Impact of Fast Food Restaurants on Teen Obesity Time constraints‚ parents who work outside the house‚ extracurricular activities‚ and social obligations are just a few of the reasons teens have developed a need for a quick meal or an "on the go" snack. Meals that once used to take hours to prepare now can be done in a fraction of the time. Teens are now eating from fast food restaurants more frequently‚ which is affecting their health and eating habits. Many of the television commercials seen by
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The Pricing Strategies of Fast Foods vs. Restaurants Dateesha L. Cavin Webster University 28 April 2011 Abstract This paper explores the difference in pricing strategies of Fast Food vs. Restaurants. Fast food restaurants compared to sit-down restaurants are exceedingly popular because they prove to fit comfortably in our active‚ modern day lives. Today‚ many people eat fast food instead of cooking meals at home. The reason for this is that many of us are constantly busy with our daily responsibilities
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Nowadays‚ Fast Food business is very popular not only in the Philippines but all over the world. Food business is a kind of franchisable business that people love to engage with. When we say franchising‚ it is the method of doing business. Wherein a franchisor (founder of the franchisable business) licenses trademarks and tried and proven method of doing business to a franchisee (who wanted to be part or to own that kind of business) in exchange with a regular payment and usually a percentage piece
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Fast Food Restaurants and Healthy Choices Left Blank COM/170 5/26/2013 Left Blank Fast Food Restaurants and Healthy Choices In today’s society‚ people are always on the move and don’t always have time for home cooked meals. Many of these people make the choice to eat fast food‚ most likely because it is a fast meal and takes no time to prepare. When it comes to fast food restaurants‚ there are unhealthy restaurants like McDonalds and then there are healthier restaurants like Subway. Higher Calories
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failed to recognize the changing trend in customer’s preferences to better tasting‚ fresher food. This trend led to new sub markets emerging for tastier‚ fresher and fast food perceived as healthier. A few of the smaller/privately owned competitors (Cosi and Quizno’s) were able to operate in niche markets selling gourmet sandwiches and salads. The emergence of smaller restaurants offering easy access to exotic foods such as sushi and burritos created a more specialized niche market. 2) Size and Growth;
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A fast food restaurant is on every corner‚ but is actually good for you? Fast food became popular in the early 1900’s but it didn’t just take off. Fast food has made quite a journey in its development opening opportunities along the way. It has its advantages and disadvantages but being aware of them is very important. Fast food has made a huge impact on our nation’s health and economy. How was fast food developed? Burgers made at fairs‚ carnivals‚ and events were known as low quality. It
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THE INVENTORS SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATION AB Sony Mobile Communications AB (formerly Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB) is a multinational mobile phone manufacturing company headquartered in London‚ United Kingdom and a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation. It was founded on October 1‚ 2001 as a joint venture between Sony and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson. Sony acquired Ericsson’s share in the venture on February 16‚ 2012. Sony Mobile Communications has research
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ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EATING AT FAST-FOOD RESTAURANTS Life is moving at a very fast pace in today’s world. Everyone is striving hard to compete with others and get to the top because of which a rat-race is going on all the time. Adults are busy with their careers and children with their academics because of which people rarely have time for one’s self let alone others. In spite of all this busy schedule‚ everyone still need to consume food in order to survive and since people don’t have
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Fast Food Restaurants in America are Contributing to Obesity Fast Food Restaurants in America are contributing to Obesity In 2009‚ 34% of Americans are overweight or obese; at this rate‚ 43% of Americans will be considered overweight or obese by the year 2018. (Hellmich‚ 2009) By definition‚ a person is considered to be overweight if they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) in excess of 25 or more‚ while a person is considered to be obese if their BMI is over 30. What is contributing to this epidemic
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environment of fast- food industry in US and evaluates the international marketing activities of McDonald’s‚ which is considered a key player. Firstly‚ the PEST framework is used to analyse external environmental factors influencing the industry. The Porter’s Five Forces framework is utilised to analyse the competitive rivalry within the industry‚ and its attractiveness for potential new entrants. Key players and their positioning was identified using a strategic-groups model‚ mapping brand value against
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