Burger King (Alberta)

Burger King was a fast food restaurant chain in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Also known as Burger King Drive-Inn, it was founded by former Imperial Oil executives William R. Jarvis (1926-21 July 2014) and James Duncan Rae (3 September 1923 - 17 December 2014) in 1956. Among the first American-style fast food restaurants in Edmonton, it was not related to the worldwide Burger King chain. Company headquarters was in offices above one of the restaurants, at 9501 111 Avenue. Its signature item was a mushroom burger.

By 1975, when McDonald's opened its first Edmonton restaurant near Capilano Mall, Burger King had 12 outlets. At the time, the company held a franchise for Kentucky Fried Chicken in Edmonton, with its outlets using dual branding. However, as the market became more competitive, the relationship between the two companies deteriorated, with KFC taking legal action to end the partnership. Burger King was ultimately forced to stop selling Kentucky Fried Chicken at the end of 1979.

Jarvis and Rae sold their restaurants in 1990 but retained the "Burger King" trademark, which they held for northern Alberta following an earlier dispute with the worldwide chain. In August 1995, they sold the naming rights for $1 million to their former rival. It immediately announced its intention to enter the market, the last region of North America where it had been unable to operate, other than Mattoon, Illinois, where another restaurant uses the name.

Several Burger King restaurants became Burger Barons.