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Tag Archives: fast food
Regional and semi-national fast food burger chains
Most of us are familiar with the national fast food burger chains like McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King, Dairy Queen, Five Guys, Sonic, and Hardee’s/Carl’s Jr. But, there are many local, regional, and semi-national burger chains that dot the map and … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, cities, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, Food, food systems, fun, geography, history, land use, product design, shopping, Statistics, third places, tourism, traffic
Tagged burger joints, burgers, dining, drive-ins, fast food, restaurants
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Waste not, want not
The old adage used for the post title needs to be applied more forcefully to the food service industry, particularly quick-serve (fast food) restaurants, coffee shops, and similar dining establishments. I cannot count the number of times I have been … Continue reading
Posted in civics, climate change, coffee shops/cafes, commerce, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, energy, environment, Food, food systems, health, humanity, infrastructure, logistics, nature, planning, pollution, product design, recycling, Small business, sustainability, technology, visual pollution
Tagged civics, dining, environment, fast food, food, food service, greem ecology, landfills, plastics, pollution, quick serve, recycling, restaurants, trash, waste
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Burger masters – master burgers
The title of this post comes from the character in the animated holiday special Santa Claus is Coming to Town – the Meisterburger-burgermeister. Here is a list of my favorite hamburger chains (fast food and gourmet). Figured there are way too … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, consumerism, Cuisine, culture, Food, geography, land use, product design, Travel
Tagged cuisine, dining, fast food, food, gourmet hamburgers, hamburgers, restaurants
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Roadside American memories – restaurants
At the conclusion of this post is my list of memorable restaurant chains that are no longer with us. As a kid I thought many of these were the top of the town in terms of dining. Today, as an … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, advertising, architecture, coffee shops/cafes, Cuisine, culture, diversity, economics, entrepreneurship, food systems, geography, history, land use, placemaking, third places, tourism, transportation
Tagged Americana, dining, eating, fast food, food, restaurants, roadside
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