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successfully sued Chart House for improperly acquiring locations in Boston and Houston. In
1984, Pillsbury purchased Chart House's successor DiversiFoods for $390 million (USD) after
a separate, independent $525 million DiversiFoods management-backed leveraged buy-out of
the company failed.
BK, and former corporate siblings, Bennigan's, Steak and Ale, Godfather's Pizza (part of the
DiversiFoods acquisition), Quik Wok and Häagen Dazs ice cream shops, remained under the
Pillsbury corporate umbrella until Pillsbury divested its restaurant holdings in 1989 and sold
Burger King to British alcoholic beverage manufacturer and distributor Grand Metropolitan
PLC. In 1989, under the ownership of Grand Met, Burger King acquired many locations of its
major UK rival Wimpy when the parent company bought the Wimpy's brand from its
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