1. McDonald's sells 75 hamburgers every second.
2. Subway is the largest fast food chain in terms of the number of outlets worldwide.
3. Fortune cookies, often provided in American-Chinese fast food, were actually invented in California.
4. McDonald's Caesar Salad has more calories than their hamburger.
5. The "Pizza Effect" is a term that describes how pizza gained popularity in the U.S. before becoming popular in its home country, Italy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

What are some fun facts about fast food?

50 ODD BUT TRUE Fast Food facts : What are some fun facts about fast food?

1. The largest fast-food item ever made was a pizza by Norwood Hypermarket in South Africa, which was 123 feet in diameter.
2. The world's largest KFC is located in Baku, Azerbaijan.
3. The Chicken McNugget comes in four official shapes: bell, bone, boot, and ball.
4. Taco Bell has tried to open stores in Mexico twice, but both attempts failed.
5. In Japan, KFC is a typical Christmas Eve feast.
6. The McDonald's at the Vatican has caused a lot of controversy.
7. The first food ever bought and sold over the internet was a pizza from Pizza Hut in 1994.
8. Sonic Drive-In offers 168,894 different drink combinations.
9. The idea for Chipotle Mexican Grill came from the popular San Francisco taquerias and burrito carts.

 

 

 

 

 

1. The Big Mac was originally called "The Aristocrat."
2. Hamburgers got their name from Hamburg, Germany, although they were not invented there.
3. Colonel Sanders, founder of KFC, was 62 when he franchised his first Kentucky Fried Chicken.
4. Subway's $5 footlong promotion began in Miami, where it was originally only a weekend deal.
5. Wendy's founder, Dave Thomas, dropped out of high school but earned his GED in 1993.
6. In-N-Out Burger has printed discreet Bible references on its packaging.

 

 

 

 

 

What are some fun facts about fast food?

1. Burger King's "Triple Whopper with Cheese" has an astounding 1,230 calories.
2. The first item sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer, but the second item was Marky's BBQ Sauce from a Miami fast-food restaurant.
3. French fries are originally from Belgium, not France.
4. Dunkin' Donuts in South Korea offers doughnut flavors such as Kimchi Croquette and Glazed Garlic.
5. The "Pizza Effect" refers to food that's returned to its country of origin as fast food.
6. White Castle, established in 1921, is considered the first fast-food chain in America.
7. The McNugget's "crispy" coating at McDonald's in the U.K. has 30 ingredients.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. The largest consumers of fast food in the world are Americans.
2. "Fast food" was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 1951.
3. McDonald's initially sold hot dogs, not hamburgers.
4. Burger King launched a fragrance in 2008 called "Flame," which smells like grilled meat.
5. There are over 38,000 Subway restaurants around the world.
6. McDonald's is the world's largest distributor of toys due to Happy Meal sales.
7. In the U.S., McDonald's serves 1% of the population each day.
8. Taco Bell was named after its owner, Glen Bell.
9. Arby’s name is based on its founders, the Raffel Brothers (RBs).
10. In 2013, a man found a deep-fried cockroach in his hash browns at a McDonald's in Illinois.
11. The "Blimpy Base," a double cheeseburger from the restaurant Blimpy Burger, has 850 calories.
12. The original mascot of McDonald's was not Ronald McDonald but a character named "Speedee."
13. According to Domino's, some of the most popular days for pizza orders are Super Bowl Sunday, New Year's Eve, Halloween, and the night before Thanksgiving.
14. Approximately 50% of all pizza in America is sold with pepperoni on it.
15. McDonald's original menu did not offer French fries.
16. McDonald's first drive-thru was created in 1975 near an Arizona military base to serve soldiers who weren't permitted to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.

 

 

 

 

 

What are some fun facts about fast food?

1. Fast food restaurants use yellow, red, and orange because those are the colors that stimulate hunger.
2. 20% of all meals in America are eaten in the car.
3. The average American spends around \$1,200 on fast food each year.
4. The "Big Mac Index" is a model economists use to measure the purchasing power of different currencies.
5. Fast-food chicken nuggets are usually only 50% meat. The rest is a mix of fat, blood vessels, nerves, connective tissue, and ground bone.
6. One of McDonald's salads has nearly as many calories as a Big Mac.
7. PepsiCo owns KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. The three brands were merged into one mega-restaurant in 1991 called "KenTacoHut."