The process of McDonaldization can be summarized as the way in which "the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as of the rest of the world."
Proses McDonaldisasi dapat diringkas menjadi "prinsip-prinsip restoran cepat saji yang semakin mendominasi sektor-sektor masyarakat Amerika Serikat dan seluruh dunia".