Tags: fast food

Most fast food restaurants function based on one general guideline: get the food to the customers as quickly as possible, without sacrificing food quality or customer service.

Fast-food chains rely on frontline employees to provide first-class customer service, setting their establishments apart from competitors in this highly-competitive industry.

For three decades now, the idea that robots will replace fast-food workers has been more of a pipe dream of tightwad business owners than a reality.

Why does fast food look so much better in ads than in reality? We returned sad-looking food at McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's and Jack in the Box to see if they actually could make their food look like it does in their own pictures!

Can you guess who won? (Dunkin Donuts, Burger King, Starbucks, McDonald’s, Panera Bread, 7-Eleven).

Want extra salt with that fast-food meal? Then buy it in the United States, where chicken dishes, pizzas, and even salads are loaded with far more salt than in Europe and Australia, according to new research.