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    is a fact. The pet food industry is a billion dollar a year industry. Pet owner's like to feed their dog the best dog food that is available. A lot of dog food manufacturers are betting that the average pet owner would gladly pay more for premium dog food that is healthier and more nutritious for their pet. The recent statistics prove that the manufacturers are winning that bet. Today, the more traditional pet food companies are adding more nutritious ingredients to their dog food brands to stay…

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    While industries are an important part of the economy the largest employer is the restaurant business. Schlosser considers teenagers as having the bulk of the fast food work force because the fast food industry seeks employees who are unskilled, easy to manipulate, and willing to work part time for low wages. Fast food industries are modeled after assembly line systems. The fast-food industry relies on machines and does not require its workers to be skilled. About 2/3 of the nation’s fast food…

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    Food is the cultivated byproduct of nature, essential to all living species. For thousands of years, people have continually discovered new ways to preserve, cook and improve culinary dishes. During industrialization, machinery and tools were constructed for the cutting, processing, and sanitization of meat. Nowadays in even more modern times, preservatives and chemicals have been added to improve flavor, maintain freshness, and extend shelf life. Some believe these advances have improved health…

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    Nothing says an "American meal" like the quintessential cheese burger, large fries, and a Coke. Fast food is time-efficient, inexpensive, and tastes delicious. The fast food and snack industries have become multi-billionaire businesses. Ingesting these "foods" does not come without consequences. Pollan agues our Western Diet of refined flours, fats, and sugars leads to obesity, heart disease, and diabetes (Daily Show). According to Pollan, our diet has changed over the last one…

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    some time now food trucks have been the latest rave in Toronto. The industry provides gourmet food for busy people who cannot afford to wait for a table in a restaurant. However, city by-laws, that must be abided, have caused a lot of controversy between vendors, restaurant owners and the government. Despite the great opportunity food trucks provide to both the customer and the entrepreneur, they seem to leave a lot of people hungrier for money. City council has made it very hard for food trucks…

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    The food industry is one of the most powerful industries in the world. In the United States the food manufacturing system has changed dramatically. Big businesses have turned farms into factories risking the public health of the United States. With money as the only motive animals are pumped with hormones, plants are sprayed with pesticides, and food is genetically modified to sell. Modern farming is effecting human health on an imaginable scale. If the way the United States produces food…

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    juicy, and satisfying are some words people may use to describe fast food. On the other hand, some may say it is greasy, unhealthy, and unflavorful. The fast food industry is responsible for a number of issues that they create that affect people’s lives. The main ethical issues of the fast food industry are poor food quality, dangerous working conditions, and advertising to children, especially in schools. The fast food industry originally stemmed from southern California, the perfect place for…

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    The food we are eating today may look like it is good for you, but chances are the food is harming you more than it is helping you. Before all foods were processed, people actually ate fresh food, which was good for our health. Food was not processed, but naturally grown without chemicals. Today, industrial agriculture has taken over our food supply (Industrial Food). The food industry is trying to feed more people in an easier, productive way. Since they are trying to make it easier for them,…

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    some people food is a just a necessity to satisfy needs. For others food is more than a basic necessity, but that pleasure plays a significant role in their understanding of happiness. However, nowadays many consumers are oblivious to the fact that the food they eat is full of chemicals. The big food companies continue their malpractices relentlessly. This is because the majority of the industrial food eaters does a perfunctory job of studying the ways the food industries prepare the food for…

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    Some fast food chains have had profitable years financially; some chains have had some major economic downturn in recent years. Americans as a whole turn to fast food all too often. Lately, though, the country is beginning to see a slight change. People are becoming more aware about what they put in their bodies, and fast food does not have the quality society is looking for. Because of this, some fast food chains, especially McDonald’s, have been seeing quarter after quarter of declines in…

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