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James Whitman McLamore (May 30, 1926 – August 8, 1996) was an American entrepreneur, the founder and first CEO of the Burger King fast food franchise, along with David Edgerton. He also created the Whopper sandwich.
Apr 16, 2018 · In a 1998 memoir, “The Burger King: Jim McLamore and the Building of an Empire,” Mr. McLamore described Mr. Edgerton as a creative conceptual thinker but also as someone who “never focused ...
David R. Edgerton, a serial entrepreneur who helped turn a South Florida hamburger franchise into Burger King but who came to regret selling the company before it became a whopping fast-food...
Co-founding Burger King with James McLamore. David Russell Edgerton Jr. (May 26, 1927 – April 3, 2018) [1] was an American entrepreneur and co-founder of Burger King, in what would become the second-largest burger chain after McDonald's. [2]
Aug 10, 1996 · James Whitman McLamore, a cofounder of Burger King, died yesterday at his home in Coral Gables, Fla. He was 70. The cause was lung cancer, according to the Burger King company. Mr. McLamore...
Jan 21, 2020 · By 1954, David Edgerton had become a friend, the friendship had become a business venture, and the business venture had become the Insta-Burger King. “It was a 15-cent burger and shake operation,” recalls Edgerton. “There were a lot of them back then, all competing on price.”.
Jan 21, 2020 · His entrepreneurial spirit led to the formation and sale of Pie Man Bakery by the time Edgerton opened his first Insta-Burger King in 1954. He was building his second location when he met Jim McLamore.
