How Many People Eat Fast Food?

According to TGI Global (company BMRB International) research, held in 2005, in 12 out of 15 countries, most people prefer to eat fast food. Active way of life forces many people to follow this life, paying insignificant attention into your health.

According to TGI Global (company BMRB International) research, held in 2005, in 12 out of 15 countries, most people prefer to eat fast food. Active way of life forces many people to follow this life, paying insignificant attention into your health.

International TGI Network conducts consumer research in more than 50 countries. They work with more than 650 thousand respondents annually of 18 years and above.

• The 2008 study showed that the largest number of fast food consumers accounted for U.S. and Australia.
• About nine out of ten people prefer “fast food” in these countries.
• The most ardent supporters of this nutrition in both countries are men aged 18 to 24 years.
• The third place is occupied by Israel with 85% of the fast food consume population. Canada (83%) is on the fourth place.

With a serious disruption of other European countries favors the United Kingdom. The number of fast food consumers here is a little less than in North America – 82%. It is possible to say that it is not surprising because the UK is sandwiches native land and fast-food is as popular as in the States. America and Australia are the former British colonies. All their food culture is cultivated on British roots, while in England they always ate mostly fast food. According to TGI Global research, the most noticeable changes in the quick-service segment in recent years is observed in China. Life style change, a shift towards Western culture led to sustained growth of fast food consumption. By the way, American “fast food” seriously suppressed the national cuisine, including Chinese fast food. Its main customer is young people. Over the past year 79% of the population aged 18 to 24 years visited Western type fast-food restaurant. In European countries, the popularity of fast food companies is much lower.

• In France it is 57%. However, unlike the situation in China, American fast-food, as assured by Dmitry Somovidisa, the French do not welcome. Exclusively tourists and emigrants eat in French McDonald’s. The indigenous population is generally prefers baguettes with ham, cheese and sauces.
• Bulgaria takes approximately the same position with France, where there are 54% of fast food devotees, Mexico (53%) and Germany (51%).
• There are less than half – 43% of fast food consumers in Spain.
• Hungary takes even lower rates – 35%.
• For example, in Belgium, where the business lunch costs about 10-12 euros, the majority prefers to eat sandwiches for 3 euros.