5 Members of the Fast Food Mafia

Posted by Ben • July 21, 2009 at 7:22 AM

If you’ve bitten into any of the scary texts about the fast food industry (Fast Food Nation, The Future of Food, Food Inc., Poultrygeist, etc.), you’ll know that their operations often approach organized-crime levels of corruption and manipulation. To make that parallel nice and clear, artist Andrew Shirey made this awesome drawing depicting 5 Members of the Fast Food Mafia (click pic for larger version):

Notice the conspicuous absence of the Taco Bell Chihuahua re-made as a Mexican drug lord. Get on that Shirey!

(via The Daily What)

Categories: Food & Drink, Media, Restaurants, Visual Art
Tags: Andrew Shirey, Burger King, crime, fast food, illustration, KFC, Listicle, Listicles, Little Caesar, McDonald's, Ronald McDonald, Taco Bell, The Colonel, The Daily What, Top 5, Wendy's

2 Responses to “ 5 Members of the Fast Food Mafia ”

20 Pieces of Junk Food Art | Listicles Jul 21st, 2009 at 10:51 am

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Ben Jul 29th, 2009 at 11:14 am

Check out Shirey’s completed illustration, now with all 13 members of the Fast Food Mafia:
http://silentsketcher.deviantart.com/art/Fast-Food-Mafia-final-131302790