Every day, over 11 million people dine in BURGER KING® restaurants around the world. Just last year alone, global fast-food giant Burger King generated approximately 1.78 billion U.S. dollars in revenue. With numbers like that, its no surprise people look to buy Burger King stock. For more than 58 years, the BURGER KING® brand has been synonymous with great-tasting and affordable food. Founded in 1954, the original HOME OF THE WHOPPER® is the second-largest fast-food hamburger chain in the world after $MCD (Stock symbol for competitor McDonalds). 

What Is the Stock Symbol for Burger King?

• With numbers like that, Burger King stock would be quite nice for an investment portfolio. So what’s their stock symbol? Unfortunately you can’t buy shares in them outright. However, they’re apart of the Restaurant Brands International portfolio of restaurants ($QSR). As a result, if you buy $QSR, not only are you investing in Burger King, but Subway stock also.

The Recipe for Success

Burger King was founded in 1953 as Insta-Burger King in Jacksonville, Florida. Keith J. Kramer and his wife’s uncle, Matthew Burns were the brains behind the operation and centered their first stores around a piece of equipment known as the Insta-Broiler, which was very effective at cooking burgers.

Soon after, the company ran into financial distress and was purchased by two Miami-based franchisees David Edgerton and James McLamore. At that point it which renamed it “Burger King”. Over the next fifty years, the companies switched hands many times. McLamore and Edgerton sold their first franchises in 1959, and Burger King soon became a national chain.

Too bad you can’t buy Burger King stock outright. But there is hope. Not only to invest in Burger King but Popeye’s stock in a round about way.

Burger King Fast Facts

• Burger King was the first to team up with a movie to get publicized; and the film is no other than “Star Wars.”
• In 1967, the Pillsbury Company bought Burger King Corporation for just $18. At that time, they became America’s second-largest burger chain, just behind McDonald’s.
• On Ellen DeGeneres first stage show she had a burger, fries and a shake from Burger King on her!
• Burger King is also called as ‘Franchise King’ since individual franchisees are operating most of its branches.
• BK introduced a meat smelling perfume. That’s kinda weird but there is a market for anything these days…
• Jennifer Hudson, Hugh Laurie, and Jay Leno all have a lifetime of free burgers.

A Move Beyond Burgers

It’s a vegetarians delight; plant-based breakfast sausages are coming to Burger King! Just last month, the Burger King chain said it would add the Impossible Foods sausage alternative, “Impossible Croissan’wich” to its menu nationwide. 

In fact, they are the first chain to put the Impossible Foods sausage alternative on its menu. This was a strategic move to keep up with competitor Dunkin’ Brands (NASDAQ: DNKN), who already offer the rival Beyond Meat’s (NASDAQ: BYND) plant-based sausage.

The success of this initiative remains to be seen. But the shift away from meat-based foods has resulted in brands like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meats soaring in popularity. 

In fact, you can buy stock in Beyond Meats. So while you can’t buy Burger King stock, there are other ways to invest in aspects of Burger King.

Food for thought if you’re looking to diversify your stock portfolio. If you’re unsure how to trade stocks, check out our blog posts on the best brokerages and how to get started. 

Is Burger King a Public Company?

• Unfortunately, you can’t buy Burger King stock and here’s why. Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR). QSR owns three of the world’s most prominent and iconic quick-service restaurant brands – BURGER KING®, TIM HORTONS®, and POPEYES®.

Restaurant Brands International Inc. shares began trading in December 2014 on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “QSR”.

So if you want to buy Burger King stock, you will need to purchase shares in their parent company, Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR). For now. Recently BurgerKing India LTD made plans to file for an IPO. 

Burger King Stock Price

Because Burger King is a division of Restaurant Brands International, there is no single Burger King stock price on the US Stock Market.  

Luckily, Restaurant Brands International trades on the New York Stock Exchange, and it’s quite easy to grab a whopper size bite of the company. How? Options. Or just invest in the good old fashioned shares of the company $QSR. We do think you should investigate the stock before you buy, to be safe. Always know what you are getting into!

Let Me Tell You More About Restaurant Brands International

Restaurant Brands International owns “Quick Service Restaurant” brands (NYSE: QSR). Like I mentioned earlier, a lot of the heavy hitters like Tim Horton’s and Popeye’s fall under the QSR umbrella.

An astonishing 27,000 restaurants operate under the $QSR brand in more than 100 countries, with sales topping $34 billion each year.

Most of you growing are familiar with Burger King, Tim Horton’s and Popeye’s as they’ve been around for over 40 years. However, RBI is only 6 years old, born from the merger of Burger King and Tim Horton’s.

Should You Consider Buying Shares in Restaurant Brands International?

Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR) is among the more ambitious fast-food companies out there.

Considering the fact that one of the greatest investors of all time, Warren Buffet, holds 8.4 million shares of QSR, we might want to pay attention. 

Now even though the stock price tanked amid the COVID-19 frenzy, it’s since rallied off lows, like most stocks since March 2020.

Plus, as of April 2020, $QSR stock has some impressive growth scores and an attractive margin of safety percentage. For the latest research report, check out StockRover. 

Instead of Buying Burger King Stock, You Can Buy a Burger King Franchise…Sort Of

If you’ve dreamed of owning a Burger King franchise, you might want to think long and hard first. The fact of the matter is if you can actually afford one, you probably have better better things to do with your time and money.

The qualifications to own a BK franchise are tough. For starters, your net worth needs to be over $1.5 million. Secondly, you need liquid assets of $500,000 and $50,000 to pay the franchise fee. Similar franchises have similar fees, like Five Guys Stock.

Beyond even that, you need to head to school. In total, you’ve got 84 days of classroom followed by seven weeks of in-restaurant training. See what I mean? 

For those of you wanting to commit because you can’t buy Burger King stock, here are some numbers:

• Background Check Fees: $250 a person
• Franchise Fee: $50,000 USD per restaurant (per 20-year term)
• Royalty: 4.5% of monthly gross sales
• Advertising Fund: 4.0% of monthly gross sales

The Recipe For Success

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