Fast food also known as quick service restaurant or qsr within the industry itself, 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 stroe with low quality preparation, preheated or precooked ingredients, and served too 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. I.b. precooked foods such as french fries or pizza typically must be used within a few hours, or they become dried out and unpalatable. The restaurant must balance availability with the expected number of customers, to avoid discarding unused expired product. Similarly, the food itself is often intended to be consumed quickly, using strong contrasts such dry com chips with greasy or wet toppings that will combine into a gooey mess if stored for later consumption. Outlets may be stands or kiosks, which may provide no shelter or seating. or fast food restaurants( also known as quick service restaurants). Franchise operations which are part of restaurant capital requirments 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 casul restaurants.
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