The Company Currently Not Affected by National Shortage
MIAMI, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Several media outlets have erroneously
reported that BURGER KING(R) restaurants throughout the U.S. are not serving
tomatoes on its flagship burger, the Original WHOPPER(R) sandwich, in response
to a national tomato shortage. This is incorrect, and the Company is currently
not experiencing a tomato shortage.
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In the event that quality tomato supply becomes a future issue, Burger
King Corporation has a contingency plan in place and will address any tomato
shortages on a regional basis.
About Burger King Corporation
The BURGER KING(R) system operates more than 11,220 restaurants in all 50
states and in 61 countries and territories around the world. Ninety-one
percent of BURGER KING restaurants are owned and operated by independent
franchisees, many of them family-owned operations that have been in business
for decades.
Burger King Holdings, Inc., the parent company, is private and
independently owned by an equity sponsor group comprised of Texas Pacific
Group, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. In fiscal year ending
June 30, 2004, Burger King Corporation had system-wide sales of $11.1 billion.
To learn more about BURGER KING, please visit the company's website at
http://www.burgerking.com .
SOURCE Burger King Corporation
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