Questions and Answers on the Fast Food Industry and The Airline Industry

Fast food restaurants have been enjoyed by billions worldwide for more than half of a century. Fundamentally, the Baby Boomer generation, born between 1946 and 1964 (Halls), was raised on these establishments. It was a simultaneous phenomenon; while multinational fast food giants such as McDonald’s saw their rise to prominence in the 1950s, the babies of this generation were just being born, and as they grew up, they were highly exposed to these corporations. Whether it was through watching the commercials marketed to children featuring the iconic Ronald McDonald, or by seeing the road signs of fast food establishments which were large enough to be seen from many blocks away, the ‘Boomers’ were a generation heavily influenced by marketing

In his book, Schlosser talks about working in the fast food industry calling it “the most dangerous job”. However, requiring no prior skill of any kind, jobs in the fast industry are at equal chances for everyone. What Schlosser didn’t talk about is that those jobs help support families. Although it provides low wages, working in the fast food industry ensures a steady paycheck at the end of each month. So when immigrants arrive from foreign countries they are able to get employed in fast food restaurants without having any previous skills and receive their paycheck at the end of every month. The fast food industry provides a large number of jobs “The nation has about 1 million migrant farm workers and about 3.5 million fast food workers.”

Jollibee was founded by Tony Tan Caktiong who was born and raised in Fujian, one of China’s poorest provinces. His family migrated to the Philippines to look for better opportunities and began cooking in a Chinese temple.  Because he spent so much time on the kitchen with his parents, he developed incredibly sensitive taste buds and learned his entrepreneurial mindset.  In 1975, when Tony was only 22, he used his family’s life savings to open two Ice Cream Parlors in Cubao, Quezon City.  The stores were very popular due to their fantastic customer service and generous scoops of delicious ice cream.  Tony wanted to expand his business and hired a management consultant Manuel Lumba who discovered people craved

The dagger of the people is always twisting and changing the fast food world. Fast food itself has always been changing due to social, economic, and health concerns. To begin I will cover the origins of fast food, followed by a brief discussion about McDonalds as well as Burger King. This will be accompanied by a brief discussion on Taco Bell, with our final subject covering healthier fast food options. The origins of the fast food "death machine": The machines gears were forged by the company known as Horn and Hardarts, based on the needs of the American populace in the year of 1902 to provide quick and cheap service and food to the hungry masses who craved the sustenance with hunger untold in the land of New York. The meals cost about

The company’s top 3 competitors include the McDonald’s corporation which ranked #110 in FORTUNE 500 (June 2015) and has more than 36,000 in about 120 countries. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc which has more than 2,300 locations in the US and in more than 25 other countries and lastly Yum Brands, Inc, which is comprised of food chains such as KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco

Commissary foodservice systems are used in many types of foodservice operations. The airline industry offers a good example of this type of system. This is the most suitable system in the airline industry since air travel is long distance travel and passengers require to eat and drink in the course of their journey. It inappropriate to prepare food in a aeroplane and therefore food should be prepared, pre-plated, sealed, chilled or frozen at a central production facility or near the airport’s premises. When airplane is airborne food is assembled and distributed to the passengers by the stewards. Most airlines apply this system including the British airlines that is renowned for its top class food service onboard. It uses the commissary foodservice system to cater for its passengers and this ensures minimal interruptions and application of safety measures during travels.

each block. But how are they able to open as many stores as this? The

Have you tried on last year’s jeans and realized they were a bit too snug? The thought of dieting has probably occurred to you. There is nothing wrong with trying to be healthier, whether the reason is to fit into old clothes or to just feel better about yourself. It is never easy to change your once unhealthy lifestyle to something different, but overall, better for you, especially when everywhere you turn you see one of the fifty thousand fast food chains in the United States alone (Ransohoff). It might be easy to resist the cheap and easy deliciousness of a McDonald’s cheeseburger for a while, but then you have a long day and cooking seems too tedious for the amount of energy you actually have. Or you are out with friends and the only food options are fast food. That is okay! Today, healthier food options are more accessible in and out of the fast food industry.

It became the largest barbeque fast food chain by being accessible by putting many outlets all throughout the Philippines with high visibility it will

“Welcome to Cook Out, may I take your order please?” This seemed to be some of the most used words in my vocabulary for a while now. When I was 16 years old, I got my first job at the most wonderful fast food restaurant ever, Cookout. This was not an ideal job for a 16-year-old. Most teens dream of their first job being in their favorite clothing store, or maybe even their favorite grocery store. I was that teen, but where I am from there are very limited options for 16 year olds so I had to just settle for a fast food restaurant. We have all heard these typical assumptions about fast food employees, they are all uneducated, they work too hard for little pay, and they are all rude with nasty attitudes. How could you assume such things about a person just because they work in the fast food industry? Throughout my paper, I will be talking about the main stereotypes I experienced while working at cookout and how other employees and I dealt with it.

Ray Albert Kroc was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on October 5, 1902. Kroc was a Red Cross ambulance driver in World War I. He lied about his age to start serving at the age of 15. While he was in training, Kroc met Walt Disney, who he continued working with for most of his life. Kroc had many careers in the past, including paper cup salesman, pianist, and DJ on a local Oak Park radio station. He also worked for room and board at a restaurant, hoping to learn the world of business. He decided to put his restaurant knowledge to use as a traveling milkshake machine salesman. The machines that he sold made five shakes at once, increasing restaurant efficiency. This business remained in sales for 17 years.

Jollibee was able to build its dominant position in Philippines fast food market due to several important factors. Jollibee had a major advantage since they were already in the market and had a low barrier to entry. Since Jollibee had a low barrier to entry and knowledge and relationships with the local produce and meat sellers, they were able to provide customers with lower prices. The ability to provide lower prices made Jollibee a dominant force in the fast food market in the Philippines. Also, their recipes were catered to the taste of the Philippines market and what the customers were already accustomed to eating. The development of the “Five F’s” was crucial in establishing a purpose and a sort of mission statement, flavorful food, fun, flexibility, and families. The marketing strategy to implement the bee mascot helped create a connection between the brand and the youth. Thus strategy helped create brand recognition and further strengthened their market share. Jollibee made a good decision when they were in need of capital. They were able to avoid debt and interest by raising funds internally. Without having the liability of debt and interest, Jollibee was able to focus on growing the company and taking on McDonalds.

The commercial activity has a great importance in México, independently of the different categories on the market, especially in the fast food sector, since the remarkable growth in the sector sales has been accelerated, as well as the amount of companies where this sort of products are promoted and commercialized.

Jolibee Foods Corporation (JFC) established its first overseas restaurant in Brunei in 1987. Since then, it has strengthened its presence in ASEAN with branches in Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, and Cambodia. Through the ASEAN supply chain network, JFC is able to source its

Jollibee Foods Corporation owned by the Tan family began in 1975 as a basic ice cream parlor and subsequently expanded its menu offering in the form of sandwiches and hamburgers as a result of the increased cost of oil and the President Tony Tan Caktiong (TTC) anticipated ice cream prices to soar. The company culture was developed on the Five F’s: Flavor, Fun, Flexibility, Family atmosphere and Friendliness. The years to follow, Jollibee Foods began to expand domestically opening five stores and proceeded to incorporate as Jollibee Foods Corporation. The family owned Corporation rapidly expanded domestically throughout the Philippines. Jollibee Foods began to diversify its product offerings by acquiring