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#216 | The Rise Of Fast Food Part 1: The Early Years

#216 | The Rise Of Fast Food Part 1: The Early Years

English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English vor 4 Jahren

Every day 1% of the world's population will eat at McDonald's, and hundreds of millions more will eat burgers, chips and all sorts of different fast food. But just how popular is it, how is it so cheap and where did it come from in the first place?

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Every day 1% of the world's population will eat at McDonald's,
and hundreds of millions more will eat burgers, chips and all
sorts of different fast food.

But just how popular is it, how is it so cheap and where did it
come from in the first place?

Ancient "fast food"

The first modern fast food at White Castle in 1921

Bringing the automobile assembly line to the kitchen

Why there was an early emphasis on cleanliness

The 5 cents "Slider"

Why White Castle didn't expand all over America

The arrival of The Great Depression

Richard & Maurice McDonald & the birth of the modern
McDonald's restaurant

The "Speedee Service System"

The fast-food boom of the 1950s

Ray Kroc discovers (and then buys) McDonald's

Why McDonald's is so successful

Adapting fast food to fit American culture

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary
available on the website:
https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/fast-food-1

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