All over the world, the global diet includes fast food—prepared items from inexpensive restaurants, snack bars, or food stands. Some examples of typically American fast food are hamburgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, fried chicken, and so on. Some types of international fast foods might be German sausage and schnitzel, Italian pizza and pasta, Mexican tacos and burritos, Japanese sushi and tempura, Chinese eggrolls and noodles, and the like. The variety of fast foods available on the planet is growing. Even so, this kind of style of nourishment is becoming universal, or worldwide. Fast-food places usually prepare and serve the items quickly. Many are part of fast-food chains (eating places with the same name and company owner). KFC, the Pizza Company, and Pizza Hut are some examples. Restaurants under a fast-food chain usually have a similar atmosphere—the look of the place, menus, and the style and taste of food, for instance.