1、Fast Food Nation 快餐王国快餐王国 American fast foodLifeismorehectic(兴奋的/狂热的)thaneverbetweenschool,sports,clubsandfriends,whohastimetothinkaboutwhattoeat?Thusfastfoodcomesintofashion.Fast Food NationThe definition of fast foodThe history of North American fast-foodThe future of North American fast-foodvFast
2、 food(alsoknownasQuick Service RestaurantorQSRwithintheindustryitself)isthetermgiventofoodthatcanbepreparedandservedveryquickly.vWhileanymealwithlowpreparationtimecanbeconsideredtobefastfood,typicallythetermreferstofoodsoldinarestaurantorstorewithpreheatedorprecookedingredients,andservedtothecustome
3、rinapackagedformfortake-out/take-away.The definition of fast foodFormation of North American fast-foodvManyfastfoodoperationshavemorelocalandregionalroots,suchasWhiteCastleintheMidwestUnitedStates,alongwithHardees(ownedbyCKERestaurants,whichalsoownsCarlsJr.,whoselocationsareprimarilyontheUnitedState
4、sWestCoast);Krystal,BojanglesFamousChickennBiscuits,andZaxbysrestaurantsintheAmericanSoutheast;RaisingCanesinLouisiana;vHotnNowinMichiganandWisconsin;In-N-OutBurger(inCalifornia,Arizona,Nevada,andUtah),HappiHouseinNorthernCalifornia,andOriginalTommyschainsinSouthernCalifornia;vDicksDrive-IninSeattle
5、WashingtonandArcticCircleinUtahandotherwesternstates;HaloBurgeraroundFlint,MichiganandBurgervilleinthePortland,Oregonarea.Also,WhataburgerisapopularburgerchainintheSouthandMexico,andJackintheBoxislocatedintheWestandSouth.vCoffeechainCountryStyleoperatesonlyinOntario,andcompeteswiththefamouscoffeean
6、ddonutchainTimHortons.vMaid-RiterestaurantisoneoftheoldestchainfastfoodrestaurantsintheUnitedStates.Foundedin1926,theirspecialtyisaloosemeathamburger.Maid-Ritescanbefoundinthemidwest-mainlyIowa,Minnesota,Illinois,andMissouri.Formation of North American fast-foodvSubwayrestaurantsareknownfortheirsubs
7、andwichesandSubwayisthelargestrestaurantchaintoservesuchfooditems.SubwayhasthesecondmoststoresofanychainrestaurantsystemintheworldafterMcDonalds,andthemostlocationsinNorthAmericaofanychain.vQuiznos,aDenverbasedsubshopisanotherfastgrowingsubchain,yetwithover6,000locationsitisstillfarbehindSubways30,0
8、00locations.OthersmallersubshopsincludeBlimpie,Mr.Goodcents,andFirehouse.vA&WRestaurantswasoriginallyaUnitedStatesandNorthAmericanfastfoodbrand,butiscurrentlyanInternationalfastfoodcorporationinseveralcountriesFormation of North American fast-foodThe future North American fast-foodvTheaverageAmerica
9、nnowconsumeaboutthreehamburgersandfourordersofFrenchfrieseveryweek.Thats90gramsoffatand2,520calories.Theaveragepersonneeds2,000caloriesforawholeday.The future North American fast-foodvDuetotheabundanceofthematerialgoodsandrapiddevelopmentofcivilization,peoplearebecomingmoreandmoreparticularaboutwhat
10、theyeat.vArguablythefirstfastfoodrestaurantsoriginatedintheUnitedStateswithWhiteCastlein1916.vToday,American-foundedfastfoodchainssuchasMcDonaldsandKFCaremultinationalcorporationswithoutletsacrosstheglobe.The future of North American fast-foodvMostAmericansknowthatfastfoodisntexactlygoodforthem,butc
11、antquiteseemtobreakthehabit.Infact,consumptionofhigh-fatfastfoodisincreasing,inpartbecausefastfoodrestaurantsareaninescapable(逃不掉的/不可避免的)partofAmericanlife.The future of North American fast-foodvAccordingtoFast Food Nation,anewbookbyEricSchlosser(埃里克什罗塞),96percentofAmericanschoolchildrencanidentifyR
12、onaldMcDonald.TheonlyfictionalcharacterwithahigherdegreeofrecognitionisSantaClaus.Fast Food NationvSchlossersaiditsnearlyimpossibletooverstatetheimpactofthefastfoodindustryonthenationsculture,economyanddiet.“McDonaldsGoldenArches”,hewrites,“arenowmorewidelyrecognizedthantheChristiancross.”The future
13、 of North American fast-foodvConsideringAmericasloveoftheFrenchfry,itsnosurprisethatkidsaregettingbigger.Thepercentageofchildrenandteenagerswhoareoverweighthastriple(增至三倍)inthepast30years,accordingtotheCenterforDiseaseControl.One-thirdofoverweightstudentsaresoheavytheywillprobablyhaveserioushealthpr
14、oblemslaterinlife.Fast Food NationvOfcourse,itsnotjustyoungpeoplewhoaregettingheavieritsallAmericans.U.S.SurgeonGeneralDr.DavidSatcherissoconcernedaboutchildhoodobesity(肥胖)thathehasdeclareditan“epidenic.(瘟疫)”Fast Food NationvResearcherssayitsimportanttorealizethatobesityisahealthproblemnotajudgmenta
15、bouthowpeoplesbodiesshouldlook.Everyonehastheirownideaabouthowtheylook,butnobodywantstohaveaheartattack.Fast Food NationvWeightisstronglyinfluencedbygenesyouaremorelikelytobeheavyifyourparentsareheavy.But,theressomethingyoucando.Doctorssaythemostimportantwayforkidsandadultstoloseweightistochangethei
16、reatinghabits.Thatmeansfindinganalternative(可供选择的办法)toall-nightpizzadelivery(夜宵比萨),conveniencestores,andfastfoodrestaurants.vInternationalbrandsdominantinNorthAmericanincludeWendys,thenumberthreeburgerchainintheUSA;DunkinDonuts,aNewEnglandbasedchain;automobileorientedSonicDrive-InsfromOklahomaCity;S
17、tarbucks,Seattle-borncoffee-basedfastfoodbeveragecorporation;KFC,apartofthelargestrestaurantchainintheworld,Yum!Brands;andDominosPizza,apizzachainknownforpopularizinghomedeliveryoffastfood.vManypeople,particularlyyoungsters,gotoAmericanfastfoodatleasttwiceaweek.Thereasonsare,firstly,itisaniceplaceto
18、eatandrelax.Youcantalktoyourfriendsatleisuretimewithoutinterruption.Secondly,theplaceandthefoodareclean.Andthirdly,itisprobablyafashionablethingtoeatAmericanfood.Americanfastfoodhasprovedthatifyouwanttohaveagoodbusinessyoushouldkeepthecustomershappy.summaryThe definition of fast foodThe history of North American fast-foodThe future of North American fast-food制作人:梁武林班别:08商英(1)班学号:085060043






