10 April 2012

60% of McDonald's staff is under 20 years of age, with an average London wage of £4.84 per hour

A London parking meter makes more per hour than most fast-food staff

The average American eats three burgers and four orders of fries a week

There are 204 branches of McDonald's in London, 100 Burger Kings and 131 KFCs

1 in 8 Americans, at some point in their lives, will work for McDonald's

A 1998 report revealed that most children cannot use a knife and fork properly - fast food has created the forkless generation

McDonald's claims that it feeds about 0.5% of the world's population every day

A survey found that 96% of US children could identify Ronald McDonald more readily than the Christian cross. Only Santa Claus was more widely recognised

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