The Nevada Burger King cook who received a measly gift from management for his nearly 30 years of fast food service without ever missing a day is starting a new venture in the culinary industry.
Kevin Ford plans to open a food truck with his daughter after he received more than $400,000 from a fundraising campaign over his viral story
Ford struck internet fame in 2022 when his Burger King supervisors at the Las Vegas McCarran International Airport celebrated his 27th anniversary with the fast food joint with a random assortment of gifts.
Ford was handed a backpack with a movie ticket, a Starbucks cup and a mix of candy and chocolate for his nearly three decades of service.
Kevin Ford, the Burger King worker who went viral for the gift he received for working 27 years at the fast food chain, revealed his next culinary adventure.
Kevin Ford, the Burger King worker who went viral for the gift he received for working 27 years at the fast food chain, revealed his next culinary adventure.
His daughter, Seryna, wasn't so pleased with her father's bosses and created a GoFundMe to show her love for the man she says helped put his four daughters through high school and college because of his dedication to the chain.
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"He originally began working at this job as a single father when he gained custody of me and my older sister 27 years ago," Seryna wrote back in 2022.
"Then as our family grew and he remarried, he continued to work there because of the amazing health insurance that was provided through this employer because it was unionized. This got all four of his daughters through high school and college with full healthcare coverage."
The fundraiser has since made $459,800, well over the initial $200 goal.
Ford purchased the black and silver food truck from China for roughly $20,000. The kitchen-on-wheels comes fully equipped with the works including an oven and fryer, the outlet reported.
K27Y, a reference to Ford's viral fame.
Ford's new black and silver food truck comes fully equipped with the works including an oven and fryer and is named K27Y, a reference to Ford's viral fame.
Ford purchased a food truck trailer from China for roughly $20,000 that he plans to open with his daughter. GoFundMe
Ford purchased a food truck trailer from China for roughly $20,000 that he plans to open with his daughter.
The Burger King employee and his daughter, who was trained at the French culinary school Le Cordon Bleu, will begin with a basic menu consisting of hamburgers and hot dogs.
Ford told the outlet he wanted to add Filipino dishes to the menu to honor his Filipina fiancée.
As he begins his entrepreneurship, Ford remains a dedicated worker at Burger King but plans to retire by May 2025, his 30th anniversary with the company, he told the outlet.
The purchase of the new mobile dining establishment comes months after Ford bought his first home thanks to the money raised through the GoFundMe.
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"I wanted to show you something, something you made possible, you did for me, just a hardworking guy," Ford said in a video posted to Instagram on Dec. 29. "Now I know it needs some work, gonna cut off the haters already, I know it's not a mansion but it's mine."
For his 27 year anniversary at Burger King, Ford was handed a backpack with a movie ticket, a Starbucks cup and a mix of candy and chocolate.
For his 27 year anniversary at Burger King, Ford was handed a backpack with a movie ticket, a Starbucks cup and a mix of candy and chocolate.
K27Y plans to start out small doing pop-ups around the area he purchased his home.
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