15 Fast Food Ads Versus Their Real-Life Counterparts

Though the term “fast food” was recognized in a dictionary by Merriam-Webster in 1951, the many quick items you find at chains around the world just don’t stack up to their mouth-watering ads. Continue reading to see more ads vs. reality pictures.

As automobiles became popular and more affordable following World War I, drive-in restaurants were introduced. The American company White Castle, founded by Billy Ingram and Walter Anderson in Wichita, Kansas in 1921, is generally credited with opening the second fast food outlet and first hamburger chain, selling hamburgers for five cents each. Walter Anderson had built the first White Castle restaurant in Wichita in 1916, introducing the limited menu, high volume, low cost, high speed hamburger restaurant. Among its innovations, the company allowed customers to see the food being prepared. White Castle was successful from its inception and spawned numerous competitors.

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