AN INVESTIGATION OF CONSUMER ATTITUDES TOWARDS HOTELS BECOMING SUSTAINABLE Laura Smith BSc (Honours) Student Hotel and Tourism Management Institute Switzerland ABSTRACT Climate change and the environment continue to be growing concerns for humankind. It is claimed that consumers are now demanding that products and services produced should be more sustainable and green in nature. Arguably‚ the question arises of whether or not the consumer actually considers a hotels’ transition to sustainability
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Distribution of Fast Food Sociology 029 Adaku Nathan Dr. Harris March 7‚ 2014 Abstract The topic of African American health appeals to me because of the tremendous lack of knowledge in the black community on the subject matter of living a healthy lifestyle. Fast food has been viewed in the minority cohort as a means of daily substance‚ specifically to African Americans living in Los Angeles. The fast food industry has strategically placed chains of cheap and easily accessible food in neighborhood
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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW The term fast food relates to the food that can be prepared very quickly. Most of this popular type of food is availed in packaged forms called take away. The fast food industry has its roots in the food for sale stand that were part and parcel of ancient roman and East Indian societies. The fast food industry also known as quick service restaurants‚ has been serving up tasty morsels for as long as who lives in cities. The modern system of fast food franchising is believed to
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Summary: All Americans effect the huge growth of fast food but adolescents play even more of a vital role in than the average consumer. Not only do teenagers consume fast food‚ but they work for it and steal from it because they are attracted to it the most. The fast food industry provides the easiest way for young people to get started and continue to succeed in our "Fast Food Nation." Our country loves fast food‚ there is speedy service with cheap tasty food in over one million restaurants world wide
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and food issues; America has seen a dramatic increase in obesity in the last two decades. The occurrence of obesity and obesity related diseases increased rapidly in the U.S. in the last two decas. At the same time‚ the number of fast food restaurants more than doubled over the same time period‚ while the number of other restaurants grew at a much slower pace according to The Centers for Disease Control (Ward-Smith ). In public debates over obesity‚ the widespread availability of fast food restaurants
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We all fall victim to the fast food drive-thu‚ some more than others‚ eating it every day. But do people really know how bad fast food is for them? Everyone has different reasons for eating fast food‚ some because of the convenience‚ some actually crave it‚ but few people truly realize just how unhealthy this food is for them. The article “Why You Should Avoid Fast Food at All Costs” written by Richard Stossel gives very eye-opening details as to where our food comes from and how it gets to our plates
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Argumentative Essay Fattening Fast Foods What makes a person become fat and overweight? Is it really because of fast food restaurant patronage? A fast food restaurant is an eating place that prepares food quickly and offers minimal service to customers. “Every day‚ nearly one-third of U.S. children aged 4 to 19 eat fast food‚ which likely packs on about six extra pounds per child per year and increases the risk of obesity‚ a study of 6‚212 youngsters found” (“Fast Food Linked to Child Obesity”‚ 2003
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Is Fast Food Causing Obesity or Are We? Obesity is a growing problem in America that has serious consequences for us and our children. Some would argue this growing predicament is due to the poor choices made by the fast food industries and the unhealthy foods they have available to the public. Others like the Center for Consumer Freedom‚ would argue that it is not only their choice to eat healthy or unhealthy but also every individuals right as Americans to make that choice without the interference
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The popularity of fast food production today is a direct result of busy families. In today’s society both husband and wife usually obtain full-time careers. These careers take up much of the family’s time and energy. Children of these families are usually very active in many extracurricular activities such as‚ Boy Scouts‚ football‚ baseball‚ and basketball. With all of the practice‚ games‚ and outings‚ these activities consume a great amount of the family’s time. In this fast paced life people find
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due to rising consumer confidence During 2010‚ the overall consumer foodservice in Malaysia saw improvement due to recovery from economic recession. People were more willing to spend on eating out‚ be it at full-service restaurants‚ fast food restaurants‚ fine dining or casual dining eateries. The high inflation rate in Malaysia did not really affect the spending power in the consumer foodservice market. Casual dining full-service restaurants saw positive value growth within consumer foodservice in
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