Fast Food Restaurants
Customer satisfaction benchmarks and strategic insights for fast food restaurants
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FAST FOOD
RESTAURANTS
Customers are not starved for options when it comes to choosing a fast food business to visit. Stand out against the competition with ACSI benchmarking. Discover which elements of the customer experience keep your customers coming back and what you can do to attract more.
At a glance:
Fast Food Restaurants
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Inaugural year:
1994
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Updated:
annually
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Most recent data:
2024
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Companies:
23 major chains, plus aggregate of smaller fast food outlets
Satisfaction Benchmarks by Company
Fast Food Restaurants
| Anchor Link | Company | 2023 | 2024 | % CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Food Restaurants | 78 | 79 | 1% | |
| All Others | 82 | 83 | 1% | |
| #chick-fil-a | Chick-fil-A | 85 | 83 | -2% |
| #kfc-yum-brands | KFC (Yum! Brands) | 81 | 81 | 0% |
| #arbys-inspire-brands | Arby’s (Inspire Brands) | 77 | 80 | 4% |
| #culvers | Culver’s | NM | 80 | NA |
| #panera-bread | Panera Bread | 76 | 80 | 5% |
| #starbucks | Starbucks | 78 | 80 | 3% |
| #dominos | Domino’s | 78 | 79 | 1% |
| #papa-johns | Papa Johns | 80 | 79 | -1% |
| #pizza-hut-yum-brands | Pizza Hut (Yum! Brands) | 78 | 79 | 1% |
| #five-guys | Five Guys | 78 | 78 | 0% |
| #burger-king-rbi | Burger King (RBI) | 76 | 77 | 1% |
| #chipotle | Chipotle | 75 | 77 | 3% |
| #dunkin-inspire-brands | Dunkin’ (Inspire Brands) | 77 | 77 | 0% |
| #panda-express | Panda Express | 77 | 77 | 0% |
| #sonic-inspire-brands | Sonic (Inspire Brands) | 72 | 76 | 6% |
| #wendys | Wendy’s | 74 | 76 | 3% |
| #little-caesars | Little Caesars | 74 | 75 | 1% |
| #dairy-queen | Dairy Queen | 75 | 74 | -1% |
| #subway | Subway | 75 | 74 | -1% |
| #taco-bell-yum-brands | Taco Bell (Yum! Brands) | 71 | 73 | 3% |
| #jack-in-the-box | Jack in the Box | 73 | 72 | -1% |
| #popeyes-rbi | Popeyes (RBI) | 74 | 72 | -3% |
| #mcdonalds | McDonald’s | 69 | 71 | 3% |
NM = Not Measured
NA = Not Available
Fast Food Restaurant Benchmarks
Customer Experience Benchmarks Year-Over-Year Industry Trends
| Benchmarks | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy of food order | 85 | 86 |
| Quality of mobile app | 84 | 86 |
| Reliability of mobile app (minimal down time, crashes, lags) | 84 | 85 |
| Beverage quality (taste, temperature) | 83 | 84 |
| Courtesy and helpfulness of staff | 83 | 84 |
| Food quality (taste, temperature, freshness of ingredients) | 83 | 84 |
| Restaurant layout and cleanliness | 82 | 83 |
| Speed of check-out or delivery | 82 | 83 |
| Website satisfaction | 83 | 83 |
| Variety of beverages on menu | 80 | 82 |
| Variety of food on menu | 80 | 82 |
Industry averages are weighted by companies’ market shares.
2024 results based on data collected April 2023 – March 2024.