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In 2001, Eric Schlosser's book Fast Food Nation included criticism of the business practices of McDonald's. Among the critiques were allegations that McDonald's (along with other companies within the fast food industry) uses its political influence to increase its profits at the expense of people's health and the social conditions of its workers.
It would be an understatement to say that McDonald's is a fast-food powerhouse. Mickey D's is the world's largest restaurant chain, with more than 40,000 locations operating in more than 100 countries
1. McDonald’s (2024) McDonald’s is currently in full-blown damage control as sales drop across multiple locations, with the largest fast-food chain the country being at the center of one of ...
Several fast-food brands have bounced back from food-safety incidents before. One of those is Chipotle , the fast-casual Mexican chain that McDonald's had a 90% stake in until 2006.
The fall 2013 issue of Ms. promotes the need for higher fast food worker wages.. Criticism of fast food includes claims of negative health effects, animal cruelty, cases of worker exploitation, children-targeted marketing and claims of cultural degradation via shifts in people's eating patterns away from traditional foods.
McDonald's has been involved in a number of lawsuits and other legal cases in the course of the fast food chain's 70-year history. Many of these have involved trademark issues, most of which involving the "Mc" prefix, but McDonald's has also launched a defamation suit which has been described as "the biggest corporate PR disaster in history".
McDonald's, America's biggest fast food chain, seems similarly unbothered. In fact, unlike other brands, it didn't even mention the issue at all. This story was originally featured on Fortune.com
Super Size Me is a 2004 American documentary film directed by and starring Morgan Spurlock, an American independent filmmaker.Spurlock's film follows a 30-day period from February 1 to March 2, 2003, during which he claimed to consume only McDonald's food, although he later disclosed he was also drinking heavy amounts of alcohol.