Their fast food kingdom is growing.
Burger King has launched a huge hiring drive as its turnaround efforts begin to pay off.
The fast food chain wants to bring in up to 60,000 new workers across its 6,500 restaurants in the US.
The hiring push comes on the heels of the chain's major updates, including changes to the Whopper for the first time in almost ten years.
Now, the restaurant's best-known burger features a more premium bun and is now served in a box instead of the chain's traditional paper wrapping.
'We've done the important work of strengthening our operations, modernizing our restaurants, and listening to our guests, and it's paying off,' Burger King president Tom Curtis said.
The company has seen an increase in sales, with a 7 percent spike in restaurant visits compared to a year earlier. As a result, more staff are needed to handle the demand. These new jobs will range from entry level fry cooks to managers overseeing the entire restaurant.
Meanwhile, current employees are adjusting to changes at the franchise.
Burger King will be adding to its workforce after the company made changes to its Whopper
Burger King's president shared his love for the new Whopper
The new Whopper still includes freshly cut onions and tomatoes, lettuce and pickles - along with what the company describes as 'better tasting' mayonnaise.
The Burger King president himself posted a video taking a giant bite of the new and improved Whopper - and delivering a one-line punchline.
'Only one thing missing,' Curtis said. 'A napkin.'
To help streamline feedback, president Curtis started taking customer phone calls in 2026.
The goal was to review and respond to complaints, most of which addressed a decline in quality and affordability across the fast food chains.
The chain also announced staff members would be required to wear AI-powered headsets that monitor how friendly employees are to customers. These headsets feature an AI voice, called Patty, that can send feedback to managers.
For example, if Patty detects an employee hasn't said keywords like 'welcome', 'please' or 'thank you,' it can flag it to their boss.
The update was met with mixed reactions on social media, with some Reddit users describing it as 'AI slop.'
While Burger King is hiring more employees, other fast food chains are shuttering locations due to low sales
Other fast food chains are struggling to find their footing.
This March, Papa John's announced it will close 200 restaurants this year and another 100 by the end of 2027. Just a few weeks prior Pizza Hut, one of the world's largest pizza chains, announced it would shutter 250 'underperforming' locations.
The once high-flying salad chain Sweetgreen said it will shut 'a handful' of storefronts in 2026 as their leases expire.
Under the same parent company as Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze is the latest chain on the chopping block. The Caribbean restaurant announced it will close all remaining locations after 30 years in business.