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In a world where restaurant meals could be done fast and efficiently the fast food industry was born. Fast because everything comes pre-made and frozen. Efficient in that it increases sales with less skilled workers needed which is good for the owners, but not necessarily beneficial to the consumers or workers. The fast food industry is protected and manipulated by politics. Even though, Eric Schlosser has updated his book Fast Food Nation there have been changes made within the fast food industry. The changes I will discuss are the introduction of McDonald’s fast food delivery, seasonal and healthier offerings, and the increase in minimum wages. Schlosser talks about how fast food relies on impulse decisions made from seeing the restaurants. When people drive around, and they see the McDonald’s arches, they decide right away to go in. He said, “in order to succeed, fast food restaurants must be seen” (Schlosser, 2012). This is no longer the case, now people can order delivery from some McDonald’s locations. In my opinion this, in the long run, doesn’t help anyone but the corporations. As Schlosser mentioned, of all the industrialized nations …show more content…

According to Schlosser, “the fast food industry pays the minimum wage to a higher proportion of its workers than any other American industry. Consequently, a low minimum wage has long been a crucial part of the fast food industry’s business plan” (Schlosser, 2012). Protesters united across the nation to ask for fair salaries. They demanded a $15-hour minimum wage. According to the New York Times in April 2015, Stephanie Strom stated that McDonald’s raised wages and offered new benefits for roughly 90,000 workers. Thus, by 2016 the wages increased to more than $10 an hour. McDonalds also plans to offer benefits to employees, so they can earn a high school diploma and help them with college tuition. I think that is a positive step for fast food industry

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