It’s increasingly uncommon for Americans to eat meals home-cooked from scratch. Instead, 47% of us eat fast food once a…

The United States certainly loves its fast food. Over half of all Americans frequent a fast food restaurant at least…

The fast-food industry is a $200 billion business, yet many chains offer wages just a dollar above the federal minimum…

In the wake of fast food strikes it is worth remembering that researchers from Berkeley and Princeton have studied minimum…

In the United States, 79 percent of food industry workers do not have access to paid sick days. These workers…

In 2009, Americans in the highest quintile of household income spent an average of $10,780 on food for the year,…

Jimmy John's tops the list of dining chains that Millennials, or those aged 18 - 29, would consider revisiting when…

In a recent New Yorker magazine article, they cited a recent study that over 50% of the fast-food workers require…

California Governor Jerry Brown recently approved a $2 minimum wage increase, set to take full effect by January 2016. This…

Back in the 1960s, hardly any American corporate CEOs took home more than 50 times what typical workers made. By…

One argument frequently made against higher wages for fast-food workers is that the industry is dominated by teenagers and workers…

The majority (53 percent) of workers in fast-food are adults (21 and older) with a high school degree or more,…

In a demographic breakdown of fast food's most frequent customers, young adults topped the list, presumably due to tighter budgets…

Over the years, food prices in the U.S. have increased significantly with inflation, but many foods have actually become cheaper…

Everyone knows that fast food is unhealthy, but these options are the worst of the worst. At a whopping 1720…

The facts are in: we spend less time in the kitchen than ever, yet home-cooked food is cheaper, healthier, and…

The United States boasts the highest number of McDonald's restaurants. The United States is home to 49.9 percent of the…

Despite the enormous, and growing, issue of public health in the United States, fast food popularity remains high. Nearly half…

When asked to give their opinions on the health value of fast food, over 3 out of 4 Americans admitted…

Despite the relatively disadvantaged position of labor in the United States, very strong majorities of Americans support the unionization of…

This graph offers proof that some Americans are not eliminating fast food from their diets. Gallup Polls also found that…

The largest expenses in a fast-food operation are wages and purchases, with the average profit margin around 3 percent.

Compensation and productivity for fast-food workers have tracked closely.

Fast-food workers in 60 U.S. cities recently held a one-day strike to call for a $15 an hour minimum wage,…

In 1960, 26% of money spent on food in the U.S. was spent on food eaten away from home, while…

McDonalds is the fast food king boasting a brand value of over 90 billion dollars.

Of the 43 states (including DC) reporting obesity rates among low-income preschoolers (ages 2-4), 19 stated that obesity rates had…

Obesity rates among low-income U.S. preschoolers (ages 2-4) are finally starting to decrease. After steadily increasing from 10% in 1990…

In recent decades, obesity has dramatically increased. In 1990, no state's population was more than 14% obese. Today, no state's…

As every two-in-three Americans are overweight, and adolescent obesity reaches nearly 20%, perhaps the government should step in and force…

In 2010, restaurants accounted for 34% of the total cost that Americans paid for domestically produced food. Advertising only made…

The percentage of daily calories consumed from fast food among adults (age 20+) has decreased. From 2003-2006, fast food accounted…

Raising the minimum wage to $15/hour would mean lower profits, lower sales, few worker hours, and higher costs for consumers.