In reference to the argument above we intend to further justify why Hooters should not place a ban

I can remember, not only myself, but others going to Chick-fil-A on multiple occasions on a Sunday only to realize they’re closed when they get there, we just simply forgot. Rewriting their policy would impact Chick-fil-A’s business aspects on multiple levels. Bringing in

In the essay, “Don’t Blame the Eater”, David Zinczenko, editor-in-chief of Men’s Health magazine, discusses the recent lawsuits against fast-food chains. He does not deny that there should be a sense of personal responsibility among the public, but has sympathy for the kid consumers because he used to be one. Zinczenko argues that due to the lack of nutritional facts and health warnings, it’s not so ridiculous to blame the fast-food industry for obesity problems.

Mr. Jones should not be prejudice against teens because of their age. It is unreasonable for the teens to be banned when most are the ones not making any noise. Munchy’s should be open for all because anyone that goes into that restaurant is a valued customer who helps the business. Not only does this discriminate age by banning them, this will make business go down in value with lost customers. Every dollar counts, even if it is a little money it helps

For this paper I choose a well know fast food restaurant, which is “Chick-fil-A”. Chick-fil-A is a restaurant that they focus on all ages, and any kind of people. On March 25, I personally went to the “Chick- Fil- A” that located beside the Pasadena City College and observe. Chick- Fil- A is a company that tries to focus on every age as possible as they can, even though the price that they had marked is high than the McDonald, Jack in the box, etc... but they are giving costumer the better quality of foods. However when I site down and observe I found out there are few families with kids, old people, students, and businessman, etc…. Moreover, Chick- Fil- A had chosen a great location to locate their restaurant, beside the restaurant, which

People that don’t always have the luxury of eating out could just buy a kids’ meal. Just as important, they are often a fixed price, so you never have to eliminate a menu option because it is too expensive. On the other hand, restaurateurs make kids’ meals cheap in order to “bring in the entire family,” and their business may suffer if everyone ordered them. Kendall Goodrich, a marketing professor, says that “if everyone ordered off this kids menu, then they wouldn’t make any money” (Wallace). But Alex Van Buren, a chef, adds that “the price point is right for a small appetite, and they’re less likely to screw up a hot dog” (Paley). If restaurant owners opened up the chance for adults to order off the kids’ menu, they would be apt to bring in more customers, and in the long run, bring in more

The example of hiring only women as servers could arguably violate the best-known employment anti-discrimination law found in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In summary, Section 703 of the Act mentions, it shall be unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to hire an individual based on sex. Hooters is a prime example of a franchise that has found loop holes in discrimination law. From the perspective of Hooters they are in the business of entertaining and their brand relies on having attractive women “entertain” their guests. This is a gray area and ethically speaking, I would pass on going into Hooters, because in my opinion, this is an act of discrimination. Regardless of my opinion, Hooters continues to hire only women and uses BFOQ as a defense. A BFOQ is deemed to a specific job and “reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the business,” and is determined on a

In the article “Don’t Blame the Eater”, author David Zinczenko, the editor -in-chief of Men’s Health magazine comments on the lawsuit against McDonald’s which is initiated by the overweight children’s parents. He claims that fast-food industry should accept full responsibility for a serious public problem: leading American kids to obesity. Zinczenko supports his claim with his personal experience to show how the fast-food chains marketing on them with low price. He also said it is not easy for those obese kids to turn their lives back. He believes this should be considered as a public health problem because their obesity causes the society huge public health losses. Zinczenko insists that if fast-food industry doesn’t take actions quickly, it is only a matter of time for them to become the next tobacco industry.

In a 2003 court case, “Caesar Barber v. McDonald’s Corporation, et al.,” Barber claimed he was unaware of the nutritional and fat content of the fast food he ate on a near-daily basis for decades, and which he claimed caused his multiple illnesses (Daily Caller). The people of the court ruled that Barber’s choice of food was the cause of his many health issues, not the restaurants which supplied the fast food. In this case, the court held the consumer responsible for his selections; however, the court’s expectation of personal responsibility in food selection will most likely become anachronous. The article “Is Fast Food the New Tobacco?” addresses the issue of rapidly growing fast-food chain restaurants, such as McDonalds, Burger King, and Taco Bell, and the health issues that perpetuate from an increased amount of these restaurants. Anywhere we travel today, out of town, to a big city or a small village, consumers are bound to see some sort of advertising for fast food. Many billboards display life-size pictures of steaming hot sandwiches, fresh-cut fries, or an ice cold beverage. The streets are lined with bright, golden arches, fluorescent bells, or a red-headed, smiling little girl. All of these modes of advertisement draw consumers in, whether they be hungry or simply in a rush with no time to cook dinner at home, and feed them food that just isn’t up to par with healthy-eating standards. Notice, these restaurants don’t use force to bring customers in by the masses;

The Hooters franchise employees more than 17,000 Hooters Girls. The corporation also employs women in all other positions from kitchen staff, all the way up to vice president of Training and Development. The company boasts, “Sex appeal is legal and it sells” (About Hooters, 2008). It appears, at least in this case which the store level managers did not maintain adequate documentation of performance reviews or terminations. The corporation’s Vice-President of Marketing (Mike McNeil) has been the voice of Hooters of America during this issue. “Claims that Hooters exploits attractive women are as ridiculous as saying the NFL exploit men who are big and fast” (About Hooters, 2008). There seems to be a major contradiction between the waitresses and management in the vocabulary used during meeting between the two. Multiple waitresses are claiming that management has placed them on “weight probation” and that they have lost their jobs when they did not comply appropriately with the guidelines of the probation. Management denies ever using this term and simply states that the company will occasionally “challenge employees about their image” (Engel, 2010.)

The social structure of Chick-fil-A was well organized. The employees were polite, helpful, and professional towards the customers while remaining friendly. The employees greeted each of their customers with a cheerful smile. The employees and management were kind and helpful to each other as well working hard to help each other and their customers. A societal problem I noticed was the children, ranging from ages 3-7, were out of control and screaming while the parents ignored them and ate, letting the children roam around. A pattern I noticed over the hour was more families and children coming in at first then, later on, mainly teenagers, couples, and young adults were in the fast food restaurant eating. I noticed conformity with the children

The fast food industry both feeds and prays off the young. Pioneers in developing marketing strategies to target children, the fast-food chains have even infiltrated the nation's schools through lunchroom franchises and special advertising packages that answer public education's need for funds; in every way possible, giving the children a loyal friend to rely on. In many franchises, teenagers are perfect candidates for low-paying, low-skilled, short-term jobs and constitute a large part of the fast-food chains' workforce; and often practically run individual locations, having more responsibility than most adults.

Often times, most of the employees are teenagers. Teenagers usually are willing to work for low prices and most of the time fast food industries don't require many skills. Due to many teenagers having jobs while still in school, Schlosser went into detail on how the regulations changed once teenagers became active members in the fast food industry. These regulations were put into place in order to protect the employed youth. Eric Schlosser also began to go into detail about how new franchises go up against old franchises. Most often then most, new franchises don’t last as long as old

Many Fast food companies target children because they are young and are good at persuading their parents to get what they want. “It’s not just getting kids to whine” (Schlosser 43). Fast food companies target kids based on what they are looking for which is money. “The decade of the child consumer” (Schlosser 43). Americans need to pay close attention to how their children spend their money. As more kids visit fast food restaurants, companies will come out with more items for kids to purchase as time goes along. More companies in America will keep targeting kids because they see an advantage in it that the reader does not see. “We see this as a great opportunity” (Scholosser 48). In the meantime, an employee at a fast food restaurant will sell fast food items to kids because they want their money in order to increase the business. As more fast food companies make sales, this will create a dynamic bond between parents and their children because the reader ponders how the fast food industry is affecting their children. As more kids leave after school to go and have something to eat with friends at a Taco Bell, or Pizza Hut, kids will buy food based on what they may be craving during lunchtime. “Research has shown children are more likely to choose foods with familiar logos” (Heyes). At some point in time, there will be millions of parents who will talk to their kids about their active interest in visiting fast food restaurants after school all of the time. The reader may

Of course it is much easier to find a fast food restaurant with unhealthy food than it is a grocery store with healthy food, it is still up to the parents to teach the youth proper healthy eating and living.If people expect different results, they have to work for them.

Many public places such as the mall have banned children from hanging out after a certain time and I think the problem with this is where will it send the children.? If they can't go to the mall to "hangout" they are going to end up in a abounded place or basement somewhere drinking because there is nothing else to do. Although, other people view