Cywinski, John, 48
Dachau concentration camp, 39, 233–34
Dairy Queen, 162
Dare to Discipline, 63
Davidson, Osha Gray, 147
Dawn of Better Living, 38
DCS Sanitation Management, Inc, 177, 178
DD Marketing, 51–52, 56
Dear, Joseph, 85
Deaths: and food poisoning, 197; and obesity, 241–42; and OSHA penalties, 311n; of workers, 178, 179, 311n
DeBolt, Don, 101
Decision Earth, 55
DeGette, Cara, 57
DeLuca, Frederick, 100
Democratic Party, 64
Denmark, 244
Denny’s, 48
Denver Post, 56–57
DeRose, Dan, 51–53
Dickey, Jay, 85
Disassembly lines, 153–54, 169–71, 173–75. See also Assembly lines
Disfiguring injuries, 185
Disney, Walt: as anti-socialist, 36–37, 38; and brand loyalty, 43; development of Disneyland, 18–19; and fast food industry, 6; as FBI informant, 37; former Nazis as employees of, 38–39; and House Un-American Activities Committee, 36–37; and Kroc, 33–37, 49; and licensing agreements, 40; and “synergy,” 40. See also Disneyland; Walt Disney Company
Disney Channel, 46
Disneyland, 6, 18–19, 33, 39. See also Walt Disney Company
Disneyland (TV series), 40
Disneyland University, 33
Disney World, 40
Dobbins, Kenny, 187
Dobson, James, 63
Doerfler, Ernst, 229
Doherty, James C., 87–88
Dole, Elizabeth, 239
Domino’s, 2, 23, 56, 69
Donley, Nancy, 200
Dora-Nordhausen concentration camp, 39, 282n
Dresden, 227, 229
Drive-in banks, 17
Drive-in churches, 19
Drive-in restaurants, 17
Dropouts, 79–80
Dr Pepper, 53, 54
Drug abuse, 174, 310n
Dunkin’ Donuts, 22, 92, 95
Dunlap, Ray, 114
Dupree, Clarence, 182
E. coli (Escherichia coli) 0157:H7: and antibiotics, 200; cattle infection statistics, 203; and children, 198–99; and contagion, 201–4; definition of, 193, 199; and grass-fed cattle, 257; history of, 196; and Jack in the Box, 198–99, 207, 214, 221, 263; and McDonald’s, 199; and meat recalls, 211–14, 220; and meatpacking industry, 9, 194–96, 202–4, 263; and National School Lunch Program, 219; and Shiga toxins, 199–200, 221–22; and SIS-C system, 207; strength of, 200–201; testing for, 209–10, 215, 263; and USDA, 203–4, 207, 263; and Wendy’s, 212
East Germany, 227, 228, 229, 249–52. See also Germany
Eat Your Heart Out (Hightower), 5
Eggs, 264
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 22
Elders Company, 230
Electro-Hop, 24
Employment. See Labor practices; Workforce
Encroachment, 99–101
England. See United Kingdom
Engler, Paul, 138
Environmentalism, 133–35, 146, 261–62, 268
Erikson, Erik, 44
Escherichia coli 0157:H7. See E. coli (Escherichia coli) 0157:H7
European Court of Human Rights, 249
European Union (EU), 142, 243, 264
“Everything of Zig’s” (Ziglar), 105
Excel, 137, 143, 158, 174, 178
Exxon, 55, 56
Exxon Education Foundation, 55
Fair Labor Standards Act, 73, 82
Falwell, Jerry, 63
Farm industry, 8–9, 118
Fast food industry: and American diet, 3–4; and Americanization of the world, 239–40, 243–44; and assembly lines, 20, 69; and awards for employees, 88; boycotts of, 269–70; and Chain Operators Exchange, 236–39; clustering of, 60; competition in, 24, 71, 78, 229, 258; and conformity, 5–6; consumer spending on, 275n; and corporate-sponsored teaching materials, 55–56; and crime, 83–87, 292n, 293n; and deliberate food contamination, 222; and drive-in restaurants, 17; and E. coli, 198–99, 207, 214, 221, 263; and emotional connections, 49–51; employee turnover in, 72–73, 83, 276n; exportation of, 9–10; and federal subsidies, 72; and fixed costs, 78; and flavor additives, 120–29; and foodtechnology, 6–7; founders of, 5–6, 13–28; and french fries, 115–17; government regulation of, 264; and government-backed loans, 101–2; growth of, 3, 8; and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), 208, 215; and homogenizing of America, 5; and impulsive buying, 66; injury rates in, 83; as international, 88, 228–34, 239–40, 243–49, 267; and interstate high-way system, 8, 22; investment in, 24–25; largest hamburger chains, 27; and lawsuits, 75, 245–49, 266–67; lobbying efforts of, 8, 37, 88, 267; management salaries in, 73, 74; McDonald’s as standard for, 22, 65, 97; and “McWorld,” 229; and obesity, 9, 40–43, 261, 324n; and Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA), 84–85; and oil embargo, 24; and popular culture, 9; and poultry industry, 139–42; profit margins in, 54, 286n; public school marketing programs of, 51–57; real costs in, 261–62; and restaurant technology, 24, 66–67, 71–72; rural life affected by, 8; and saturated fats, 298n; and school dropouts, 79–80; site selection for, 66; and Small Business Administration (SBA), 102; social status of employment in, 78–79; tax breaks for, 72; teenagers in, 67–71, 78–87; and throughput, 67–71; and toys, 4, 47–48; training in, 69–71, 262; and unions, 71, 75–77, 88, 233, 262; wages in, 8, 37, 71, 73–74, 85, 277n, 328n; and worker safety, 84–85. See also Advertising; Cattle industry; Labor Practices; Meatpacking industry; Workforce; and specific companies
Favorite, Philly, 145
FBI, 37, 86, 293n
FDA, 128
Feamster, Dave, 92–94, 102–4
Federal subsidies, 7–8, 72
Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 45–46, 99, 137
Federation of Labour of Quebec, 77
Few Quick Facts About Venereal Disease, 38
Filet-O-Fish, 95, 124
Film industry, 18
Financial Post, 100
Firestone, 16
Fish, Joe, 220
Fisher, Donald, 97
Fisher, Doris, 97
Fixed costs, 78
Flash-freezing, 111, 113
Flavor industry, 122–28
Focus on the Family, 63, 259
Foley, William P. II, 27, 267
Fone-A-Chef, 24
Food Chemical News, 124
Food Engineering, 6, 124
Foodmaker, Inc., 208
Food Product Design, 124
Food Technologist, 6
Food Will Win the War, 38
Foot Locker, 5
Forbes, 155, 306n
Ford, Henry, 36
Ford Aerospace, 62
Foreign policy, U.S., 229–30
Foreman, Carol Tucker, 328–29n
Foster Farms, 208
Fox Kids Network, 48
Fragrance industry, 122
France, 244
Franchises: and American foreign policy, 229–30; benefits of, 97, 98; for Burger King, 98; for Carl’s Jr. restaurants, 25, 98; costs of, 98; and economic trends, 9; and encroachment, 99–101; failure rate of, 98, 295n; franchise agreements, 99–100, 102–4; history of, 94–95; and homogenizing of America, 5; international franchises, 233; for Jack in the Box, 99; for KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken), 95; legal protection of franchisees, 99–100; for McDonald’s, 95–96, 98, 100; Small Business Administration (SBA) loans for, 102; for Taco Bell, 85; and Uniform Commercial Code, 101; and wages, 75, 78
Frank, Susan, 48
Freedom Newspaper chain, 63
Freedom of Information Act, 215
French fries: additives to, 120–21; and China, 231; competitive business in, 116–17; consumption statistics for, 277n; development in U.S., 114; and Kroc, 114–15; and processor oligopsony, 117–20; producers of, 158; production costs of, 298n; production process for, 111–31; sugar added to, 131