Local Food: Fast Food Vs. Local Restaurants

Fast food vs Local Restaurants More and more fast food restaurants are opening door in small cities also in big cities. The food industry in being taken over by not allowing local business to progress. Cites should limit the number of fast food restaurants to allow local restaurants so costumers could buy more local. Buying more local could bring more money to the community. Trying to start a business is not that easy it takes a good mind to know what he is doing. The local restaurants are growing little by little but yet it is not enough. Cities are allowing more and more fast food restaurants to enter their cities. They are not allowing for small business to progress if at every corner you see a fast food restaurant facing each other. Communities

Allowing a small local business to open in the community will be better for the economy. In time magazine it says “At the most basic level, when you buy local more money stays in the community” (Schwartz). This shows that the money that other spend in the local restaurant stays local. Also it is better to keep the money local cause it goes back to the community not to the big corporations like if you were to spend your money at a fast food restaurant. The other benefit of small local restaurant is that it is healthier. The reason why local restaurants are healthier than fast food restaurant is because they have to use fresh supplies. Most fast food restaurants use meat a whole different state. When local restaurant go local and get there supplies. Spending your money at a local restaurant bring more money to the economy. In the article The Multiplier effect of local independent businesses by the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) it says “The studies have found each $100 spent at local independents generated $45 of secondary local spending compared to $14 for a bug box chain” (AMIBA). This show that going local is better because it contributes more to the economy. The money that you spend in your community a bigger portion is given back not like fast food restaurant who keep most of it money. There is also the possibility that the money that goes in to the community goes to make the community a better