Fast food is a type of mass-produced food designed for commercial resale, with a strong priority placed on speed of service. It is a commercial term, limited to food sold in a restaurant or store with frozen, preheated or precooked ingredients and served in packaging for take-out/takeaway. Fast food was created as a commercial strategy to accommodate large numbers of busy commuters, travelers and wage workers. In 2018, the fast food industry was worth an estimated $570 billion globally.

जलद खाद्यप्रदार्थ किव्हा फ़ास्टफ़ूड हे १८६० सलीत चालू झालेली एक खानेची प्रता आहे. याची खोज ब्रिटैन मधे मावरे वह चिप्सनी झाली. १९५० सालीत ही प्रता अमेरिकामधे प्रसिद्ध झाली. जलद खाद्यप्रदार्थ ते आहे जे लवकर बनवून तैयार होते पण त्यात जस्ट पोषण नास्ते.