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 ...

It all started in Miami, Florida, when James McLamore and David Edgerton envisioned a restaurant that served quality fast food at an affordable price. Inspired by the success of other chains ...

In 1954 James McLamore and David Edgerton opened a small hamburger shop called "Insta Burger King" in Miami, selling 18-cent hamburgers and milkshakes. Three years later, they dropped the "Insta ...

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