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The investigative journalist, Eric Schlosser, has written a book to illuminate an epidemic that started in America and is now becoming one of the world’s largest problems. In Fast Food Nation, Schlosser frames today’s Fast Food giants in history,American entrepreneurialism, and over consumption in respect to consumer and employee wellbeing. The power of all modern Fast Food giants combined have eclipsed the power of any one government. Marketing has become a key component to luring consumers to fast food. Schlosser makes the argument that a once All­American ideal, fast food has grown too big to control.

Everybody has a favorite place to eat. Eating out can be a very pleasant experience or a disastrous one. People are free to choose from a wide range of different restaurants where to spend time and have a meal. Although, not all restaurants are the same and each has different characteristics regarding class, interior, cuisine and service. This paper provides a comparison of 4 different restaurants (fast food, casual, upscale): McDonald’s, Panda Express, Applebee’s and Delmonico’s.

This proves that the marketing strategy increased mid-week sales from 20% to 30%. This sales mix caused variances in the actual operating income and the budgeted operating income. The flexible budget, flexible-budget variances and sales volume variances provide further analysis into the profitability of the operations.

Communication is an integral part of everyday life. The importance of understanding differences between the communication styles of varying cultures allows for improved relations between groups of differing orientations. Concepts have been developed that help explain these differences, and make people more aware of appropriate intercultural communication. Two of these concepts, individualism/collectivism and acculturation, will be analysed in the following essay according to their relativity in the film, ‘Chinese Takeaway’. A brief definition and description will also be provided to support the analysis.

I was immediately intrigued from the beginning of Food, Inc. There was interesting and valuable information brought up during the film. Many people do not think about where their food comes from. I believe that if people were to know where their food comes from, they would not want to eat it. There are 47,000 products at a grocery store. But, Food, Inc. implies that this is in fact an illusion because all of them are made with the same crops. The fact that there are only a few multi-national corporations that control all of the crops and meat production is a huge surprise. I believe that each person in society would be absolutely shocked if they were to watch this documentary.

Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world decided in early January to shut down 154 across the United States. The store closures mean a lot to the towns that are losing them, in some of the communities, Wal-Mart was the only grocery store and pharmacy. Some of these closures in rural areas and areas without another grocery food store close by have created new food deserts. These food deserts cause enormous problems for residents living on low income without means of automotive transportation to get their food.

How many bottles of water do you think your food truck will sell in a week? Be reasonable.

The first challenge was to determine whether or not batching dining room customer was beneficial. Batching means that the parties must reach a number of eight before they are seated. Two scenarios from the simulation show that batching is a better strategy that helped to increase profit. Utilization of the restaurant capacity is largest while batching. We could place 8 people at single table rather than placing group of 5 at one and 3 at another. The number of customers that can be served at one time highly influences the profit. According to the simulation it is more beneficial to use batching as average profit is $83.64 compared to average profit of -$282.29 when not batched. By using batching benihana restaurants are able to eliminate bottleneck that occurs in the waiting area/bar. By doing so they are able to see more customers in their restaurants which can be seen in the graphs to the right. They lose fewer customers and more diners are served.

1. The local Mastermind store sells innovative educational toys. Part of their service is giving advice to customers about the best toys for a particular age group, which requires having more customer service representatives in the store. During the month long Christmas buying season, it makes half of its $500,000 yearly sales. Its contribution margin on average is 40% and its fixed costs for the year are about $150,000. The owner believes that she could make even higher sales, if she had more customer service representatives on the floor during the peak season. She plans on hiring four more people for 200 hours each at $20 per hour. How much additional revenue does she have earn to the nearest dollar

“That as long as we are being remembered, we remain alive.” Charles Zafan, puts it best when he explains what it really means to be remembered. So often, the only people that are actually remembered in any significant way, are those who we wish were still with us. There are very few people that were famous for one reason or another, and are not still alive today. While most of these historical figures are beyond the date upon which their physical bodies gave up, they live on through the memory in which we create them in and capture for all of time. No doubt, there is a part of human nature that feels the need to memorialize those who have fallen victims to the deadly hand game with death. By simply travelling to our nation’s capital, one can

The need among Americans to be diverted in ever more imaginative ways -- through high-thrill parks, virtual reality arcades, and theme restaurants, plays right into the hands of Dave Corriveau and Buster Corley, co-founders and CEO’s of Dave and Busters. The duo’s 50,000 square foot complexes include pool hall, an eye popping, cutting edge midway arcade, a formal restaurant, a casual diner, a sports bar and a nightclub rolled into one sprawling complex. In business since 1990, this is a high energy, highly efficient operation that’s comparable to a Vegas extravaganza. As a matter of fact there are even “for fun” cashless blackjack tables, with fake $10,000 chips. Pricey, but not outrageous, and you get value

The story of the fast food industry and its effect on the world is well told in the book Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser. Schlosser makes the claim that, what started out as a special treat for the kids eventually ended up defining a way of life. During a brief period of time, the fast food industry has helped transform not only the American diet, but also our countryside, economy, workforce, and popular culture. The book thoroughly describes how important the two factors of money and power are in today's society. The book clearly establishes the broader thesis that as consumers, we should know what we eat even if it makes us uncomfortable by the knowledge.

The United States is said to be one of the greatest countries in the world; every American is raised on this belief. However, with a fast food industry on the rise, we are reducing our overall food quality, for not only ourselves but the world around us. An industry that has created some of the poorest working conditions for millions. That has even ruined the public health for our citizens and many others. Are we truly the one of the greatest countries in regards to our health?

After doing all my research on the Vietnamese food, I now want to travel there and try it all!! In the 1800’s, during the Nguyën Dynasty, the French established a colony in Vietnam and they brought along their own food, which shortly became a huge influence on the Vietnamese cuisine. Foods like carrots, potatoes, lettuce, and others are all a few of the ingredients the French introduced to the Vietnamese that they now use on a daily basis in their cuisines. Coffee and baguettes are two of the mostly influences foods introduced by the French, along with several others (Wiens, Mark, 2013).

Historically after the Fall of Saigon in 1975, waves of Vietnamese natives fled Vietnam to escape from the economic sanctions and political turmoil due to the Communist regime. Many surviving refugees ended up and later established Vietnamese communities in the United States.The most well-established and largest Vietnamese communities is Little Saigon, located in the center of Orange County, California, where nearly 200,000 Vietnamese Americans reside. Once an ethnic enclave for the Vietnamese refugees who fled their war-torn nation, Little Saigon is now contained a diverse Vietnamese demographic, including the first generation, 1.5 generation, and second generation of Vietnamese Americans. However, little is known about how the younger generations of Vietnamese, growing up in the United States, view Little Saigon.