Fast foodhas been a part of theAmerican storyfor more than a century now.
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Thus he was well primed for success when he opened thefirst Taco Bellin Downey, California in 1962.
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Franchising began two years later, and by the close of the decade, there were 100-plus locations.
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1959 Little Caesars
Pizza!
They opened their first pizza restaurant in 1959 in Garden City, Michigan.
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That year, the firstSonic Drive-Inwas founded in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
It featured speakers set by parking spots so customers never had to exit their cars to order food.
Meanwhile, in Florida, the company that would be known to billions as Burger King was founded.
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Itinitially went by the name Insta-Burger Kingbased on the name of the gadget used to cook up its burger.
With that concept, the firstWhataburgeropened in Corpus Christie, Texas.
On opposite coasts of America, two very successful chains were founded.
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Some people can’t get enough of their food, some will never even try it given the politics.
(Businessman Ray Kroc would grow the chain into a powerhouse starting in the 1950s.)
That same year, the firstDairy Queenwas founded in Joilet, Illinois.
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Nonetheless, it all started more than 90 years ago and KFC is now a global sensation.
In fact, this venerable fast-food chain just passed its century mark, having been founded in 1921.
This chain had a hand in that.
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Or should we say a ‘dog.’
See where Nathan’s hot dogs fared in ourhot dog taste test.
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