This statistic shows the speed of service in fast food drive-thrus in the United States as of August 2015, by menu category. The average speed of service in ethnic fast food restaurant drive-thrus was 224.43 seconds.
Speed of service in fast food drive-thrus in the United States as of August 2015, by menu category
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Speed of service in fast food drive-thrus in the United States as of August 2015, by menu category
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1,882 different visits to 890 different restaurants within 29 restaurant chains
Supplementary notes
The burger chain category includes Burger King, Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s, In-N-Out Burger, Dairy Queen, Jack in the Box, Krystal, McDonald’s, Wendy’s.
The ethnic chain category includes Del Taco, El Pollo Loco, Fazoli’s, Panda Express, Taco Bell, Taco John’s.
The sandwich chain category includes Arby’s, Bojangles’, Chick-fil-A, Church’s Chicken, Jimmy John’s, KFC, Panera Bread, Popeyes, Schlotzsky’s Deli, Steak Escape, Subway, Tim Hortons.
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QSR magazine. (October 1, 2015). Speed of service in fast food drive-thrus in the United States as of August 2015, by menu category (in seconds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/328663/speed-of-service-in-fast-food-drive-thrus-by-menu-category-us/
QSR magazine. "Speed of service in fast food drive-thrus in the United States as of August 2015, by menu category (in seconds)." Chart. October 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328663/speed-of-service-in-fast-food-drive-thrus-by-menu-category-us/
QSR magazine. (2015). Speed of service in fast food drive-thrus in the United States as of August 2015, by menu category (in seconds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/328663/speed-of-service-in-fast-food-drive-thrus-by-menu-category-us/
QSR magazine. "Speed of Service in Fast Food Drive-thrus in The United States as of August 2015, by Menu Category (in Seconds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328663/speed-of-service-in-fast-food-drive-thrus-by-menu-category-us/
QSR magazine, Speed of service in fast food drive-thrus in the United States as of August 2015, by menu category (in seconds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/328663/speed-of-service-in-fast-food-drive-thrus-by-menu-category-us/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Speed of service in fast food drive-thrus in the United States as of August 2015, by menu category (in seconds) [Graph], QSR magazine, October 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/328663/speed-of-service-in-fast-food-drive-thrus-by-menu-category-us/
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