WHAT ARE THE GLOBAL IMPACTS OF THE FAST

WHAT ARE THE GLOBAL IMPACTS OF THE FAST FOOD CULTURE?

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WHITE CASTLE �It first opened in Wichita, Kansas by Billy Ingram and Walter Anderson �Considered the first fast food restaurant in the United States �Had cheap beef burgers, fries and cola �Most people would think that the food was of low quality

MCDONALD’S �The Maurice and Richard Mc. Donald brothers founded in 1948 in San Bernardino, California �They used the quick-service method �Similar to the assembly line for cars �Presented his new icon, Ronald Mc. Donald, 1963 �Today, 96% of American children recognize the golden arches.

SUBWAY �Subway was founded in 1965 by Fred Wig �It has the largest number of locations worldwide of any fast food restaurant �Jared Fogle is recognized to be the spokesman for Subway �He lost 245 pounds in a year eating two daily sandwich and walking.

SUBWAY LOCATIONS

ASSEMBLY-LINE SYSTEM �Mc. Donald’s was the first to use this system �Applied concept used in automotive industry to the fast food industry �No specialized workers needed

THE INDUSTRY

NUMBER OF LOCATIONS According to Forbes. com FAST FOOD CHAINS LOCATIONS in USA #1 Mc. Donald’s 18. 710 Kentucky Fried Chicken 11. 798 Subway 10. 109 Pizza Hut 5. 890 Starbucks 5. 727 Burger King 4. 998 Domino’s Pizza 4. 422 Dunkin’ Donuts 3. 005 Dairy Queen 802 Papa John’s 755

REVENUE IN 2012 Fast Food Chain Mc. Donald’s Subway Burger King Starbucks Wendy’s Total Revenue $32. 4 Billion $10. 6 Billion $8. 4 Billion $8 Billion $7. 9 Billion According to Foxnews. com

MEAT FOUND INSIDE BURGERS �During World War II, farmers produced too much grain and the American people could not consume it all �fatten cattle faster and ready for slaughter �pathogens like E. coli are formed and meat is nutritionally inferior to grass-fed cows

INGREDIENT IN A STRAWBERRY SHAKE �" Artificial strawberry flavor “ contains: Only these chemicals: amyl acetate, amyl butyrate, amyl valerate, anethole, anisyl formate, benzyl acetate, benzyl isobutyrate, butyric acid, cinnamyl isobutyrate, valerate, cinnamyl oil essential cognac, diacetyl ketone, dipropyl, ethyl butyrate, ethyl cinnamate, ethyl heptanoate, ethyl heptylate, ethyl lactate, ethyl methylphenylglycidate, ethyl nitrate, propionate, valerate, heliotropin, hydroxyphrenyl-2 -butanone (10% alcohol solution), ionone, isobutyl anthranilate, isobutyl butyrate, lemon essential oil, maltol, 4 methylacetophenone, methyl anthranilate, methyl benzoate, methyl cinnamate, methyl heptine carbonate, methyl naphthyl ketone, methyl salicylate , peppermint essential oil, nerolin, neryl isobutyrate, orris butter, phenethyl alcohol, rose, rum ether, undecalactone, vanillin and solvent

CALORIE INTAKE BY GENDER Average calorie intake a day. . . Women: 1, 940 men: 2, 500 children: 1, 200

OBESITY RATES (USA)

OBESITY RATES (GLOBALY)

PANDEMIC? �Pandemic: occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population

ADDICTED? �High consumption of fast food is associated with depression �Fast food has the same addictive effects as some drugs such as cocaine

ADVERTISING (USA) �Advertising is directed to children �Toys, animated characters, and kid’s meals as incentives for children

ADVERTISING (CHINA) �Black and White burger→ heibai liangdao tongchi (黑白两道通吃), which describes people who are so well-connected with both the government (that's the white side) and organized crime ("black society, " as it's called in Chinese) �http: //aht. seriouseats. com/archives/2012/09/newfrom-mcdonalds-china-black-and-white-burgerset. html

CHINA �Describes people who are so well connected with: ▪ the government (the white side) ▪ organized crime ("black society", as it is called in Chinese) �"Mc. Donalds Corp (MCD. N) plans to double the number of its restaurants in China to 2, 000 by 2013" (Fang and Jones)

INDIA �Mc. Donald's adapts to the demand for vegetarian food in india �"Mc. Donald's opens a new restaurant in the middle of next year, near the Golden Temple in the holy Sikh city of Amritsar in northern India»

GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION �California has banned all trans fats in packaged food and restaurants �New York and Boston have imposed a ban on the use of trans fats �The city of El Monte has already proposed a tax of one cent per ounce of sugary drinks �San Francisco has passed a law requiring fast food chains announce the calorie content

GOLDEN ARCH THEORY OF CONFLICT PREVENTION �Coined in The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas L. Friedman �“No two countries with a Mc. Donald’s within its borders will ever go to war” �“The Capitalist Peace”

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