FinanceBuzz collected pricing data from a dozen popular fast food restaurants over the past decade and calculated how much prices have risen compared to the national inflation rate.
A woman questioned why fast food drive-thrus don’t put menus up earlier on in the line. She says she would like more time to decide on her order before getting to the speaker.
Shake Shack built a $4 billion business as an alternative to fast food, with gourmet cachet and lofty prices. But as it expands, it’s embracing a proven fast-food strategy—drive thru—while trying to preserve its premium branding.
Growing up in the D.C. area, Sahil Rahman and Rahul Vinod had the idea to open an Indian fast-casual restaurant. They cofounded a fast-casual concept, Rasa, that now has five locations.