Junk and fast food Many people eat not only when it is pre-set meal time, but also when they have spare time. Junk food allows people to eat without planning, without dressing up, without making a lot of decisions, sometimes without even getting out of the car. Nowadays, Junk food is defined as a...

Life on the Fast Food Lane In Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser it discusses the bad eating habits and the unhealthy foods that cook behind the grill. This informative book shows not only what goes on in America, but also what happens behind the counter in other countries. It discusses the hea...

In the article "McDonald's Menu to Post Calorie Data," journalist Stephanie Storm explains during the summer of 2012, McDonald's started something new with their menu's to see if it would have an impact on America's eating habit. "We recognize customers want to know more about the nutrition content...

Central to the success of McDonald's, as envisioned by Kroc, was that everything would look and taste exactly the same at every location - he was a great believer in uniformity and conformity. Now that has one effect when you're talking about what a restaurant's architecture looks like and...

Ronald McDonald and Global Realization The first McDonald's was built in 1940 in San Bernardino, California. Since then, McDonald's has spread its Big Macs and french-fries to every end of the globe. Following a policy of "global realization," the fast food giant now has mo...