Topic: In the last twenty years, the proportion of Australians eating out on a regular basis has increased dramatically. This has given rise to a recent consumer demand for "healthy" menu options. Investigate the significance of this situation and the response to this demand by the industr...

Did you know that the average American goes out to eat four to five times a week? Many of us have made stopping to get a burger or stopping at a fast food restaurant a part of our daily routine. Fast food is typically inexpensive, served quickly and requires no clean up at the end of a busy work day...

Stop! Don't eat that Whopper, along with a regular diet of fast foods like it along with processed foods; it could lead to health risks that can potentially put your life in danger. Michael Pollan, a writer on food and eating, writes that "Escape from the Western Diet," all the fast food, all candy,...

The Quick Fix Without a doubt, we live in a fast-paced society, a society that dictates we can do more. For example, the internet has given people the ability to do multiple tasks from one location with a simple click of a button. Since we are living in a time which leaves no room for the simpl...

If fast food has such a significant impact on our society and economy, it is only natural that it should also have at least some effect on our environment. Presumably, the generalization of fast food in America, and now spreading all over the world, can lead to major negative impacts on our environ...

Junk and fast foodMany 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 any f...

Does this make me look fat? Obesity throughout our nation is growing at an alarmingly high rate and now more than ever are we starting to see the devastating effects that our diets are causing on our health. Eric Schlosser credits most of our major health related issues to the extraordinary ...

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...

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...

There is quite a big difference between the definition of the word to need and the word to want, which is where the problem arises for most Americans. Simon Patten, a pioneering economist-philosopher of consumption, believed that "the standard of life was based on superfluity: He expected that peo...

CREATING WORLDWIDE MARKET DOMINATIONMcDonald's has dominated the fast food industry for nearly three decades. With global sales of over $40 billion, its closest competitor, Burger King, would need over $27 billion in sales to take over the number one position in the industry. (Dailey, 2000, p. 8) Th...

A Fast Food World?Since the evolution of fast food restaurants, the value of the all American meal has been transformed by many means. Not only have fast food restaurants altered people's eating habits, but they have also revolutionized the way people live and society. It is safe to say the world i...

Since the tragedy of September 11th, our country has banned together in a show of nationalism and solidarity. Everyone from soccer moms to CNN are waving the flag to show their association with the movement. But, some institutions and practices that have long been viewed as patriotic or the "Ameri...