Its legacy can be seen not just
in the stampede of good, cheap burgers, but
in the growing recognition that certain fine - dining values, like caring service and premium ingredients, can be profitably
applied outside fine dining all the way down the scale to the most debased
restaurant genre of all, the
fast -
food outlet.
Merchants qualifying for the accelerated earn rate: The accelerated earn rate
applies to purchases made at American Express merchants
in the Gas, Grocery, Dining and Entertainment categories, classified
in the American Express network as: Gas Service Stations (with or without Ancillary Services and with Merchant Code: 5541) and Automated Fuel Dispensers (Merchant Code: 5542); Grocery Stores and Supermarkets (Merchant Code: 5411); Eating Places and
Restaurants (Merchant Code: 5812); Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) including Bars, Taverns, Nightclubs, Cocktail Lounges, and Discotheques (Merchant Code: 5813);
Fast Food Restaurants (Merchant Code: 5814); Entertainment including Motion Picture Theaters (Merchant Code: 7832), Theatrical Producers (except Motion Pictures) and Ticket Agencies (Merchant Code: 7922), Bands, Orchestras and Miscellaneous Entertainers - Not Elsewhere Classified (Merchant Code: 7929).
If you are
applying for a graphic designer position, for instance, your vast experience working as a cashier
in a
fast food restaurant might be a bit out of place.