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human
ELI5 Why is cafeteria food made en masse so bad, but restaurants and fast food chains can make food so good

Sounds kind of like a dumb question, but it really puzzles me. Why is food prepared en masse (say in a hospital or school) so bad, yet restaurants and chains can make food taste so good in such a short amount of time? Is there something inherent in the process of cooking food in large quantities at once that makes it more difficult to make tasty? Or is it simply that cafeterias have less well trained staff or cooking materials?

**edit:** Thanks to everyone for all the responses, now the whole cafeteria food vs restaurant/fast food thing makes sense!
gpt
Large corporations that own large food chains have lots of money. They can buy high quality food. Your local school system has nowhere near this amount of money, forcing them to buy lower quality food. Support your local educational system!