Facts about fast food and America

Every month, about 9 out of 10 American children visit a McDonald's restaurant.
In 1970, Americans spent about $6 billion on fast food. In 2011, their costs rose to 142 billion.
In the early 1990s, the hamburger was considered an unhealthy and unsafe food for the poor. Usually they were sold not in restaurants, but from street carts.
In some fast food chains, both in the United States and in other countries, managers are awarded bonuses for saving money by reducing the wages of their employees.
North Korea is one of the few countries where you need to work hard to get Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola.

The first printed mention of a hamburger appeared in the Los Angeles Times in 1894.
In the United States alone, there are more than 300 thousand restaurants selling fast food.
A&W Root Beer is named after Roy Allen and Frank Wright, the founders of the company. Allen purchased the root beer recipe from a pharmacist. The A&W brand became the first franchise in the fast food category.
Advertising Age magazine declared McDonald's slogan "You deserve a break today" as part of the best advertising campaign of the 20th century.
In 1949, Richard and Maurice MacDonald opened the first McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California.
McDonald's is the largest employer in Brazil.
When McDonald's opened its location in Kuwait immediately after the Gulf War, the line of lined up cars reached seven miles.
In 1949, Forrest Raffel and his younger brother Leroy created a restaurant that sold roast beef sandwiches. The initials "Raffel Brothers (RB) gave rise to the brand name "Arby's.
Since McDonald's initially did not want visitors to stay in the institution for a long time, all types of entertainment machines were banned. They also placed uncomfortable chairs for visitors so that customers would not relax too much.
The genetically modified hormone rBGH is given to cows in the United States to increase milk yield, although this substance can become a carcinogen. Traces of rBGH have been found in foods such as hamburgers sold in fast-food chains.
Caffeine, the world's most used drug, is highly detrimental to health in large doses, including cases of muscle weakness, heart failure, and infertility. Children and adolescents consume more than 64 gallons of caffeinated beverages per year.
Critics of fast food say it promotes harmful consumerism that destroys both the environment and health. Some critics argue that there will soon be a complete "McDonaldinization of America," which will displace small businesses and make American life monotonous
Scientists claim that hamburger meat can lead to Alzheimer's disease.
Two fast food chains are considered the first establishments to start serving customers directly in cars. These are Pig Stand, which opened in Texas in 1921, and A&W Root Beer, which began operating in California in 1919.
The combination of fries and hamburgers is an extension of the "meat and potato" mentality of Americans, which originated in the 18th century.
When it was discovered in 1990 that the McDonald's chain was using cow fat to make French fries, vegetarian Hindus from Mumbai trashed the restaurant and smeared the statue of Ronald McDonald's with manure.
French fries are the most popular "fast food" in America. In 1970, this ready-made dish surpassed ordinary potatoes in sales there. In 2010, Americans ate more than 3 million tons of French fries.
The In-N-Out Burger is one of the few restaurants that crumble the potatoes by hand just before being placed in the deep fryer.
Out of respect for the Hindu religion, hamburgers are not served in India, and in Germany, McDonald's sells beer.
Invented in the nineteenth century, the meat grinder gave impetus to the development of hamburger production. In the United States, from 40 to 50 thousand packers are injured by meat processing devices every year.
Ronald McDonald is the second most popular after Santa Claus among 96% of American children.
Among the first fast food mascots was Big Boy, a chubby boy dressed in red and white checked jumpsuits with "Big Boy" written on his chest. The first mascot of McDonald's was a little cook Speedy with a hat in the form of a hamburger.
McDonald's is the largest buyer of beef, pork and potatoes in the world and the second largest customer of chicken meat. Their need for French fries accounts for 7.5% of America's total potato crop.
McDonald's, as one of the largest property owners in the world, earns most of it from rents rather than food sales.
The development of the "fast food" industry has caused an increase in obesity cases. The U.S. Center for Disease Control has determined that 248,000 Americans die prematurely as a result of obesity. Which is the second indicator of excess mortality in this country (smoking is in the first place).
Today, Americans consume 70 million packs of crispy tater tots a year. This dish was created to dispose of leftovers after the production of French fries. To burn the calories contained in one package of this meal, a walk for 67 minutes is necessary.