Fast Food is one of the most consumed forms of food all over the world. The developed countries such as the USA and UK have a higher trend of consuming fast food compared to the lesser developed countries. During the mid-1990s and 2000s, several fast-food chains opened up, many of which have emerged as billion-dollar companies today. This includes McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut, and many others as well. The global fast-food industry is growing massively and we can evaluate that with the help of the following graphs.
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Top 10 Highest Grossing Fast Food Restaurants in 2019
As of 2019, the global fast-food industry was more than $647 billion which is well-diversified among multiple national and international food chains. On top of this list is McDonald’s which had $40.41 billion in turnover in 2019. Starbucks came on the second spot with $21.55 billion in sales. Chick-fil-A and Taco Bell had the same revenue of $11 billion each. Burger King is on the fifth spot as it had $10.3 billion in yearly turnover during 2019 followed by Subway having $10 billion revenue. Other companies in this list include Wendy’s, Dunkin’s, Domino’s, and Panera Bread.
Fast Food Worker Statistics By Race
The fast-food industry does not have any kind of racial profiling usually. However, an overall trend suggests that Whites are more involved in the fast-food industry compared to other races. According to the graph, 66.3% of fast-food workers are Whites while 15.3% are either Latinos or Hispanics. These two groups account for most of the fast-food workers. About 10.8% of the workers in the fast-food industry are Asians while the remaining belongs to other races.