Global Trends on Food Tourism Iñaki Gaztelumendi‚ Consultant on Food Tourism FLAVOURS OF THE SILK ROAD International Conference on Food‚ Culture and Tourism BAKU‚ Azerbaijan‚ 6-7 September 2012 1 • Presentation • Global Trends 2 Presenta(on • In recent years gastronomy has become an indispensable element in order to get to know the culture and lifestyle of a territory 3 Presenta(on • Gastronomy embodies all the traditional values associated with the new
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Geography Revision; Going Global... Globalisation – The process by which people‚ cultures‚ money‚ goods and information can be transferred between countries with few or no barriers. Impacts of Globalisation; Finance: Global trade barriers being removed. Cheaper mobile and Internet rates. A worldwide reduction in consumer prices. Trillions of dollars are exchanged. Some TNCs. Politics: An expansion of international political organisations. (EU) People: Cheaper mobile and Internet rates
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In 2008 the United Nations declared a global food security crisis‚ but what exactly is food security? According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations‚ food security “exists when all people‚ at all times‚ have physical‚ social‚ and economic access to sufficient‚ safe‚ and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life” (FAO 2011). Based on the definition of food security‚ food insecurity is then defined as “a situation that
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many threats to global food supplies. Explain the problem‚ identify possible solutions and assess the effectiveness of these solutions. In recent years‚ food security has become one of the most thorniest problems that the world faces.The population explosion and climate change had caused by food security. The essay will show that threats to global food supplies are on people’s health and ecosystems. It is also argued that managing crop productions and matching demand for food may have a beneficial
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5/23/2013 | | Introduction Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines globalization as “the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade‚ free flow of capital‚ and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets” The objective of this document is to show how Kraft Foods Group Inc. became one of the global leaders in the Food processing industry by using a few examples. Impacts of Globalization 1. How has globalization affected Kraft? This 100 years old
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1.1 MACRO AND GLOBAL ECONOMY The food fortification industry has witnessed rapid growth in recent years. The growth can be attributed to the growth of micronutrients deficiencies among a large percentage of the population particularly in developing countries. This in effect contributes substantially to the global burden of diseases. It has been estimated that micronutrient deficiencies account for 7.3% of the global burden of disease‚ with iron‚ vitamin A and iodine deficiency ranking among the
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Congress SAVE FOOD! at Interpack2011 Düsseldorf‚ Germany Global food losses and food waste extent‚ causes and prevention Cover photos: Jonathan Bloom and Nick Saltmarsh Cover design: Simone Morini Study conducted for the International Congress SAVE FOOD! at Interpack2011 Düsseldorf‚ Germany by Jenny Gustavsson Christel Cederberg Ulf Sonesson Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology (SIK) Gothenburg‚ Sweden Global food losses and food waste and
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Assume you have been appointed as a marketing consultant for Jollibee. As part of the international expansion program‚ the management wants you to prepare a report to identify marketing opportunities. The report should cover the following information: a) Identify three potential markets for expansion Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) is banking on franchising and overseas expansion to continuously boost its earnings in the long run. The aggressive expansion program is in line with doubling the company’s
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There are many threats to global food supplies. Explain the problem‚ identity possible solutions‚ and assess the implications of implementing these solutions. Because of the increasing world population and the growth of the environmental problems such as global warming and acid rain‚ global food supplies meet great challenges to feed so many people especially those in economically richer areas wasting foods. A series of problems following food supply shortage like the competition of
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How was Jollibee able to build its dominant position in the fast food in the Philippines? What sources of competitive advantage was it able to develop against McDonald’s in its home market? Jollibee built a dominant position in the fast food market in the Philippines by creating a spicy homestyle hamburger that appealed to the Filipinos taste and created a fast food environment that was fun and family oriented‚ following the “Five Fs” (philosophy adopted by the company – friendliness‚ fun‚ flavorful
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