According to the United Nations Food Program, approximately 795 million people in the world are starving, and 3.1 million children a year, under the age of five, die from poor nutrition alone. These statistics make me feel guilty about my eating habits. I realized how often I resort to premade foods that are offered on every street corner, and at grocery stores. I have access to healthy organic nutritious food, but I passed that up in order to save time. I live a very busy fast paced life, and…
Bees. They make honey, they sting, and they inspired some pretty crazy hairdos in the 1960s. Were you aware though, that bees do much more than just provide us with alternatives to artificial sweeteners? In fact, bees, small as they are, play an immense role in the world’s ecosystem and production of food. So much so that they have a nearly direct effect on every other living thing, especially humans. As with most things in this world, though, people have a tendency to not be good stewards of…
benefit one’s immune system by helping the cellular recognition process that occurs in people’s bodies. Another simple benefit of carbohydrates that people often overlook when thinking of carbohydrates and the body is that it acts as flavor and as a sweetener. Part of this is because carbs are made of sugars and come in a wide variety of flavors. The last major function of carbohydrates is that they allow the body to use protein in other beneficial ways. If not for carbs proteins would then be…
Abstract This paper is an overall analysis of Panera Bread Co. and details the company’s lifespan. Louis Kane and Ron Shaich created a bakery-café enterprise names Au Bon Pain Company Inc, who bought out Saint Louis Bread, which was eventually transformed into what we now know as “Panera Bread Company.”(Thompson, Jr.) A financial analysis of Panera Bread Co. and their main competitors, McDonalds, Starbucks, and Yum Brands are portrayed. I have discovered that Panera Bread is an incredibly…
PepsiCo has set goals in four key areas: performance, human sustainability, environmental sustainability and talent sustainability. Performance - to all their investors, it is a promise to strive to deliver superior, sustainable financial performance. Human sustainability - to the people of the world, it is a promise to encourage people to live healthier by offering a portfolio of both enjoyable and healthier foods and beverages. Environmental sustainability - to the planet we all share, it is a…
brands, Somersby was the one that grew most in 2012. In 2012, Carlsberg UK developed and introduced a new version of Somersby Cider specific to the United Kingdom market. Somersby Cider UK is a 4.5% ABV medium dry cider with no artificial flavors or sweeteners. Despite its Danish origin, the cider is marketed in many territories as being the creation of "Lord Somersby", a fictional…
the country has risen dramatically, as has the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. Fruit or fruit-flavoured drinks, soft drinks, energy drinks, flavoured water, coffees and teas are a few examples of beverages that contain sugar or caloric sweeteners. Research proves that the consumption of these beverages leads to weight gain in adults and children. Decreasing sugar sweetened beverages will thus reduce the prevalence of obesity and its related diseases. The University of the…
Hyper Masculinity and Its Effects Without advertising, most companies would not be able to sell their products, but the visual effects they use in advertisements to make their point, affects the society in many bad ways. Most clothing companies hire attractive models to advertise their products and they convert these people to something they are not. They mostly use men as aggressive and masculine and by doing this, they awaken the hyper masculinity trait in men when they watch these…
Coca-Cola was invented in Atlanta, Georgia in 1886 by Pharmacist John Pemberton. He created a flavored syrup, and took it to a nearby pharmacy where it was mixed with carbonated water. Everyone who tasted it considered it excellent! He had created a distinctive tasting soft drink that could be sold at soda fountains. In his first year of business, he sold an average of nine Coca-Cola’s each day. Today that number has increased to about 2 billion a day. Coca-Cola is recognized as the world’s most…
Food hygiene Food hygiene is termed as the preservation and preparation of food in a way that ensures it safety for human consumption. Food hygiene is equally important domestically and commercially. Food Hygiene may be defined as: Purchasing of food: While purchasing the food we must care about the following things. • Always purchase the food on the day when you are going to cook it • Always buy fresh things and check the signs of good quality food • When you buy poultry or fish meat keep it in…