Fast+Food

The Fast Food industry has completely transformed the norm of American society by creating easy to eat food opportunities to every one in its reach. Started in 1921, White Castle “is generally credited with opening the second fast food outlet and first hamburger chain, selling hamburgers for five cents each” (Wikipedia). After this installation, the road was paved for the fast food market, resulting in the opening of many different restaurants, the likes of which we still see to this day.

Fast Food is prevalent throughout the world, but is most notably known in America. Because Fast Food is such an immense corporation, it also has a substantial effect on the economy of the United States. It is one of the largest  job providers  in the USA and according to Wikipedia “about 4.1 million U.S. workers are employed in food preparation and serving (including fast food) as of 2010” (Wikipedia). This number continues to grow as the years go by. This industry also has negative side effects, and has been bashed and ridiculed for its nutritional side effects in America, the most of which are with children. Domenick Celentano explains, “Happy Meals are approximately 10% of McDonalds sales and you might just say…’yawn’. However that 10% is greater than Panera Bread, IHOP or Dairy Queen sales”(Celentano 1). By creating cheap, easy to eat, and good tasting food for anyone, Fast Food has innovated a new market in the culinary world that has completely revolutionized America.

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