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Restaurant Brands International Inc.

A parent company of four restaurant chains — Tim Hortons, Burger King, Popeyes, and Firehouse Subs — Restaurant Brands International grew out of a 2014 merger of Burger King and the Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons. Tim Hortons itself takes its name from Tim Horton, a Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman who co-founded the first shop. One favorite detail: Burger King began in 1953 as "Insta-Burger King," named for the "Insta-Broiler" machine that cooked its patties.