The Sociat Costs and Benefits of a Fast Food Industry Essay

The Sociat Costs and Benefits of a Fast Food Industry There are many social benefits to a fast food industry. Firstly, it’s the accessibility and convenience of having the fast food restaurants – they’re located practically everywhere. The service is also fast, hence â€Å"fast food† and therefore maximizing the convenience of them to consumers. Most of the time, the products of the fast food industry are cheap, tasty and therefore have good value for the product. The existence of so many fast food restaurants also means lots of play areas for children (as there are very few playgrounds in most places, the some industries such as McDonalds have playgrounds) and also social areas to â€Å"hang out† in,†¦show more content†¦Fast food consumption often leads to obesity, diabetes and dental decay. The existence of so many of the fast food restaurants means that everywhere you see is fast food, and may lead to addictions. With so many people sick from eating fast food, the costs of health care increases, as there are state run hospitals for people who can’t afford to go to other hospitals. This increases the costs in these areas and therefore it affects the economy and tax goes up (as the hospitals rely on government funding). The fast food industry is also starting to influence schools. This brings bad influences to the children in these schools who then grow up eating only fast food (which affects their health). These industries are also trying to imprint the product into young children at young ages, e.g. by offering playgrounds in their restaurants which draw the children as there aren’t many playgrounds around, so the children grow up living around the fast food environment. The existence of the ever expanding fast food industry means more competition for local businesses which get overwhelmed by the number of fast food restaurants, also known as ‘brand bombing’, and ultimately fail. This then means no decent food around certain areas and thus less choice for consumers. As well as affecting the local community, the expansion of the fast food