1896 ⟶ First Self-Service Restaurant Opens

First self-service restaurant (the "Stollwerck-Automatenres...
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🍽️ First Self-Service Restaurant Opens

First self-service restaurant (the "Stollwerck-Automatenrestaurant") opens in Berlin's Leipziger Straße.⟶
First Self-Service Restaurant Opens (1896)
RestaurantSelf-ServiceAutomatenrestaurantFood ServiceBerlin19th CenturyGermanyIndustry
GermanyGermany

🍭 Cotton Candy Spinning Machine Invention

Cotton candy-spinning machine invented by dentist William Morrison and confectioner John C. Wharton, and first introduced to a wide audience at the 1904 World's Fair as Fairy Floss⟶
Cotton Candy Spinning Machine Invention (1897)
Cotton CandyMachineInventionFairy FlossConfectionery19th CenturyUnited StatesIndustry
United StatesUnited States

🍔 First McDonald's Restaurant Opens

The McDonalds brothers open their first McDonald's restaurant on May 15 in San Bernardino, California⟶
First McDonald's Restaurant Opens (1940)
Fast FoodMcDonald'sRestaurantFranchiseAmerican Cuisine20th Century
United StatesUnited States

🍣 First Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurant Opens

The first conveyor belt sushi restaurant, Mawaru Genroku Sushi, opens in Higashiosaka.⟶
First Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurant Opens (1958)
SushiConveyor BeltMawaru Genroku SushiJapanFood Service
JapanJapan