Seafood College Essays Samples For Students

I would ensure that I maintain supply of seafood by establishing an alternative source market. I would abandon the supplies from the Gulf coast and opt for others from foreign markets. This, however, would decrease my profit margins, but satisfy my customer needs. I would also let my customers know that I have changed my source, to reduce their fear of unsafe seafood.
The oil spill would increase the prices of seafood. This is because there would be a few places where to harvest the commodity. The demand for seafood would exceed its supply, causing the few places with ...

Abstract

The Chinook or king salmon is a high-value seafood choice given its fat content and nutritional value. The global shift to healthy diets and sustainable food sources has increased the worldwide demand for the king salmon significantly. Increased harvesting of this species has led to declining populations that threaten sustainability. Farmed Chinook, particularly from New Zealand, has helped in meeting the high demand while preserving the wild Chinook.
Although policies, rules, and regulations are effective means of ensuring that the king salmon is not overharvested, and its habitats are well conserved, there is a need for consumer awareness to ...

Introduction

For this assignment, I chose two different dining experiences that I had when I was on vacation with my parents in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain. Spain is famous for its delicious food, including paella, seafood, and many others, and Barcelona is a touristic hub of Spain where there are plenty of places to eat from affordable brunch places to exclusive restaurants.

Foodservice operation dining: La Paradeta, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

First, I will describe my dining experience at regular foodservice operation, that is not fancy and expensive. I had the chance to dine at the place called “La Paradeta” which is famous for its fresh and affordable seafood at ...

Introduction

Sushi rice, in broad terms, is a variety of short-grain, white rice seasoned with a mixture of vinegar, sugar and salt (Knipple, Knipple and Edge 2012). The sushi rice, upon preparation, can be served with raw ready-to-eat accompaniments such as seafood and seaweeds. Notably, the sushi meal preparation goes through a lot of handling, and its accompaniments could be eaten raw. As such, the meal needs cautious handling during preparation, storage and display to assure food safety. Additionally, it requires specified conditions such as pH level and temperature to prevent the growth of bacterial and survival of pathogens that ...

Lafleur Trading Company is one of the world’s long serving food suppliers. The company has been in the business since 1975. It specializes in supplying fine foods and wines to different parts of the world. Lafleur Trading Company has developed trading partnerships with other trader companies in Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, North America and Australia. The partnership program has enabled Lafleur Trading Company to supply its products to over 38 countries worldwide. The company’s buyers are known for their strict repute of dealing with only serious and reputable exporters and producers. This serves as proof that ...

California’s “third city” San Diego is oftentimes forgotten between San Francisco’s foggy weather, Golden Gate Bridge and tech industry connections; and Los Angeles’ sports teams, movie stars, and of course, Hollywood. To be sure, what San Diego is popularly known for, namely its beaches, its great weather, and its zoo, are hardly the attractions that provoke excitement and “must go” desire. Rather, the city’s attractions they seem to focus on rest and relaxation. Indeed, that is probably why San Diego is one of the top cities in the nation for conferences and conventions. Indeed, one of ...

4. Environmental Analysis
4.1. Operating Factors
Some of the common goals in any restaurant regardless of size is the desire to make money, control food and labor cost and to retain employees . A restaurant is one of the toughest businesses to run successfully because of the long hours involved, the high turnover and the relatively low pay when compared to the number of hours. Therefore it is clear that human resource is a critical operating factor. An understanding of the nature of the market is also essential; factors like market saturation and market trends are critical to operating a ...

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1. Introduction
The tourism and hospitality industry has been growing at a tremendous pace over the past few decades and this service sector has become one of the major contributors to the global GDP. In an attempt to take advantages of this magnificent growth of the tourism and hospitality industry, nations are taking vehement efforts to make their territories hot tourist destinations. Obviously, resorts and restaurants constitute a key segment of the hospitality industry. This report will analyze resorts and restaurants operating in Las Vegas, United States, giving particular focus to their unique product/service offerings and ...

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Introduction
In business operations, the supply chain refers to a company’s networks with other businesses or entities. The relationship between a business and other businesses or entities within the supply chain enable the former to facilitate operations and deliver products or services to end users (Lambert 2008, p. 164). Consequently, the relationship between a business and other businesses or entities follow a sequence or order in the supply chain that begins during the procurement and production of goods or products and services until their distribution and consumption by end users (Oliveira & Gimeno 2014, p. 149). Hence, the supply chain is one ...

15 million people visiting Myrtle Beach every year is evidence that it is one of the best tourist spots. People visit this place because of the beautiful white sand covered beaches that stretch up to 60 miles up and down the seashore. The outstanding restaurants offer anything from pizza, fresh seafood, to delicious steaks. Experience the complete fun and scrumptious food by planning to stay there at least for a week. The best part about all this is; it’s all affordable, as the beach offers rooms for every budget.
Myrtle Beach attracts the crowds because of its white ...

Introduction

Restaurant sales aim at maximizing a restaurant investment at the time they are buying or selling their investments. We discuss the content in restaurant sales. The product and services offered the product line and even the services that can be offered to meet the demands of these customers.

Discussion

Services provided in a restaurant include outside catering services where a restaurateur cooks in bulk and is able to feed a big crowd in meetings or parties. Here one has a main group of recipes, a kitchen that is licensed and commercialized and finally pots pans and plates. One is allowed to bring in additional revenue and ...

Introduction

Human activity and natural forces have endangered some of the most resourceful regions in the world. This has a direct impact not only to the communities living in the regions but also to the ecosystem. Campaigns for the conservation of natural resources have exhibited an increasing trend especially in America. The campaigns have been done using different media such as books, magazine and newspaper articles, the internet, television and radio documentaries as well as books emphasize on the need to conserve wildlife especially in the Amazon rainforests, African savannas and the Arctic refuges. Tidwell’s book explores the alarming losses ...

Hooters Restaurant is an American restaurant chain that has grown to become a globally recognized brand in casual dining. This research paper will focus on one of its branches located at the Mall of America in Bloomberg Minneapolis. The paper will identify its strengths and weaknesses in a changing business environment. This study will also examine the current business operation state and emerging trends in the market. Finally, it will suggest ways of improving operation and cementing the business position in the future.

Hooters Restaurant

Hooters are the trade name of a chain of restaurants located in over 455 locations all over the world. ...

Food is number one reason for visiting Japan among the majority of travelers. But it is possible to visit Japanese restaurant everywhere in the world. We have some Japanese restaurant here too. This weekend I have been to one Japanese restaurant and I want to share my impressions after being a guest there. This restaurant is extremely popular and it was hard to make a reservation. But we were able to eat at this Japan's popular restaurant.The first impression when I came into it was positive. The interior was interesting, everything was in Japanese style. I came there with ...

The Fate of Greenland's Vikings by Dale Mackenzie Brown.

In 1721, Hans Egede, a Norwegian missionary discovered that the Norse were no longer inhabiting the two settlements that they had established around 1000 A.D. Since then there has been many debates on the cause of their disappearance and decline. For long, the theories about their disappearance centered around the oral traditions of the Inuits. The Inuit tradition held that the demise of the Norse was due to the contact between the Inuit and the Norse which was often aggressive (Seaver 1996, 119). In recent years however, owing to expanding archaeological findings and other limited documentary evidence there have ...

Background (Darden Restaurant)

It is the world’s largest company-owned and operated full-service restaurant company that served over 423 million meals in the fiscal year 2012. The organization operates in more than 1990 restaurants in the United States and Canada. 1961 of these restaurants are located in the United States, which is the home country for the restaurant with the main brands being Olive Garden (786 restaurants), Red Lobster (677 restaurants) and LongHom Steakhouse (386 restaurants). Others include the Capital Grille, Bahama Breeze, Seasons, eight Eddie and the Seafood Grille.
The corporation’s first restaurant, Red Lobster seafood restaurant, was opened in ...

The role of ethics and social responsibility in developing a strategic management plan while considering stakeholders needs and agendas

Introduction
Ethics are the code of conducts or the rules placed to govern certain processes. Ethics vary from place to place depending on the environment, cultural, social and religious practices among others. Ethics, therefore, dictate how people should behave in certain situations. Social responsibility, on the other hand, is what companies or firms do to show that they are concerned about the society in which the company or business is set up. An example of social responsibility is when a corporation participates in a fundraising that is conducted to help improve the lives of people living in a particular ...

1. The production of fish from Aquaculture has become a major business, and it is an important solution to meet the world’s protein demand. It is a process of farming aquatic organisms such as fish, shellfish, aquatic plants, and others. It is the fastest-growing animal food-producing industry grown in the past decade reaching 120 million tons of fish in 2010 that represents around 30% of the world’s protein suppliers. Different species are cultivated through farming including abalone, finfish, crustaceans, mussels, oysters, cockles, clams, and scallops. It is an expanding industry, and it is forecasted to produce 180 ...

Canada and Vietnam have been trading partners since time immemorial. The first diplomatic relations between the two countries took place in 1973, and an embassy was opened in Hanoi. In addition, the countries also opened a Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City by mutual consent in 1997 (Government of Canada, 2014). In 1954, Vietnams quit from the International Commission for Supervision and control due to resentments with France. Canada remained a member for over twenty years. The Embassy of Canada is located in Hanoi in Vietnam. On the other hand, the Embassy of Vietnam and a trade office ...

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COMPANY BACKGROUND
Whole Foods Market (WFM) opened its first vegetarian store in 1980 from an old Victorian house in Austin, Texas (WFM Highest Standard 5; Harrison, n. p.). It resulted from the merger of two grocery stores: the Safer Way and the Clarksville Natural Grocery (Harrison, n. p.). John Mackey found it at age 25 with his girlfriend Renee Lawson (age 21).
Today, 34 years later, WFM is the seventh largest public food retailer in the United States with over 7.7 million customer visits each week in its 399 stores (WFM Highest Standard ...

Abstract

A conversation between the individuals not only discloses the exchange of information but also divulges other aspects of personalities of the partners. One of the most important revelations is the attitude of the people towards their partner. The utterances of the conversational associates clearly indicate the comfort level in the relation. By doing a discourse analysis, one can easily find out the behavioural pattern of the participants, as indicated by the stance indicators.

Introduction (Stance and Stance Indicators)

Stance is the attitude displayed by the speaker towards the topic of conversation in a particular situation. By carefully examining a talk, stance is expressed by ...

The term aquaculture is related to the supervised cultivation of organisms that live in water. The goal is animal production and most of the seafood is the result of aquaculture. There is a tendency for artificial production to completely replace hunting in the natural environment which is not controlled by people. The purpose of growing these animals is for food. The places where the growth takes part are saltwater as well as freshwater because fish, crustaceans as well as plants are being grown.
China is the country where most of the aquaculture takes place and this practice originates from ...

1. Introduction
The protection of environment is becoming ever more important in the light of rising concerns about the global climate changes and also because of the various factors that can have a negative effect on the environment. The protection of the environment must combine the regulation, legislation and initiatives that increase the good and decrease the bad practices and consequences based on the researches and proven consequences to prevent further possible pollution and degradation of the environment. The paper will focus on the examination of the regulatory agency and environmental protection of the United States and then examined ...

Coastal towns are those towns that have a coastline. A coastline is where the land and sea or ocean joins together. A coast normally refers to the region around which sea and land form a link. Examples of coasts include pelagic coast and gulf. A pelagic coast is one that faces the ocean in an open manner. A gulf coast is also known as bay and is more sheltered than a pelagic coast. The coastal regions are very important to the ecosystem. The rivers that join the ocean have fresh water while oceans have salty water. The mixture of the two different ...

Rhodes is the integration of refined Greek cuisine, historic sites and turquoise seas. Only 11 days spent on the Island of Roses will bring warm memories for the whole year. This period would be optimal to fully enjoy the beauty of Rhodes, visit all attractions, and get even tan. Moreover, visiting Rhodes during winter can be a richly rewarding experience. (RhodesGuide)
It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You will see the architecture, which has been preserved from the sixth century BC. Made in the Greek-Turkish style, it surprise with its power and antiquity. Home Rhodes fortress was built five ...

Industry Positioning Analysis of Whole Foods Market

John Mackey and Renee Lawson Hardy established a small store in Austin, Texas in 1980 to sell natural and organic foods. They called the store Whole Foods Market. Today, Whole Foods Market is the leading retailer of natural and organic foods with more than 370 stores across North America and the United Kingdom (University of Oregon Investment Group 2). The business has experienced fast growth and enjoyed high profits. Its fast growth has been facilitated by successful mergers and acquisitions, such as Wild Oats Food chain and Fresh and Wild. The 21st century presents the business with challenges, such as ...

Background

British Petroleum (BP) is an oil company based in London, England that has business operations in more than 80 countries. With the production of approximately 3.8 million barrels of oil per day and more than 22,000 service stations, BP is considered the fourth largest global company in terms of revenue (Reuters, n.d.).
However, BP is also responsible for causing the worst environmental disaster that is attributed to oil and gas companies. On April 20th 2010, the Deepwater Horizon Rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded. The explosion killed 11 people and the drilling rig proceeded to spill ...

Background

Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW) is a well-known restaurant chain in the U.S. that was founded in 1982 by Jim Disbrow and Scott Lowery (Whitfield, 2012). Located in 47 US states, BWW has more than 800 outlets, more than half of which are franchising (Stern, 2012). In 2010 the company opened its subsidiary in Canada. Total company’s assets have approximately $500 mln (Stern, 2012). BWW restaurants specialize in chicken wings under unique sauces. The outlets also have sport bars with large menus including various salads, burgers and appetizers. For the visitors, in the restaurants big TV screens have been installed ...

1A yes no

- Are grains the main food choice at all your meals? *
- Do you often forget to eat vegetables? *
- Do you typically eat fewer than 3 pieces of fruit daily? *
- Do you often have fewer than 3 cups of milk daily? *
- Is a portion of meat, chicken or fish the largest item on your plate? *
2. Comparative study against recommendation less equal more

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Vegetables *
Grains *
Proteins *
Dairy *
Fat & Oils *
Sweets *
2A. Are you getting enough fat soluble vitamins daily? Yes No
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The Islam religion had no divisions before the death of Prophet Muhammad in the year 632 A.D. It is believed that the Prophet Muhammad had prophesied that upon his death there would emerge more than 72 Muslim sects (Friedman 128) but only one of them would not go to hell (Mervin 11). The biggest cause of the split was the lack of and/or the failure by Prophet Muhammad to name his successor before his death.
Conventionally, his successor would have been his eldest son or a male relative. The problem was that all his three sons who were the ...

Introduction

With its origins in Peru, a Ceviche is a fresh raw dish that consists of fish marinated in a variety of citrus juices such as lime, orange or lemon and then spiced with chili peppers and other flavoring ingredients. One theory stipulates that the dish originated with the indigenous locals of Northern Peru. The Ceviche has in recent years spread to many parts of the Americas and it has become a common and popular dish. Essentially, a Peruvian Ceviche is a marinated seafood salad. In addition to the chili peppers, other seasonings such as coriander, chopped onions and salt may be added. To complement its ...

Introduction

The Everglades is a part of a wide wetland system that is over 200 kilometers from the Kissimmee sequence of lakes southern through the Lake Okeechobee into the fresh water wetlands of the Everglades and to the mangrove estuaries. The southern part of end contains the Florida bay, and its associated mangrove estuaries while the western system molds into the swamps of the Big Cypress. The uplands of the program consist of pinelands, real wood jungles, and herbaceous rock lands and in the uplands contains an assortment of moderate and exotic varieties. The environment reinforced a huge range of animal varieties. Very ...

The U.S. grocery chains Whole Foods Market’s and Trader Joe's have become household names nationwide. While they are located in various locations, each of its stores operates under a different approach. There is a distinct difference in the quality of their products. In comparison, Whole Foods is more expensive than Trader Joe's because it has more specialty products. Whole Foods also tend to carry more organic products than Trader Joe's. Personally, I think that the overall quality of Whole Foods groceries products is much better than Trader Joe's.
Whole Foods Market's aims to build a grocery store which supplies whole, ...

Sustainability is the ability of any living thing to endure or tolerate something. In humans, there is sustainability of various types of food. These foods have impacts on the environment on one way or the other. Humans have responsibility in the long -run for its environment, social and economic undertakings. A substantial amount of energy flow and the cycling of biogeochemical in an ecosystem determine the number of organisms living there. Harmful alteration of global climate, which include but not limited to the chemical that are vital to life, such chemicals are carbon, water, nitrogen, oxygen and phosphorous.
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