Speaking of McDonald's, the fast food industry itself is being reshaped by the obesity epidemic.
In fact, there was a huge shift to part-time employment in the fast food industry beginning in January.
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Because of labor law and tax law, employment in the fast food industry has already been pared to the bone.
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The focus on owning the stores has helped maintain clean, well run stores that are unique in the fast food industry.
With the fast food industry being highly competitive, leading to easy availability of substitutes, McDonalds would be under pressure to increase prices.
However, a study by David Card and Alan Krueger found very little employment effect in the fast food industry in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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The new look, which includes comfortable seating areas and flat-screen TVs, is intended to have a more inviting feel and is part of the company's goal of positioning itself on the higher end of the fast-food industry.
Though they recognised that South Africa had a relatively sophisticated fast-food industry of its own, with many brands of beef-and chicken-burgers, the idea that such a famous global brand might not be well-known on the southern tip of Africa seemed preposterous.
Who would have thought that pizza would become a staple of the Chinese fast food and casual dining industry, going against the grain of thousands of years of culinary history?
If you look at an industry like fast food where a lot of these strikes have been taking place, the corporations that they work for have enjoyed record profits over these last few years.
Mr. Cardello, a former food-and-beverage industry executive, said he was surprised to find that fast-food chains sold a slightly higher percentage of lower-calorie food servings than sit-down restaurants did.
About two million people work in the UK's food industry, with the catering sector, which includes restaurants, cafes, and fast food outlets, by far the biggest employer.
Last month I gave a speech at an industry conference for restaurant owners and fast-food franchisees--typical American small-business owners.
In QSR Magazine's annual Drive-Thru Study, the only comprehensive industry comparison of customer service at fast-food chains, other restaurants have consistently outperformed McDonald's in those areas.
Most people probably think of fast-food restaurants when they think of franchising, but the industry is far more diverse than that.
It certainly outclasses other fast food stocks, qualifying as a fabulously-run company in a crummy industry.
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