HISTORY47 - Fast Food
This article is about the weighty (pun intended) subject of fast food. Fast food is irresistible to many of us, and I was fascinated to discover its interesting history. I will cover the history of fast food, the 50 largest fast food chains by sales, criticism of fast food, some interesting facts about fast food, and finish with a snapshot of the fast food industry today and a forecast for the future. My principal sources for this story include “The History of Fast food - Development of the Fast Food Industry,” at historyoffastfood.com; “The Fascinating Origins of the 25 Biggest Chain Restaurants,” at thedailymeal.com; “Ranking the Top 50 Fast food Chains in America,” at qsrmagazine.com; “Most Popular Fast Food Chains in Every Decade,” at eatthis.com; plus numerous other online sources. “Fast food” is a commercial name for food that is made in a short time, and served to customers in a packaged form for take-out /take-away, or at limited table service. The fastes...