> I imagine people like the way it tastes plus it's extremely cheap and takes very little time to prepare. It's true to some extent but not the end of the stor

> I imagine people like the way it tastes plus it's extremely cheap and takes very little time to prepare. It's true to some extent but not the end of the story. For one thing, water is cheaper and more easily available than sodas. As for marketing: http://fastfoodmarketing.org/fast_food_facts_in_brief.aspx http://fastfoodmarketing.org/fast_food_facts_in_brief.aspx "In 2012, fast food restaurants spent $4.6 billion in total on all advertising, an 8% increase over 2009. For context, the biggest advertiser, McDonald's, spent 2.7 times as much to advertise its products as all fruit, vegetable, bottled water, and milk advertisers combined."