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lawsuits against, 182–83;

and meat contamination, 203, 213–14;

and meatpacking industry consolidation, 8, 137–38;

and Midland, 143;

and migrant labor, 162;

and organized crime, 154–55, 306n;

and OSHA, 183, 311n;

and outrail policy, 216–17, 319n;

and profit margins, 174;

and safety, 182–83, 206;

and sexual harassment, 176;

and Small Business Administration (SBA), 164;

steam pasteurization system, 216;

tax breaks from Nebraska, 164;

and unions, 158, 162, 174;

and wages, 306n;

worker deaths at, 178, 311n;

worker profiles at, 165;

and workers’ compensation, 184

Ireland, 243

Ireland, Andy, 101

Irradiation, 217–18

Italy, 242

Jack in the Box: competition of, 24;

and critics of fast food industry, 237–38;

and E. coli, 198–99, 207, 214, 221, 263;

and food safety, 208–10;

franchisee treatment by, 99;

and minimum wage, 73

Japan, 242, 276n

Jaspin, Elliot, 212

Jefferson, Thomas, 8, 114

Jenny Craig International, 97

Jiffy-Lube, 5

Jim Henson Company, 48

Joe Camel, 43

John Morrell, 180, 206

Jones, Regina, 75

Journal of Dentistry for Children, 54

Journal of the American Medical Association, 43

J. R. Simplot Company, 111, 113, 116, 129–30, 209, 231, 236, 269

Jungle (Sinclair), 152–53, 204–5

“Just in time” production, 67

Justice Department. See U.S. Department of Justice

Kabong, Matthew, 91–92

Kaman Services, 62

Karcher, Ben, 13–14

Karcher, Carl Leo, 26

Karcher, Carl N.: biography of, 13–15;

drive-in restaurants of, 18–19;

financial problems of, 25–28, 281n;

hot dog carts of, 15, 18–19;

ousted from board of CKE, 26;

and self-service restaurants, 21–22

Karcher, Don, 25–26

Karcher, Margaret Heinz, 14–15, 27–28

K-Bob’s Steakhouses, 98

KCBS-TV, 222

Keith’s Drive-In Restaurant, 22

Kennedy, Ted, 88

Kentucky Fried Chicken. See KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)

Keystone Foods, 139

Kezios, Susan, 99

KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken): and anti-U.S. imperialism, 243–44;

and crime, 86;

franchises for, 95;

history of, 23;

as international, 88, 229, 230;

as largest poultry purchaser, 140;

and NCAA promotions, 48;

and restaurant technology, 71

Kidney illnesses, 195, 200

KidPower conference, 231

Kids as Customers (McNeal), 44

Kinko’s, 59

Kinney, Joseph A., 85

Kirby, Jesse G., 17

Kissinger, Henry, 104, 105

Klasky-Csupo, 48

K-Mart, 3

Knight, Jacque, 212

Knott’s Berry Farm, 159

Kool-Aid, 124

Kraft, John, 318n

Kristallnacht, 226

Kroc, Ray A.: and brand loyalty, 43;

and Disney, 33–37, 49;

as founder of Mc-Donald’s Corporation, 5, 35, 198;

and franchises, 95–96;

on french fries, 114–15;

marketing tools of, 40–41;

McDonald brothers’ relationship with, 34–35, 96–97;

and Morris, 249;

museum of, 31–32;

on nonconformists, 5;

philosophy of, 37;

and Simplot, 115;

and site selection for McDonald’s, 66;

and Speedee Service System, 34–35. See also McDonald’s Corporation

Küttler, Thomas, 228, 250

Kuwait, 230

Kwitny, Jonathan, 16–17, 306n

Labor practices: and assembly line sys-tem, 68–69;

awards for employees, 88;

child labor and child labor laws, 73, 80, 82, 261, 262;

and employee turnover, 72–73, 83, 88, 160–61, 163;

and health insurance, 160, 161, 162, 257, 259;

hiring practices, 70–72;

and injuries, 176–78, 181, 186–90, 264–65;

and kitchen technology, 71–72;

and opposition to safety laws, 8;

and overtime wages, 73–75, 82, 262;

and polygraph testing, 76;

and regimentation, 69–70;

and “stroking,” 74;

and unions, 71, 75–77, 88, 257;

vacations, 160, 161;

and wages, 8, 37, 73–75, 88, 259, 262;

and worker safety, 84–85, 172–90;

and workers’ compensation, 184–85. See also Fast food industry; Meatpacking industry; Workforce; and specific companies

Labor unions. See Unions

La Choy, 159

Lamb, F. Gilbert, 130

Lamb Water Gun Knife, 130

Lamb Weston, 116–17, 129, 158, 230–31, 269

Land trusts, 145

Landauer, Fritz, 226

Language spoken in workplace, 70–72, 160

Lansing, Mich., 77

Lantos, Tom, 180

Lasater, Dale, 255–57

Lasater, Tom, 255–56

Lasater Ranch, 255–57

Las Vegas, 234–39, 323n

Latinos, 160–63, 175, 308n, 310n

Lawsuits: for libel,