MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has awarded development rights in Curacao to the franchisee group JDA Foods B.V. The first Burger King restaurant is expected to open during the first half of 2008 in the capital city of Willemstad. The restaurant, a freestanding building in the heart of the commercial district of Salinja, will include a drive-thru and a playground for kids. JDA Foods B.V. plans to open additional restaurants during the next five years.
Burger King has locations in 25 countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean and has had 14 years of positive comparable sales growth in the region. During the first half of fiscal 2008, the Latin America and Caribbean region added a net 54 restaurants, totaling 955 restaurants.
In the Caribbean, Burger King restaurants are in Aruba, Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Maarten and Trinidad and Tobago.
