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What age group is the most profitable to advertise towards?
Kids/Children
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Why do fast food companies exploit their fast food workers?
To make money.
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America's potato baron; built an empire based on french fries; grew up worker on father's farm; dropped out of school at 15 and left home
John Richard Simplot
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What is the name of the book that drew attention to the meatpacking Industry in 1906?
The Jungle
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What was the first national hamburger chain?
White Castle
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What was one of Kroc's professions before his success with McDonalds?
Salesperson, Jazz musician
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What are the regulated amount of hours a high school student can work on a school day?
6
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What does PGI stand for?
Potato Growers of Idaho
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What are cattle fed today in the feedlots before they are slaughtered?
Grain
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More than _____ of the American population suffers a bout of food poisoning each year
1/4
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Who was McDonald's first mascot?
Speedee the Chef
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What city is Schlosser in during this chapter?
Colorado Springs
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What percentage of farmers were predicted to lose their jobs from new farming technology?
75%
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Who are the nations largest purchasers of beef?
McDonalds
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What is one ways people can be infected with E. coli 0157:H7?
Eating tainted meat, drinking contaminated water, eating undercooked meat.
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What was the first fast food company to advertise in schools?
Burger King
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What do fast food companies spend the most government financing on?
Finding ways to train employees faster
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What three things impact the perception of food?
Flavor, aroma, color
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What city is Chapter 6 based on?
Greenly, Colorado
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What is the most common food-borne illness
in the U.S.?
Campylobacter
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What state was the original McDonald's located in?
California
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What ratio of fast food workers use English as their second language?
1:6 (1 to 6)
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What did McDonalds fries used to be made in?
Beef tallow
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McNuggets contain ___ as much fat per ounce as a hamburger?
2 times (2x)
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primary supplier of hamburgers to Burger King, where the E Coli outbreak originated
Hudson Foods
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