Fast food

Fast food is food prepared and served quickly at a fast-food restaurant or shop at low cost. Fast food is a multi-billion dollar industry which is continuing to grow at a rapid pace in the early 21st century in many countries as fewer people cook at home.

Criticisms

Because of its convenience, fast food is popular and commercially successful in most modern societies, but it is often criticized for having the following alleged shortcomings, among others:

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• It has poor nutritional value,
• It contributes to obesity,
• Exploitative advertising and marketing is used (especially directed at children),
• It causes environmental damage through excessive packaging and clearing forests for animal rearing,
• It reduces the diversity of local cuisines.
• It's franchising scheme.