Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Bet You Didn’t Know This About Fast Food


If you thought you knew everything about fast food, think again.


One in every eight American workers has been employed by McDonald's


McDonald's is Brazil’s largest employer


In England you can buy a McDonald's Bacon Roll

It is literally just bacon and ketchup on a roll

A McDonald's Corn Muffin has more Calories than a Glazed Doughnut


McDonald's in Germany sells beer


In Japan you can buy the McDonald's Bacon Potato Pie

Which, again, is literally just a pie stuffed with bacon and potatoes.

Antarctica is the only continent on the planet without a McDonald's


In Australia because of a copyright conflict Burger King is called Hungry Jack's


You would need to walk for 9 miles to burn off the calories of a Double Whopper with cheese


Chinese Burger King's started carrying a Black Truffle Angus XT

It had truffles on it and endive instead of lettuce. Shockingly, it only cost $5 American.

Burger King made the first ever fast food attack ad in 1981 which starred Sarah Michelle Gellar



Sarah Michelle Gellar Burger King Commercial 1981 - High Quality



Wendy’s offered the first ever value menu in 1988

This guy is eating all of it at once...

Wendy's claims it created "the first modern-day, drive-thru window" in 1971


Frosties at Wendy's the Philippines come with coffee-flavored jellies in them


Wendy's has a 1 lb. burger not listed on the menu called the Classic Home Run


When KFC first translated the slogan "finger lickin' good" into Chinese, it came out as "eat your fingers off."


The only complete, handwritten copy of KFC's 11 herbs and spices is kept in a vault in corporate headquarters


This list comes pretty close though...

In some locations you can buy 'Mashies' – balls of mashed potato cooked in batter


Wendy's founder Dave Thomas invented the KFC paper chicken bucket when he was a franchisee of several locations in Ohio

The bucket's original design

Chinese KFCs sell a porridge of rice with pork, egg, pickles and mushrooms called "Congee"


Colonel Sanders' full name is Harland David Sanders


Taco Bell has failed twice in Mexico, the second time even trying to advertise as "authentic American food"


In China Taco Bell is called Taco Bell Grande and serves alcoholic Margaritas


The Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Canada are the only places where Taco Bell offers French fries


Chalupa is a Spanish word that means boat


Spanish Taco Bells sell a Chocodilla, which is a chocolate quesadilla

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