when was the first supermarket opened in britain
List of supermarket chains in the United Kingdom Premier Supermarkets, a subsidiary of Express Dairies, opened the UK's first supermarket in Streatham, South London in 1951, though The Co-operative Food opened Britain's first fully self-service store in March 1948 in Albert Road, Southsea.[5]
Fast food restaurant Arguably, the first fast food restaurants originated in the United States with A&W in 1919 and White Castle in 1921.[2] Today, American-founded fast food chains such as McDonald's (est. 1940) and KFC (est. 1952)[3][4][5][6] are multinational corporations with outlets across the globe.