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The Fast Food Factory
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 Introduction
 Fast Food’s Founding Father
 Cows into Burgers
 Chicken into Nuggets
 Fries are Divine
 Attracting the Customers
 Manufacturing Fast Food Addiction
 A Corporation Under Attack
 Adapt or Die
 
Introduction

McDonald’s has become the best-known fast food brand in the world.

It has 30,000 restaurants in 120 countries, and for many has come to symbolise the hopes and the fears of the Americanization of global culture.

McDonald’s revolutionized the food industry, affecting the lives both of the people who produce food and the people who eat it.

Explore the past, present and future of McDonald’s and with it the fast food industry.
 
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