Essay On Mcdonaldization Of Fast Food

Many fast food companies target children because they are young and are good at persuading their parents to get what they want. In the book “The Mcdonaldization of Society 6” by George Ritzer. This book will help many people who have kids understand how McDonalds targets their child. Many companies use tactics that kids are not exposed to at a young age. “People are exposed to a toxic environment” (Espejo 11). There will be times when kids will visit a Taco Bell after school to get the brand new item on the menu, but they need to realize that obesity will happen to them if they are not careful. Many Fast food companies can cause major health risks to children in which it can impact their life later on in the future. “All of these foods will …show more content…
“Research has shown children are more likely to choose those foods with familiar logos” (Heyes). Most fast food companies will earn a lot of money off of children because they are always selling the kids the extra item with their meal or selling them a cookie on the side. A good example of this would be McDonalds because they sell cookies in their restaurant that is just another way for a kid to spend more money on something that they do not need. Fast food companies are hurting kids in society because they want them to keep spending their money on their products which may not only impact the kids bank account but this may upset some parents. In the meantime, if the reader looks at fast food restaurants and how many people are inside of the restaurant buying food for a family of four, this cost will be expensive for a family to have to deal with. This may drive up sales for a fast food company because they are spending so much money on food only to know that their weight is increasing the more food that they intake. It is important for a fast food company to lower the sizes of the food because if they did this then it would raise food sales for their