The Relationship between Service Quality of Fast Food Restaurant and Consumers’ Satisfaction in North Eastern of Thailand

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Kantapon Lordsopa
Supaporn Ponthiang
Supaporn Thongsoi
Nutsara Boonmatun

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This study aims to determine the effect of service quality of fast food restaurant on consumers’ satisfaction in North Eastern of Thailand. The researcher collected 323 respondents of the sample and analyzes the data by coefficient correlation analysis. The results of the study found that service quality of fast food restaurant related significantly, positively and moderately to consumers’ satisfaction, at r = 0.60, R2 = 0.36 (Sig. .01). Moreover, the components of service quality of fast food restaurant in terms of physical environment quality, food quality and service quality also related significantly and moderately consumers’ satisfaction, at r = 0.53 and 0.50 (Sig. .01), respectively. These three components of service quality of fast food restaurant could enhance the best service quality of fast food restaurant in terms of the development of physical environment quality, food quality and staffs service quality.

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