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Anderson, Ken. “Life before Fast Food.” Central Wisconsin News, The Star News, 13 Apr. 2021, https://www.centralwinews.com/perspectives/2021/04/13/life-before-fast-food/?destination=star-news.

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With such growth, marketing and manufacturing companies make it so the products are all the same to cut costs and grow the appeal.(6)

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Fast Food is considered by definition to be: Food made at a fast speed and made with pre-cooked or frozen items produced in bulk. (6)

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Catherine Keske Associate Professor, Katherine. “Fast Food Is Comforting, but in Low-Income Areas It Crowds out Fresher Options.” The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2022, https://theconversation.com/fast-food-is-comforting-but-in-low-income-areas-it-crowds-out-fresher-options-136227.

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People use to talk in person instead of over the phone. (1)

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24/7 stimuli was not yet real.(1)

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People had to come up with their own form of fun.(1)

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Only means of communication with outside sources were through landlines or mail. (1)

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People lived without things like caller ID.(1)

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Kids entertainment depended on outside factors with friends not online games.(1)

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Parents trusted their kids to stay out with their friends all day long with no communication.(1)

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Hopscotch, jump rope & hide + seek were very popular. (1)

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Television was only 3-4 channels.(1)

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Meals were all at the same time with the whole family. (1)

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George, Simon. “Fast Food.” History 101, season 1, episode 1, 22 May 2020.

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“History to Go: The Evolution of the Fast Food Restaurant.” CTM Design, 3 May 2021, https://www.ctmdesign.ca/history-to-go-the-evolution-of-the-fast-food-restaurant/.

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“Increase in Working Women Means More Delivery, Fewer Home-Cooked Meals.” Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo!, 26 June 2019, https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/increase-in-working-women-means-more-delivery-less-home-cooked-meals-142136428.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANimszWov_q-3iv68jY6PUrp4wMx8MWXZqlGHTrs2Q9M1yiXy-_QDoJ1BIXcP5-AaaQLUxAhxRQo5clYotCgxGBvRR3m8X8EWBtju6LsBxmJJkTDTa1V_phfgHPtp3WipAjnOompZMawQ6tuoGHU4jftgKPVFdQ1RrOpEsZD_aPW.

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It is believed that the first evidence of fast food was found in the ancient Roman era. (2)

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In the 60's Microwaves came out and could reheat frozen meals making even more of a convenience to peoples lives.(6)

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later on in the 50's driving culturing was the new craze and driving into places where you could be served from your car quickly became very popular.(6)

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Many countries and cultures have their own form of fast food throughout time, found in street vending formats. (2)

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Canada too built small food vending options in gas stations with little wait times for convenience.(2)

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America did not begin its long standing fast-food line until 1916 with “White Castle” in Wichita Kansas. (2)

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In the 90’s wait times for fast service were being cut down.(2)

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McDonald’s & KFC, two very well established companies of today were founded shortly after.(2)

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Later followed in N-out burger & Wendy's.(2)

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It was made for workers who don’t have the time to wait long for a meal.(2)

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Car hops & drive threw’s later became common with establishments like the pig stand that opened in 1921.(2)

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This attracted the attention & stomachs of the working class.(2)

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Now we see everything online, we have the ability to get access to goods by just 1 click. (2)

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During this time with the industry booming in America, long standing companies begin to look internationally. Soon Australia, The U.K & Japan have American fast food chains available to the public. (6)

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By the year 1978, around 60,000 fast food companies are open all around the U.S.(6)

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These new methods cut down time and costs so much so that fast food was able to flourish so quickly after.(6)

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The business too has managed to last for so long as it caters to the needs and diet of many people, from gluten & dairy free options. Also options for vegans. (6)

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Pre made meal kits can even be now ordered online.(3)

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It’s hard to go anywhere these days and not find some form of fast food option.(3)

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Practically never ate out unless for special occasions.(3)

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Before a time of the current “fast-food” families ate together every night.(3)

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Many people of the past ate simple meals and lacked luxuries of burgers & pizza.(3)

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Fast-food has even made it’s way into grocery stores with minute made meals.(3)

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The average burger now has tripled in size since it's first released production.(6)

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drinks in the 50's were only 7oz now it's seen that in 2019 that increased to 38oz. (6)

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however by the 2000's people are becoming more health consciousness and therefore chains are starting to respond by marketing better made healthier food people would still love. (6)

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McDonald's stops super sizing and that same year starts selling salads.(6)

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Burger King shortly after this becomes the first chain to release the fist veggie burger. (6)

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To combat these problems the FDA makes it a rule for all companies to post their calorie counts for consumers to see.(6)

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The earliest forms of this were automats made in the 1920's that people could put money into and receive a fresh meal in return. It was almost like an early vending machine.(6)

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It's been found that in the new generation many women are pushing back the age of marriage & child birth so they can work more. (5)

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People’s overall taste and preference has changed.(3)

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Families go out and rarely sit down together to have something homemade.(3)

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Due to such factors many families are barley scraping by and are taken advantage of for fast food seems cheap and convenient when in reality it may actually be more expensive then fresh alternatives.(4)

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However in Bermuda this was not welcome after a KFC opened that caused the government to ban any further international franchising as they wanted to save the beauty of the island.(6)

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Many people in places that have thriving fresh resources are still choosing fast food due to “food insecurity.” (4)

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Practically everyday 1/3 of Americans eat fast-food.(3)

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Fact: around 3.6 million families in japan celebrate Christmas with KFC.(6)

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The average household spends 10% of their annual earning on fast-food.(3)

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Fact: in 2001 Pizza Hut became the first company to deliver to the International Space Station. This did cost however over $1 million dollars. (6)

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By lower income families buying into cheap options the resources around them have no profit made so they become less available due to lack of money.(4)

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83% of families eat out once a week.(3)

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People like going to eat at places they find familiar. (4)

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96% of kids in America know Ronald McDonald, the only figure more recognizable is Santa.(6)

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Racial segregation, poverty, diminishing food & funding all are contributing factors in the success of fast food.(4)

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The U.S alone produces almost 20% of the worlds beef. (6)

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60 % of Americans feel more inclined to buy dinner out of sheer lack of effort to cook, this too can be partly blamed on how many women are no longer in the house to cook dinner. (5)

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Americans spend 1.6 trillion dollars on food, 747 billion of that is from grocery stores and other such markets.(5)

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Fact: the average person needs 2500 calories a day to sustain their weight, however a double whopper, fries and a milkshake reached over that in only one sitting.(6)

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Fact: when McDonalds started selling sliced apples they accounted for 10% of all apple sales in the U.S.(6)

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Fact: That is more money then in the economy of Sweden in 2018 which was only $551 billion (6)

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Fact: NASA had only spent $147 billion to get to the moon making that just about a 1/4 of fast food annual income. (6)

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Most spend 12%-14% of their wage on food, however that number is steadily increasing due to fast food consumption.(5)

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women's participation in the work force has grown from 34% in the 1950's to 57% in 2016. ( That being from ages 16 and older.)(5)

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Delivery options are expected to surpass the numbers in profit of those who eat in dinning out settings due to it's convenient times and lack of contact option. (5)

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Many countries though still excepted and loved fast food, that including China a well known communist country. (6)

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There is around 1/4 of a million fast food services in the United States.(6)

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340 Million children world wide are considered overweight.(6)

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Even in the 90's Russia of all places opens it's own McDonalds after signing an international franchising agreement.(6)

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$869 billion Americans spend on food outside their home: $5 billion of that on food & drinking companies, $311 billion on full-service meal options, $314 billion on limited-service meal options, $36 billion on meals made in a hotel and motel industry and $203 billion on other meal services.(5)

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269,000 tons of plastic come from fast food companies take out & delivery. That being said they face immense pressure from the government to cut down their live stalks methane emissions and plastic production.(6)

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world wide the obesity rates have almost tripled since 1975. During that same time frame the U.S alone has doubled in fast food marketing restaurants. (6)

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Globally it makes over $570 billion dollars per year. (6)

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a study conducted in 2016 estimates that across the world more than 1.9 billion adults are in the overweight category which is 39%. (6)

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not only is the immense fats and high sodium contents a problem however the portion sizes too have increased. (6)

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Most Americans eat fast food from 1-3 times a week.(3)

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Fast Food has even greatly contributed to global warming due to methane gas from cows that are used for burgers.(6)

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these numbers and side effects don't faze people as much for they are addicted to the taste and too with the large portions help those on a budget who need to feed families. (6)

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They too not only offer good entry level work for the youth but too for elderly people who's life expectancies are rising due to new health & science discoveries. (6)

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overall fast food helps the economy, being a 1/2 trillion dollar business & supplying 3.7 million people with jobs in the U.S alone.(6)

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with that being locally owned and run, offering economic growth in impoverished areas.(6)

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They pay close attention to algorithms and popularity as to always stay on the front end of popularity. It still can be argued though weather it is truly good or bad. (6)

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This all led to the immense competition we see between these companies.(6)

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This was all going great however until it was found in 1950 only 12% of the population was considered obese however by 1994 that doubled to 24%. This made many doctors worry for the health of Americans.(6)

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McDonalds in 95 even opens it's first location in South Africa after the end of Apartheid. 80% of the food was sourced by local farms and producers. (6)

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after the great depression was over and many now were back to having extra money going out provided many with entertainment.(6)