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Why This Book Matters:
Fast Food Nation explains the fast food industry as a popular business concept that brought innovation and as well as unhealthy habits into the neighborhoods where they thrive.
The Big Takeaways:
- Fast food restaurants use tactics to attract life-long customers but offer little long-term value.
- If Fast food restaurants are notorious for offering fun things such as playgrounds and toys in kids’ meals while neglecting nutrition in the food they offer.
- Though they provide jobs, they take advantage of unskilled workers.
- Poor working conditions result in high employee turnover, especially since corporate offices tend to intimidate workers who try to join or form unions.
- Many fast-food companies franchise their restaurants to reduce risk, even though those franchises may not experience profit.
- Owners must follow all corporate policies which can work against them.
- Local farmers are often pushed out of business.
- Farmers are contracted into situations with little control over production and narrow profit margins.
- Slaughterhouses and meatpacking plants are dangerous places to work.
- These places are essential for fast food restaurants to operate and make money.
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