Fast & Furious

between fast food and Slow Food. Fast food is part of American culture because that is where it originated and it has affected American culture greatly. Slow Food developed in Italy and is spreading worldwide, trying to destroy the effects of fast food. Fast food introduced the idea of fast life, creating the way Americans live today, always rushing and wanting immediate gratification. Slow Food argues for a slow life and paying attention to every detail to get the best experience possible. Fast food

In order to discover an international company I was unaware of, I google searched "most successful international companies that nobody knows about." Then, I clicked on the Business Insider article entitled, "The 8 Biggest Companies You've Never Heard of." While I overviewed the companies listed, the one that stuck out to me was Yum! Brands, Inc. The $11 Billion business is publicly traded at the New York Stock Exchange, its headquarters is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it is the parent company

Part 3 Chipotle’s first store opened in 1993, and since then has grown to more than 900 stores in the United States. However, Chipotle’s experimentation in international markets has evolved slowly. In 2008, Chipotle opened its first restaurant outside of the US, in Toronto, Canada. In 2010, a second restaurant opened in Toronto and in 2012, a third in Vancouver. Chipotle has also expanded to Europe, with its first European restaurant opening in 2010 in London of the United Kingdom. As of today,

weighted as having one of the highest brand values verses any of its other competitors. Also, it has solid external strengths as well, including to expand into other markets and countries; also, to expand current menu items to expand their customer base. Fast food will always be a choice for most people, no matter what the status of the economy. However, Chipotle also has a few internal weaknesses including, that the market is moving towards more robust options, such as breakfast, which they do not offer

stories that the big agriculture business don't want being told. We first start with fast food chains. In the 1930’s the drive ins started to

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. My feelings on Zinczenko’s article are mixed. I agree with his arguments that consumers are oblivious to the true horrors of the impact of a fast-food diet,

There is shit in the meat.”  ― Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal According to Morgan Spurlock's documentary Super Size Me, one in every four Americans visits a fast food restaurant each day. America is considered the fattest nation in the world as 60 percent - or 100 billion Americans - are either overweight or obese. With the amount of obese people regularly eating unhealthy fast food meals, it is clear that fast food is

time, and you've got an hour to eat. No problem; there's a McDonald's a mere five minutes from the office. You could go there-it's hot, it's fast, and it's convenient. Besides, they supposedly have healthy foods like chicken and fish on the menu. Approximately 45.8 million people are served at fast food restaurants every day in America, and why not? Fast foods are pre-prepared meals that are served quickly at several restaurants strategically located throughout nearly every American city. But

The Fast Food Conspiracy Against Health Most everyone who eats out is familiar with Jared, the man who claims to have lost three quarters of his body weight by eating what Subway wants you to believe is a balanced diet of fast food. In fact, this healthy image that Jared advertises is every fast food restaurant’s dream in terms of reeling in customers who are scared of cellulite. It is no secret that the fast food industry’s affect on society is an unhealthy one, but just how unhealthy

America, as we know it, is notorious for having the reputation as the fattest country in the world. In fact, diabetes and heart disease (which are both closely linked to the overweight and obesity problems of America) are the second causes of death in the country. According to statistics taken by the CDC in 2010, nearly 33 percent of all adult Americans are suffering with obesity. That is one out of every three adults… Partially responsible for this is food additives which have been used for thousands