Burger King Restaurant among the first to re-open in Orleans Parish

NEW ORLEANS, Oct 03, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- A BURGER KING® restaurant re-opened in Orleans Parish, New Orleans on Saturday, Oct. 1. The restaurant -- the first national quick service restaurant to open in this area -- is one of more than 30 BURGER KING restaurants now open in the Greater New Orleans area.

"As soon as the power is restored in each of the restaurants, our teams work expeditiously to get them ready and open to serve our guests," said Rich Wyckoff, Burger King Corporation division vice president of the region that includes the Gulf Coast. "The re-opening of this restaurant in Orleans Parish is the direct result of the quick response and tremendous support that we have received throughout the BURGER KING system."

The restaurant, 4230 General DeGaulle Drive, New Orleans, La., is in one of the locations hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. When it opens, the restaurant will serve a limited menu that includes WHOPPER® sandwiches and other burgers, as well as French fries and beverages.

"As each of our restaurants re-opens, we are seeing a large volume of guests," said Jerry Comstock, CEO of Strategic Restaurants, owner and operator of the restaurants. "We're extremely pleased by the return of our guests, and equally pleased that we now have job opportunities to offer displaced employees as they return home. One of the biggest challenges we face is adequate staffing. We continue to be eager to hire employees at all levels in our restaurants."

The BURGER KING® Job Bank Earlier this month, Burger King Corporation created a program to source, recruit and hire displaced employees into new or existing jobs at BURGER KING restaurants in more than 13 cities nationwide. Approximately 200 BURGER KING® restaurant-level positions are available in the southern Louisiana area.

Those interested in securing employment should visit the nearest BURGER KING restaurant in their area or call, toll-free, 877-BKC-4AID for job information, or visit http://www.bk.com for more information.

About Burger King Corporation The BURGER KING® system operates more than 11,000 restaurants in all 50 states and in more than 60 countries and territories worldwide. Approximately 90 percent of BURGER KING restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees, many of them family-owned operations that have been in business for decades. Burger King Holdings Inc., the parent company, is private and independently owned by an equity sponsor group comprised of Texas Pacific Group, Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. To learn more about BURGER KING, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.burgerking.com .