• Every month, approximately nine out of 10 American children visit a McDonald’s restaurant.
• In 1970, Americans spent about $6 billion on fast food. By 2006, the spending had risen to nearly $142 billion.
• During the early 1900s, the hamburger was thought to be polluted, unsafe to eat and food for the poor. Street carts, not restaurants, typically served them.
• Proportionally, hash browns have more fat and calories than a cheeseburger or Big Mac.
• At some fast food chains, both in U.S. and in other countries, managers are rewarded bonuses when they reduce employee wages to save money.
• To keep salaries low, McDonald’s and other fast food chains have intentionally engaged in anti-union activities.
