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Burger King (BK) is an American global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants.

Headquartered in the unincorporated area of Miami-Dade County, Florida, the company was founded in 1953 as InstaBurger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain.

After Insta-Burger King ran into financial difficulties in 1954, 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 the company, in a deal valued at US$3.26 billion.

The new owners promptly initiated a restructuring of the company to reverse its fortunes.

3G, along with partner Berkshire Hathaway, eventually merged the company with the Canadian-based doughnut chain Tim Hortons, under the auspices of a new Canadian-based parent company named Restaurant Brands International.

Domino's Pizza Inc. is an American pizza restaurant chain.

The corporation is headquartered at the Domino Farms Office Park Ann Arbor Charter Township, Michigan, United States, near Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Founded in the United States in 1960, Domino's is in 82 countries, making it the second-largest franchised pizza chain after Pizza Hut.

The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. is a restaurant company and distributor of cheesecakes based in the United States.

The company operates 185 full-service dining restaurants: 165 under The Cheesecake Factory brand, 11 under the Grand Lux Cafe brand and one under the RockSugar Pan Asian Kitchen brand.

The Cheesecake Factory also operates two bakery production facilities—in Calabasas, California and Rocky Mount, North Carolina—and licenses two bakery-based menus for other food service operators under The Cheesecake Factory Bakery Cafe marque.

Its cheesecakes and other baked goods can also be found in the cafes of many Barnes & Noble stores.

T.G.I.

Fridays is an American restaurant chain focusing on casual dining.

The company is a unit of the Sentinel Capital Partners and TriArtisan Capital Partners, who purchased the company from Carlson Companies in May 2014.

The name is asserted to stand for "Thank God It's Friday", although some television commercials for the chain have also made use of the alternative phrase, "Thank Goodness It's Friday." The chain is known for its appearance—with red-striped canopies, brass railings, Tiffany lamps, and frequent use of antiques as decor—and its Long Island iced teas.

Starbucks Corporation is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain.

Starbucks was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971.

As of November 2016, it operates 23,768 locations worldwide, including 13,107 (+170) in the United States, 2,204 (+86) in China, 1,418 (12) in Canada, 1,160 (+2) in Japan and 872 in South Korea (bumping United Kingdom from 5th place) (Differences reflect growth since Jan 8, 2016).