In 1957, James McLamore and David Edgerton Jr. were struggling. For three years they'd been partners in a franchise in Florida for a fast food company called Insta-Burger King. But that year they ...

David Edgerton, one of the two franchisees who took over Insta-Burger-King in the 1950s, allegedly grew so frustrated with the Insta-Broiler that he eventually hacked it apart with a hatchet and ...

David Edgerton, one of the two franchisees who took over Insta-Burger-King in the 1950s, reportedly became so frustrated with the Insta-Broiler that he eventually smashed it with an axe and vowed ...

Founded in 1954, Burger King has grown into one of the world’s largest fast-food chains. It all started in Miami, Florida, when James McLamore and David Edgerton envisioned a restaurant that ...

St. Patrick’s Day brought luck to Burger King fans! The fast food chain will celebrate this iconic date with all of its ...

But the real breakthrough came in 1954 when two franchisees, David Edgerton and James McLamore, took over and rebranded the place as Burger King. They gave the world the Whopper in 1957 ...

In 1954, Miami-based franchisees James McLamore and David Edgerton purchased the company and renamed it Burger King. They ...