 When an agreement to purchase Burger King by a group led by TPG Capital was initially reached in 2002 , franchises celebrated the severance of Burger King from Diageo . However , the relationship quickly soured after the 2004 purchase was completed , with the TPG @-@ led management group immediately voicing concerns over the relationship between Burger King and its franchises . In a statement from the new TPG appointed management , Burger King disparaged the NFA as one of the problems interfering with company operations . The new owners also began dismantling franchise advisory committees , replacing them with what Burger King called " excellence advisory councils " that the NFA claimed was made up of corporate picked members that did not truly represent the franchises . Further changes in menu structure , advertising , demographic targeting and franchise @-@ corporate interactions upset the franchise group . Over the next several years TPG made several changes to the company that eventually brought the two sides to loggerheads that devolved into several lawsuits . 
