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How Fast Food Is Getting Faster

A Chipotle restaurant in New York

Photographer: Angus Mordant/Bloomberg

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It’s lunch time, and you have 15 minutes to grab a salad or burrito before rushing back to your desk. You walk to your go-to quick-service chain, but a line around the corner prompts you to head to the restaurant next door. It’s not your favorite, but given the time crunch, it’ll have to do.