List of countries with Burger King franchises

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Countries with current Burger King locations are in red, in blue showing their future locations, in green showing their (former) military locations, orange showing their former locations, and gray showing countries that have never had a location. In Australia, Burger King is called Hungry Jack's and is labelled in yellow. UPDATE 2.0 - Countries with Burger King franchises map.png
Countries with current Burger King locations are in red, in blue showing their future locations, in green showing their (former) military locations, orange showing their former locations, and gray showing countries that have never had a location. In Australia, Burger King is called Hungry Jack's and is labelled in yellow.

This is a list of countries with Burger King franchises. Burger King (BK) itself began as a franchise of its progenitor company, Insta-Burger King. It grew in the United States using a combination of corporate locations and franchising, before divesting itself of its corporate holdings in 2013. It began its international expansion in 1969 with a location in Canada, followed by Australia in 1971, and Europe in 1975. Latin America and South America became part of its market later in that decade, Asia followed in the 1980s, and Northern Africa and the Middle East followed shortly thereafter. Sub-Saharan Africa and the former nations of the Iron Curtain came much later, beginning in the late 1990s and continuing into the 2010s.

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As of 2014, Burger King operates in almost every country in the Western Hemisphere, and most of Europe and East Asia. It has embarked on a plan to base a good portion of its future growth in the BRIC Nations of Brazil, Russia, India, and China, with plans to open more than 3000 locations in three of those four countries. Burger King also 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.

History

A Burger King restaurant with drive-thru, playground and terrace in Orihuela Costa, Spain. Spain was the location of the first continental European Burger King. BurgerKingOrihuelaCosta.jpg
A Burger King restaurant with drive-thru, playground and terrace in Orihuela Costa, Spain. Spain was the location of the first continental European Burger King.

Burger King was first founded in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1953 as Insta-Burger King. Shortly after the acquisition of the chain by Pillsbury in 1969, Burger King opened its first Canadian restaurant in Windsor, Ontario, in 1969. [1] : 66  [2] Other international locations followed soon after: Oceania in 1971 with its Australian franchise Hungry Jack's, and Europe in 1975 with a restaurant in Madrid, Spain. [3] [4] Beginning in 1982, BK and its franchisees began operating stores in several East Asian countries, including Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea. [5] Due to high competition, all of the Japanese locations were closed in 2001; however, BK reentered the Japanese market in June 2007. [6] BK's Central and South American operations began in Mexico in the late 1970s, and by the early 1980s it was operating locations in Caracas, Venezuela, Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentina. [5]

While Burger King lags behind McDonald's in international locations by over 12,000 stores, by 2008 it had managed to become the largest chain in several countries, including Mexico and Spain. [7]

The company divides its international operations into three segments: The Middle East, Europe and Africa division (EMEA), Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).: 5  In each of these regions, Burger King has established several subsidiaries to develop strategic partnerships and alliances to expand into new territories. In its EMEA group, Burger King's Switzerland-based subsidiary Burger King Europe GmbH is responsible for the licensing and development of BK franchises in those regions.: 5, Exhibit 21:1  [8] In the APAC region, the Singapore-based BK AsiaPac, Pte. Ltd. business unit handles franchising for East Asia, the Asian subcontinent and all Oceanic territories.: 6, Exhibit 21:1  [9] [10] The LAC region includes Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean Islands.: 6, Exhibit 21:1 

Africa

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Map of countries in Africa with Burger King locations

During 2012, the African market saw a new agreement with Grand Parade Investments of South Africa to enter then Africa's largest economy, with restaurants opening in 2013. [11] The company began its move into Sub-Saharan Africa in May 2013 when Burger King opened its first outlets in South Africa. The company sold franchise rights to local gaming and slots machine operator Grand Parade Investments Ltd. The South African operation sold over double its initial forecasts in its opening weeks with sales of $474,838 at just one of its outlets in Cape Town in its first seven weeks. In a deal with local petrochemical company Sasol, outlets were opened at filling stations across the country starting in 2014. [12] In April 2014 it was announced that due to high demand, the number of new outlets being opened in 2014 would be increased from 12 to 14 across the country. [13] As of December 2015 there are 51 Burger King restaurants in South Africa. [14] 10 restaurants are set to open in Mauritius by 2021.

The opening of BK's first outlet in South Africa in May 2013 Burger King Cape Town Opening day 2013.JPG
The opening of BK's first outlet in South Africa in May 2013
Country/territoryYear
entered		Master
franchisee		NotesNumber of stores
Djibouti2022First location in Bawadi Mall, Djibouti City.
Egypt2007The Olayan Group برغر كينغ (in Arabic)
Olayan's food service subsidiary, Hana International, is the master franchisee for the Middle East and North Africa. [15] [16]
Ethiopia2020Belayab Foods Production PLC. [17] First location in Bole International Airport.3
Ghana2018SIA QSR Ghana Ltd. [18] First location is in the Accra Mall.3
Ivory Coast2015Servair Côte d'IvoireFirst location is in Marcory.
Kenya2016Servair Kenya [19] First location in the Hub Karen, Nairobi. [20] 5
Mauritius2021CG Royal FoodFirst location at Bagatelle Mall. 1000m2 of land dedicated for the drive thru and the outlet.
Morocco2011General First Food ServicesFirst location is in Casablanca.41
Nigeria2021ZammariehFirst location is in Victoria Island, Lagos [21] 15
South Africa2013Burger King South Africa (Pty) LtdFirst location opened in Cape Town on 9 May 2013, with plans for more nationwide. [22] [23] 102
Tunisia2019General First Food Services TunisiaFirst location is in Sousse in the Mall of Sousse; Halal. [24] 8

Asia

The first Burger King in Asia opened in Granville Road, Hong Kong on 7 August 1979, as the 2500th Burger King globally. [25] In 1982, franchisees opened stores in several East Asian countries, including Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea. [5] Due to high competition, it withdrew from the Japanese market in 2001. [6] However, Burger King reentered the Japanese market by opening the first outlet in Shinjuku, Tokyo in November 2006. [26]

It also reentered the Hong Kong market in December 2007. This time its Hong Kong operation is wholly owned by North Asia Strategic, who obtained the exclusive right to operate from BK AsiaPac Pte Limited. [27] [28] The first outlet was opened on 29 December 2007 in the Sun Arcade, Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. [28] As of 2008, 15 stores were in operation, [29] including five in Hong Kong Island (Central, Wanchai, Causeway Bay and Fortress Hill), five in Kowloon (Tsim Sha Tsui, Hung Hom, Mongkok, Wong Tai Sin and Tsz Wan Shan) and five in the New Territories. However, due to fierce competition, legal problems, and rising rents, the number of stores was reduced to two (HKIA and The Peak) in late 2015. [30]

2012 saw a major international expansion initiative. The primary thrust was aimed at the BRIC nations, with several new master franchise agreements in those countries that will eventually create upwards of 2500 new stores by 2020. [31] [notes 1] One of these deals also creates the single largest international franchise agreement in the company history, a deal to open over 1000 stores in China with a new "super"-franchise headed by the Kurdoglu family of Turkey. [32] An updated agreement with its Russian franchisee will see a major expansion into Siberia. This move puts Burger King in a superior position to its chief rival McDonald's, as it currently does not operate any locations east of the Ural Mountains. [33] [34]

Country/territoryYear
entered		Master
franchisee		Notes
Bahrain ?Jawad Business Group (UAE)Halal [35]
Bangladesh2016Tiffin Box (Bangla Trac)Nine branches opened in Dhaka as of 2024.
Brunei2014Sinofood ExpressThe first outlet opened in 25 February 2014 in Ambrym Road[ citation needed ], Bandar Seri Begawan.
Cambodia2013 ?Opened in Phnom Penh International Airport on 1 March 2013 [36]
China2005TAB Food Investments汉堡王 (in Chinese)
First outlet opened in Shanghai on 28 June 2005. [37] 12,000th location opened in Beijing. [38] [39]
East Timor2013 [40] Burger King is currently the first and only foreign fast food chain in East Timor. The first store opened in Dili in December 2013.
Hong Kong1979North Asia Strategic Holdings, Ltd. [41] 漢堡王 (1970s to early 1980s), 漢堡飽王 (1980s to 1990s), 堡加敬 (2006 to present) (in Chinese)
First operated in Hong Kong (then a British colony) between the 1970s–1990s.
India2014Blue Foods (western India), Everstone (North India)The first store opened in November 2014 in Delhi. 450 stores.
Indonesia1986PT Mitra Adiperkasa TbkThe first outlet was opened in Jalan MT Haryono, West Tebet, South Jakarta with management from PT Bekasari Pratama Food, which is one of the Gelael business groups (the group also owned KFC franchisee PT Fast Food Indonesia Tbk), [42] and closed in 1998 after the 1997 Asian financial crisis. It was opened again on 26 April 2007 with the biggest outlet in Southeast Asia, with management from PT Sari Burger Indonesia, a subsidiary of PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk. The first outlet was in Senayan City, Central Jakarta. [43]
Halal
Israel2016Pierre Besnainouברגר קינג(in Hebrew)
Previously operated in the country from 1994 to 2010. The locations were
Re-branded as Burger Ranch. [44] In June 2015, the chain announced that it will relaunch in Israel. The first branch in Tel Aviv at the location of Rabin Square was opened on 1 February 2016. Burger King Israel has 8 outlets: 4 in Tel Aviv and another 4 in Beer-Sheva, Hertzliya, Ra’anana and Hod Hasharon.
Japan2007 Affinity Equity Partners [45] バーガーキング(in Japanese)
Previously operated in the country from 1993 to 2001 [46]
Jordan ?Jordan American Food Co.Halal [47]
Iraq/Kurdistan Region2019The first branch was opened in Erbil on 18 November 2019, in 2022 ten more branches were opened in Iraq, the last of which was in Basra on 3 May 2022.
Kuwait1990 Army and Air Force Exchange Service(AAFES)
The Olayan Group 		The AAFES location opened after the first Gulf War. [48]
Olayan has license for Kuwait but there were no locations as of 2011. [15] [16]
Kazakhstan2012Verny CapitalThe first restaurant was opened in Almaty on 28 May 2012.
50 outlets as of December 2022.
Lebanon2001King Food SAL (Lebanon)Subsidiary of Oyalan.
Halal [49]
Malaysia1997Cosmo Restaurants Sdn Bhd [50] First location opened at Sungai Buloh Overhead Bridge in Sungai Buloh in 1997.
Maldives2013 Minor International & Conglomerate Opened at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport on 8 July 2013
Macau2007North Asia Strategic Holdings, Ltd [41] First outlet in Centro Praça Mui Foo Choo Siu, Cotai.[ citation needed ]
Mongolia2015 ?9 outlets as of December 2018. [51]
Myanmar2016Minor Food GroupOpened at Yangon International Airport on 1 July 2016 [52]
Oman2010First Food Services OmanSubsidiary of Oyalan.
Originally operated in the country in 1994–2005 [53]
Pakistan2013MCR GroupThe first Burger King branch in Pakistan opened in Dolmen Mall, Karachi on 5 October 2013. This was followed by an aggressive expansion strategy which resulted in opening of Burger King branches nationwide. Currently Burger King has more than twenty branches in Pakistan: various in Karachi, various in Lahore, one in Islamabad, one in Peshawar, one in Multan, one in Wah Cantt, one in Hyderabad, one in Faisalabad . [54]
Philippines1997 Jollibee Foods Corporation and BK Titans Inc.The first Burger King branch in the Philippines opened at Robinsons Galleria, Quezon City in December 1997. [55] PERF Restaurants Inc. (formerly PhilKing Restaurants and Development Corp.), the Philippine franchisee of Burger King, was owned by Ayala Corporation until it was sold to BK Titans Inc. in 2006. [56] In 2011, Jollibee Foods Corporation acquired the majority stake from BK Titans Inc., leading to Burger King's growth in the country from having 23 branches (mostly in Metro Manila) at the time of the acquisition. [57] [58]
Qatar1996 [59] Premier Food ServicesHalal [60]
South Korea1984Affinity Equity Partners [61] 버거킹(in Korean)
South Korea received its first Burger King store in 1984, and has 236 outlets as of November 2016. [62] Burger King's 1000th store in Asia also opened in this country (Gwacheon) in January 2013. [63]
Saudi Arabia1992 [64] The Olayan Group برغر كينغ(in Arabic)
Halal [65]
Singapore1982Burger King Singapore Pte. LtdHalal [66]
First BK Whopper Bar in Asia [67]
Sri Lanka2013Softlogic Restaurants Pvt Ltd (a fully owned subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings PLC)As of March 2022, there are 23 outlets in Sri Lanka. [68]
Taiwan1989Nexus Point Capital漢堡王 (in Chinese) [69]
There are 37 outlets in Taiwan as of January 2019. [70]
Thailand1994The Minor Food Group [71] [72] Offers delivery services
United Arab Emirates1993 [73] First Food Services, LLCSubsidiary of Oyalan.
Halal [74]
Vietnam2011 ?Opened at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on 27 November 2011

Europe

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Countries of Europe and the former USSR with Burger Kings

Burger King began its expansion in Europe in 1975 with its first location in Madrid, Spain. [75] The first German branch of Burger King was opened in 1976 at the Kurfürstendamm in West Berlin. In 1990 was opened the first branch at the former East Germany, in Dresden.

In December 2012, BK returned to the French market, based on an agreement with multinational operator Autogrill, [76] a move that has met with some excitement in the country. [77] [78] In July 1997, it was announced the chain would be leaving the country, closing its 22 franchised and 17 corporate locations, after a poorly executed entry into the market that left it unable to compete against McDonald's and local chain Quick. [79] [80] The partnership with Autogrill is a move to consolidate BK's presence in travel plazas along major highways in France, Italy, Poland and other European nations. [81]

In late 2013, BK returned to Finland after three decades of absence. This caused so much interest that people had to stand in queue for half an hour just to get in. Queue to Burger King in Helsinki, Finland.jpg
In late 2013, BK returned to Finland after three decades of absence. This caused so much interest that people had to stand in queue for half an hour just to get in.

In November 2013, Groupe Bertrand, who owns several restaurant franchises, acquired the BK master franchise Autogrill, becoming one of their franchisees. [82] In September 2015, Groupe Bertrand announced being in talks with Quick's owner, investment fund Qualium, to take over all the franchise and convert all Quick restaurants in France into BKs. [83]

In December 2013, BK returned to Finland, after three decades of absence. The first restaurant, located on Mannerheimintie in central Helsinki, instantly proved so popular that on every day since its opening, people queued in front of the restaurant to get in, sometimes for over half an hour. The only exception so far has been Christmas time, when the restaurant was closed. According to Mikko Molberg, the leader of the Finnish Burger King franchise, the restaurant has attracted over 2000 customers on every single day, which has surprised the restaurant employees and the franchise owners. The long queues have been extensively covered and ridiculed in social media, comparing them to people queuing in front of a McDonald's restaurant in Moscow in the early 1990s, and contrasting them with the nearly nonexistent queues at the BK restaurants in Stockholm. [84]

In 2018, BK expanded into Armenia, Azerbaijan, Greece and Kosovo, as well as re-entering the Slovakian market after nearly 7 years of absence. In June 2019, BK opened its doors in Albania after 7 months of hype in the QTU Shopping Mall.

In 2020, the first 3 BK restaurants opened in Estonia. This was the period of the COVID-19 pandemic so the outlets had to be opened via Tallink by the popular videoconferencing software program Zoom. [85] In December 2020, BK restaurants were opened in Latvia and Lithuania. [86] [87] In October 2023, the first BK restaurant was opened in Bosnia and Herzegovina. [88]

Country/territoryYear
entered		Number of locationsMaster
franchisee		Notes
Albania20199Buçaj RetailThe first outlet opened at the QTU Shopping Mall in early June 2019. [89]
Andorra19815Ibersol Group
Armenia20174Բուրգեր Քինգ (in Armenian)
First outlet opened in 2017 at Dalma Garden Mall. [90]
Austria200056Theophil Holding GmbHFirst outlet opened in Vienna. [91]
Belarus201535Burger BK LLCFirst outlet opened in Minsk on 9 July 2015.
Belgium201744Kharis CapitalFormer Quick restaurants rebranded as BK.
Bosnia and Herzegovina20233Buçaj RetailFirst outlet opened in Sarajevo. 3 outlets as of January 2024 (1 in Sarajevo, 1 in Mostar and 1 in Ilidža). New outlet opening soon in Banja Luka. [92] [93] [94] [95]
Bulgaria20083 AmRest
Croatia20148Kraljevi Restorani d.o.o. [96] First outlet is located at the Draganić rest area on A1 motorway near Karlovac. 6 outlets as of January 2023 (2 in Zagreb, 2 in Split, 1 in Rijeka, 1 again on A1 motorway). [97]
Cyprus2003-2012, 201410WOW Burgers [98] All BK restaurants in Cyprus were closed down after BK Europe launched legal proceedings against King Franchises LTD (the Cyprus franchisee that belonged to businessman Lambros Christofi) in 2012. [99] BK re-entered Cyprus in 2014 by opening a restaurant in Paphos in March. As of November 2019, there are 10 outlets, one of which is located inside the departure halls of Larnaca Airport. [100] [101] In December 2019, it was announced that the unofficial BK affiliate in Turkish-occupied Cyprus, called Burger City, would rebrand in 2020 to become BK. [102]
Czech Republic200851Rex Concepts CEE (McWin) [103]
Denmark197753King Foods [104]
Estonia20208 Tallink First 3 restaurants opened in May 2020. These were the first BKs to be opened via Zoom. Two restaurants opened in 2016 and 2022 operate aboard Tallink cruise ships MS Megastar and MyStar, sailing between Tallinn and Helsinki. [85] [105]
Faroe Islands ?1King Foods [104]
Finland1982–1985, 201360RestelFirst BKs opened in Helsinki and Tampere in 1982, but closed a few years on. Returning to Finland in late 2013, the first new BK was opened in Helsinki on 13 December. As of July 2019, 58 restaurants has opened, including two aboard cruise ships of ferry company Tallink, sailing between Helsinki and Tallinn. [106]
France1980-1998, 2012469Bertrand Group, AutogrillThere is one restaurant in Marseille Provence Airport, opened 22 December 2012. No restaurants in France between 1997 and 2012. BK returned with one outlet in Paris, Saint-Lazare Station on 16 December 2013. In late 2015, BK took over French competitor Quick and will convert most of their outlets into BK. As of December 2019, BK has 335 restaurants in France. [107]
Georgia20135TAB Gıda
Germany1976758Burger King Deutschland GmbH [108] First BK Whopper Bar in Europe (Munich). 700+ restaurants as of 2018. [109]
Gibraltar19931BKUK GROUP LIMITEDFirst and only operational outlet is located at Casemates Square. [110]
Greece20184SSP Hellas SAFirst outlet opened at the airport of Rhodes, followed by the second at Athens' airport. [111] Two more opened at Thessaloniki and Corfu airports in 2021.
Hungary199151Fusion Kft.First outlet opened in Budapest. [112]
Ireland198147OKR Group
Italy1999262Kharis CapitalFirst outlet opened in Milan. 262 outlets as of Dec 2023. [113]
Jersey20161 Sandpiper CI Formerly three BK outlets in Jersey, now only one. [114]
Kosovo201814 [115] Buçaj RetailFirst outlet opened at Albi Mall, Pristina in early December 2018. [116]
Latvia20204 [117] Tallink First outlet opened at Akropolis shopping center in Riga, 4 Dec 2020. [86] [118]
Lithuania20205 [119] Tallink First outlet opened at Akropolis shopping center in Vilnius, 11 Dec 2020. [87] [120]
Luxembourg20177Kharis CapitalFormer Quick restaurants rebranded as BK.
North Macedonia20117TAB GıdaFirst BK opened in Aug 2011, located at the Skopje airport.
Malta19957 Simonds Farsons Cisk
Montenegro20223Buçaj RetailFirst BK restaurant opened on 26 December 2022 in capital of Podgorica, located near a big supermarket called "HD Lakovići" in Zabjelo (near a big roundabout in Zabjelo).
Netherlands198162BKNL B.V. [121] 62 restaurants in 2019. [122]
Northern Cyprus20198TAB GıdaBK was opened after years of blockade in Turkish-occupied Northern Cyprus by rebranding Burger City restaurants. [123]
Norway198887King Foods [104]
Poland1992100 [124] Rex Concepts CEE (McWin) [103]
Portugal2001 [125] 168Restaurant Brands Iberia
Romania200825Rex Concepts CEE (McWin) [103] BK expanded again in Romania by opening restaurants in Bucharest in 2019, after 7 years with only one location at the Henri Coanda-Otopeni Airport, functional as of 2008. [126] [127]
Russia2010802Burger Rus Ltd (joint company of VTB, Investment Capital Ukraine and Alexander Kobolov) [128] Бургер Кинг(in Russian)
The first Russian outlet opened in Moscow on 21 January 2010.
Slovakia2010-2011,
returned in 2018		5 AmRest First outlet opened in March 2010 by Tekaz, a company with no previous experiences in gastronomy; closed in Dec 2011 due to bankruptcy. AmRest got an exclusive license in 2018 and opened their first outlet in Slovakia on 23 Nov. [129]
Spain1975874Restaurant Brands IberiaFirst ever BK in Europe opened in Madrid. [75]
Largest burger chain in Spain, [7] the country with the most numerous BK's in Europe, with 701 restaurants as of June 2017. [130]
Sweden1976117King Foods [104] The first store in Sweden opened on Gustav Adolfs torg, Malmö, it remains open to this day. [131]
Switzerland198177BKCH Holding SAFirst location in Lugano. In May 2017 there were 55 restaurants, including Europe's first Burger King – Express.
Turkey1995747TAB GıdaBK was introduced into Turkey in 1995. [132] There are 747 BK restaurants in Turkey as of 2024. [133] Permissible for Muslims. [134]
United Kingdom1976530BKUK GROUP LIMITED [135] The first outlet was located on Coventry Street in Central London.

North America

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Map of countries in North America with Burger King locations (excluding Caribbean Islands)

North 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. [1] [2]

Since its purchase in 2011, Burger King has seen a 14% sales increase in its Latin American and Caribbean operations. [136] The continued expansion in these market could provide a significant portions of Burger King's growth during the decade of the 2010s. [137] In the Mexican market, Burger King sold 97 corporate-owned locations to its largest franchisee in that country. The deal means multi-chain operator Alsea S.A.B. de C.V will eventually operate approximately half of Mexico's 400+ Burger King locations while receiving exclusive expansion rights in Mexico for a twenty-year period. [138]

Elsewhere in Central America, Burger King entered in a deal with another of its franchises, the Beboca Group of Panama, to create a new corporate entity to handle expansion and logistics in the LAC region, which until this time had no centralized operations group.: 6, Exhibit 21:1  [139] The deal follows a unification of the company's web presence in Latin America and the Caribbean, [140] as well as aligning all of its various web initiatives including mobile services, Facebook presence and guest relation tools. [141] The Latin American moves are part of a corporate plan to take advantage of the growing middle class in these regions. [142]

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Map of countries in the Caribbean with Burger King locations

Burger King's growth into the Caribbean began in 1963 when the company opened its first location in Puerto Rico. These locations were the first restaurants the company opened outside the continental United States. [143]

Country/territoryYear
entered		Master
franchisee		Notes
Antigua and Barbuda2012 ?Opened on 27 March 2012, [144] second branch opened in 1st half of 2013
Aruba1981All American Burgers Inc.First hamburger QSR (quick service restaurant) to enter market
Bahamas1966 [145]  ? ?
Barbados2013 ?
Canada1968Redberry Investments Inc. [146] First international location [147]
Cayman Islands1982 [148]  ?
Costa Rica1992 ?Closed in October 2015 because of numerous issues with local franchiser and license usage; returned in June 2016 with a new restaurant opened in San José
Curaçao2008JDA Foods B.V. [149]
Dominican Republic1994 ?31 Outlets See Burger King Dominican Republic
El Salvador1994 ?It originally started in 1993 as a food truck
Guatemala1989 ?First location in La zona nueve [150]
Honduras1990 ?
Jamaica1985Restaurant Associates LimitedFirst location in Ocho Rios [151]
Nicaragua ? ?
Mexico1991Burger King Mexicana, S.A. de C.V.First outlet in Yucatán [152]
Panama1981Adiser S.A. [153]
Puerto Rico1963 ?First Burger King in Latin America and the Caribbean. 185 outlets as of 2013.
Saint Lucia ? ?
Saint Kitts and Nevis2017 ?
Sint Maarten ? ?
Trinidad and Tobago2008Restaurant Holdings Limited [154]
United States1954
1957		Burger King CorporationFounded as Insta-Burger King in 1954; purchased in 1957 by current company

Oceania

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Map of countries in Oceania with Burger King locations

When Burger King moved to expand its operations into Australia, it found that its business name was already trademarked by a takeaway food shop in Adelaide. [155] The Canadian-Australian franchisee, Jack Cowin, selected the "Hungry Jack" brand name, one of then Burger King's owner Pillsbury's U.S. pancake mixture products, and slightly changed the name to a possessive form by adding an apostrophe and "s" to form the new name "Hungry Jack's". In 1996, shortly after the Australian trademark on the Burger King name lapsed, Burger King began to open its own Australian stores in 1997. [156] [157] [158] [159] As a result of Burger King's actions, Hungry Jack's owner Jack Cowin and his company Competitive Foods Australia, began legal proceedings in 2001 against the Burger King Corporation. Hungry Jack's won the case, [160] [161] [162] and Burger King eventually left the country. [163] Hungry Jack's took ownership of the former Burger King locations and subsequently renamed the remaining Burger King locations as Hungry Jack's. [157] [164] As of June 2019, Burger King had 83 stores operating in New Zealand. [165] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Burger King went into receivership in April 2020. [166]

A Hungry Jack's/Coles Express/Shell outlet in Elizabeth Street, Hobart. From 1997 until it was rebranded in 2003 this was Hobart's first and only Burger King-branded outlet, and was the first Burger King in Australia to be located outside an airport. Hungry Jack's Elizabeth Street Hobart.jpg
A Hungry Jack's/Coles Express/Shell outlet in Elizabeth Street, Hobart. From 1997 until it was rebranded in 2003 this was Hobart's first and only Burger King-branded outlet, and was the first Burger King in Australia to be located outside an airport.
Country/territoryYear
entered		Master
franchisee		Notes
Australia1971Hungry Jack's Pty LtdHungry Jack's is the master franchisee for Australia.
Guam ?Baba Corp
Fiji2015Motibhai Group
New Caledonia2017 [167] The first store opened in Nouméa in 2017.
New Zealand1993Tahua PartnersOriginal owners, TPF Group, sold the company in 2009. [168]
Went into receivership under Blackstone Group, sold to Tahua Partners in 2021.

South America

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Map of countries in South America with Burger King locations
Country/territoryYear
entered		Master
franchisee		Notes
Argentina1989Fast Food Sudamericana S.A. [169]
Bolivia1999 Samuel Doria Medina [170]
Brazil2006MultipleOperates with a territorial franchises system [171]
Colombia2008Kinco S.A. [172] Operated during 1980s
Chile1994Fast Food Sudamericana S.A. [173]
Ecuador1982 [174] Resrap/Alicosta Bk Holding [175]
French Guiana ? ?
Guyana2017 ?
Paraguay1995Grupo Vierci. [176]
Peru1993 [177] Sigdelo S.A.
Suriname2008MultipleThe first outlet is located in the capital city of Paramaribo. [178]
Uruguay2008Adiser S.A. [179]
Venezuela1980 ?

Former markets

Country/territoryYear
entered		Year
closed		Year
re-entered		Master
franchisee		Notes
Australia1997 (by name)2003 (converted back to Hungry Jack's)Trans-Pacific Foods (TPF)Operated from 1997 to 2003 due to violating franchise agreements, all stores re-branded as Hungry Jack's [180] .
10,000th location opened in Sydney. [181]
Afghanistan?2021 Army & Air Force Exchange Service Operated only for US troops in Bagram Airfield, closed down in 2021 after US military withdrawal.
Azerbaijan201820232024 TAB Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret 4 Burger King locations in Deniz Mall, Park Bulvar, 28 Mall and Ganjlik Mall suddenly closed down in February 2023 without warning. In February 2024, Burger King reopened. Currently, only available through Bolt Food.
Costa Rica199220152016 ?29 restaurants were available in Costa Rica from 1992, but they all closed in October 2015, due to a financial crisis of the Costa Rican Burger King franchise. [182] [183] Reopened in June 2016 with a new franchise.[ citation needed ]
Finland198219852013 ?Burger King operated in Helsinki and Tampere for a short period in the 1980s, then came back and opened the first new restaurant in Finland in 2013. [184]
France198019982012 ?Closed French outlets in 1998 (most of restaurants bought by Quick and McDonald's), and a return had begun at Marseille Airport on 22 December 2012. [185]
Greecelate 1990s20142018 ?It is unclear when Burger King first entered Greece but some articles stated that it was during the late 1990s. The company returned to Greece in 2018.
Iceland20042008Tankur.ehf [186] Left on 31 December 2008. [187]
Iraq200320112019 ?Closed due to US troops pulling out.
Israel199420102016 Burger King Israel Closed on 9 May 2010.
Rebranded as Burger Ranch. [44] In June 2015, the chain announced that it will relaunch in Israel. The first new restaurant is located on Rabin Square, Tel Aviv.
Romania200820122019 ?Opened in April 2008; closed in 2012 due to bankruptcy.
Serbia199119992022 ?Operated in Belgrade and Novi Sad. Closed in March 1999 due to the Kosovo War.
Slovakia201020112018 ?Opened in March 2010; closed in December 2011 due to bankruptcy.
Slovenia201120202024Sportina GroupOpened in March 2011; closed in 2020. Returned in early 2024.
Ukraine200620062021 ?Operated in Kyiv and Odesa for a short period in 2006.
U.S. Virgin Islands198319972021 ?Left both St. Croix and St. Thomas in 1997.

International subsidiaries

Burger King has approximately 20 foreign subsidiaries to oversee operations in the markets it does business in.

SubsidiaryCountry/territoryNotes
Administracion de Comidas Rapidas, S.A. de C.V.Mexico
BK Argentina Servicios, S.A.Argentina
BK Asiapac (Japan) Y.K.JapanOversees franchise operations in Japan
BK Asiapac, Pte. Ltd.SingaporeOversees franchise operations in east Asia, the Pacific rim and Oceania except Australia [9] [10]
BK Grundstücksverwaltungs Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KGGermany
BK Venezuela Servicios, C.A.Venezuela
BK (Hong Kong) Development Co. LimitedHong Kong
Burger King (Gibraltar) Ltd.Gibraltar
Burger King (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.Luxembourg
Burger King (Shanghai) Restaurant Company Ltd.China
Burger King (United Kingdom) Ltd.United Kingdom
Burger King SEE S.A.BelgiumSubsidiary of Burger King Luxembourg; master franchisee for the Burger King Brand in Italy, Poland, Greece and Romania [188]
Burger King A.BSweden
Burger King B.V.Netherlands
Burger King Restaurant Operations of Canada, Inc.Canada
Burger King de Puerto Rico, Inc.Puerto Rico
Burger King do Brasil Assessoria a Restaurantes Ltda.Brazil
Burger King España S.L.U.Spain
Burger King Europe GmbHSwitzerlandOversees franchise operations in Europe, Africa and west Asia
Burger King Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited ŞirketiTurkey
Burger King Interamerica, LLCFlorida
Burger King Israel Ltd. Israel
Burger King Italia, S.r.LItaly
Burger King Korea Ltd.South Korea
Burger King (RUS) LLCRussia
Burger King Sweden, Inc.Sweden

Notes

  1. ↑ 1000+ locations in China, 1000+ in Brazil and 500+ in Russia. See citations below.

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