Heartland Food Corp. owns and operates about 222 BURGER KING® Restaurants in six states. We are supported by our Restaurant Service Center which is located in Downers Grove, Illinois (a Chicago suburb). Our management team is composed of highly qualified restaurant veterans, whose backgrounds include Burger King® and various other national restaurant chains.

We work in concert with the regional and U.S. Burger King® corporate service personnel to assure that we fully leverage the strength of the Brand and its Operations, Training, HR, Construction, Real Estate and Marketing service compatibilities.

As the second largest Burger King® franchise, we are dedicated to achieving both our customer's satisfaction as well as providing career opportunities and personal skill development for all our team members.

Our Executive Profiles

Burger King® - The Brand

Burger King® Corp., based in Miami, Florida, is the world's second largest retailer of burgers, fries and soft drinks. 

Approximately one third of BK's 11,100 restaurants are located outside the U.S. in 66 countries.  BK market share of the hamburger segment of the fast food industry is approximately 16%. 

Currently, BK is extremely active in introducing a variety of winning new menu products, increasing customer counts and remodeling the locations nationwide.

Business basics of quality, service and cleanliness are being augmented with tie-ins with such movie hits as "Shrek II", "SpongeBob Square Pants" and "Star Wars".  The latest new menu items include two new TenderCrisp Chicken sandwiches, an Angus beef burger, and a new "Big Fish" sandwich.