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.

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