Big American fast-food chains have entered the fight against an alternative fuel policy that critics say is pushing up the price of food worldwide.
In a new lobbying effort, they are calling on Congress to repeal a law that requires gasoline to contain ethanol, a fuel produced mainly from corn.
Corn competition
When you drive up to Wendy's or other fast-food chains in the U.S., you are consuming corn in at least two ways.
The chicken or hamburger in your meal comes from an animal raised on corn.
Since the fuel in your car is 10 percent ethanol, which is made from corn, the two are competing for the same grain.
“Ethanol diverts a significant share of
