Nowadays, there are a large number of coffee shops and fast-food vendors on high streets and in town centers. Why are there so many of these outlets? What effect is this having on society?
Concurrent times are witnessing mushrooming of coffee and junk food outlets in primary shopping districts of every city world over. This can be attributed to several causes and is impacting society in multiple ways.
Shopping has turned into a leisure time for most urbanites, spending a majority of their freetime exploring shops in town centers, and during that time, they are in a dire need to grab some quick snack, or meals to overcome the fatigue caused by their efforts. This has been duly appreciated by fast-food producers, and to turn this opportunity into commercial possibilities of reaping rich monetary dividends, they have started establishing their outlets in such locations. Also, the forays into central shopping areas affords them a wider public visibility, often turning them into household names. Numerous popular global brands like KFC and Dominos gained fame by opening their shops in the shopping districts in cities like New York.
Such food joints are providing much required nourishment to the exhausted shoppers and render them freedom from cooking meals once they return back home from their shopping endeavor since they can now enjoy meals without having to wait long unlike in a restaurant, or having to pay through their nose.
On the contrary, this fast emerging fad is jeopardizing the health of the populace, especially the young generations, as a majority end up consuming a calorie laden diet that unfavorably impacts their mental and physical well being and making them vulnerable to several lifestyle ailments such as diabetes and cardiac complications.
Overall, the growing demands for affordable nourishment of avid shoppers is driving this trend, and in a way, such evolution is proving to be beneficial even though one must be careful as surfeit of fast food can hamper health
