A quick lunch (or meal); A snack; Fast food )kuài cān refers to popular catering that is quickly supplied by commercial enterprises, eaten immediately and at reasonable prices to meet people's daily needs. It has the characteristics of rapidity, convenience, standardization and environmental protection.

Hong Kong and Taiwan are translated into fast food, ready-to-eat food, etc., which is different from bento, and consumers' understanding of fast food is varied, far beyond the original meaning of foreign words. But nothing more than this, that is, fast food is produced by food factories or processed by large and medium-sized catering enterprises, which is popular, time-saving and convenient and can serve as a staple food.

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Development history

There are 4 million catering outlets in China, and super-large-scale enterprises have emerged, with the turnover of 11 enterprises exceeding 1 billion yuan, and the turnover of 34 enterprises exceeding 511 million yuan, of which the turnover of the top ten enterprises has reached 33.676 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase.

first appeared in Germany and was called "quickmeal" or "fastfood" in English. After it was introduced into China, the Chinese name was "fast food", that is, cooked meals that can be served at any time.

In fact, what we usually call "fast food" should be called Chinese fast food, commonly known as box lunch. It is a way of eating that Chinese food absorbs foreign food culture. It has entered thousands of households with its bright, convenient and economical features.

With the development of social economy, fast food has become the mainstream lunch for white-collar workers in first-tier cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, and the style of fast food has gradually evolved and upgraded, which not only pays attention to the balance of nutrition, but also has more colorful styles.

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