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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: American fast food owes its rise to the McDonald brothers’ bold adoption of factory-style production principles
Chapter 2: Fast food chains court children and teens as customers — even inside schools today
Chapter 3: The fast food industry’s hiring practices take advantage of the vulnerable
Chapter 4: The franchise model largely favors corporations over the franchise owners
Chapter 5: When you eat fast food, the taste isn’t really what you actually get
Chapter 6: The fast food industry has wreaked havoc on the lives of U.S. farmers today
Chapter 7: The meatpacking industry has devastated American towns
Chapter 8: The relentless pursuit of profits makes working in the meatpacking industry especially perilous
Chapter 9: Fast food production is largely to blame for rising foodborne illness rates in America
Chapter 10: The fast food industry has truly conquered the world
Description
Fast Food Nation shows how the fast food industry has massive consequences on many other aspects of our lives, including our education, health and working conditions. The book reveals the terrible methods and working conditions – caused in great part by the fast food industry’s focus on profit – that are used to create our food.
Who Should Listen
- Anyone who cares about their own health
- Anyone who wants to understand the wide-reaching implications of a single industry
- Anyone interested in human and animal rights