Talk:Fast food

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Citation-stuffing?
I'm new here but I was wondering if there's such a thing as citation-stuffing? There are so many references attached to one sentence -- citations 43-58 are all bare URLs, etc. Are there too many? Is this a normal amount? Should I change all of the bare URLs to proper citations? Just asking so I don't waste all my time. I'm happy to do it. But could this be citation-stuffing? Is there a "choose one" thing or are they all legit? Do more and more references just mean it's more and more true? Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rimsroot (talk • contribs) 21:03, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

The list of related subjects?
The list of related subjects is extremely pious, diabetes type 2 and diet? It's not really related to this article about cuisine and skews the article toward a particular mindset, not fast food per se. --94.195.193.43 (talk) 19:51, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

Just a thought
I think you should also mention Chinese Fast Food, especially since there is a long history of urbanization and such food, particularly things like 串. The current article ignores traditional forms of fast food outside England, France, and Rome.

128.8.94.174 (talk) 14:48, 29 March 2011 (UTC)


 * I agree. The article mentions the popina as a sort of distant precursor, but not the thermopolium, possibly an even closer analogue, if not forerunner, of the modern fast food restaurant. Fish sauces such as garum and liquamen could be compared to tomato ketchup (which was, after all, named after and inspired by an Asian type of fish sauce) and other flavour enhancers, functionally at least. (Of course we should not drive the comparisons too far, lest we end up with a Flintstones version of Ancient Rome. But similar needs of urban dwellers certainly led to similar solutions already long before the modern area.) However, I feel not sufficiently knowledgeable about Roman history and archaeology, much less the aspects concerning daily life, to dare edit the article accordingly. --Florian Blaschke (talk) 22:59, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

I find it VERY odd that on the french fry section, you only speak about the Netherlands while Belgium has exactly the same tradition, more sauces and the french fries were even invented in that country. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.235.229.129 (talk) 17:52, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

And chips are the national food of Belgium. ACEOREVIVED (talk) 16:42, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Fast-food and commercial baked goods consumption and the risk of depression
"According to a recent study headed by scientists from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the University of Granada, eating commercial baked goods (fairy cakes, croissants, doughnuts, etc.) and fast food (hamburgers, hotdogs, and pizza) is linked to depression... Concerning the consumption of commercial baked goods, the results are equally conclusive. "Even eating small quantities is linked to a significantly higher chance of developing depression," as the university researcher from the Canary Islands points out."
 * Reference: Almudena Sánchez-Villegas, Estefanía Toledo, Jokin de Irala, Miguel Ruiz-Canela, Jorge Pla-Vidal and Miguel A Martínez-González. "Fast-food and commercial baked goods consumption and the risk of depression". Public Health Nutrition: page 1 of 9 doi:10.1017/S1368980011001856


 * The link between fast food and depression has been confirmed eurekalert.org.

McDonald's claims
The section claims that the McDonald's restaurant is the busiest in the world and set records for customers served. This statement is confusing because there is no context. Is it the busiest McDonald's, Fast food hamburger restaurant, fast food restaurant or restaurant in general? Same for the customers served. Who ever added it needs to clarify the statement or I will delete it. --Jeremy (blah blah • I did it!) 20:05, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Globalization
This seemed confusing to me: "In 2006, the global fast food market grew by 4.8% and reached a value of 102.4 billion and a volume of 80.3 billion transactions.[16] In India alone the fast food industry is growing by 41% a year.[17]"

102.4 billion what? Dejbren (talk) 14:23, 28 July 2012 (UTC)


 * I found a source that states the figure is pounds (£) so I have corrected the sentence to clarify it and added the new source. Sarahj2107 (talk) 15:27, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Second fast food outlet
"Billy Ingram and Walter Anderson in Wichita, Kansas in 1921, is generally credited with opening the second fast food outlet" What was the first? The previous paragraph talks about fish and chips but not a franchised outlet. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (talk) 02:29, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

Inapt photos
The photo attached to the caption about fast food in the US consisting of burger, fries and a soft drink just shows burgers! Can't anyone find a photo of the actual things listed in the caption?!

In the fish-and-chips photo, those sure don't look like the "mushy peas" I've had, which were actually mushy, rather than neatly separated! GeneCallahan (talk) 07:32, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

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Advertising POV
The new section "Advertising" is heavy on criticism, but lacks basic content on how the fast food industry advertises, which is a bare essential for such a section. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 14:46, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

Filling stations
"Filling stations" is a peculiarly American term, and should be avoided here.Royalcourtier (talk) 11:12, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm American and I've never heard that term used... only "gas stations". What do you call them? Bod (talk) 23:31, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

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A small recommendation to look into.
There are tons of claims that pretend to be sourced, that are not, or are inaccurate, that seems to be bias towards or against fast food, most often towards, we should look into to see if they are accurate or not, and remove any potential lies. LordLimaBean (talk) 21:24, 22 April 2018 (UTC)

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Is there some particular aspect of why I should be getting Twinkle vandal reverts for trying to improve a C-class article with less than 50% inline coverage and multiple unresolved tags?

Other than the lack of a user page covered in "I love me" barnstars, that is. 2604:6000:E7C1:7800:2930:7426:51AC:C243 (talk) 01:39, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

Fast food culture
Fast food culture 2409:4050:EBA:2C91:1CBD:C372:2096:5510 (talk) 16:44, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

Pizza is fast food?
What's the basis for calling pizza fast food? I walk into a Domino's order a pizza, none of it is precooked, the make it, bake it, takes 10 minutes. That's just normal food. That's not "fast". It's just making a pizza. Sbarro is different, the pizza is already cooked and you just order and get it. Rosellem (talk) 03:12, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 November 2022
The second to last sentence in the first part of the history section needs a space. The sentence starts with “The traditional family dinner…” 2603:6010:8C05:7F6:318F:2BDA:77BF:AFB7 (talk) 23:43, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ Cannolis (talk) 23:51, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

How fast food is cooked
Too cool fast food ,some Franchises" just add hot water "a taco bell worker said 2603:7081:E00:E000:CDC1:1C08:BBC4:F30E (talk) 15:58, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

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Theoretical framework for Project on the study on Customer perception towards fast food
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Fast food
Fast food is a type of mass-produced food designed for commercial resale, with a strong priority placed on speed of service. It is a commercial term, limited to food sold in a restaurant or store with frozen, preheated or precooked ingredients and served in packaging for take-out/take-away. Fast food was created as a commercial strategy to accommodate large numbers of busy commuters, travelers and wage workers. In 2018, the fast food industry was worth an estimated $570 billion globally.[1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.111.136.16 (talk) 16:52, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Seni-protected edit request
In the gallery to the right of the intro, where it shows a Margherita pizza, please replace the image as File:Pizza-3007395.jpg and put a general caption there as “pizza”. Many fast food pizzerias do not serve Margherita pizza and they are more timely in terms of preparation. 2600:100C:A20E:2:7D90:29BB:8000:5DDF (talk) 19:48, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting comment.svg Note: we're just showing a Margherita pizza, we're not saying that most pizzerias serve it, though it's fair to assume that they do given it's by far the most basic and the cheapest to make. M.Bitton (talk) 22:31, 20 March 2024 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Most fast food places I know do indeed not serve this type of pizza, but I'm also American so I have the least globalized opinion of most developed nations. That aside, I concur that the image is harmless and simply serves to show a type of fast food. The specificness of the name is out of Wikipedia's desire for accuracy, just like how the sandwich is marked as a Submarine sandwich rather than just Sandwich. — Sirdog (talk) 04:57, 5 April 2024 (UTC)