Fast facts
10 April 2012
60% of McDonald's staff is under 20 years of age, with an average London wage of £4.84 per hour
A London parking meter makes more per hour than most fast-food staff
The average American eats three burgers and four orders of fries a week
There are 204 branches of McDonald's in London, 100 Burger Kings and 131 KFCs
1 in 8 Americans, at some point in their lives, will work for McDonald's
A 1998 report revealed that most children cannot use a knife and fork properly - fast food has created the forkless generation
McDonald's claims that it feeds about 0.5% of the world's population every day
A survey found that 96% of US children could identify Ronald McDonald more readily than the Christian cross. Only Santa Claus was more widely recognised
