All 478 unique fast food chains worldwide from the Wikipedia list: founding year, country of origin, founders, number of locations, website, and products, pulled from each chain's article.
478 rows in one CSV file, with 8 columns in total: Restaurant, Year_Founded, Country_Origin, Founder, Number_of_Locations, Website, Products, Chain_URL.
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