Whataburger

thumb|upright=1.2|Whataburger restaurant in Austin, Texas

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Company.image_size: 250
Company.type: Private
Company.image_caption: Whataburger in Frisco, Texas
Company.name: Whataburger
Company.logo: Whataburger logo.svg
Company.logo_size: 140
Company.image: Whataburger-Frisco.jpg
Company.foundation: in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Company.location_city: San Antonio, Texas
Company.location_country: U.S.
Company.area_served: Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Kansas, Nevada, Colorado, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana
Company.industry: Restaurant
Company.genre: Fast food
Company.founder: Harmon Dobson, Paul Burton
Company.owner: BDT & MSD Partners (majority)Dobson family (minority)
Company.num_employees: 43,000
Company.num_employees_year: 2021
Company.revenue: $3.340 billion

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Official website: whataburger.com
Image: Whataburger-Frisco.jpg

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inception: 1950-01-01
Commons category: Whataburger
social media followers: 11467
location information URL: locations.whataburger.com

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History
Early years
1960s and 1970s
1980s and 1990s
2000–present
Retail products
Corporate affairs
Leadership and operations
Headquarters and offices
What-A-Burger and similar stores
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thumb|upright=1.2|Whataburger restaurant in Austin, Texas

Whataburger is an American regional fast food restaurant chain, headquartered and based in San Antonio, Texas, that specializes in hamburgers. Founded by Harmon Dobson and Paul Burton, it opened its first restaurant in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1950. Family-owned by the Dobsons until 2019, the chain is now managed by the private equity firm BDT & MSD Partners; the Dobson family still holds a small stake.