Insights from Robert Kenner’s Food Inc. Introduction Robert Kenner’s documentary‚ Food Inc.‚ gives insight into operations in the food industry. The documentary depicts the people’s desire for money‚ with resultant implications characterized by mass production through varying approaches. Indeed‚ Kenner seeks to sensitize the society on the manner in which animals are exposed to inhumane conditions‚ severe health conditions that result from mass production in the food industry‚ and unmoral circumstances
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Unhealthy diets are the main cause of the many diseases that affect the lives of many Americans. Unhealthy foods had been discussed many times‚ which has brought up many ideas to remove unhealthy foods from people’s diets’. There are many ideas to remove unhealthy foods from being one of the main sources of food‚ which is to use taxes which would take the unhealthy food‚ so unhealthy foods aren’t so accessible. There were many claims to leave those to eat what they want because they believe it’s
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the Situation: 1. Institutions have complete power of the food industry. They have the ability to make decisions on everything we consume. For most of America‚ the food industry is unknowingly controlled by only a few major institutions. Due to having complete power‚ these institutions are able to create the illusion of options‚ but in reality‚ the millions we spend of food each year end up in the hand of the same few institutions. 2. Food‚ Inc. was delivered to its audience in the form of a documentary
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G11 Zenith Pet Foods‚ Inc Zenith Pet Foods is a major distributor of dog food for show-dog kennels in the US. They are a unique distributor in the way that their food is primarily for show dogs known as Show Circuit. The food helps improve the quality of the dog’s coats and the Show Circuit products are federally inspected which forces Zenith Pet Foods to meet specific requirements and regulations. Fresh meat constitutes 85% of Show Circuit’s product volume and cereal accounts for the remaining
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This is the second time I’ve watched Food Inc. and I enjoyed it this time as much as the last. I felt it is an incredibly important film that goes into ideas that have been pushed into us by the society we live in about food and where it comes from. It truly lifts the veil back from a lot of what we consider to be staples of our nation like fast food and the quick and plentiful supermarkets. Without being knowledgeable and skeptical of where our food comes from we can’t hope to possibly exist in
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The moment I finished watching Food Inc. I was furious. How could the government sanction the patents that the Monsanto Corporation owned? Why should Monsanto be able to take advantage of the poor farmers who are just trying to make a living while Monsanto is making billions of dollars? All of these questions were swirling around my high school mind trying to understand the reasoning behind patents on seeds. Using Kant‚ I initially thought that the greater good was being harmed. Monsanto was being
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The documentary “Food‚ Inc.” portrays the dangers and the transformations in the American food industry‚ saying its harmful effects to public health‚ the environment and the rights of workers and animals. Large corporations such as Monsanto‚ producer of genetically modified foods‚ the U.S. meat companies Tyson Food Inc. and Smithfield Foods and poultry producer Perdue Farms refused to be interviewed for the film. The industry did not remain silent. Associations representing the U.S meat industry
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Organic Farming or Factory Farming? In the documentary‚ Food Inc.‚ director Robert Kenner reveals the truth of factory farming and organic farming. In the film‚ he interviews an organic farmer‚ Joel Salatin‚ who owns Poly Face Farm‚ in Swoope‚ Virginia. Salatin believes that animals should be fed with grass instead of corn. Corn is a natural resource that both the factory farm and organic farm uses. Factory farming use corn because it is cheap‚ easy to grow‚ and makes the animals fat very fast
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| Whole Foods Market‚ Inc. | [Type the document subtitle] | | A | [Pick the date] | | Whole Foods is a grocery store chain that offers an extensive selection of organic and natural foods and products such as meats‚ seafood‚ cheese‚ poultry‚ beer‚ wine‚ coffee‚ nutritional supplements‚ as well as books‚ pet products‚ household products‚ and floral products. The strengths of Whole Foods involve considerable product selections such as catering services‚ fresh food‚ and also some
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FIRST IN PET FOODS‚ INC. SHOW CIRCUIT FROZEN DOG FOOD 1. How would you describe the household dog food market? a. Dog food sales in US; i. Sales of dog food will total about $10 billion in 2009 b. Percentage of households that buy prepared dog food; i. Less than half of the 65 million U.S dog owners c. Dog food distribution channels; sales per distribution channel i. Supermarkets dispense 36% which represents $3.6 billion ii. The other 64% go to mass merchandisers 1. Wal-mart 25% 2
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