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Burger King opens 3,000th restaurant in Asia-Pacific

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October 17, 2019

Burger King has opened its 3,000th Asia-Pacific store in Huatai Center in Shanghai, China this fall. The new restaurant, which is operated by a joint venture that is owned by Burger King and operating partners, TFI TAB Food Investments and Cartesian Capital, a news release said. 

"We have served the Asia-Pacific market for over 40 years, and have grown rapidly in the region recently, doubling our restaurant count in just the past five years. ..." Burger King Asia-Pacific President Sami Siddiqui said in the release. "We look forward to many more openings to come as we grow the brand in our fastest-growing region of the world."

Burger King has opened more than 1,500 restaurants in the Asia-Pacific region over the last five years and has more than 17,000 locations in more than 100 countries and U.S. territories.