Nicholas Smith April 27‚ 2009 Principles of Economics Paper - The USA ’s Fast Food Industry Fast food restaurants represent one of the largest segments of the food industry with over 200‚000 restaurants and $120 billion in sales in the U.S. alone. Fast food restaurants‚ also known as quick service restaurants‚ are noted for their short food preparation time. Some of the largest players in this category include international giants like McDonald ’s and Yum! Brands‚ national chains such as Wendy
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Correlation of Fast Food Culture and the High Rate of Teenage Obesity Nowadays‚ food is easily accessible in the United States. All we have to do to obtain food is open the refrigerator‚ go to the supermarket‚ or stop at drive- through (Schlosser and Wilson 208)‚ Fast food even became a trend replacing regular food since decades ago. Every time when we stand in front of a fast food shop‚ the typical smiling face of a cartoon like Ronald McDonald always warms our heart. The golden-fried chip‚ big
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Fast food is the term linking to the food is prepared and served quickly. It is a fact that there is a rapid rise in the number of Mc Donal ‚ KFC ‚ Bugger King....restaurants over the world as a oblivious evidence for the hot trend of ready-food in fast-paced and sedentary life. However‚ like everything‚ it has its own pros and cons. The most demonstrable advantage of fast food is saving time. In today’ modern life ‚ people feel comfortable and convernient when they order a pizza or bugger after
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Reality of Fast Food Purpose: To inform my audience the secrets and dangers of the fast food industry. I. Quote A. “We have sold ourselves into a fast food model of education‚ and it’s impoverishing our spirit and our energies as much as fast food is depleting our physical bodies.” ― Ken Robinson B. Robinson is an internationally recognized leader in the development of innovation and human resources. C. In my opinion‚ I think Robinson means that we have become blinded by how fast we have
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Work and Employment Relations in the Fast Food Industry The fast food industry is expanding globally over the years despite of downturns in national economies. Due to the rapid growth and success of the service‚ issues such as workers’ right‚ pay levels and conditions of work are often questioned. While fast food industries has expanded globally and become multinational corporations (MNCs)‚to what extent they are able to impose common employment practices on diverse national systems of labor legislations
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restaurant (QSR) industry‚ also known as the fast food industry‚ consists of a large variety of restaurant types‚ including but not limited to ice cream parlors‚ fast food restaurants‚ pizza parlors‚ coffee shops. With all of these different types of eateries‚ the QSR industry makes up a massive section of small businesses in America. This means that the market size is large‚ and that there are not restrictive barriers to entry. Some of the giants in the fast food industry are McDonald’s (MCD)‚ Starbucks
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The fast food industry of China is experiencing phenomenal growth and is one of the fastest growing sectors in the country‚ with the compounded annual growth rates of the market crossing 25%. Further‚ on the back of changing and busy lifestyle‚ fast emerging middle class population and surging disposable income‚ the industry will continue to grow at apace in coming years. These are the findings of our just-released research report “China Fast Food Analysis”. This report provides extensive research
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In Fast Food Nation‚ Eric Schlosser makes the argument that fast food has become an integral part of our society. Schlosser argues in his book that the rise of fast food has badly affected the health of the nation; also that it has impacted negatively on the culture of America and is a bad influence on the rest of the world. In regard to his view on health‚ Schlosser demonstrates how fast food can lead to obesity by quoting many sources to demonstrate his point. Obesity‚ as well as other health
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world agree that fast food is bad for people’s health‚ more and more people are eating it. Why are more people eating fast food? What can be done about this problem? Modern habits and lifestyles demand that we achieve many more goals and targets every day. Our iPhone‚ tablet‚ GPS and laptop enable us to communicate instantly‚ get instant answers and have access to instant information. We live very fast lives and many of us want this to extend to our eating habits. Fast food allows us to
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Belisinnie Fast Food Holdings Sdn. Bhd. is owned by Mr. Razali Raja Jamaluddin. The owner started a franchise burger stall called the Long Burger. It started out as a stall in Johor but now has reached throughout the Malaysia. It has grown so fast because of the low franchising fee needed to franchise the stall. The burger stall concept is considered as easy to access and also cheaper than the fast food restaurants. Unlike the bigger competitor like McDonalds‚ the stall are not located inside a shopping
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