List of fast food restaurants

Fast food restaurants, also known as quick service restaurants (QSR), are a specific type of restaurant that serves fast food cuisine and has minimal table service. The food served in these restaurants is often offered from a limited menu, cooked in bulk in advance and kept hot, is finished and packaged to order, and is usually available ready to take away, though seating may be provided. Fast food restaurants are typically part of a restaurant chain or franchise operation that provides standardized ingredients and/or partially prepared foods and supplies to each restaurant through controlled supply channels.

History

The concept of ready-cooked food for sale is closely connected with urban development. In Ancient Rome, cities had street stands that sold bread soaked in wine, and in the Middle Ages, vendors sold pies, pasties and flans which were essentially early forms of fast food.

In the United States, fast food restaurants may be independently owned, but are often part of a restaurant chain. Some of the most popular fast food chains include McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, Subway, and Pizza Hut.

List of Fast Food Restaurants

Below is a list of notable fast food restaurant chains:

• McDonald's - An American fast food company, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino, California, United States.
• Burger King - An American multinational chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. The company was founded in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida–based restaurant chain.
• KFC - An American fast food restaurant chain that specializes in fried chicken. It is the world's second-largest restaurant chain (as measured by sales) after McDonald's, with 22,621 locations globally in 150 countries as of December 2019.
• Subway - An American privately held restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches (subs) and salads. It is one of the fastest-growing franchises in the world and, as of October 2019, had 41,512 locations in more than 100 countries.
• Pizza Hut - An American restaurant chain and international franchise which was founded in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas by Dan and Frank Carney. The company is known for its Italian-American cuisine menu, including pizza and pasta, as well as side dishes and desserts.

See Also

• List of restaurant chains
• Fast food restaurant
• Fast food in the United States
• Fast food advertising

This is a non-exhaustive food and drink related list.