One pandemic trend likely to stick for fast food: a transition to inhospitable spaces. "Name a fast-food restaurant and the odds are the company has recently developed a branch without any restaurant at all. Chipotle’s first 'Digital Kitchen,' which opened in upstate New York in 2020, has no dining room. A branch that opened last year in the Cleveland suburbs doesn’t even let customers inside the store."
Why Fast Food Is Racing to Ditch the Dining Room
America traded eating out for ordering ahead during the pandemic—and chains noticed.
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