We compared Burger King restaurants in the UK and the US. We noticed a few key differences but still see why it's an international hit.

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Business Insider reporters located in the UK and the US compared popular Burger King menu items, restaurant designs, and the overall experience.

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A Burger King employee who's worked there for 50 years says she loves her job so much she even comes to work when she's sick or in pain

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An exterior view of Burger King, a fast food restaurant branch in Danville PA in 2023

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Burger King's owner is buying the chain's largest franchisee for $1 billion. It plans to flip 600 restaurants and sell them to 'motivated' operators.

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Burger King's largest franchisee, Carrols Restaurant Group, is being acquired by the chain's parent company.

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Burger King wants staff to give off a 'positive aura' by offering cardboard crowns and saying 'you rule' to every customer

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Burger King cardboard crowns.
"Say it's a guy who's like 38 years old, no kids in the car, and I got to say to him: 'Do you want a crown?' You can't help but smile when you say that, and he can't help but laugh back," Deborah Derby, the CEO of Carrols Restaurant Group Inc., told Bloomberg. Derby's company is Burger King's largest US franchisee.

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I tried KFC's new chicken wraps, including a spicy mac and cheese. The new dishes should push McDonald's to get wraps back on the menu fast.

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Nancy Luna, Business Insider's restaurant industry reporter, reviews KFC's new chicken wraps.

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A Burger King worker who said he didn't miss a day of work in 27 years has bought a house using crowdfunding donations

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An exterior view of Burger King, a fast food restaurant branch in Danville PA in 2023

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Vintage photos of fast-food restaurants show what it was like to go to McDonald's and other chains back in the day

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The exterior of a McDonald's fast food restaurant in South Dakota in 1970
The exterior of a McDonald's fast-food restaurant in South Dakota in 1970.

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I went to 3 Burger Kings in New York City and saw firsthand why the fast-food giant is closing hundreds of restaurants

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The author outside a Burger King restaurant.

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Burger King closes 6 more restaurants amid plan to shut down up to 400 locations this year

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Burger King is targeting aging and low performing stores for closures. .

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There's going to be a lot more touchscreen kiosks at Burger King – and you'll probably end up ordering more, too

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A digital kiosk at a Burger King restaurant in Newcastle, England.

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