Food Production Case Studies Samples For Students

Analysis of the Documentary Food, Inc. through the Lens of Ethical Theories and Ideas

Some may wonder whether the food choice is an ethical issue. After all, we make these choices at least three times a day and our individual decisions influence the global industry of food growth, production and processing. As Jones, Cardinal and Hayward remind us, we exist in society and are connected to other people. This is why our choices, in our case, the food choices, affect other people, and their decisions influence us as well (2006, p. 3). Various theories of ethics propose different ways of viewing the problems of food production and consumption and seek solutions in distinct ...

1. While the video “Control Room” focuses on media and the 2nd Gulf War, what does it imply
about coverage of international issues in general?
The video “Control Room” is a documentary movie which challenges the audience regarding the truth about news reporting. The responsibility of the media in reporting and the authenticity of the news is the main focus in the movie. The movie follows the events unfolding at the Al Jazeera news network for the duration of the Iraqi war. It provides editing of information gathered and filtering of the same into news. The film focuses ...

Eric Schlosser tries to inform the reader on the effects consumption of meat from growth hormone boosted animals and genetically modified foods. He also explains about the impact of these foods to the food business generally, to the population’s health, to food supply, and to the environment. Schlosser advocates that Americans need to stop eating fast food since they have negative effects on human health, animal health, and the environment directly or indirectly and he uses a tactful approach of appealing to emotions, logic, and ethics in arguing his points.
When appealing to emotion, Schlosser describes the poor ...

Introduction

The object of this investigation is Rodamas Group. The Rodamas (which means “golden wheel”) has been found in 1951 in Jakarta (Dieleman & Kamal, 2009, 2). While Indonesia differed by little industrial activity and had no expertise to produce even basic products domestically, the company Rodamas played he roe of the importer. The Rodamas had close relationships with different multinational companies, especially from Japanese, which were interested in selling products on the Indonesian market. In the late 1960s and 1970s Rodamas naturally extended its trading partnerships with different foreign companies into manufacturing joint ventures. Thus, the mission of the company ...

PetSmart is a company that specializes in pet food production and sale. Just like any other industry, the pet food production industry is characterized by competition and rivalry among the industry’s players. PetSmart offers unique services to its customers making it enjoy some elements of competitive advantage. For instance, as other companies only sell their products at discounted prices because economies of scale, Petsmart adds to this by offering product knowledge and depth. In addition to this, PetSmart being among the pioneers in this industry and having produced quality products, it enjoys customer loyalty and thus possesses some element ...