Essay An Analysis of Eric Schlossers Fast Food Nation

The New York Times bestseller Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal is one of the most riveting books to come out about fast food restaurants to date (Schlosser, 2004). Fast food consumption has become a way of life for many in the United States as well as many other countries in the world. The author Eric Schlosser an investigative reporter whose impeccable researching and bold interviewing captures the true essence of the immense impact that fast food restaurants are having in America (2004). Beginning with McDonald’s, the first fast food restaurant, which opened on April 15, 1955 in Des Plaines, Illinois to current trends of making fast food a global realization McDonald’s has paved the way for many fast food†¦show more content†¦1). Many citizens are concerned and website such as fastfoodmaps.com and thedailybeast.com and rank how many fast food restaurants exist in cities across the nation. Explaining just about one quarter of the United States population eats fast food every day , he claims that fast food restaurants have â€Å"not only [changed] the American diet, but also our landscape, economy, work force and popular culture†¦and the consequences have become inescapable regardless † how often you eat it ( Schlosser, 2004, p.3). According to DATAMONITOR a market research firm’s Fast Food Industry Profile,† [in] the United States fast food market grew by 0.2% in 2009 to reach a value of $71.4 billion. And, the compound annual growth rate of the market in the period 2005–09 was 3.7%† showing even years after the book was written, fast food continues to take a greater market share of consumer’s food dollars (â€Å"Fast Food Industry profile†,2010, pg. 12). As fast food restaurants continue to market their products in schools, American schools continue to decline in the world’s ranking and are in the double digits depending on what source you view. That would be no surprise to Eric Schlosser as he explains that â€Å"Children spend about seven hours a day in school, one hundred and fifty days a year, in school†¦[and] today the nation’s fast food chains are marketing their products in public schools through conventional ad campaigns, classroom teachersShow MoreRelatedWhy the Fries Taste so Good1013 Words   |  5 PagesRhetorical Analysis In the excerpt â€Å"Why the Fries Taste So Good† by Eric Schlosser, Schlosser deeply examines the process of one individual farmer and his process, not to mention takes it as far as going to the International Fragrance and Flavor facilities to see what truly does make the fries taste so good. He does a good job of hitting each individual appeal as a writer in order for us as readers to accept the information he’s handing out. Even in Ian Brailsford’s review of Schlosser’s excerpt,Read MoreEssay on Challenging Beliefs in Schlossers Fast Food Nation544 Words   |  3 Pagesthought-provoking book, Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser argues that Americas fast food franchises have played a major role in contributing to the obesity and ill health of Americans. This paper shows how Schlosser argues that fast food has contributed to uncontrolled development, negatively impacted American culture, and have had a largely negative impact. The effects of Fast Food Nati on on American society and politics show that Schlossers thesis is largely convincing, due to both his careful analysis and hisRead MorePeer Production: An Agent of Good or Evil?1700 Words   |  7 Pagesdecisions. Both James Surowiecki and Andrew Keen examined peer production based on content quality, and its economic and societal impacts. However, Surowiecki’s strengths of peer production outweigh Keen’s weaknesses when compared to Joseph Reagle’s analysis of Wikipedia. Information Quality Firstly, peer production produces better information quality than that of experts. James Surowiecki (2004) argued that merging the independent ideas of many people (who are knowledgeable about a topic) is usefulRead MoreMcdonalds Strategic Analysis12693 Words   |  51 Pages* MCDONALD’S, THE SIMPLE JOY OF BURGERS. TABLE OF CONTENTS MCDONALD’S, THE SIMPLE JOY OF BURGERS. 1 1 ABSTRACT 3 2 COMPANY INTRODUCTION 4 3 FAST FOOD INDUSTRY ANALYSIS 5 3.1 Franchising Industry Analysis 6 3.2 The Industry Future Perspective 7 3.3 Industry PESTEL Framework Analysis 9 3.3.1 Political Aspects 9 3.3.2 Economic Aspects 9 3.3.3 Social Aspects 9 3.3.4 Technological Aspects 10 3.3.5 Environmental Aspects 11 3.3.6 Legal Aspects 11 4 Mcdonald’s Company