“I don't like being in the service industry and having to deal with people yelling at me all the time. McDonald's was the hardest job I ever had - so I have a lot of respect for people who work in the fast food industry. Because it's a hard job.” PeopleHardJobsDealsIndustryHardestYellingMcdonaldsFast FoodFood IndustryHardest JobService Industry Author:Kathleen Hanna
“Those of us who think about what we eat, how it's grown, those of us who care about the environmental impact of food - we've been educated by fabulous books, like Fast Food Nation and documentaries like Food Inc. But despite these and other great projects that shine a critical light on the topic, every year the food industry spends literally tens of millions of dollars to shape the public conversation about our food system.” ThinkingYearsBookLightCareNationsMillionsIndustryShapesConversationProjectsImpactDollarsShiningEnvironmentalCriticalDespiteEducatedTopicsDocumentariesFabulousWho CaresFast FoodFood IndustryEnvironmental ImpactFast Food Nation Author:Anna Lappe
“People were always pointing the finger at the fast food industry. And I was a big fan of personal responsibility - you know, no one is forcing you to eat. We're not geese being stuffed with corn.” PeopleKnowsBigsResponsibilityFansIndustryFingersPointingCornPersonal ResponsibilityGeeseFast FoodPointing FingersFood Industry Author:Morgan Spurlock
“The fast-food industry is notorious for employing millions of Americans at poverty wages.” PovertyMillionsIndustryWagesFast FoodNotoriousEmployingFood Industry Author:David Rolf
“Annual earnings in the fast-food industry are well below the income needed for self-sufficiency, and fast-food industry jobs are also much less likely than other jobs to provide health benefits.” WellsSelfJobsIndustryNeededBenefitsIncomeEarningAnnualsFast FoodSelf SufficiencySufficiencyFood IndustryHealth Benefits Author:David Rolf
“The minimum wage isn't earned only by people working at fast food restaurants and in service industry work - the average income for positions like nursing assistants, preschool teachers and paramedics are all under $15.” PeopleTeacherPositionIndustryAverageIncomeRestaurantsMinimumNursingAssistantsMinimum WageFast FoodPreschoolParamedicsService IndustryFast Food Restaurants Author:David Rolf