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In this article “Fast Food Nation”, by Eric Schlosser, he discusses the regulation of food. Fast food is factory processed food and the focus of the article is on McDonald’s. In the second article “Food Fight”, by Paul Roberts, he gives an agriculture argument for food. “Food Fight”, discusses the battle over sale and food sustainability. Although, we can argue that fast food is easier for the fast growing population. Though this essay we will learn that the fast food industry is unhealthy and…

This article is based on George Ritzer’s ‘An Introduction to McDonaldization.’ Within the article, Ritzer aims to discuss the emergence of McDonaldization into society and the ways in which McDonaldization has become a staple in cultures within society such as popular culture and displays the process in which principles in McDonaldization theory are seen to have dominated every aspect of society, besides fast food. Throughout the paper, Ritzer describes the influence McDonaldization has had on…

Beth Kowitt’s “Inside McDonald's Bold Decision to go Cage Free” examines the recent decision of Steve Esterbrook, CEO of McDonalds international, to transition to a completely cage-free poultry intake and, more specifically, the individual barriers the cooperation will face throughout this 10-year transition. Esterbrook, who owes his success to the introduction of All-Day Breakfast options, purging the hamburger buns of high fructose corn syrup, and ending the use of many key antibiotics in the…

A second ethical dilemma occurred when Ray visited Jerry Cullen and Jack Horford, who are franchise owners and are rich businessmen, restaurant and to Ray’s unpleasant surprise there was trash in front of the ordering window, the franchise owners were offering corn on the cob and fried chicken, they were adding lettuce to their hamburgers and many other types of issues that goes against McDonald’s policy. This leads to the second ethical dilemma incurred when Ray Kroc encountered two franchise…

based on the fact that some of the menus are foreign hence customers might need a little bit of help in choosing what they’ll have for the day. Every so often when I get to visit this outlet, I order a regular cheeseburger with crispy beef, smash fries, salad and a milkshake, this happens to be one of my favorite combinations of all time. One of the most commendable things about this joint is that the line moves somewhat faster as customers move to place their orders at the counter. Upon…

include some farms in Washington state. Five Guys does not freeze any of their food during transit to retain the taste quality though this does make it vulnerable to perishing while travelling across the country. The potatoes used in my small order of fries (227 grams according to the Five Guys nutritional information document) require almost 19 gallons of water to grow (Mekonnen & Hoekstra, 2010b). The store uses more water in the cooking process because Along with washing the potatoes, Five…

Unit 3 Written Assignment What was the basis of her claim against McDonald's? On February of 1992, Stella Liebeck, 79 years old, bought a cup of coffee through the drive-thru of McDonald’s restaurant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The hot coffee was served in a Styrofoam cup and cost 49 cents. Stella’s grandson, Chris, who was driving the car pulled into the parking space so that she could pour cream and sugar to her coffee. Once in the parking space, the old lady was trying to remove the lid…

Situation Analysis A. History Since its founding by Ray Kroc in 1955, McDonalds has been the leader of the fast food industry. Ray Kroc saw a successful operation by the McDonald Brothers and expanded its worldwide presence. Having served over one hundred billion burgers McDonalds has had the time to develop its processes and product to be most profitable for the company. Ray Kroc wanted the company to maintain consistency as well as quality throughout its restaurants and to do this he needed to…

Founding Fathers This chapter follows the life of Carl N. Karcher, however also expands to other fast food entrepreneurs. Carl started off as a farm boy in Upper Sandusky, Ohio after dropping out of school in eighth grade. When he turned twenty his uncle, Ben Karcher offered him a job in Anaheim, a small city on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Once he made the paramount decision to move he drove from Ohio to California, which took an entire week. When he arrived, he was amazed by the seemingly…

Assessment 1.9 Research Results for Submission Form Observing social norms at a McDonalds diner The following experiment will be assessing the way people behave in at McDonald diner at rush hour. Research Question(s) or Hypothesis Hypothesis: The McDonalds diner environment will elicit fast pasted eating therefore anti-social behaviour. Are people using McDonalds as a social setting? Instruments -Pen -Paper -Observing diners Methodology (100-300 words) Describe the process in order,…