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Fast food is best understood not as a kind of restaurant but as an industrial system: franchising to raise capital without owning stores, real estate as the actual product, a supply chain reorganised around uniformity, and a labour model designed so that no employee needs a skill.

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How should I approach learning the fast food industry?
Fast food is best understood not as a kind of restaurant but as an industrial system: franchising to raise capital without owning stores, real estate as the actual product, a supply chain reorganised around uniformity, and a labour model designed so that no employee needs a skill.
What's a good book to start the fast food industry with?
A strong starting point is The chain by Ted Genoways. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.
What should I read after the fast food industry?
Once you have the fundamentals, explore closely related subjects like The tobacco industry, The fashion industry.

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