Fast Food Facts
Check out some interesting fast food facts and learn more about the
next burger you buy from McDonalds or KFC.
Read how the junk food industry works, how much consumers spend on
it every year and also how fast food restaurants are slowly changing due to
rapidly increasing obesity and public health problems.
1.
Fast food (or junk food) is the name given to food that can be
prepared and served quickly, often served at basic restaurants or in packaged
form for convenient takeaway/takeout. It is typically inexpensive to buy but
unhealthy to eat.
2.
Popular forms of fast food include burgers, fries, pizza, fish and
chips, kebabs and fried chicken.
3.
Well known fast food franchises and restaurants include McDonalds,
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Burger King.
4.
As well as at restaurants, fast food is commonly sold at
convenience stores and gas stations. Examples of this include hotdogs, meat
pies and doughnuts.
5.
Fast food is often highly processed and produced on a large scale
to decrease costs. Ingredients and various menu items are typically prepared at
a different location before being sent to restaurants to be cooked, reheated or
quickly put together for the customer’s convenience.
6.
While hamburgers, fries and pizza are seen as traditional fast
foods, countries throughout the world sell all types of fast food that may not
be so well known. Some examples of these include kebabs, Chinese takeaways
(friend noodles, rice and meat dishes), sushi and bento type foods in Japan and
fish and chips in the UK, New Zealand
and Australia.
7.
Consumers in the USA spend
over $100 billion on fast food every year.
8.
McDonald’s is arguably the worlds most well known fast food chain.
There are McDonald’s restaurants found in over 100 countries around the world
and they serve over 40 million customers every day.
9.
Due to increased awareness of public health and obesity levels,
efforts have been made to improve fast food menus by lowering fat
levels or at least offering healthier alternatives. While these health concerns
are generating more attention, fast food is still linked to worldwide weight
gain problems, increased diabetes risks and healthcare costs.
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