WSU Analysis of the fast food industry Assignment 3 [Type the author name] 6/1/2012 . Analysis Of The Fast Food Industry In the United States‚ fast food is as much a tradition as is baseball and football. Restaurants like McDonald’s‚ Wendy’s‚ Culvers‚ and Burger King have been feeding hungry Americans for years. With the fast pace of today’s workers‚ people need to be able to grab a quick bite on the go without having to
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Industry Analysis of the Fast Food Industry 1. A few of the chief economic and business characteristics of the global fast-food industry are as follows: In the market growth rate the expected food sales is predicted to increase by $208 billion by 2020 with us already being at $800 billion by 2001. Under entry barriers for the fast-food industry the main concerns would be the entry costs‚ location‚ capital cost‚ and licensing. For a business to have success they must have the right location. Under
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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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Huge Profits and Salaries for the Owners In order to best maximize their profits‚ the big fast food giant ’s created the franchise system. This system allows the companies to maintain overall control of the product‚ and give them a guaranteed rate of return‚ while at the same time allowing local owners to create a low-wage work force best suited to local conditions. For us‚ as workers‚ that means our immediate employers are often small business owners‚ and franchise owners who plead poverty when
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Analyzing Growth and Development of Fast Food Industry in Pakistan Project Supervisor Mr. Muhammad Zafar Saeed Student Name: Reg.No 1. Tania Hamid 1211-892 BATCH: 32 ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN HOTEL MANAGEMENT Chapter 1 Introduction The hospitality industry consists of broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging‚ restaurants
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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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CHAPTER – 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction: a) Introduction to topic: Fast food is food‚ which is prepared and served quickly at outlets called fast-food restaurants. A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages on tables set for individuals‚ pairs or larger groups‚ to be consumed primarily on the premises. Restaurants serve a wide variety of food at a specified cost given on its menu card for on or off the premises consumption. These includes eating establishments
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service 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)
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Professor Johnson 03/06/2012 Fast Food Industry in U.S A variety of different regulations have been set for people that are concerned with tobacco either on a personal level or commercially. Tobacco is associated with damages and thus it has been attacked by medical authorities and social observers. The fast food industry is no exception since it has also contributed to different damages to people’s health. Obesity is just one of the many ailments caused by fast food joints. FDA has made sure
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The fast food industry is affecting our country and we can have things done about it. In 2006‚ Chew On This was written by Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson to give the reader a piece of reality about what happens to food and where it comes from before being served. They wrote the book so that readers could have a better understanding of where processed foods come from and educate them about different methods of manipulation used by the fast food industry. What the fast food industry is doing
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