Over
11 BILLION DOLLARS
is spent on advertisements each year for food, beverages, and candy.

Food is the second most advertised product in the United States. Only automobiles are advertised more than food!

Check out this list of the top food advertisers and how much money they spend.

1. McDonald’s spent $528 million
For 528 million dollars you could rent the entire Petco Park stadium 475 times to watch the Padres play baseball!

2. PepsiCo spent $380 million
For 380 million dollars you could buy 1,400 brand new Lamborghini Murcielago cars!

3. Wendy’s spent $331 million
For 331 million dollars you could buy 250,000 XBOX 360’s and over 1,000 games!

WOW! That is a lot of money!

Next we are going to learn some of the creative things advertisers do to grab our attention.

Have you ever bought something just because there was a cool commercial about it?

STOP AND THINK

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