Pull open the glass door, feel the rush of cool air, walk inside, join the queue and look around you. Look at the kids working in the kitchen, at the ads for the latest toys, study the backlit colour photographs above the counter, think about where the food came from, about how and where it was made, about what is set in motion by every single fast food purchase, the ripple effect near and far. Think about it. Then place your order. Or turn and walk out the door.
Eric Schlosser is a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly. Over the years his investigative work has examined the war on drugs, the American prison system, and the plight of migrant farm workers.
He has won a National Magazine Award and a Sidney Hillman Foundation award for his reporting, as well as other journalism prizes.
His first book, Fast Food Nation was highly acclaimed and became an instant worldwide bestseller.
His latest book, Chew On This, is aimed at young people and aims to inform young readers about the
fast food phenomenon – how it all began, its success, what fast food actually is.