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It all kicked off in '53 when Keith Kramer and Matthew Burns fired up Insta-Burger King in Jacksonville, a drive-in dream of automated grills churning out 400 sacks an hour-till the machines jammed and the dream sputtered. Enter Miami hotshots James McLamore and David Edgerton in '54, snagging the wreckage for peanuts, ditching the "Insta" gimmick, and unleashing the Whopper in '57: a quarter-pound tower of flame-grilled glory that hooked drive-thru crowds and franchised the future. No silver-spoon startup here-just two guys in aprons out-hustling the hamburger haze, turning a near-flop into a…mehr

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It all kicked off in '53 when Keith Kramer and Matthew Burns fired up Insta-Burger King in Jacksonville, a drive-in dream of automated grills churning out 400 sacks an hour-till the machines jammed and the dream sputtered. Enter Miami hotshots James McLamore and David Edgerton in '54, snagging the wreckage for peanuts, ditching the "Insta" gimmick, and unleashing the Whopper in '57: a quarter-pound tower of flame-grilled glory that hooked drive-thru crowds and franchised the future. No silver-spoon startup here-just two guys in aprons out-hustling the hamburger haze, turning a near-flop into a flame that licked McDonald's heels.By the '60s, Pillsbury's dough rolled in with a '67 buyout, pumping cash into supersize shakes and soccer-field signs, but the '70s brought boardroom beef: ad whizzes cooking up "Have It Your Way" jingles that flipped the script on assembly-line eats. Grand Met snatched it in '89, Diageo danced in '97, then private equity pirates like TPG in 2002 steered through scandals and slim-downs, all while crown logos popped up in 100 countries. It was a carousel of chiefs, each tweaking the flame for fresh sizzle amid salad bar fads and supersize scares.Fast-forward to RBI's 2014 merger with Tim Hortons, and Burger King's back slinging plant-based rebels and app-fueled deals, but the ghosts of gut-busting '70s portions and viral moldy Whopper ads linger like leftover fries. This history's no drive-thru dash-it's a sesame-seed stroll through the grill marks of greed, grit, and glory that made fast food a family feud for the ages.
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