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by MuppetMaster42 3385 days ago
It's the same reason we don't have Burger King in Australia. We have Hungry Jack's.

When burger king tried to start its brand in Australia way back when, they were unable to register the burger king licence in all states because in one state a man already had a long running burger place by that name.

So instead of having every state bar one with burger kings, they instead opted for a new name entirely.