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From Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia Fast food is the
term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any
meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically
the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with low quality
preparation and served to the customer in a packaged form for
take-out/take-away. The term "fast food" was recognized in a dictionary by
Merriam–Webster in 1951.[1] l,b.
Outlets may be stands or kiosks, which may provide no shelter or seating,[2]
or fast food restaurants (also known as quick service restaurants).
Franchise operations which are part of restaurant chains have standardized
foodstuffs shipped to each restaurant from central locations.[3]
The capital requirements involved in opening up a fast food restaurant are
relatively low. Restaurants with much higher sit-in ratios, where customers
tend to sit and have their orders brought to them in a seemingly more
upscale atmosphere, may be known in some areas as fast casual restaurants.
Fast food is the term given to food that
can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation
time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food
sold in a restaurant or store with low quality preparation and served to the
customer in a packaged form for take-out/take-away. The term "fast food" was
recognized in a dictionary by Merriam–Webster in 1951.[1] l,b.
Outlets may be stands or kiosks, which may provide no shelter or seating,[2]
or fast food restaurants (also known as quick service restaurants).
Franchise operations which are part of restaurant chains have standardized
foodstuffs shipped to each restaurant from central locations.[3]
The capital requirements involved in opening up a fast food restaurant are
relatively low. Restaurants with much higher sit-in ratios, where customers
tend to sit and have their orders brought to them in a seemingly more
upscale atmosphere, may be known in some areas as fast casual restaurants. |
