Fast food
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FAST FOOD
Fast food is cheap, convenient and to many of us it tastes good. If you are eating out, a fast food restaurant is often the cheapest option, but unfortunately not a healthy one. Eatingjust one fast food meal can pack enough calories, sodium and fat for an entire day or more. Eating fast food on a regular basis can lead to a host of different health problems, both physical andpsychological.
Fast food is also known as Quick Service Restaurant or QSR within the industry itself, is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with lowpreparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a packaged formfor take-out/take-away.
Advantages of fast food:
* It’s quickly
* It’s cheap
* You don't have to clean the kitchen or wash dishes.
* It’s convenient. You can eat while you drive orwalk.
Disadvantages of fast food:
* Contains more fat, salt and calories.
* Adverse effect that it has on one's health.
* Obesity
Some recognizable fast food restaurants are:
*Burger restaurants: McDonalds®, Burger King®, Wendy's®, In and Out Burger®
* Soup and sandwich shops: Panera Bread®, Au Bon Pain®, Subway®
* Southern cooking: KFC®, Long John Silvers™, Popeye's®* Coffee shops: Dunkin' Donuts®, Starbucks®
* Mexican chains: Taco Bell®, Chipotle®, Qdoba®
* Chinese and Asian restaurants: Panda Express®
* Pizzerias: Dominos®, Papa Johns®, Sbarro®,Pizza Hut®
In 2006, the global fast food market grew by 4.8% and reached a value of 102.4 billion and a volume of 80.3 billion transactions. In India alone the fast food industry is growing by 41%a year McDonald's is located in 126 countries and on 6 continents and operates over 31,000 restaurants worldwide. On January 31, 1990 McDonald’s opened a restaurant in Moscow, and broke opening...
Fast food is cheap, convenient and to many of us it tastes good. If you are eating out, a fast food restaurant is often the cheapest option, but unfortunately not a healthy one. Eatingjust one fast food meal can pack enough calories, sodium and fat for an entire day or more. Eating fast food on a regular basis can lead to a host of different health problems, both physical andpsychological.
Fast food is also known as Quick Service Restaurant or QSR within the industry itself, is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with lowpreparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a packaged formfor take-out/take-away.
Advantages of fast food:
* It’s quickly
* It’s cheap
* You don't have to clean the kitchen or wash dishes.
* It’s convenient. You can eat while you drive orwalk.
Disadvantages of fast food:
* Contains more fat, salt and calories.
* Adverse effect that it has on one's health.
* Obesity
Some recognizable fast food restaurants are:
*Burger restaurants: McDonalds®, Burger King®, Wendy's®, In and Out Burger®
* Soup and sandwich shops: Panera Bread®, Au Bon Pain®, Subway®
* Southern cooking: KFC®, Long John Silvers™, Popeye's®* Coffee shops: Dunkin' Donuts®, Starbucks®
* Mexican chains: Taco Bell®, Chipotle®, Qdoba®
* Chinese and Asian restaurants: Panda Express®
* Pizzerias: Dominos®, Papa Johns®, Sbarro®,Pizza Hut®
In 2006, the global fast food market grew by 4.8% and reached a value of 102.4 billion and a volume of 80.3 billion transactions. In India alone the fast food industry is growing by 41%a year McDonald's is located in 126 countries and on 6 continents and operates over 31,000 restaurants worldwide. On January 31, 1990 McDonald’s opened a restaurant in Moscow, and broke opening...
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