Fast Food History

Food & Drink

McDonald's chicken tenders were introduced to the national menu in the United States in 1982, following earlier regional or limited tests in the late 1970s. Available in pairs,...

Business & Entrepreneurship

Tom Monaghan and James Monaghan founded Domino’s Pizza in 1960 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, with Tom becoming the sole owner within a few years and driving the chain’s rapid expa...

Food History

In the 1970s, Taco Bell operated a streamlined, value-focused menu that emphasized simple, fast Mexican-inspired items at low prices. During this decade, the chain leaned on ada...

Food Industry History

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen was founded by Al Copeland in 1972, starting as a single fried chicken restaurant in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans. Copeland, an experienced...

food-service-history

The first McDonald's drive-thru opened in 1975 in Sierra Vista, Arizona, created to serve customers in cars quickly and improve order accuracy. This evergreen explainer details...

Celebrity Profiles

Wendy, known as the founder and namesake of Wendy's, is Dave Thomas's daughter, Melisa Thomas. She is not the public-facing founder or operator; Dave Thomas established the firs...

business

Ray Kroc (1902–1984) was the American businessman who transformed McDonald's into a global fast-food system. While not the original founder of the single restaurant opened by...