Editorial Standards
QuickEats Review operates under a written editorial policy that governs how we source, report, verify, edit and correct every piece we publish. This page lays out that policy in full so that readers, sources and industry contacts can hold us to it.
1. Independence
We are an independent editorial publication. We have no ownership relationship, licensing agreement or promotional arrangement with any quick-service restaurant brand. We are not a franchise operator, a supplier, an investor of record in any covered company, and no member of our staff sits on any restaurant company advisory board.
Our advertising is served programmatically through Google Ads and other display networks. Editorial staff have no visibility into which advertisers appear alongside our content on any given day, and advertisers have no ability to request, review, edit or veto editorial coverage. Advertising placements are visually distinguished from editorial content per FTC guidance on native advertising disclosure.
2. Sourcing & Methodology
Menu reviews. Every review is based on food purchased at full retail by a staff member or contributor, from a store location selected without any prior coordination with the operator. We do not accept comped meals, press junkets or launch-event samples. Where a brand offers media tastings, we decline and visit a regular retail location at our own expense. Each published review reflects a minimum of three separate purchases across at least two distinct store locations.
Industry reporting. Reporting on corporate strategy, franchise economics, labor practices and supply chain is grounded in public filings (SEC 10-K, 10-Q, franchise disclosure documents), earnings-call transcripts, court records, named on-record sources and vetted anonymous sources whose identities are known to the editor-in-chief. We prefer on-record sources and use anonymity only when the source faces credible professional risk.
Data journalism. When we publish quantitative work (drive-thru timing studies, price indices, wait-time surveys), the raw methodology is described in the piece and the underlying dataset is available on request to qualified researchers, subject to protecting individual store or worker anonymity.
3. Fact-checking
Every article is read for factual accuracy by an editor who was not the primary reporter. Direct quotes are verified against recordings or contemporaneous notes. Numerical claims, historical dates and company financials are cross-referenced against at least one independent source before publication.
4. Use of AI
QuickEats Review does not use generative AI to write, rewrite or paraphrase editorial content. We may use AI-assisted tooling for spell-checking, grammar suggestions and headline brainstorming, but no AI-generated text appears in our published work. Any illustrations or photography generated with AI assistance are captioned accordingly.
5. Corrections
Mistakes happen. When we get something wrong, we correct it promptly and visibly. A dated correction notice is appended to the top of the affected article, the original erroneous text is preserved with strikethrough where the correction is material, and a plain-language explanation is added at the foot of the piece. Readers who spot an error may write to corrections@quickeatsreview.example with the URL and a description of the issue.
6. Reader complaints & right of reply
Subjects of critical reporting are contacted before publication and given a reasonable opportunity to respond. Where a company provides an on-record response, it is included in the published piece. Post-publication concerns from named subjects are reviewed by the editor-in-chief and, where warranted, addressed through updates, clarifications or full corrections.
7. Ethics
QuickEats Review reporters and editors follow the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics as our baseline standard. We do not accept gifts from covered companies. We do not hold personal financial positions (long or short) in publicly-traded restaurant companies we cover, and we disclose any prior employment in the quick-service industry on our About page and in bylines where relevant.
Last reviewed: April 18, 2026. Next scheduled review: April 2027.