McDonald’s burgers are lighter than Burger Kings, and weigh only 100 grams, whereas Burger Kings weigh 120 grams. The same person who takes the order at McDonald’s is the same person that serves the food, however this does not apply in the drive-thru if both windows are operating. Burger king is set up more like an assembly line, one person takes your order, and another person serves the food. McDonald’s also makes all their burgers at one time, in mass production and they are fried, then when you place your order they can add additional toppings on that you ask for. Examples would be ketchup, mustard, mayo, pickles, lettuce, depending on which sandwich has been ordered.
While Burger King and McDonald’s both have the same types of foods, each of them are very different at the same time. For starters I will start out by saying that each place cooks their burgers differently. Burger King Flame broils their burgers. The burgers get placed on a rolling rack, that rolls them through a fire and by the time they get to the end of the rack the burgers are ready to be made into a sandwich. McDonald’s grills their
Tonight for example I ate two beef and cheddar sandwiches, and a medium curly fry from Arby’s. Then I chased that down with a 20 ounce Mountain Dew. I also tend to eat more junk food than I do regular meals. This consists of chips, and sweets which I know are foods that are not good for me. These are what I call my comfort foods.
Industry: Restaurants Sector: Services Industry Overview: Yum! operates in both the Quick Service Restaurants and Casual Dining Restaurants segments within the Restaurant Industry. Quick Service Restaurants are fast food restaurants which emphasize speed of service and low cost over all other considerations. Casual Dining Restaurants are sit-down restaurants which serve moderately priced food. Quick Service Restaurants include Taco Bell, KFC, Long John Silver’s, McDonald’s, Burger King, Domino’s, Subways and Wendy’s.
McDonalds and Burger King may not be good for you, but to most people it tastes good. The most popular food on the menu for both restaurants is the French fries. McDonalds fries contain potatoes, vegetable oil, canola oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, natural beef flavor, citric acid preservative, dextrose, sodium acid, pyrophosphate, salt, Canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, citric acid, and Dimethylpolysiloxane (what’s in). In comparison to Burger King fries which contain Potatoes, Soybean Oil, Modified Potato Starch, Rice Flour, Salt, Leavening (Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Dextrose, Xanthan Gum, and Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (Burger King). Although the ingredients may be somewhat similar the taste of the fires are very different.
Many of the large fast food restaurants that we as Americans are familiar with are McDonald’s, Burger King, Taco Bell, Subway, and Kentucky Fried Chicken, but they do not end here. These restaurants, regardless of the controversy they cause in America, have become very popular across the world. The National Restaurant Association reported that in 2006 the global fast food market grew by 4.8 percent and reached a value of 102.4 billion and a volume of 80.3 billion transactions (Duram). Being that there are only seven billion people in the world, 80.3 billion fast food purchases between customers and restaurants is a great amount of transactions. We can closely the study the globalization of American fast food restaurants around the world and the impact they have had on other cultures.
“Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a packaged form for take-out/take-away.” (Wikimedia Foundation Incorporation (2011) Fast Food Available from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_food (last accessed date: 24.11.2011)). “McDonald's is the leading global foodservice retailer with more than 33,000 local restaurants serving more than 64 million people in 119 countries each day. More than 80% of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local men and women.” (McDonald’s Corporation Getting to Know us… http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com/mcd/our_company.html (last accessed date: 24.11.2011)). McDonald’s began in
This paper will show in depth examples of different ways to manage your own portions, like using smaller plates or if you do go to a restaurant, when they give you your food, ask them to put half of it in a to go box, along with many other ideas that will help the reader to have a better grasp on how to manage portions of food in their lives. The sizes of food portions in fast food restaurants have increased in correlation with the rising rates of obesity, health authorities have demanded that fast-food chains decrease the sizes of menu items. Through reading about the current state of fast-food companies and their efforts to reduce portion sizes, it seems evident that they are unlikely to be effective, and that serious measures must be taken to minimize the intake of fast food for Americans. (Young) This paper argues that there should at least be an option for smaller food portions at fast food restaurants and suggests ways that you personally can control your own portion sizes. In our country today there is clearly a problem with portion distortion.
Marian Blazes an author for About.com explains the process, “The asado begins in the late afternoon. The sausages and maybe some grilled provolone cheese are first off the grill, while everyone is still standing and drinking Malbec wine and beer. The ribs are next, and then the more serious cuts of meat, which are served with a simple salad and maybe some grilled corn. The meats are served with traditional sauces, such as garlicky green chimichurri sauce, or spicy salsa criolla” (The South American Parilla, Blazes). Anyone who attended an authentic Argentine Asado might agree that they would not go back to an American BBQ after the experience.
Persuasive Essay Whether out of convenience, boredom, or crave, a trip to a fast food restaurant nowadays takes a heavy toll on one’s health cloaked by a satisfying feeling. Fast food restaurants of all variations have emerged throughout the country since the opening of A&W in 1919. As time progressed big business owners behind multinational fast-food chains such as McDonald’s, Burger King & KFC have significantly altered the ingredients of their product to serve customers a more addictive tasting item. Fast food’s high fat & sugar contents can negatively affect human wellness in longevity if one does not limit or completely eliminate their trips to drive-thru windows and dine in counters. Usually ingredients in today’s products are modified so that an item may a taste a certain way, look a certain way or keep from spoiling for a long period of time.