Hollywood is taking on the fast food industry. And it isn't pretty. Feature-length movies like "Super Size Me" and the upcoming release "Fast Food Nation," attempt to relate, in graphic detail, how the "would you like fries with that?" business contributes to American's...

Continued from page 1 four and a quarter points in heavy trading. The message was clear: Don't mess with America's favorite food. The marriage in the 1800s of juicy meat to warm bun has endured and thrived beyond anyone's imagining. The hamburger...

In the past few months, McDonald's Corp. announced it would push healthy meals like salads while Wendy's International Inc. said it would fry foods in a healthier oil with less trans fats. And CKE Restaurants Inc.? The operator of Hardee's and Carl's...

The executive editor of the Random House Publishing Group, Daniel Menaker, is leaving at the end of the month "to devote more time to his own writing and to teach," the company announced Monday.Menaker, 65, is known for his work with such literary authors as...

Meatpacking plant workers face unsafe and often inhumane conditions as shown in the book "Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser. The federal government should do more to change working conditions and punish those companies that violate laws and regulations.

In the book "Fast Food Nation," Eric Schlosser looks at the social constructs in the United States that have arisen due to the fast-food segment of our culture. The role of service industry workers and the sociological reasons for the rise of the fast-food industry are examined.

Americans love fast food and the speedy service it provides, with cheap tasty food with over one million restaurants around the world. McDonald's is the world's leading food service retailer with more than 30,000 restaurants in 119 countries serving 47 million customers each day. In 2004, Americans spent over 110 billion dollars on fast food.