Burger King
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Fast food restaurants (franchise)
World's #2 fast food hamburger chain (after McDonalds).
Company Ownership
Burger King Corporation | USA | website | ||||
Restaurant Brands International Inc
owns 100% of Burger King Corporation |
CAN | website | ||||
Fast food company In 2014 Burger King merged with the Canadian coffee shop and restaurant chain Tim Hortons. World's 3rd largest fast food company, with over 19,000 restaurants in nearly 100 countries. | ||||||
3G Capital
owns 35% of Restaurant Brands International Inc |
BRA | website | ||||
Private equity firm The firm has offices in New York City and Rio de Janeiro. Bought Burger King in 2010 and 50% of Heinz in 2013 (with Berkshire Hathaway buying the other 50%). Brazil's richest man, Jorge Paulo Lemann, is among the firm's backers and is also on the board of directors of the world's largest beer company, AB Inbev. |
Company Assessment
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The Green Supply Chain Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI) evaluates consumer-facing companies that have a sizeable supply chain in China. The evaluation uses government supervision data and public information to assess the environmental management of their supply chains in China. This company received a score of 11.92/100 (retrieved 24 Nov 2023).
Source: IPE (2023)
This company scores Ethical Consumer's worst rating for their use of palm oil, signifying they are using no or minimal certified palm products, and with no or minimal positive commitments.
Source: Ethical Consumer (2022)
The Pecking Order is a 2018 report by World Animal Protection which grades global fast food giants against three criteria for chicken welfare: policies, targets and reporting. This company's overall chicken welfare rating is 'very poor'.
Source: World Animal Protection (2018)
Chain Reaction V is a 2019 report released by a group of American advocacy groups which ranks America's top restaurant chains on their policies relating to antibiotic use in their beef supply chains. This company received an 'F' grade.
Source: NRDC (2019) |
This company received a score of 4.2/100 in the Newsweek Green Rankings 2014, which ranks the world's largest publicly traded companies on eight indicators covering energy, greenhouse gases, water, waste, fines and penalties, linking executive pay to sustainability targets, board-level committee oversight of environmental issues and third-party audits. Ranking methodology by Corporate Knights.
Source: Newsweek (2014)
A 2010 Greenpeace report documented Sinar Mas repeatedly breaking industry guidelines, Indonesian law and its own public statements, razing rainforests to the ground in its race to produce palm oil. Some international companies, including Kraft, Nestle and Unilever, have stopped buying palm oil from Sinar Mas following these revelations. The report listed Burger King as a customers of Sinar Mas, put they have since cancelled their contract .
Source: Greenpeace (2010)
In April 2012 Burger King are announced plans to eliminate both battery cages and gestation crates (sow stalls) from its US supply chain. According to its new policy, Burger King will only do business with pork suppliers that have detailed plans to end their use of gestation crates for breeding pigs. The company will also switch to 100 percent cage-free eggs for all of its domestic locations by 2017.
Source: Humane Society of the United States (2012)
Compassion in World Farming is a UK-based organisation which works with the European food industry to encourage and reward commitment, transparency, performance and innovation in the field of animal welfare. This company won their Good Egg Award in 2012.
Source: Compassion in World Farming (2012)
In May 2014 Fast Food workers at chains around the globe, such as McDonalds, Burger King and Wendy's, protested for a raise in the minimum wage and the right to unionise. The demonstrations were back by the worker advocacy group Fast Food Forward and the Service Employees International Union which represents more than 2 million workers.
Source: The Daily Star (2014)
As part of a club deal with Texas Pacific and Goldman Sachs, Burger King was acquired by Bain Capital in 2002 for $1.5 billion, with Bain contributing an estimated $190 million in equity. Two dividend recapitalisations in 2005 and 2006 resulted in the Burger King club participants recouping nearly all of their original equity investment. In May 2006, the buyout group took Burger King public. Following a second share offering in February 2007, Bain still owned 19 percent of the company worth more than $560 million. According to The Deal, the two stock offerings and dividend recapitalisations earned Bain and the other Burger King investors four times their initial investment.
Source: Behind the Buyouts (2007) |
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Restaurant Brands International Inc | ||||
In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change score of B.
Source: CDP (2023)
This company is listed as having best practice on a report card on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in corporate America.
Source: Human Rights Campaign (2021) |
As You Sow's 2021 Corporate Plastic Pollution Scorecard ranks companies on plastic packaging pollution. The study measures the progress of 50 large companies in the beverage, quick-service restaurant, consumer packaged goods, and retail sectors on six core pillars where swift action is needed to reduce plastic pollution: 1) Packaging Design, 2) Reusable Packaging, 3) Recycled Content, 4) Public Data Transparency, 5) Support for Recycling, and 6) Producer Responsibility. This company received a grade of F
Source: As You Sow (2021)
CDP's 2019 Consumer Deforestation Report 'No wood for the trees' analyses action against deforestation by 22 consumer goods companies by scale and commodity use. Restaurant Brands ranked second last.
Source: CDP (2019)
In 2021 the Mind the Store campaign ranked 50 of the largest retailers in North America on their efforts to eliminate toxic chemicals from consumer products. This company received a grade of F.
Source: Mind the Store (2021)
In 2018 volunteers collected and catalogued more than 187,000 pieces of trash from beach cleanups around the world to find out which corporations are contributing the most to the global plastic pollution problem. While not in the top 10, this company ranked as one of the world's worst plastic polluters.
Source: #breakfreefromplastic (2018)
Forest 500 identifies the 350 companies and 150 financial institutions with the greatest exposure to tropical deforestation risk, and annually assesses them on the strength and implementation of their deforestation and human rights commitments. This company received a score of 27%.
Source: Forest 500 (2022)
The PalmOil Scan app, produced by the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), rates companies on their commitment to sourcing sustainable palm oil. Companies are scored on their use of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO), commitment to sourcing CSPO, on-the-ground conservation action, and membership to the RSPO. Companies can earn a rating of Excellent, Good, Poor or No Commitment. This company is rated "Poor" (retrieved 18 Nov 2023).
Source: WAZA (2023)
The 2021 Food and Agriculture Benchmark assessed 350 keystone companies across the entirety of the food system, from farm to fork. It covers three dimensions where transformation is needed: nutrition, environment and social inclusion. This company ranked #159/350, with a total score of 19.2/100.
Source: World Benchmarking Alliance (2021) |
As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: adopt a science-based emissions reduction target.
Source: We Mean Business (2021)
This company has responsibility claims on its website in the areas of responsible sourcing, community support and environmental stewardship.
Source: company website (2016)
This company has sustainability claims on its website stating its priorities are formed from the three pillars of Food, Planet, and People & Communities.
Source: company website (2021)
The WWF Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard 2021 assesses 227 companies on the actions companies have taken to ensure their own palm oil supply chain is sustainable and free of deforestation, natural ecosystem conversion, and human rights abuse. This company is rated 'middle of the pack' with a score of 13.16 out of a possible total of 24.
Source: WWF Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard (2021)
The 2021 Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) report ranks global food companies on how they are managing and reporting their farm animal welfare policies and practices. This company appeared in tier 4, "Making progress on implementation", with tier 1 being the best, and tier 6 the worst.
Source: BBFAW (2021)
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 47/100 in the Restaurants & Leisure Facilities category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 8 Dec 2022). The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
Source: S&P Global (2022) |
Company Details
Type | Private Company |
Revenue | 2 billion USD (2012) |
Contact Details
Address | Miami, Florida, USA |
Website | www.burgerking.com |