Talalay: Caron Butler and NFL stars invest in Burger King
Washington Wizards and former Heat forward Caron Butler is becoming a fast food franchisee. Well, an investor in a group that has purchased 18 Burger King restaurants in Norfolk and Richmond, Va., Miami-based Burger King Corp. announced this week.
Butler, NFL Hall of Famer Marcus Allen, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Donnie Edwards, New England Patriots running back Kevin Faulk, and New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan have joined a group of mainly minority investors in Ramsell Dining, LLC to buy the restaurants.
“As a teenager, I was a Burger King crewmember, and now I love being a part owner,” Butler said in a statement. “Deciding to invest in the Burger King brand was an easy decision, because it represents not only a great investment opportunity but also a chance to build on the success of minority-owned franchises.”
CRAIG DAVIS In more than 33 years at the Sun Sentinel, Craig Davis has written about a wide variety of sports topics from baseball to yachting, fishing to triathlons, and also worked as a copy editor and page designer. Recently he reported on local sports, including running, swimming, cycling, equestrian and beach volleyball. He enjoys sports as a participant as well as a spectator, is active in the South Florida running scene plays in the curling club at Saveology Iceplex. This blog offers a glimpse at the business side of sports in the interest of enhancing enjoyment of the games and sporting options as a spectator as well as a participant.
