Burger King was especially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The nowthirdmost popular fast-food chain in America hadnumerous closingsand filings for bankruptcy coming from a number of Burger King operators. Wendy's is now the No.2 fast-food joint, moving ahead of Burger King in their past...
founded by traveling salesmen from Thom McAn, had more than 500 locations around the country at its height. In the mid-1990s,the company began to struggleand eventually had to file for bankruptcy in 1995.