fast-food
adjective
1
: of, relating to, or specializing in food that can be prepared and served quickly
a fast-food restaurant
2
: designed for ready availability, use, or consumption and with little consideration given to quality or significance
fast-food TV programming
fast food
noun
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Japan's three major beef bowl chains —Yoshinoya Holdings, Sukiya, and Matsuya—underwent a fierce price war in the 1990s, establishing Japanese fast-food chains' core values and cost structures.
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Russell Flannery, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Schwarz urged people to forgo spending at Amazon, Walmart, and all other major retailers and fast-food companies for a day.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Subway joins a long list of fast-food and fast casual restaurants that are rolling out value meals in 2025, including McDonald’s, Burger King (QSR+2.19%), and Denny’s.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2025
What to Know The planned blackout encourages individuals to avoid non-essential spending, particularly at large retailers like Walmart, Amazon and fast-food chains.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Russell Flannery, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Schwarz urged people to forgo spending at Amazon, Walmart, and all other major retailers and fast-food companies for a day.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Subway joins a long list of fast-food and fast casual restaurants that are rolling out value meals in 2025, including McDonald’s, Burger King (QSR+2.19%), and Denny’s.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2025
What to Know The planned blackout encourages individuals to avoid non-essential spending, particularly at large retailers like Walmart, Amazon and fast-food chains.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Fast-food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-food. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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