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History
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Corporate affairs
Chief operating officerChief marketing officerChief legal officerChief financial officerChief development officer
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What-A-Burger and similar stores
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Sponsorships
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Key facts & relationships
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- Genre
- Fast food
- Founded
- August 8, 1950; 76 years ago (1950-08-08) in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
- Industry
- Restaurant
- Owner
- BDT & MSD Partners (majority) Dobson family (minority)
- Headquarters
- San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
- Area served
- Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Kansas, Nevada, Colorado, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana
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Overview
- Fast food
- Chain Chain store
- San Antonio
- Burgers Hamburger
- Harmon Dobson
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- BDT Capital Partners
- Southern United States
- Franchised Franchising
- A-framed A-Frame house
- Odessa, Texas
History
- Del Mar College
- San Antonio, Texas
- Kingsville, Texas
- Alice, Texas
- Pensacola, Florida
- Tennessee
- Arizona
- Texas Coastal Bend
- Drive-through
- 24/7
- King of the Hill
- 77th Texas Legislative Session Seventy-seventh Texas Legislature
- Austin Austin, Texas
- McGarrah Jessee
- William Bassett William Bassett (actor)
- American City Business Journals
- Morgan Stanley
- Chicago
- Kansas City metropolitan area
- Wichita, Kansas metropolitan area Wichita metropolitan area, Kansas
- St. Joseph St. Joseph, Missouri
- Atlanta metropolitan area
- Kennesaw Kennesaw, Georgia
- Flower Mound, Texas
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
Retail products
Corporate affairs
- Chief operating officer
- Chief marketing officer
- Chief legal officer
- Chief financial officer
- Chief development officer
- Chief people officer
- Chief information officer
- Chief strategy and supply chain officer Chief strategy officer
- Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona
- Hurricane Ike
- San Antonio International Airport
- Tesoro Tesoro Corporation
What-A-Burger and similar stores
- What-A-Burger
- Newport News, Virginia
- Newport News Circle
- Warwick County Warwick County, Virginia
- Trademark infringement
- Kannapolis, North Carolina
- Concord, North Carolina
- Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant, North Carolina
- Norwood, North Carolina
- Raleigh
- West Columbia, South Carolina
Sponsorships
- Kilgore, Texas
- Arizona Soccer Association
- David Starr David Starr (racing driver)
- Bobby Witt Jr.
- Texas
- Shortstop
- Kansas City Royals
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Nodes79
Edges78
Triples136
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025316
Components1
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Whataburger → Appeals, Concord, Eb, However, It, Jack Branch, Jefferson Avenue, June, Kannapolis, March, Michael Bost, Mount Pleasant, Newport News, Newport News Circle, North Carolina, Norwood, Raleigh, Route, South Carolina, Texas
related to Early years · 23
Whataburger → Alice, Ayers Street, Burton, Corpus Christi, Del Mar College, Dobson, Dobson's, Florida, Harmon Dobson, In, In August, In June, Joe Andrews, Kingsville, Months, Paul Burton, Pensacola, San Antonio, Soft, Sr
related to Sponsorships · 15
Whataburger → Arizona Soccer Association, Bobby Witt Jr, David Starr Racing, December, In June, Kansas City Royals, Kilgore, Maggie Black, MLB, On, Texas, Texas-native, The, Whataburger Sports Complex, Wittaburger
related to Leadership and operations · 11
Whataburger → Alexander Ivannikov, CEO Ed Nelson, Debbie Stroud, Elena Kraus, It, James Turcotte, Janelle Sykes, Joe Shannon, Peggy Rubenzer, Rich Scheffler, The
Key people · 9
Whataburger → Alexander Ivannikov (EVP & CAOTooltip Chief administrative officer), Debbie Stroud (EVPTooltip Executive Vice President & COOTooltip Chief operating officer), Ed Nelson (president & CEO), Elena Kraus (EVP & CLOTooltip Chief legal officer), James Turcotte (EVP & CDOTooltip Chief development officer), Janelle Sykes (EVP & CFO), Joe Shannon (SVP & CIOTooltip Chief information officer), Peggy Rubenzer (SVPTooltip Senior Vice President & CPOTooltip Chief people officer), Rich Scheffler (EVP & CMOTooltip Chief marketing officer)
related to 2000–present · 8
Whataburger → Austin-based, In, McGarrah Jessee, Ohio, On August, Texas Legislative Session, Texas Treasure, William Bassett
related to Further reading · 8
Whataburger → Border, Do You Want Fries, Ferman, May, Mitchell, The New York Times, Waiting, With That
related to Gallery · 8
Whataburger → Austin, Corpus Christi, Field, TallahasseeIrving, Texas, TexasThomasville Road, TexasWhataburger, Whataburger French
Products · 4
Whataburger → Chicken sandwiches, French fries, Hamburgers, Milkshakes
related to Retail products · 4
Whataburger → Central Market, Due, H-E-B, It
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Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whataburger | Area served | Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Kansas, Nevada, Colorado, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Founded | August 8, 1950; 76 years ago (1950-08-08) in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Founder | Harmon Dobson, Paul Burton | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Genre | Fast food | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Headquarters | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Industry | Restaurant | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Key people | Ed Nelson (president & CEO) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Key people | Debbie Stroud (EVPTooltip Executive Vice President & COOTooltip Chief operating officer) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Key people | Elena Kraus (EVP & CLOTooltip Chief legal officer) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Key people | Rich Scheffler (EVP & CMOTooltip Chief marketing officer) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Key people | James Turcotte (EVP & CDOTooltip Chief development officer) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Key people | Janelle Sykes (EVP & CFO) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Key people | Peggy Rubenzer (SVPTooltip Senior Vice President & CPOTooltip Chief people officer) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Key people | Alexander Ivannikov (EVP & CAOTooltip Chief administrative officer) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Key people | Joe Shannon (SVP & CIOTooltip Chief information officer) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Number of employees | 43,000 (2021) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Number of locations | 1000 (2024) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Owner | BDT & MSD Partners (majority) Dobson family (minority) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Products | Hamburgers | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Products | Chicken sandwiches | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Products | French fries | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Products | Milkshakes | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Revenue | $3.340 billion (2022) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Type | Private | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | Website | whataburger.com | 1.00 | infobox |
| Whataburger | is a | American regional fast food restaurant chain | 0.90 | text |
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