Fast facts about fast food

  • A typical fast food meal in America consists of french fries and a hamburger.
  • The term "fast food" was recognized in a dictionary by Merriam–Webster in 1951.
  • Proportionally, hash browns have more fat and calories than a cheeseburger or Big Mac.
  • The American company White Castle, founded by Billy Ingram and Walter Anderson in Wichita, Kansas in 1921, is generally credited with opening the second fast food outlet and first hamburger chain, selling hamburgers for five cents each.
  • There are more than 300,000 fast food restaurants (or quick service restaurants) in the United States alone.
  • Approximately 2,000,000 U.S. workers are employed in the areas of food preparation and food servicing including fast food in the United States.
  • Some well-known fast food restaurant chains: Wendy's, Subway, McDonald's, Taco Bell, KFC, Burger King, Carl's Jr. Pizza Hut, Jack in the Box, Domino's Pizza, Dunkin Donuts.
  • Pizza is a common fast food category in the United States.
  • In 1949, was opened the first McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California.
  • McDonald's is Brazil’s largest private employer.
  • Carl Karcher of Anaheim, California, launched Carl’s Jr in 1956.
  • Subway is the largest single-brand restaurant chain globally and is the second largest restaurant operator globally after Yum! Brands (35,000 locations).
  • A person would need to walk 9 miles (14.5 km) to burn off the 923 calories found in Burger King's Double Whopper with cheese.
  • Fast food is usually rapidly served in cartons or bags or in a plastic wrapping, in a fashion which minimizes cost.
  • French fries are the single most popular fast food in the United States.
  • Beer is served at McDonald's in Germany.
  • McDonald's is second largest purchaser of chicken in the world.
  • Ninety-six percent of Americans had visited McDonald's at least once.
  • McDonald's is located in 126 countries and on 6 continents and operates over 31,000 restaurants worldwide.
  • Carl’s Jr.'s Double Six hamburger has 1,520 calories and 111 grams of fat.
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