concentrates on what the cause of obesity is. Does the responsibility lie with the parent’s, the major corporations like McDonald’s or is obesity just the result of an individual’s decision? Personally, I believe that fast food restaurants do not have any responsibility to provide healthier food to their customers. “More than 2 in 3 adults are considered to be overweight or obese (Overweight and Obesity Statistics, 2015),” which is why it would…
Court of Appeals of Ohio, First District, Hamilton County. NADEL et al., Appellants, v. BURGER KING CORPORATION et al., Appellees. No. C-960489. -- May 21, 1997 Edward J. Felson and Stephen R. Felson, Cincinnati, for appellants. Jonathan P. Saxton, Cincinnati, for appellee Burger King Corporation.…
America is the fattest nation in the world. Obesity is now the second leading cause of preventable death in the U.S, only second to smoking. If the same rate continues, obesity will become the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. (Spurlock). All of this information was exposed by film maker, Morgan Spurlock. Muckraking is searching and publicizing factual information about a famous person, or a company.…
That’s why he encourages fast-food companies to start providing clear nutrition information to their customers, as it would help their companies to avoid lawsuits and their customers to reconsider their daily diets. However, even though fast food restaurants, with seductively delicious as well as highly calorie-dense meals, are correlated to the obesity problem, it’s an everyday decision-making process of an eater that leads to obesity rather than the menus or the abundance of fast-food restaurants. Taking into consideration the sensitive nature of an individual to the marketing decisions of companies, it is controversial to think about how an obese teenager would react if they had clear nutrition information in the menus of fast-food restaurants - right in front of their eyes. A logical response would be declining sales of fast-foods because the high density of…
Everyone has seen the chicken nuggets that do not appear to resemble any type of the chicken, and the word has to admit to wondering how there can be so many restaurants that serve the exact same meal and it tastes the same all the way across the board. Eric Schlosser tells the secret behind the infamous McDonald’s fries in his book Fast Food Nation. One learns the story about J.R. Spimlot and how he single-handedly won over the hearts and taste buds of the American people with his French fries served at every McDonalds since 1965. The story is more than just one of success of a successful businessman, it is the story of how a food could single-handedly change the course of our country and the way human bodies yearn for things like salt and…
He also believes that if healthier foods were more cost effective closer to the prices of the fast food that is so bad for us, then fast food companies wouldn’t be nearly as persuasive in their advertising networks that I mentioned before. “Then and now, these were the only options for an American kid to get an affordable meal.” Zinczenko writes. (462) The fast food industry has been as vindictive as to monopolize the food industry to the point where it is cheaper to buy fast food burgers for a dollar than any type of expensive…
Elections are vital in maintaining a democratic government, ensuring that the will of the collective people shall be represented by their elected officials. However, under certain forms of government, including that of the United States, individual liberties are protected from governmental legislation. This can create a strange predicament in which the will of the people conflicts with the rights of the individual, thus spurring debate as to which will take precedent. This conflict was the central cause of McDonald v. Chicago, in which laws formed by democratically elected officials were contested on the grounds of civil liberty infringement by individuals in the community. While the McDonald v. Chicago case was being reviewed by the Supreme Court in 2010, the laws in question were implemented approximately 30 years prior.…
In the essay "Don't Blame the Eater" by David Zinczenko, the fast food restaurants have the blame for the rapidly increasing obesity rate in the United States. Individuals’ want fast food restaurants to have labels on all their packaging, but that lack of informational charts is not the problem. People are not taking responsibility for what they as individuals are eating at least twice a week. Everyone knows that any food that takes less than five minutes to cook and does not have a label is not a healthy meal to eat. Although some people say fast food restaurants make people obese, the truth is that people make themselves overweight by eating fast food rather than a home-cooked meal.…
Second article is called “Why the Fries Taste Good” by Eric Schlosser. His article is the story of one of the richest men in Idaho, J. R. Simplot. The article starts in vivid detail about the looks, production, and manufacturing of the Simplot potato plant. Schlosser then tells about Simplots life. Simplot started working in a potato warehouse where he and his partner purchased an “electric potato sorter”.…
Ian McCarthy Professor Keaton Lamle English 1101 4 October 2017 Klosterman vs. Zinczenko For about the past fifteen years, there has been an argument circulating around the Americas and the UK. This argument comes at the height of what some may refer to as the fast-food crisis or the obesity epidemic. McDonalds is a large corporate company that is known to serve undeniably unhealthy food at fast speeds, thus being why it’s food is called fast-food.…
Another comparison found in the article was found under the subtitle “How good are the chains’ main dishes?” Under this subtitle the author uses four different charts to compare the taste of the main dishes from different chain restaurants. The author used the charts to compare the restaurants within their main dish specialty. He also ranked them to show which one has the best in their dish of specialty. Another chart found in the heading “Ratings: Fast-food chains” goes more into depth with the comparisons.…
All fast food lovers know the struggle of where they should eat. “I am in the mood for some grub, but which sounds better, Wendy’s or McDonald’s?” Fast food has been around ever since the 1950s, and you cannot deny they have been a success. There are many different food types depending on the restaurant such as a burger place, Mexican food, and sometimes even Chinese. For the classic burger lovers, you may have had to make the decision between Wendy’s and McDonald’s at some point in your life.…
With a title like “Why McDonalds Fries Taste So Good” the reader gets a spark of interest into what might explain better the recipe behind McDonalds fries. But in reality the article goes so much further into detail than that. It explains in much detail how the flavor industry has so influenced the taste of today’s food. Schlosser isn’t the only one to do research into this industry though. Other countries like Australia have had peer-reviewed articles done that show even more data and facts on this matter.…
Changing the Public Image Some of your favorite food brands and restaurants are changing their menus or products. Kellogg’s, the cereal brand, is making their foods healthier, because there was a threat of a lawsuit by advocacy groups with children’s health. McDonald’s, the fast food restaurant, is also making changes to their products, because they wanted to help kids eat right.…
2. Construct a PESTEL analysis to show the competitive advantages that McDonalds has to stay and continue its operation in Hong Kong. Basically, in any business, there are always has the PESTEL analysis, same goes to McDonalds. PESTEL is an analysis of the external macro environment in which a business operates.…