Burger King (Alberta)

Burger King
Burger King Drive Inn
Formerly
 Burger King/Kentucky Fried Chicken
Industry Restaurants
Fate Defunct
Successor Burger Baron, KFC
Founded 1956 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Founder William R. Jarvis, James Duncan Rae
Defunct 1995
Number of locations
 12 (1975)
Products Fast food (hamburgers, chicken)
The former Burger King/Kentucky Fried Chicken No. 5 on 70 Avenue is now a Burger Baron

Burger King was a fast food restaurant chain in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Also known as Burger King Drive-Inn, it was founded by former Imperial Oil executives William R. Jarvis (1926-21 July 2014) [1] and James Duncan Rae (3 September 1923 - 17 December 2014)[2] in 1956. Among the first American-style fast food restaurants in Edmonton, it was not related to the worldwide Burger King chain. Company headquarters was in offices above one of the restaurants, at 9501 111 Avenue. Its signature item was a mushroom burger.

By 1975, when McDonald's opened its first Edmonton restaurant near Capilano Mall, Burger King had 12 outlets. At the time, the company held a franchise for Kentucky Fried Chicken in Edmonton, with its outlets using dual branding. However, as the market became more competitive, the relationship between the two companies deteriorated, with KFC taking legal action to end the partnership.[3] Burger King was ultimately forced to stop selling Kentucky Fried Chicken at the end of 1979.

Jarvis and Rae sold their restaurants in 1990 but retained the "Burger King" trademark, which they held for northern Alberta following an earlier dispute with the worldwide chain. In August 1995, they sold the naming rights for $1 million to their former rival.[4] It immediately announced its intention to enter the market, the last region of North America where it had been unable to operate,[5] other than Mattoon, Illinois, where another restaurant uses the name.

Several Burger King restaurants became Burger Barons.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "William R. Jarvis obituary". Legacy.com. Edmonton Journal. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "James Duncan Rae obituary". Legacy.com. Edmonton Journal. 24 December 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Col. Sanders Kentucky Fried Chicken Ltd. v. Burger King Drive In, 1976 ALTASCAD 94". caselaw.canada.globe24h.com. Supreme Court of Alberta Appellate Division. 6 May 1976. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Pike, Leigh Anne (18 September 1995). "Whopper-less no more". connection.EBSCOhost.com. Alberta Report. ISSN 0225-0519. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Burger King Corp. announces plans to expand in Edmonton, Alberta". thefreelibrary.com. Business Wire. 28 August 1995. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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