This fast food chain deserves its moment in the sun, not only for pioneering the industry, but also for surviving the rise of a legion of competitors.

The first White Castle location opened in 1921 in Wichita, making it the original American fast-food burger chain. Founder Bill Ingram used $700 to open the starting location and started serving ...

Fast-food restaurants are serious business in America. The $208 billion industry caters to the fickle taste buds of consumers, who have grown up in the shadow of McDonald's golden arches.

It isn’t the first fast food restaurant to serve an organic menu; not far away, Amy’s Drive Thru is also trying to reinvent fast food, and there are dozens or perhaps hundreds of others around ...

San Francisco’s very first fast food restaurant wasn’t your average eating establishment, much less the size of one. At 50,000 square feet, Ott’s was just shy of reaching the depth of a ...