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• snooggums@kbin.social ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The US is comparable to all of Europe,. In addition to national chains there are ton of regional (small number of states) and local chains (generally within one state). Fried chicken is extremely popular.

  So probably hundreds of fried chicken fast food chains exist even if there are only a handful that are nationally known.

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• PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The US is huge dude.

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• Delphia@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Im not from the states but I know regional chains are also a thing. Theres some places that only really exist in one state or one area of the country.

  Have a look at the Joshua Weismann videos on YT where he tries burgers from all the major chains he can think of. Pretty interesting.

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  • BleatingZombie@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You’re right. And even if a fast food chain is national it doesn’t mean there’s one within 100 miles from you

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    • Delphia@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Im Australian and whenever I travel I look for US chains in other major cities I havent tried.

      I had 5 Guys in Glasgow of all places. Carls Jnr opened a location near me which I thought was weird. Its pretty good though.

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      • TheIllustrativeMan@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Just to note: US chains are significantly better outside the US. I don’t eat at chains in the US anymore, they’re expensive and I’m pretty sure my shit is more nutritious. Might taste better too.

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• over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Extrapolating from prior statistics, somewhere around 200,000…

  statista.com/…/total-number-of-fast-food-restaura…

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  • stankmut@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s individual fast food restaurants, not fast food chains.

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• GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I mean, we kinda invented them 😂

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• LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  A lot. Just fried chicken chains are quite numerous:

  restaurantbusinessonline.com/…/largest-chicken-ch…

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• GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s one of their main cultural divisions.

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  • lolrightythen@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Diversions?

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• afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Oh man I could not even estimate. How many locations until it is considered a chain? There is a bar on my block that has a two other locations, is that a chain?

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• zipzoopaboop@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Think of your biggest number then triple it

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