Burger King debuts in BE's 40 Best for Diversity

NEW YORK — Black Enterprise (BE) has announced its fourth annual tally of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity in its July issue. The companies identified in the special report demonstrated strength and outperformed their peers in one or more of four key categories: supplier diversity, senior management, board involvement, and employee base, according to a press release.

Of the 40 best, quick-service restaurants included McDonald's Corp., Burger King Holdings. and Yum! Brands. McDonald's met BE's criteria in all four categories. Burger King Holdings was on the list for the first time.

The 2008 40 Best Companies for Diversity were determined by analyzing responses from a survey administered to major corporations. BE conducted a comprehensive outreach effort to the CEOs and diversity executives of the top 1,000 publicly traded companies, and the diversity executives of the 50 leading global companies with strong U.S. operations.

The complete special report, including methodology and selection criteria, is available in the July 2008 issue of Black Enterprise magazine.