Essays Tagged: "fast food chains"
What is to be done about Obesity?
t. Eating meals in has become somewhat a concept of the past. Obtaining food to eat is made easy by fast food chains and their inexpense. Additionally, the expenditure of energy has also significantly ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Junk Food and Obesity: A Dilemma.
son to other countries, America is seen as a country full of overweight individuals, junk food, and fast food chains. There are approximately forty million adults who are overweight and almost nine mi ... ely forty million adults who are overweight and almost nine million children in the same situation (Fast-Food Foolishness). This image has recently been launched into the forefront of the American ima ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Levels of Planning with Mc donald's (details the Strategic,strength,weakness and threats and trends with in Mcdonalds corporation)
trends need to be considered because if a company such as McDonalds had a lot of threats from other fast food chains they may not stay in business long and trends only last for a short period of time, ... usly implemented a SWOTT plan into their organization, or else they would not be one of the leading fast food chains in America.In the late 1990's McDonald's Corporation single minded marketing approa ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making
Marketing Case: Starbucks
g niche within a tired, margin-less industry, has grown into a food service phenomenon rivaling the fast-food chains of the 1950's. Starbucks and competitors have effected a wholesale change in consum ... tegory is high-end Java that simply tastes better. . Unlike other food products that have enjoyed a fast but relatively short-lived success, coffee is a daily staple and it is addictive.Starbucks sell ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing
Segmentation targeting and positioning of Mcdonald's for india
IntroductionMany multinational fast food chains (MFFC) like McDonald's and KFC are opening outlets in India. A fascinating aspect o ... pes to win over many of them.Now that McDonalds is here in a big way, how will it impact the Indian fast food chains? So far, various local chains of fast food restaurants such Udupi and Adigas are fl ... ted for better efficiency of the marketing process.Scope of ProjectThis project aims to analyse the fast food market, with specific reference to India. We aim to profile the market, the kind of people ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
McDonald's Corporation
s and thanks to its pioneering processing and standardized approach to the commercial production of fast food, McDonald's has placed the quick service restaurant industry amongst the big economic driv ... s such as steel and automobiles.Raymond Kroc the founder of McDonald's had the vision of a chain of fast food restaurants in every American State and in the world as well. He wanted his fast food rest ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Kraft Foodservice
including, in addition to food, kitchenware, paper products, chemicals and equipment. The national fast food chains value kraft's national coverage because they can designate it as their primary supp ... he shift in Kraft's product portfolio to better align with key consumer and customer trends and the fastest-growing sales channels and demographic groups. Expand global scale - Increasing their ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing
Creating Strategy: KFC
Executive SummaryThe fast-food market in the United States was highly competitive and the declining margins in the fast-f ... itive and the declining margins in the fast-food chains reflected the increasing maturity in the US fast-food industry. As an alternative to domestic expansion, many restaurants began to expand into i ... es of doing business in a foreign country.IntroductionThe case study highlighted an analysis of the fast-food industry from a domestic and international point of view and a presentation of KFC's busin ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
This essay discusses the possible blame on the fast food industry for the obesity problem in America today.
Current Societal Problem: Fast Food and ObesityAmericans may be eating themselves to death. Obesity rates in America have grow ... zation says obesity has become a pandemic and many place the blame on the unhealthy food choices of fast food chains Americans consume everyday.Obesity CausesFast FoodThe convenience of fast food has ... everyday.Obesity CausesFast FoodThe convenience of fast food has led to it becoming a staple in the fast-paced American lifestyle. Unfortunately, this has also led to unhealthy, high calorie, high fat ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Burger Wars
very day by America's biggest hamburger chains--McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's. In fact, many fast food restaurants are becoming an extension of the family kitchen. About two-thirds of all fast ... ng's hamburgers definitely rate the highest on my scale.Basically, the small burgers at these three fast food chains are nutritional. But, that doesn't mean that the larger burgers are. Most large bur ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
KFC
Kentucky Fried Chicken and the Global Fast-Food Industry The National Restaurant Association anticipated that fast-food sales grew 5.2 per ... that fast-food sales grew 5.2 percent in 1997 to $104 billion from the 1996 figure of $98 billion. Fast-food chains were ahead of the sit-down restaurants. The major market segments that made up the ... re ahead of the sit-down restaurants. The major market segments that made up the global industry in fast-food included six different segments. Sandwich chains were the largest portion of this market, ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
KFC
be noticed that KFC kitchens are one of the more seemingly unthought of aspects of all the various fast food chains. Enter any Hungry Jacks or McDonalds and you can get a relatively good view of the ... e pressure for fourteen minutes.There are five pressure cookers in the KFC kitchen. Each cooker, or Fastron as it's called, is a bit over waist high and less than a meter wide. Each cooker is filled w ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
The rising epidemic, child obesity
ne must only walk through a town center where one can access an array of inexpensive and convenient fast food restaurants. It is no coincidence that the rapid increase in obesity has accompanied a rap ... is no coincidence that the rapid increase in obesity has accompanied a rapid increase in number of fast food chains. Inappropriate diet is a contributor to obesity in children. Dietary guidelines rec ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies
Brief Overview of Two Publicly Traded Companies
companies selected for this paper are McDonalds and Jack in the Box. Each of these restaurants is a fast food establishment and is considered a staple of food while one the run. Of these two fast food ... staple of food while one the run. Of these two fast food chains McDonalds is one of the most iconic fast food restaurants and known throughout the world. McDonalds is a significantly larger chain over ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making
Fast food
icken Salad, Bacon Ranch Salad, and BBQ Chicken Chopped are few of the many salads you can order at fast food restaurants. Salads can be colorful, tasty, and healthy all at the same time, and American ... heir weight and their caloric intakes, salads slowly gain more popularity for lunch and dinner, and fast food chains are picking up on the trend of low calorie and healthy eating. Even though fast foo ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
McDonald Marketing Mix Analysis
Their introduction of the "Speedee Service System" in 1948 established the principles of the modern fast-food restaurant. The original mascot of McDonald's was a man with a chef's hat on top of a hamb ... he global penetration by McDonald's over the years:INDIA CALLINGIn the mid 1990s, a spate of global fast food chains entered India hoping to capture a part of Indian fast food segment. They knew that ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Management Planning & Decision Making
Merger and Acquisition Types
y's Restaurant Group merged with Wendy's International, the organization which controls the Wendy's fast food chains.Vertical M&AA vertical merger is one in which a company combines with a supplie ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting
Fast food and Health
Fast food food plays an important role among city dwellers. Today, people have to live in a hectic a ... e began to decrease the time for food preparation and increased the frequency in the consumption of fast food. The fast food restaurants have their own unique characteristics to cater to the need of t ... t food restaurants have their own unique characteristics to cater to the need of today's society. A fast food restaurant is characterized by speedy supply after ordering. The employee will prepare the ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Health & Fitness
What is the best way to address obesity in America?
rld also be one of the healthiest?American's busy lifestyle has turned us into a society reliant on fast food, and microwave dinners. Most American's find it difficult not to take advantage of the low ... dinners. Most American's find it difficult not to take advantage of the low prices and convenience fast food chains have to offer. As a mother of three young children, I have found myself at the driv ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
Market Models
changes for many years. A few years ago, the whole industry was completely under the control of the fast food chains such as McDonald's, KFC and Burger King. However, with the passage of time, things ... of market structure.Many of the major established in this industry are from China. China is one of fasted growing economies of this century, and the opportunities of different organizations in are al ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing