Essays on Food Restaurants

Fashion and food

1. Executive summary The clothing and the foot ware market in Saudi Arabia performs quite well due to the thriving economy and the high levels of the disposable incomes in the country. The unemployment rates are quite low, a fact which has contributed to the growth of the fashion and food markets. Available information at the end of 2015 indicates that the leading fashion brands in the country increased the number of the fashion brands in their portfolio as the customers raised to demand quality and more luxurious brands. As a result, the retailers have expanded the outlets across ...

For this assignment, I took the time to observe the built environment in my neighborhood. In my area, I noted that we have some fast food restaurants. The neighborhood also has some parks. However, I realized that not many people make use of the parks. Moreover, within the park, there is no kids’ stuff. The area also has groceries and sidewalks where pedestrians can walk and cycle as well. Moreover, the neighborhood also has public transport system. Such elements help to make up the built environment in my neighborhood. All these aspects of built environment in my checklist impact ...

The Institutional Affiliation

History and Growth 3 Marketing Mix 4 Marketing Strategy 6 Recommendations 7 Conclusion 8

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Fast Food Restaurant Analysis/Evaluations Assignment History and Growth Kentucky Fried Chicken is one of the America's most famous fast food restaurants. It was founded in 1952 by Harland Sanders, a regular cook who had no idea his recipe is about to become popular across the country and abroad. The story tells that he scratched the process of preparing chicken on the door in his kitchen. No one can affirm that fact, however, there is no doubt that the restaurant has been demonstrating the finest traditions ...

Stewart Culin in his article Customs of the Chinese Culture in America, thoroughly analyzes how the life of the people from little Chinese colonies has gradually emerged in the American culture. According to Culin, “The people from each district have their peculiar local customs and traditions” (Culin, 1890). Chinese food, however, from these small little colonies have transformed into something new. Locally the people of the Chinese culture enjoy such dishes as orange chicken and fried rice, however it is now often preferred as well with American culture. Chinese restaurants have become widely common in America. Popular dishes such ...

Consumer behavior incorporates the customers’ decision making process towards developing a positive buying behavior. The organizations that understand the consumer behavior of the customers, can enhance and modify their marketing strategies in order to influence the consumer behavior in such manner that the customers engage in the positive buying behavior (Solomon, 2014). The current paper enlightens the marketing strategies of McDonalds with respect to the consumer behavior that the organization has addressed in order to attract and retain its customers. McDonald’s mission is to become the favorite place for its customers to eat and drink and it is ...

Report for McDonalds

Italy and Russia

Figure 1: GDP per Capita at Constant Prices Figure 2: GDP Growth (Annual %) Figure 3: Inflation Rate CPI Figure 4: Unemployment Rates Figure 5: Policy Interest Rate (%) Figure 6: Russia Interest Rate (%) Figure 7: Current Account Balance in Italy (% of GDP) Figure 8: Current Account Balance in Russia (% of GDP) Figure 9: Russia Interest Rate

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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 ...

McDonalds has come to create a network in both Italy and Russia. Italy seems to have better balance of payment and government balance indices, interest rate, trade policy instruments and not needing to lose over currency rates while dealing with Eurozone importers, and even unemployment and GDP growth rates. However, unemployment and the lack of growth indicating poor economic performance and social welfare situation may advantage the brand in Russia through better low-cost labor availability and consumer reorientation on less expensive restaurant offerings. Overall, neither of the country is the ideal market for the brand, yet both have their ...

It has been said that obesity is a challenge for many countries, among them developed ones too. It has been also said, that the US is the first in the ranking of obese people among developed nations. The questions that I raise in this essay are as follows: why is obesity a recent issue and where it comes from? Why do Americans tend to be heavier in body weight than inhabitants of other countries? In order to approach those questions, firstly, I will analyze the cultural dimension of eating in an American way since the society, cultural traits and ...

Spectacle is something that is opened for an eye and attracts the eye, for example, a phenomenon, event, or a specific landscape. It is something that attracts people’s attention, a kind of staging, presentation, designed for many viewers. Spectacle is all that is interesting for looking at. In this sense, it may be a football match or racing of athletes, as well as stars in the sky and sunrise, flickering flames of candles and moody game sunbeams in a forest glade, or beloved eyes. In the art of architecture spectacle is any pretty place or building that is ...

In the year of 1955, families around the world became at risk of losing decades of having dinner at the table, together. Yet, at the time, it seemed like a reasonable solution to haphazardly putting a meal together for a family who, at times, would not eat it. The phenomenon of the fast food industry has released many parents from the scrutiny of meal-planning every day of the week. The commercial marketing towards children made their products irresistible, seemingly affordable, easy, and enjoyable. McDonald’s took the world by force, making hamburgers and French fries the answer to busy ...

Over the past four decades, obesity and its related conditions have been on a sharp rise in the United States as well all over the world. The percentage of under 20 children who are obese within the U.S population has grown by about 15 percent while that of adults over 20 years of age increased by about 17 percent. Interestingly, over the same period, the joints that sell and distribute fast foods also more than doubled in number. At a time when the fast food business is on the rise and becoming more prevalent, the cases of obesity increased ...

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Introduction Subway, the world’s largest restaurant franchise, was founded in 1965 by a 17-year old college going kid, Fred DeLuca as a means of fulfilling his dream of becoming a medical doctor. He was looking for a way to earn money to pay for his college and had money only to eat burgers in restaurants. His family friend, Dr. Peter Buck, loaned him a 1000 USD and suggested that he open a submarine sandwich restaurant in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Based on his experience of eating unhealthy burgers, Fred DeLuca wanted to focus ...

1.0 Introduction KFC, the world’s largest fried chicken chain restaurants, was started in 1952 by Harland Sanders, under the name Kentucky Fried Chicken though the idea was first discovered in 1930 when Sanders started to sell fried chicken to visitors in Corbin Kentucky. It is the second largest restaurant chain, with about 1800 locations, with over 3000 stores in China, and a revenue of about $ 15 billion, McDonald’s is the first (Hu & Xie, 2013). In 1939, Sanders came up with an original recipe for fried chicken incorporating 11 spices that are kept at the Company's headquarters in ...

Introduction

The contemporary issue of obesity is worldwide causing not just health, but also economic and social problems. It is becoming ever more concerning issue, since the trend of the obesity rate in the recent past has increased. There has been various researches made so far that examined the issue, but the majority was focused on the health effect that can greatly impact individual and future quality of life or economic issues where every year, more is spend in trying to diminish the rates, but they are focusing on curative not so much in the preventive. The obesity can be ...

Discussion of the Key Trends, Industrial Strategy, and Impact on Ireland Burger King

Introduction Early twentieth-century strategic business developments can hardly compare with the myriad impact and influences of major corporations today. The global economy is at once complex, fiercely competitive, and sits on a landscape filled with the unpredictability of any number of financial storms. Burger King Worldwide (BKW) as the world’s second largest fast-food hamburger chain, according to recent documentation, (Burger King Worldwide 2013) has expanded its presence in nearly ninety countries. With its main offices headquartered in Miami, Florida, BKW has led the industry’s sales in its niche of fast-food hamburgers thus accounting for 12 percent of ...

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 ...

PRIORITY STRESSOR

I chose poor dieting as a priority stressor I would like to change. I am aware of the existence of a direct relationship between dieting, exercise and the body’s level of risk for disability and diseases. That is, my poor eating behavior would be the primary cause of ill health. Presently, my diet mainly involves an indulging in fast foods and processed products. Items that make such a menu include French fries, sausages, burgers, and pies. Therefore, I need to reduce my intake of such products to reduce my risk of developing coronary heart disease and obesity.

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Obesity is becoming an epidemic in America – more than 30% of childhood diabetes cases are Type 2, a condition typically caused by poor diet (Zinczenko, 2002). The American fast food culture contributes to this level of obesity, as the combination of affordability, taste and convenience makes it easier for a family of any income level to feed themselves on fast food – however, it then becomes the responsibility of the individual to regulate their diet. Given the obesity statistics in American as they exist today, this is clearly not an option for many. What’s more, fast food companies are not providing ...

Fast food has become an inseparable part of our lives. Why not? It’s cheap, fast and it even tastes good. It is the perfect solution when one has no time to shop for food, find a decent recipe and prepare a nice home-cooked lunch or dinner. Although most people are well aware of the dangerous of junk food consumption, they still regularly use it because of its convenience. Such fast food restaurants as McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, Dairy Queen, Arby’s, KFC and many more are spreading all over the country like mushrooms after a rain. Something that ...