The document discusses which major fast food restaurant - McDonald's, Burger King, Jack in the Box, or Taco Bell - is considered the best. According to a survey of readers, Taco Bell was the preferred restaurant, but McDonald's was visited most often due to its convenient locations. The document also found that McDonald's has the widest selection of menu items, receives the most customers annually, and offers the best value for food prices. Therefore, while Taco Bell was preferred for its food, McDonald's is considered the best overall fast food restaurant.

1. Which fast food place is the best? http://www.elciofernando.com.br/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/burgerking.jpg http://www.msj.edu/Blog/image.axd?picture=239pxMcDonalds_Corporate_Logo_1.jpg http://www.jackinthebox.com/corporate/press-room/image-library/03_06_2009_04_39_56__logo_jack_large.jpg http://jenninjapan.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/taco-bell-logo2.jpg By: Christina Rivers Computer 9

2. Which one has the most selection? McDonald’s has the widest selection with a total of 100 menu items.

3. Which One Is the Healthiest? Unhealthiest Item Healthiest Item It’s very hard to judge which fast food place is the healthiest. All I can say is don’t order the items in the pink graph and order the items in the green graph.

4. Which One Uses Quality Ingredients? McDonald’s: receives ingredients from Gañeva Gourmet Coffee, Lopex Foods, Keystone Foods, and 100 Circle Farms; also uses chemical and man-made products Burger King: some normal ingredients; mostly chemicals and man-made products Jack in the Box: 100% beef and sirloin, 100% white chicken, ripe tomatoes and lettuce, real ice cream, all-natural cheese; also uses chemical and man-made products Taco Bell: some natural ingredients; some chemicals and man-made products It’s hard to tell which fast food place uses quality ingredients. All of them use some type of chemical and man-made products in their foods. They claim to use natural ingredients, but you can’t really be sure.

5. Which One Receives the Most Customers Per Year? McDonald’s receives the most customers per year.

6. Which One Has the Best Value for Your Food? According to an article on Yahoo! Finance, these are the statistics to which fast food place has the best menu deals: Top 5 Fast Food Value Menu Deals # 4: Burger King; more than a dozen value menu items (burger: $0.99 there, $0.58 at home) #3: Taco Bell; “Why Pay More?” value menu has some of the lowest prices around; 10 items priced at $0.79, $0.89, and $0.99 (burrito: $0.99 there, $0.86 at home) #2: McDonald’s; dollar menu (burger: $1 there, $0.99 at home) *Note: I only listed the fast food places I researched in the Top 5 list. Out of the four, McDonald’s has the best value for your food.

7. What Did You Say? Which fast food place do you prefer?: Most of you choseTaco Bell as the fast food place you prefer. McDonald’s came in second, Jack in the Box third, and Burger King last.

8. What Do You Say? (cont.) Why do you prefer that fast food place?: Most of you preferred that particular fast food place because you liked the food there. Other reasons were the fast food place’s wide selection, good prices, convenient location, really fast service, and healthier food.

9. What Do You Say? (cont.) Which fast food place do you go to the most?: Most of you go to McDonald’s the most. Taco Bell came in second, Jack in the Box third, and Burger King last.

10. What Do You Say? (cont.) How often do you go out to eat fast food?: Most of you eat fast food once a week. “Once a month” came in second, “at least 3 times a week” and “2x a month” came in third, and none of you eat fast food “every day.”

11. What Do You Say? (cont.) Why do you go to that particular fast food place the most?: Most of you go to a particular fast food place the most because of its convenient location. “Good prices” came in second, “fast service” came in third, and one person was not sure why.

12. What Do You Say? (cont.) Which fast food place offers the best value for your money?: Most of you chose McDonald’s as the fast food place that offers you the best value for your money. Taco Bell came in second, Jack in the Box in third, and Burger King in last.

13. Conclusion According to you, Taco Bell is the fast food place that you prefer to go because the food tastes food, but you go to McDonald’s the most because of its convenient location. According to my research, McDonald’s has the most selection, receives the most customer per year, and has the best value for your food. Therefore, McDonald’s is the best fast food place because of its convenience, but Taco Bell is the best fast food place because of its food.

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