Essays on Melamine

Executive Summary

The purpose of this report is to analyse the dairy industry in China and provide recommendations on the creation of a joint venture between a foreign company and a local company in China. A market overview is done to establish the current market situation. The current market situation is analysed when overviewing the market. The writer looks at the production and consumption rate in the country. A literature review is used to analyse the production and consumption of dairy products in the country. Information from website and other secondary sources especially statistics from the dairy associations in country is ...

A problem in the U.S. supply chain could affect several products that include: milk, yoghourt, butter, cheese, ice cream, crackers, sandwich bread, candy, chocolate, cereals, and lunch meats. An ice cream business that uses contaminated milk in its manufacturing processes could damage consumer trust in its products, trigger product safety alerts, and face legal suits from customers and the government (Lim). The management of the company should be held responsible for the use of contaminated milk in its manufacturing processes. The management of the company owes its customers a duty of care to ensure that they only produce food ...

Introduction

Product recalls by companies in China is a common phenomenon. In recent years, product recalls have affected Mattel toys, Pet foods, baby milk powder, Dell batteries, and baby bibs from Wal-Mart are some of the companies that have been hit by product recalls. In the case of Mattel, over 20 million toys were recalled in 2007. The recall of Mattel Toys came after safety issues emerged concerning products such as tires, toothpaste, and pet food. The recall of over 20 million toys made by Mattel generated several reactions. Blame is placed on the Chinese government, manufacturers, and even buyers. ...

Business Ethics Comparison

INTRODUCTION The People’s Republic of China has evolved into becoming a major actor in the global economic system. The population of the People’s Republic of China is assessed at 1.3 billion people. The GDP of the People’s Republic of China has been experiencing unprecedented increase over the past decade. Notwithstanding, the GDP per capita is less than a number of developing nations. The People’s Republic of China demonstrates market potential that very few countries have shown (Fang 10). This research paper will review the differences in business ethics, legal systems and business practices of The People’ ...

Business

Introduction The current business plan has been prepared for the Barley Vine Rail Co. (BVR) based in Orangeville. The business plan shall analyze the financial statements of the company for the first year and also recommend changes for cost reduction in the second year of its operations.

Background Research

The Barley Vine Rail Co. (BVR) is a casual, Canadian Bistro located in the heart of downtown Orangeville. The seating capacity of the restauarant is 80 for dining room, 30 for bar and 100 for private dining space in the basement of the restaurant. The restaurant has a strategic location on the Broadway ...

Introduction

The food imports from China are significantly growing in the US. Between 2001 and 2008, the quantity of food imports from China has tripled in the US making China the third largest source of food imports in the country. USA spends billions of dollars every year in importing foods from China. Apart from importing some select vegetables, fish and seafood for humans, USA also imports dog treats from China. Statistics show that in last ten years, especially between the periods of 2003-2011, the volume of pet food imported from China to USA has increased by 85% (Huehnergarth, 2014). In ...

Abstract

As the majority of the people are becoming more aware of the adverse effects of petroleum-based products consumption and of the continued diminishing of natural fuel oil reserves all over the world, the search for more environmentally friendly and renewable substitute is becoming the focus of many studies. Such substitute products include the soybean-based adhesives, and soybean-based adhesive bonded wood composites and particle boards. In this study, a “literature review” was conducted in order to identify the many issues associated with the search for a replacement for petroleum-based adhesives. Accordingly, the issues identified are (1) environmental friendliness, such as the biodegradability ...

Q. Does the plan effect analyze market strategies?

The Sweet store Marketing Plan analyses the market effectively. It includes background information about other candy producers like Mexico and Philippines and their shortcomings. It devises a new way of introducing their healthier candies that are quite different from their counterparts. Their Ukraine candies that contain dried fruit as their major ingredient and the jelly candies that contain fruit and berry jam are given as free samples to consumers hence getting feedback from them so as to decide on their pricing. The Sweet Store’s mission is to support the child’s health, promoting of education on healthier choice ...

Can consumer goods from china be trusted? The answer is NO due to the following reasons;

In the year august 2007, there was a recall of about 967,000 toys by Fisher-Price in the United States. Reason being it was later learned that the paints that had been used to make the toys between April and July of the year 2007 had been contaminated by lead. There was no quality-control testing for companies like RC2 Corp which is popular for the Thomas & Friends toy line, Marvel, and also Hasbro which is famous for its Easy Bake ovens. China uses lead a lot because it lowers costs. Since there a has been a push of lowering costs, there has been ...