Essays on Fries

I am going downtown to my favourite restaurant. It’s called Pub and Pickles and well that says it all for me. I don’t know if you have been there before but it down at the corner of 1st Street and Main on the northwest corner. You can’t miss the place as it has a big mug outside with a dill pickle sticking out of it. In case I didn’t say it yet, “my kind of place.” I am going on a Tuesday night as that night they seem to have the best specials. I am ...

In the contemporary recent era, McDonalds has acknowledged the biggest food chain of hamburgers and related fast food items. McDonalds assert that above fifty-eight million individuals fond of junk foods show their presence in the outlet and consume burgers and fries. The historical background of the company initiated in 1940 when two brothers namely, Richard and Maurice McDonald, inaugurated a restaurant in San Bernardino, California. During the year 1948, the “Speedee Service System” was introduced, which was considered as the principles of modern food chain globally. However, the company remained small-scale for another half decade (McDonalds, 2016). In April ...

Report for McDonalds

Italy and Russia

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BUSINESS OVERVIEW McDonald’s Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries across 36,538 outlets. Founded in 1955 by Ray Kroc in Des Plaines, Illinois, 80% of the ...

Food is a basic commodity needed to sustain life and as such, it must be safe to eat. Despite the innumerable controversies that abound regarding the ingredients and additives in our food and sage advice from many professional sources and health gurus arguing to the contrary, this paper will support the thesis that, for most people, our food supply is safe. While accepting that prepared foods may contain additives and preservatives, these are necessary to allow manufacturers to bring food safely into our homes. Preservatives and additives are necessary to ensure that our food supply is safe, but ultimately ...

Internal Analysis of McDonald’s Corp.

Introduction McDonald’s is the biggest chain of hamburger fasts food cafes around the world with over 50 million consumers. The corporation was started in 1940 by two brothers in San Bernardino, California (McDonald’s. com, 2016). Today, McDonald's is the leader in global food service retail with around 35,000 locations in more than 100 nations. However, most of its worldwide restaurants are owned and operated by independent local business people. Additionally, the alignment strength in McDonald’s is its franchisees and suppliers. This system has been the reason for the long-term success of the corporation. In the ...

Discuss the product and consumer related factors that McDonald’s should take into account in order to compete successfully in the European fast food sector. The primary aspects for any major fast food chain are taste and quality, and in view of the points showcased in the case study, it is quite evident that McDonalds, is lacking on these fronts in the European market, the sensitivity showcased by the consumers with regards to the environmental issues is also a factor that needs to be taken seriously by implementing campaigns and operational procedures that present McDonald’s, in good light. ...

Marketing

Introduction Among the products and services that consumers encounter on a regular basis are the ones found in McDonalds fast food restaurant. It is not mostly the favorite restaurant, but the fact that experiencing its products and service at least more than one time leaves a question of why the brand is so widely recognized and its positioning strategy creates an influence on a person’s purchasing decision. The short discussion will identify the company’s branding and positioning strategy, that influence people from continuously patronize the brand despite the negative perception of McDonald’s food on health.

McDonalds Branding Strategy

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The trouble with fries: An analysis

“The trouble with fries” [is a very informative article on] the history of the fast food revolution. It starts with the story of Ray Krock, who made a living [out of] selling the five-spindle multi-mixer milkshake machine. He moved to San Bernardino, California [upon hearing about a hamburger stand that owned] machines capable of making forty milkshakes simultaneously. However, he developed an interest in the French-fry operation. [This is because it was the fries that ideally captured his imagination.] [From then,] he devised a way of curing potatoes to make them more suitable for [the making of] fries. He ...

The trouble with fries: An analysis

“The trouble with fries” [is a very informative article on] the history of the fast food revolution. It starts with the story of Ray Krock, who made a living [out of] selling the five-spindle multi-mixer milkshake machine. He moved to San Bernardino, California [upon hearing about a hamburger stand that owned] machines capable of making forty milkshakes simultaneously. However, he developed an interest in the French-fry operation. [This is because it was the fries that ideally captured his imagination.] [From then,] he devised a way of curing potatoes to make them more suitable for [the making of] fries. He ...

The price of food has risen substantially in the decade following the Great Recession. The price is growing faster than many other commodity sectors that influence inflation, meanwhile worker's wages remain low and the cost of living is far outpacing raises across many different job classifications. Fast food companies have been struggling to keep prices low amid the rising costs, and to varying degrees of success. In this essay, two ads are looked at, one by McDonald's and one by Burger King. Bundling extra discounted foods together in order to create a cheap meal for the customer is now ...

Summer break is always the perfect time to experience something new. However, I wasn’t in the market for shopping for new experiences but rather continue with the things I was used that. That would be chilling on some beach with my friends, looking good, and meeting new people all summer long. However, my parents had other plans for how I would spend my summer: in Paris, France! I was totally psyched to go until I saw my mom’s schedule for the trip. Museums, gardens, some playbill? Ugh. Talk about an expensive field trip. Not only were that ...

Visual Analysis. Case Study: Wendy’s Deluxe Ad

The most common elements of an ad are -as stated by Landa (2010 211)-, a line (or headline), a visual, a body copy, a tagline and a sign-off. Sometimes, not every element needs to be included, as each piece of ad differs and is created under a different approach. In this particular case, the product shot is the iconic Wendy’s deluxe hamburger standing at the forefront with a cup of soda and French fries on the back completing the traditional combo. To the right, the phrase “FILL UP FOR LESS” serves as a tagline, which is followed ...

Fantasies about the future increase the motivation to act. In the book “The Big Gold Dream” written by Chester Himes we can see, how fantasies motivate people. One example is the behavior of a furniture man, called Abie, who found $35,000 in a mattress he bought cheaply. Since then he became to buy old mattresses to search for similar finds again and again. He was so obsessed with the idea that he can find money in another mattress that the factors of reality and probability extinguished for him. The examples of motivation by a fantasy can be seen ...

Aircraft control surfaces are components of an aircraft used to control an aircraft. Normally, the control surfaces are movable parts in the plane wings and the tail. The surfaces help the pilot adjust attitude or plane orientation by creating differential pressure on different parts of the aircraft. The difference is pressure produces a force which then acts on the plane to produce the desired effect. Control surfaces employ the principle of lift just like the wings but in different directions. The lift forces produced by a control surface can act independently or in combination with a force from another ...

Assignment 2 Research Essay

Draft 2 The Fast Food Industry SUNGD1403 2016/3/10 Abstract The rapid development of world economies has been characterized by skyrocketing trend in consumption of fast foods. The causative variable for the surge in consumption of the said food is largely the need for instant gratification by most contemporary diners coupled with convenience, speed and ease of access associated with fast food industry which complements the need for most workers to save on time. Additionally, the paper looks into cross-sectional studies with regard to the existence of a causative correlation between the increase in the trend in consumption of fast ...

Visual Analysis. Case Study: Wendy’s Deluxe Ad

The most common elements of an ad are -as stated by Landa (2010 211)-, a line (or headline), a visual, a body copy, a tagline and a sign-off. Sometimes, not every element needs to be included, as each piece of ad differs and is created under a different approach. In this particular case, the product shot is the iconic Wendy’s deluxe hamburger standing at the forefront with a cup of soda and French fries on the back completing the traditional combo. To the right, the phrase “FILL UP FOR LESS” serves as a tagline, which is followed ...

Brand name and identification

Prol Grill The name Prol emerges from the sale of burgers to university students at the campus during lunch time. The name simply means professionals in London. The burgers sold to university students were nicknamed 'meant for professionals' burgers.' From the deep passion for selling burgers during lunchtime for students, the founder members decided to have a joint for working professionals in central London. Prol simply means professionals in London. Prol Grill is Located in central London Diamond building's ground floor suite number 10. The location of the Grill provides for easy access by our patrons. The restaurant in ...

Abstract

In this paper, I will explore the effects of fast foods on children in relation to their mind and body. Children today love consuming fast food, and this is not a new habit. Fast food has been in vogue since over a century, and they are advertised in a very appealing manner which makes children want to eat them. This paper explores how fast food causes addiction and why many parents and children like to consume it mainly because of its taste and price. There are many negative effects associated with fast foods as well such as obesity, heart ...

Purpose of the Research

This research tries to determine the strengths and weaknesses of Swiss Chalet restaurant. It seeks to gather and present information about the restaurant’s marketing management activities. It also attempts to identify a problem in the restaurant’s marketing management using an empirical marketing research. Based on the research outcome, there will be proposed ways on how to address the determined problem, after which students should endorse modifications to the restaurant’s marketing supervision activities, with the aim of overcoming this problem.

Research Methodology

This paper uses the Internet as the main tool for research. It identifies the restaurant’s features ...

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According to the Journal of American Medicine, around 78.6 million adults in the United States are obese, and this accounts for more than one-third of the adult population (qtd. in “Adult Obesity”). This condition has been associated with major health risks. For instance, CDC states that “obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death” (“Adult Obesity”) What makes this issue worse it that adults are not the only ones who suffer from obesity. In fact, 12.7% of children and teenagers (ages 2-19) are ...

The relationship between what we eat and our health is as intimate a relationship as any we ever form in our lives. Food is primary to the survival of human beings, and many factors have interacted over the course of centuries, to determine how we consume our food. David H. Freeman addresses this complex relationship in his article, ‘How junk food can end obesity’. The author adds to the discussion on healthy eating by exploring means that fast foods, and processed foods can be used in the fight against overweight and obesity issues in the American population. The title ...

Introduction

Through its franchise model, McDonalds has been a leader in the fast food market. However, understanding the success of the business requires an analysis of its environment and strategies. With that, it is crucial to understand how the competitive environment it operates affects it and how it responds. Further, understanding the brand’s global marketing strategies is crucial. To achieve that, this report provides an industry analysis and the brands marketing mix analysis. To begin with, the competitive industry analysis uses the Porter five forces to analyze the competition the business faces from rivals, competitors and substitutes and the ...

McDonalds’s Franchise 3

Justification of Resources 3 Pros 4 Cons 4 Levels of administration 5 Administrative level 5 Operation 5 Strategic administration 6 Training program to implement 7 Conclusion 7

References 8

McDonalds’s Franchise McDonald’s is among the most successful restaurants in fast food industry with a valuable trademark globally. It is the leading franchising company and the second largest in the fast-food restaurant market in the world. Over 80 percent of its restaurants globally are owned and run by their Franchisees (Coleman, Anderson & Yatchak, 2011). The corporate supplies fast foods such as French fries among others using standardization and branding as ...

The Branding and Logos

Introduction The Restaurant is based next to Heathrow Airport in Central London. Many people in the big city of London embrace the advent of this new restaurant in the central town. Most of the Logo design is adopted for ease of clients to have a clear view of what is expected by the prospective customers. The plan is aimed at controlling the influx of clients who are either from arrivals at the Heathrow airport or the general staff working in the domain (Adamson et al. 28). The branding by the Jim & Jay is clearly showcased in the Logo model ...

We can understand clearly now what macdonaldization actually is so the question that now has to pop up is; what is the effect of macdonaldization in our society? Unfortunately, we encounter a problem right here. The worry is that since the concept of how common the fast food has become in our society has gained so much popularity to date that in order to observe the impacts of macdonaldization itself, we have to study a society where fast food does not prevail. We have been fortunate enough to find at least one such setup amongst us. In the news, ...

The menu is a very crucial tool in restaurants firms. It is the reason behind the every food and beverage operation-taking place there. A menu reflects the image of the firm and a platform where customers make their food choices. Consumers now days do want to be associated with healthy menu options. Burger king however failed not because their menu was not healthy enough. The main reason behind Burger King Fries failure is because of they never took into consideration how some learned behaviors play a very crucial role for consumption. One of the hardest things that restaurant firms ...

The visual perception is determined by a number of various color factors including the detection of visible light and that of color perception. Further, the design elements like shapes, sizes and figures also pay a crucial role in affecting the precision of overall message conveyed via a visual material. We will be analyzing two different visual materials to elaborate above stated approach.

Logo analysis

The color perceptions for this WWF logo clearly define the notion of visual perception drawn from receiving and detecting the black lines drawn against white background. This distinctive color perception is enforced due to varying wavelengths of ...

International Marketing Plan of Burts Potato Chips

Executive Summary The globalization has changed the face of the international business, and the companies are now expanding their operations to more than one country so that they can tap untapped segments to increase profitability. Some of the benefits of the international expansion into emerging economies are a large base of potential customers, decreased costs and economies of scale due to large operational capacities. Burts Chips is also planning to achieve these benefits of international expansion by expanding the operations to Brazil. This document provides detailed insights into the economy of the Brazil and suggests suitable entry method along ...

Introduction 

The client is a football player named Ola. He is 21 years old. He plays in a forward position at Tilbury football club. With a height of 5‘8“, he weighs 73 kg. He prefers to use his left foot while playing. His nationality is Angolan. An average footballer leads an active lifestyle, attending regular sessions of practice combined with 3 to 4 football matches per week. This high-intensity physical activity takes a toll on the muscles and therefore, as a footballer, Ola should follow a balanced diet consisting of high amounts of protein and carbohydrates followed by plenty of fluids and other nutrients ...

There is truly nothing better than curling up in a cozy chair with a snack and a fantastic book. It is easy to get so caught up in parenting, marriage and work that personal time for book exploration is set aside never to be enjoyed. One of the best things for the human soul is to be fed by a nourishing and educationally delicious book. People don’t realize it but they have a set of criteria against which an author’s work can be measured. Ultimately, that criteria determines if it is worthy of time in that cozy chair. Kevin Trudeau’s book ...

In “Pricing French Fries: A Lesson in Economics” economist Shannon Brownlee argues that fast food joints encourages American people to fatten. No one ever knew that one day McDonald’s would be sued for making people fat. For instance, during the previous summer, Samuel Hirsh, a lawyer from New York filed quite a considerable number of lawsuits and other four fast food firms. The reason for the suit was the fact that these firms had failed to disclose the bad health effects of their food. Among the suits, was the one that involved a Bronx teenager who weighed approximately 400 pounds. Most ...

The owner of the ‘Eat Street’ wanted me to help him out in finding out the overall rating of his cafeteria in the eyes of the visiting customers in order to offer better services in the prevailing cut-throat competitive hotel industry.

1. The report: Mr. at your instance, I set out to visit the Eat Street, to have a first-hand information and knowledge about the whole place and its present state of affairs.

The Eat Street which is situated about two-and-half miles away from my school-block bordering the northern part of the university campus is quite a nice place. The path leading to the cafeteria, plush with greenery and flower gardens all around it; is quite a smoothening ambience for the visiting customers which the other cafeterias in the campus lack. I ...

Keeping a food intake journal can be a hard task thing to do especially when someone has a lot of things to do and have to eat in despite the tricky issue of observing a routine of what we consume, it is however recommendable that a person watch out for the nutritional value of all the food they consume so as to avoid the health risks caused by nutritional imbalances. The process of keeping a diary of the daily consumption also is helpful in assisting a person to avoid any instances of overconsumption of food in the future through reviewing how their past days food consumption ...

The organization will be of a retail nature and it will be named Taste’s Locality. The naming of the organization is based on the products and services sold in this organization. This organization will actively serve baked potato sticks on the go and this will allow consumers to get a quick bite snack, which contains baked potato chips on a barbeque stick. The organization’s mission is to change the general outlook of the consumers of consuming potatoes and offer them a more healthy and convenient way of consuming potatoes (Alexander, 2011, pp 17). However, the organization’s vision is to accumulate ...

The Five Guys Burger and Fries restaurant chain was opened in 1986 serving only handmade burgers with a single location in Arlington, VA. It was opened by Jerry Murrell together with his four sons, who still run the business to date. Today, the business has expanded to more than 1,000 locations in 47 states and six provinces in Canada (Burke, 2012). The firm’s mission statement is aligned to the philosophy that if you plan to sell hamburgers and French fries in the restaurant industry, which is already concentrated with competitors, you have to ensure that your hamburgers and ...

Section 1: Introduction and Situational Analysis

In 1940 Dick and Mac McDonald opened the first McDonald’s and served Bar B Que. The restaurant included a drive-thru and carhop services (Softschools.com, 2015). In 1948 they made the change from serving Bar B Que to serving burgers and fries (Softschools.com, 2015). In 1955 McDonalds adopted the golden arches and began opening more restaurants specializing in burgers and fries (Softschools.com, 2015). Since this time, McDonalds has increased serving sizes and calorie counts in their foods. They have become known for super-sized soda and fries. Many feel that McDonald’s has directly had a direct impact on the obesity ...

Analysis of McDonalds Ads

Introduction McDonalds is witnessing a decline in sales all over the world. In the wake of the recent awareness among people of the side effects of eating junk foods, many health conscious people have started avoiding fast food items. For the last five years, McDonalds has launched a new marketing and advertisement campaign to reestablish the brand in the minds of the customers and also position itself as a food and restaurant chain that not only sells fast foods but also healthy foods. This paper will analyze two recent advertisement images of McDonalds and suggest possible improvements to bolster the advertisement ...

Introduction

McDonald’s Fast Food Company is one of the renowned companies globally. McDonald’s range of products involves McNuggets, Ham and Cheese Burgers, and French Fries. The company is as well popular for its influencing puddings including the Egg McMuffin and the apple pie. The company has the ownership of above thirty-two fast food restaurants internationally in one-hundred and seventeen independent nations and above seventy-five percent of the company’s restaurant are possessed and administered through independent landlords. The company primarily initiated as a small business of hamburger and its stand was based in Bernardino, California, and it was managed ...

Institutions:

Introduction Aging comes with changes in ability to generate income and an increase in expenditures. That owes to the reduced ability to work and increased need of care. In that respect, the elderly needs sustainable sources of income that can substitute the active employment or work earnings as well as cater for the increased expenditure. In that view, this report presents an analysis of the old adult’s income sources expenditure and impact on the society as well as ways of improving their economic status. To achieve the objective, the report begins with a summary of the sources of ...

Proposal

Market Research Information As McDonalds belongs to fast food market, therefore it is important to analyze its market and other important factors. These factors are discussed as follow:

The fast food market in Australia is very competitive with low barriers to entry. This has led many fast food chains to emerge and operate in Australian market, thereby increasing the competition in the industry. Another factor that has led the industry to grow is the increasing number of suppliers of the raw material (particularly chicken) and consumers on whom the fast food business is mainly dependent on (Johansen 2012).

Competition

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Introduction

For a long, French fries and hamburgers have been the order of the day in most restaurants. This is rapidly changing across many food restaurants. It is not the end of French fries and burgers as such. It is the dawning of an era of quick, affordable and increasingly healthier foods compared to erstwhile fast foods. More precisely, real food is rapidly becoming the new fast food. There is widespread commitment to healthy food choices as a lifestyle rather than a diet. This has developed this new trend where previously fringe foods like vegetable juice, kales and organic produce have made their ...

McDonald’s has come under sharp criticism lately due to our advertisements that are aimed at children. This public outcry highlights the ethical dilemma that is marketing to children and youth especially for products that are unhealthy. Seeing as McDonald’s is the world’s largest fast food chain with 34000 outlets worldwide (Simon), it is imperative that we ensure that all our advertisements are not only legal but also ethical. The negative publicity is hurting our company’s image and may lead to a decline in our profits which are currently at $ 27 billion annually (Simon).

Those in our marketing department believe that marketing to children is ethical because of the following reasons;

- There is ...

One of the problems in America is child obesity, wherein more children from low-income families have greater tendency to become victims (Saelens, Sallis, Couch, Cain, and Glanz 57). United States faces a childhood obesity epidemic which has been perceived to be a problem that continues to get worse. The changes on the way the children live, go to school and what they eat during snacks and meals, play as significant factors of childhood obesity. Obesity rates of children from low-income families are relatively high compared to children from middle-class families (Muth 68). Genetic, social, economic factors are the prevalent indicators of ...

- Identify at least two separate examples of native non-Western cultures that have been impacted by globalization. Two separate examples of native non Western cultures that have been impacted by western globalization are the India‘s women participation in politics, which has liberated them through the impact of globalization in their environment; another is the Japanese Indians whose food culture was altered by this process also (Hoxie, 1996). - Describe in detail what the circumstances were within each of these cultures both prior to the transformative event and after it. Prior to the 1990s women in ...

Starbucks vs McDonald´s Business Ethics and Compliance

This document aims to compare Business Ethics and Code of Conduct of two competing companies: McDonald´s and Starbucks. Strategic values and the image of the brand illustrate the differences between the two companies and their approach and formulation of the constructs of Business Ethics. Starbucks mission statement is: “To inspire and nurture the human spirit—one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time”. The statement is concise and inspiring, bringing the core idea of the business – be part of the community and grow together with internal and external stakeholder. Starbucks does not try to position itself as a ...

Strategic Development and Challenges for McDonald’s

Strategy addresses the why and what of marketing activities. Marketing involves satisfying needs and wants of the customer. The task of any business is to deliver customer value while being socially responsible. In a highly competitive economy with increasingly intelligent buyers, a company can win only by fine tuning its value delivery process and providing superior value. In January 2011, McDonald’s announced that its earnings of fourth quarter in the previous year rose 2.1 percent despite of a slump in December due to extreme weather in U.S. and Europe. The analysts attributed the success of McDonald’s to the “Plan to ...

Introduction

Health is the most important part of our life. Without good health, it is impossible to enjoy life for a prolonged period of time. Health has two components; lifestyle and nutrition. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle goes a long way to keep a person fit. Nutrition is another factor to cherish good health from deep within the body. In recent times, the global health is showing an uptrend in many factors all over the world. The number of child deaths per year has reduced drastically. More people have access to potable water and the maternal deaths per births have reduced significantly in the last ...

Have you ever faced a situation where you have to choose between preparing a healthy meal and going to a fast food restaurant? Millions of Americans face this decision on a daily basis and the impact of their choices has become apparent over the last three decades. In the 1970s, the number of fast food restaurants doubled according to the Census of Retail Trade (Chou, Grossman, and Saffer). Since the same period, obesity and obesity related diseases increased rapidly in the U.S. Today, junk food is prevalent in our culture and is commonly found in fast food restaurants like McDonald’s and Jack ...

Literature Review

Summary The literature review covers the challenge faced by McDonalds in the increasing opposition to marketing its products to children and having an image for producing unhealthy foods. The research objective is to find solutions for the company to implement so that it can change this perception about the company and reduce opposition to its business practices.

Summary 1

Section 1: Summary of Business Problem and Research Objectives 2 Section 2: Literature Search and Review 2 Analysis of the Literature Review 5 Section 3: Research Objectives and Methodology 6

Research 7

References 7

Section 1: Summary of Business Problem ...

Current Market and Situational Analysis

McCain Foods is the world leader in the frozen French fry market. Founded in 1957 in Canada by the McCain brothers, McCain Food commands a market share of almost of 33% globally. With an employee base of 20,000 across the 57 countries of its operation, it is one of the fastest growing frozen food companies in the world. From the very beginning, the company followed a simple of philosophy of “Good ethics is good business” in running its business operations (MFL #1, 2011). McCain Food is in the frozen food business for over four decades, leading the market in ...

“A generation ago, three-quarters of the money used to buy food in the United States was spent to prepare meals at home. Today about half of the money used to buy food is spent at restaurants--mainly at fast food restaurants.” says Eric Schlosser in his book, Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. It is commonly recognized that junk food has become an indispensable part of our modern lifestyle, and the consumption of fast food is rapidly increasing every year. Fast food has clearly replaced snacks and in some cases even meals in the traditional diet. ...

Acrylamide is a substance that has the molecular formula of C3H5NO. The chemical acrylamide also is designated as prop- 2- amide. Acrylamide is a crystalline odorless white substrate that is soluble in chloroform, ether, ethanol and water. Acrylamide becomes decomposed in the presence of iron salts, iron, oxidizing agents, bases and acids. Acrylamide deconstructs into ammonia, carbon monoxide and nitrous oxides (European Food Safety Authority 1; Gilbert & Maurissen 32; Grob et al. 187; Lawley et al. 340; Mattram et al. 449; National Cancer Institute 1; Skog & Viklund 365; Zhang & Chen 7).

BACKGROUND

Acrylamide is a chemical substance that is applied in specific manufacturing ...

Culture

Field Notes Write-Up 1.) I went to the nearest Whole Foods supermarket in the neighborhood. When I entered the store, I saw a variety of customers who come from different cultures. Most of the customers were Americans, African Americans, Chinese, Indians, Europeans and Asians. Most of the people who enter in the stores come from diverse culture and are strangers to each other. It is a delight to see these people very friendly to each other as they exchanged pleasantries and exchanged banters. I can hear them laughing and I can sense that most of the customers are in a jolly ...

Introducing Burger King Chicken Fries to Japan

Japan is one of the most developed in the world with a large affluent customer base. It is the third largest economy in the world after USA and China. Japan is a stable democracy and experienced fast economic growth since the end of World War II. The macro environmental analysis of Japan is given below:

Political Environment

Since the end of World War II, the new constitution drafted with support of USA ensured the growth of Japan as a vibrant democracy. The country is a multi-party democracy where elections are held in the stipulated terms. Despite being a constitutional monarchy, the powers of the emperor are ...

Is Fast Food Making Americans Overweight?

Abstract Speed and organization are at the heart of the American way of life. American mothers drive their children to school, pay bills online, schedule meetings, respond to emails, and all that they do before going to work. This vivid example gives answer to the question why the fast food has displaced the traditional food. In modern world people have no time and desire to cook. Thus, it is not surprisingly that the fast food is a part of the American way of life. The paper investigates the issue of the obesity through the example of the American society. ...

First M. Lastname

Educational Institution Morgan Spurlock wanted to answer the question of “What would happen if someone ate McDonald’s food for every meal of every day for a month?” in light of criminal suits leveled against the fast food giant. Throughout the documentary, he highlights the philosophic dilemma at the center of the litigation: Where does the responsibility of the obesity epidemic fall? On one hand, you could ask, “Shouldn’t a person know not to eat fast food too often and that it’s harmful for them? If they eat too much, then that’s their fault.” And, on the ...

Harm of fast food is very high, and its products are the enemies of the digestive system, because they relate to junk food. Of course, if you eat a hamburger a month, special harm to the body it will not do. But if you do a regular fast food meals, as it is happening everywhere in America, obesity and other problems cannot be avoided. Americans, whose food fast food becomes a way of life from childhood, are a good example of such a hazard supply. More than 50 million people in the United States are obese, the average person's weight is about 100 pounds. ...

Introduction

The last 100 years have witnessed massive changes in food production processes. This has consequently led to a huge change in the type of the foods that humans feed on. In the past most of the food came directly from agricultural fields and was only processed minimally without the addition of many additives. However, times have changed and currently, even the word ‘food” has become hard to define given the large amount of products that tag themselves as food. Synthetic foods fill supermarkets stores, and it is so hard to determine what food product is healthy and what food product ...

Fantastic Voyage - II

It is Day 1 and I am in a mini sub, all set to travel across the wonders of the human body, as the said body ingests junk food that we eat daily. I expect this video and my report will demonstrate the effects of such food inside our body, since on the outside we are blissfully unaware about these possibly harmful. We shall see. Now let me get into the details. This is your name from “Fantastic Voyage”, reporting from a mini submarine that is 8 microns long, and today I will show you the complex innards of a human ...

A time has come whereby, I as the video reporter will embark on an exciting voyage piloting a mini sub in the process of miniaturization. In this journey, I and my sub are 8 microns long. This man hungrily sips the beer swallowing me and my associates. In this trip, I am tasked to describe the process of digestion of the consumed carbohydrates, proteins and fats. When we reach the distal ileum, we will enter the blood stream via the mucosal membrane through the superior Mesenteric vein. After getting into the blood stream, we will proceed with our journey to ...