{
  "id": 18380120,
  "title": "Whataburger’s Founder Died in 1967. The Decision That Followed Built a $4.7 Billion Brand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/whataburgers-founder-died-in-1967-the-decision-that-followed-built-a",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-05T21:46:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc.",
    "slug": "inc",
    "url": "https://www.inc.com/moses-jeanfrancois/whataburger-founder-died-1967-decision-followed-built-4-billion-dollar-brand/91432037"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The fast-food chain had a footprint of 40 restaurants when tragedy struck. The founder’s family decided to keep building.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}