population... |
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Asia
Burger King's entrance into the Asian marketplace took place in late-1970 first in Hong Kong. In 1982 with franchisees opening stores in several East Asian countries, including Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea.| Country | Yearentered | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
Army and Air Force Exchange Service Army and Air Force Exchange Service The Exchange is an agency of the United States Department of Defense. Its dual missions are to provide quality merchandise and services of necessity and convenience to authorized customers at uniform low prices, and to generate reasonable earnings to supplement appropriated funds for the support... (AAFES) |
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 Bangladesh |
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 Cambodia |
2011 | Express Food Group | Opening 2011 |
 People's Republic of China |
2005 | 汉堡王 12,000th location opened in Beijing. | |
 Bahrain |
Jawad Business Group (UAE) | Halal Halal Halal is a term designating any object or an action which is permissible to use or engage in, according to Islamic law. The term is used to designate food seen as permissible according to Islamic law... |
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 Hong Kong |
2007 | North Asia Strategic Holdings, Ltd. | Ever operated in Hong Kong between 1970s-1990s |
 India |
2006 | ||
 Indonesia |
2007 | PT. Mitra Adiperkasa, Tbk | |
 Iraq |
2003 | AAFES | |
 Japan |
2007 | Lotteria (South Korea) | バーガーキング Operated in the country 1996-2001 |
 Jordan |
Jordan American Food Co. | Halal | |
 Kuwait |
AAFESOlayan Group | AAFES location opened after the first Gulf War Gulf War The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf... Olayan has license for Kuwait but there are no locations as of 2011 |
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 Lebanon |
2001 | King Food SAL (Lebanon) | Subsidiary of OyalanHalal |
 Malaysia |
1997 | Multiple | |
 Macau |
North Asia Strategic Holdings, Ltd | ||
 Nepal |
2011 | Opened in Kathmandu in early 2011 | |
 Oman |
2010 | First Food Services Oman | Subsidiary of OyalanOriginally operated in the country in 1994-2005 |
 Philippines |
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 Qatar |
2001 | Premier Food Services | Halal |
 South Korea |
1984 | Doosan Corporation Doosan Corporation Doosan Corporation is a corporate holding company headquartered in Euljiro 6-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea.-History:*1896 Park Seung-jik opened first store*1925 Changed the name of Park Seung-Jik Store Limited to Doosan Store... |
버거킹 |
 Saudi Arabia |
1991 | Olayan Group | برغر كينغ Halal |
 Singapore |
1982 | Burger King Singapore Pte. Ltd | HalalFirst BK Whopper Bar BK Whopper Bar The BK Whopper Bar is limited service concept created by fast-food restaurant Burger King in 2009.- Format :The Whopper Bar is a concept from the company that upends its traditional fast food operations with a newer high end concept designed to compete with fast casual and casual dining restaurants... in Asia |
 Republic of China |
1989 | DaChan Great Wall Group | 漢堡王 |
 Thailand |
1994 | The Minor Food Group | Offers delivery services |
 United Arab Emirates |
1993 | First Food Services, LLC | Subsidiary of OyalanHalal |
Caribbean
Burger King's growth into the Caribbean ocean began in 1963 when the company opened its first location in Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican locations were the first restaurants the company opened outside the continental United States.| Country | Yearentered | Owner | Notes |
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 Aruba |
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 The Bahamas |
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 Cayman Islands |
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 Dominican Republic |
1994 | ||
 Jamaica |
1985 | Restaurant Associates Limited | First Location in Ocho Rios Ocho Rios Ocho Ríos is a town in the parish of Saint Ann on the north coast of Jamaica. Although he landed in many spots along the Jamaican coast, many believe that Christopher Columbus first set foot on land in Ocho Rios... |
 Saint Lucia |
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 Puerto Rico |
1963 | ||
 Sint Maarten |
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 Trinidad and Tobago |
2008 | ||
Europe
| Country | Yearentered | Owner | Notes |
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 Andorra |
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 Austria |
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 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
2008 | ||
 Czech Republic |
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 Cyprus |
2003 | ||
 Denmark |
1977 | ||
 Faroe Islands |
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 Germany |
1976 | First BK Whopper Bar in Europe (Munich) | |
 Gibraltar |
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 Hungary |
1991 | Fusion Kft. | |
 Republic of Ireland |
1981 | OKR Group | |
 Italy |
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 Republic of Macedonia |
2011 | TAB Gida | The first Burger King restaurant in Macedonia was opened in August 2011 and it is located at the Skopje airport. 3 more restaurants are planned to open ultil the end of 2011. |
 Malta |
Simonds Farsons Cisk (SFC) |
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 Netherlands |
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 Norway |
1988 | King Foods | 32 locations in Norway. First location, located on Karl Johans gate in Oslo, now houses the Swedish hamburger chain Max. |
 Poland |
1992 | ||
 Portugal |
Ibersol Group | ||
 Kingdom of Romania |
2008 | ||
 Russia |
2010 | Shokoladnitsa | Бypгep Kинг |
 Serbia |
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 Slovakia |
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 Slovenia |
2011 | Sportina Group | First restaurant is located in the capital city of Ljubljana. Opened in March 2011. |
 Spain |
1975 | First location in Europe (Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... )Largest fast food burger chain in Spain |
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 Sweden |
1976 | King Foods | First location opened in Malmö on Per Albin Hanssons väg. 67 restaurants in Sweden as of 2009. |
 Switzerland |
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 Turkey |
1995 | TAB Gida | Offers delivery services |
 United Kingdom |
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North America
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, Canada in 1969.
| Country | Yearentered | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
1968 | N/A | First international location |
 Costa Rica |
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 El Salvador |
1994 | ||
 Guatemala |
1989 | First location in La zona nueve | |
 Honduras |
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 Mexico |
1991 | Burger King Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. | |
 Nicaragua |
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 Panama |
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 United States |
19541957 | N/A | Originally founded as Insta-Burger King in 1954,purchased in 1957 by current company |
Oceania
Hungry Jack's was the company's first Oceanic franchisee group; the company had to rename itself due to a trademark issue.| Country | Yearentered | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
1971 | Hungry Jack's Pty Ltd | Hungry Jacks is the master franchise for Australia |
 Guam |
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 New Zealand |
1994 | Anchorage Capital Partners | Original owners, TPF Group, sold company in 2009 |
South America
| Country | Yearentered | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
1989 | Fast Food Sudamericana S.A. | |
 Bolivia |
2002 | Samuel Doria Medina | The Le Paz Burger King is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) above sea level |
 Brazil |
2006 | Multiple | Operates with a territorial franchises system |
 Colombia |
2008 | Kinco S.A. | |
 Chile |
1994 | Fast Food Sudamericana S.A. | |
 Ecuador |
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 Guyana |
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 Paraguay |
1995 | Grupo Vierci. | |
 Peru |
1993 | ||
 Suriname |
2008 | Multiple | First restaurant is located in the capital city of Paramaribo Paramaribo Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 250,000 people, more than half of Suriname's population... |
 Uruguay |
2008 | ADISER S.A. | |
 Venezuela |
1980 | ||
Abandoned markets
| Country | Yearentered | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
1997 | Trans-Pacific Foods (TPF) | Operated 1997–2003 violating franchise agreements, all stores re-branded as Hungry Jack's Hungry Jack's Hungry Jack's Pty Ltd, often colloquially abbreviated to HJ's, Hungry's or Hungie's, is the exclusive Australian master fast food franchisee of Burger King Corporation. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Competitive Foods Australia, a privately held company owned by Jack Cowin... 10,000th location opened in Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... |
 Finland |
1980 | Operated in Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... and Tampere Tampere Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in... for a short period in 1980s, Burger King plans to open new restaurants in Finland |
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 Early Modern France |
1982 | Closed French outlets in 1998 | |
 Greece |
Operated for a short period in the early 1990s | ||
 Ukraine |
2006 | Operated in Kiev Kiev Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... for a short period in 2006. |
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 United States Virgin Islands |
Left both St. Croix and St. Thomas in 1997 | ||
 Iceland |
2004 | Left on 31 December 2008. | |
 Israel |
1994 | Orgad Holdings | Closed on 9 May 2010Re-branded as Burger Ranch |
International subsidiaries
Burger King has approximately 20 foreign subsidiaries to oversee operations in the markets it does business.| Subsidiary | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Administracion de Comidas Rapidas, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico |
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| BK Argentina Servicios, S.A. | Argentina |
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| BK Asiapac (Japan) Y.K. | Japan |
Oversees franchise operations in Japan |
| BK Asiapac, Pte. Ltd. | Singapore |
Oversees franchise operations in east Asia, the Pacific rim and Oceania except Australia |
| BK Grundstucksverwaltungs Beteiligungs GmbH | Germany |
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| BK Grundstucksverwaltungs GmbH & Co. KG | Germany |
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| BK Venezuela Servicios, C.A. | Venezuela |
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| BK (Hong Kong) Development Co. Limited | Hong Kong |
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| Burger King (Gibraltar) Ltd. | Gibraltar |
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| Burger King (Hong Kong) Limited | Hong Kong |
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| Burger King (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l. |  Luxembourg |
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| Burger King (Shanghai) Commercial Consulting Co. Ltd. | Hong Kong |
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| Burger King (Shanghai) Restaurant Company Ltd. | Hong Kong |
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| Burger King (United Kingdom) Ltd. | United Kingdom |
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| Burger King A.B | Sweden |
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| Burger King B.V. | Netherlands |
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| Burger King Beteiligungs GmbH | Germany |
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| Burger King Restaurant Operations of Canada, Inc. | Canada |
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| Burger King de Puerto Rico, Inc. | Puerto Rico |
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| Burger King do Brasil Assessoria a Restaurantes Ltda. | Brazil |
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| Burger King Espana S.L.U. | Spain |
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| Burger King Europe GmbH | Switzerland |
Oversees franchise operations in Europe, Africa and west Asia. |
| Burger King Gida Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi | Turkey |
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| Burger King GmbH Munchen | Germany |
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| Burger King Interamerica, LLC |  Florida |
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| Burger King Israel Ltd. | Israel |
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| Burger King Italia, S.r.L | Italy |
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| Burger King Korea Ltd. | South Korea |
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| Burger King Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico |
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| Burger King Restaurants B.V. | Netherlands |
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| Burger King Singapore Pte. Ltd. | Singapore |
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| Burger King Restaurants of Canada Inc. | Canada |
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| Burger King (RUS) LLC | Russia |
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| Burger King Schweiz GmbH | Switzerland |
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| Burger King Sweden, Inc. | Florida |
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| Burger King UK Pension Plan Trustee Company Limited | United Kingdom |
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