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Anyone else watching the Burger King IPO?

By zzyzzx   Follow   Wed, 20 Jun 2012, 8:49am   1,740 views   16 comments
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http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2012/06/20/burger-king-debuting-on-nyse/

After nearly two years away, Burger King (BKW: 14.90, +0.42, +2.90%) officially returned to the public markets on Wednesday as the fast-food chain resets its efforts to dethrone fast-food leader McDonald’s (MCD: 88.73, -0.87, -0.97%).

The No. 2 hamburger chain in the world has become Burger King Worldwide and is now trading on NYSE Euronext’s (NYX: 25.05, +0.01, +0.04%) New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BKW.”

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1. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

   1   9:38am Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   Anyone else remember when Burger King actually had good food?

2. AverageBear Follow Befriend (1) 13 threads 345 comments Boston, MA

   2   9:45am Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Seeing the "king" in those BK commercials always made me laugh. Seeing the King at the IPO Presser is even funnier. Though I occasionally dabble in the dark art of fast food at BK, my investment dollars kiss the ring of Ronald McDonald, and his Fiefdome.

3. zzyzzx Follow Befriend (9) 416 threads 4,138 comments Baltimore, MD

   3   10:25am Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   wthrfrk80 says Anyone else remember when Burger King actually had good food? I still think it's good. Or at least better than McDonalds (not that that says much).

4. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

   4   10:54am Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   It seems like every time I go to Burger King the food is "old" like it's been sitting in the "bin" for too long. Wendy's seems to consistently have the freshest food (of the traditional fast food joints). Not that's it's helping their bottom line.

5. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 766 threads 7,714 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

   5   10:57am Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   Am I the only one who is freaked out by the Burger King mascot?

6. zzyzzx Follow Befriend (9) 416 threads 4,138 comments Baltimore, MD

   6   12:47pm Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Dan8267 says Am I the only one who is freaked out by the Burger King mascot? No! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kqyWS7W-K68

7. Vicente Follow Befriend (8) 204 threads 4,416 comments Davis, CA

   7   1:33pm Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   This is the one that creeps me out the most: BK Stalker!

8. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (16) 766 threads 7,714 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

   8   2:00pm Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Vicente says BK Stalker! He needs to keep his meat and cheese to himself. At least we finally found something that all Patrick.net users can agree on: that mascot is creepy.

9. dublin hillz Follow Befriend 12 threads 783 comments Dublin, CA

   9   2:32pm Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Have't had a whopper in years - thinking of relapsing.

10. CrazyMan Follow Befriend 449 comments Boulder Creek, CA

    10   2:35pm Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Fitting for a few other threads as well.

11. thomas.wong1986 Follow Befriend 16 threads 4,426 comments

    11   8:11pm Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   they also went public 10 years ago... but were bought out...you only live twice... Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain. After Insta-Burger King ran into financial difficulties in 1955, its two Miami-based franchisees, David Edgerton and James McLamore, purchased the company and renamed it Burger King. Over the next half century the company would change hands four times, with its third set of owners, a partnership of TPG Capital, Bain Capital, and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, taking it public in 2002. In late 2010 3G Capital of Brazil acquired a majority stake in BK in a deal valued at $3.26 billion (USD). The new owners promptly initiated a restructuring of the company to reverse its fortunes.

12. Vicente Follow Befriend (8) 204 threads 4,416 comments Davis, CA

    12   8:56pm Wed 20 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   CrazyMan says Fitting for a few other threads as well. MAN! You've reignited nightmares. OK I'm leaving this thread and sleeping with the lights on tonight, after doublechecking all the locks.

13. zzyzzx Follow Befriend (9) 416 threads 4,138 comments Baltimore, MD

    13   5:59am Thu 21 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I always though this commercial was gay:

14. freak80 Follow Befriend (4) 52 threads 4,416 comments Corning, NY Premium

    14   7:59am Thu 21 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Anyone remember the "Big Buckin' Chicken" commercial?

15. humbleEngr Follow Befriend 8 comments

    15   7:14am Fri 22 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   If you want to see the king and company, there was a funny music video recently done (NSFW): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl0G3uH71B8

16. LM2020 Follow Befriend 1 comments

    16   10:35am Sat 23 Jun 2012   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   I remember when this site used to be about real estate. Now it's just a forum for cranks to post still like this. Patrick.net RIP.