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Burger King aterriza el viernes 4 en Cali

Burger King aterriza el viernes 4 en Cali

Expansión. Burger King tiene dos puntos de venta en Medellín. El tercero será en Cali.

La multinacional agitará competencia en el ramo de las comidas rápidas.

La multinacional estadounidense de comidas rápidas Burger King agitará a partir del próximo viernes 4 de julio la competencia en el negocio de las comidas rápidas en Cali, con la apertura de su primer punto de venta en la ciudad.

Se trata del tercer restaurante en Colombia que pone la firma en servicio, ya que el pasado fin de semana inauguró otro en Medellín, ciudad a la que había llegado en marzo pasado. La empresa se había ido del país hace 22 años.

El local funcionará en el Centro Comercial Jardín Plaza y en un principio generará 35 empleos directos, reveló Felipe Baquero, gerente de operaciones de Kinco S.A., firma propietaria de la franquicia para Colombia.

"Colombia es un país totalmente diferente hoy en día. Está pasando por un buen momento económico, propicio para que lleguen marcas como esta", dijo Baquero, al señalar que los resultados en Medellín han sido positivos.

En Cali, Burger King entrará a competir con otras compañías ya establecidas como El Corral, Presto y Primos, que dominan el mercado local.

Baquero mencionó que a medida que se vayan dando los resultados y se posicione la marca, Kinco S.A. abrirá otros puntos de venta no sólo en la capital del Valle del Cauca, sino en otras ciudades colombianas.

Consideró que “el mercado de las hamburguesas y las comidas rápidas en el país, ya está maduro�?, y afirmó que “las demás empresas han hecho un importante trabajo educativo entre los consumidores sobre este tipo de alternativa alimenticia diaria�?.

Burger King es después de McDonald’s, la segunda empresa más grande a escala mundial en el segmento de las comidas rápidas.

La firma Burger King tiene un total de 903 locales en todo el mundo y está presente en países latinoamericanos como El Salvador, Perú, Bolivia, Panamá, Uruguay, Venezuela, Argentina o Chile, con un crecimiento en ventas en la región del 12% durante el año pasado.

By billyb on Jul 2, 2008, 22:13 in Friendly Talkzone.

billyb says on Jul 2, 2008, 22:14:

bmp

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elmodefoque says on Jul 3, 2008, 03:43:

congrats cali, between that dating video and your first burger king, soon you will rival bogota as the cultural center of colombia
you should be proud

get hooters too

any colombianita willing to date me, IS UP TO NO GOOD

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Monpirri says on Jul 3, 2008, 04:52:

How about Taco Bell.

Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008

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Monita Linda says on Jul 3, 2008, 05:00:

guess who will be there eating onion rings real' soon? :D

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Mononoke28 says on Jul 3, 2008, 08:37:

Has anyone had it down there and does it taste like here. I personally don't mind it and every now and then indulge in a Whopper with cheese and bacon.

Also, has anyone tried Subway in Colombia?

Diana

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GregYohn says on Jul 3, 2008, 08:41:

Hola!

Jardin Plaza in Cali....WOW!

They definitely are better than McDonald's! I saw that 2 Whopper Jr's are cheaper than 1 Whopper, but have more nutrition!

12VOIP.com gives free calls to Colombia.Greg

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Monpirri says on Jul 3, 2008, 08:44:

http://www.elcorral.com/ubicacion.htm

Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008

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Titofijo says on Jul 3, 2008, 08:50:

Also better than El Corral

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jul 3, 2008, 08:50:

you must be joking! nothing beat La hamburguesas del Corral :)))

yo no se a quien se le ocurrio traer leña al monte

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Titofijo says on Jul 3, 2008, 08:55:

Hows that crappy English Food JAJA. Burger King is far better than El Corral and Mc Donalds, and more variety. There is not much in Colombia these days, that they don't copy from the USA. Get ready for an onslaught of everything AMERICAN , once the peace is settled.

Like it or not

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jul 3, 2008, 09:11:

Burger king and Mc Donalds are rubbish, i will never set foot on those chains thanks God!

Although nothing beat a good buñuelo or empanada...

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Titofijo says on Jul 3, 2008, 09:16:

Bunuelos and empanadas === Now thats healthy

You must not be too fit or healthy yourself

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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jul 3, 2008, 09:23:

well, if i were in Colombia is very difficult to fight a good hot buñuelo :)))

here thanks God nothing can tempt me..... and BTW I am fit and healthy and 100% natural :)))

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Monpirri says on Jul 3, 2008, 09:24:

Yes it's very healthy. It's highly recommended by scientifics, dieticians and physicians as an anti-aging treatment.

Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008

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billyb says on Jul 3, 2008, 10:15:

I wouldn't mind a todoterreno right about now.

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Nucknfuts says on Jul 3, 2008, 14:17:

There is vary little that I hate..
But seeing American restaurants in foreign countries is one of them..
I detest them....
There should be a law against it....
They ruin the culture and the health of most countries.

The Nuck
Ps, They are only good if you are into FAT Chicks !!
and I'm NOT.....

You are never lost, unless you don't want to be where your at.

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elmodefoque says on Jul 3, 2008, 14:30:

"treaer lena al monte" kat
jijijijij

nojoda, la verdad es que estos fokin indios estan confundidos

los indios en bogota con su fokin HOOTERS y ahora estos indios de fokin cali dique con whopper junior

any colombianita willing to date me, IS UP TO NO GOOD

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GregYohn says on Jul 5, 2008, 17:15:

Hola!

Who needs HOOTERS in Cali?

DUH?

12VOIP.com gives free calls to Colombia.Greg

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BillBigD says on Jul 6, 2008, 06:30:

Burger King and McDonald's are terrible. El Corral- never understood the excitement but certainly better than those two

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juliang says on Jul 6, 2008, 07:56:

Burger King is faster and less expensive Than El Corral. Its a shame MacDonalds went out from Cali, because they'd be making good bussines nowadays.

SUBWAY stinks here in CALI, I don't know if it is the same in USA.

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GregYohn says on Jul 6, 2008, 08:20:

Hola!

Its the MEAT that counts in the burgers. I was at a Big Colombian hamburger joint at BOG airport and they mixed non meat products in their hamburgers. YUCK!

12VOIP.com gives free calls to Colombia.Greg

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