...http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2013/08/06/Are-the-Fast-Food-Workers-Right-About-Minimum-Wage Summary of the article: The article is focused in a current controversial issue that involves the fast-food industry and how right are their workers about increasing their minimum wage to $15. The article mentions how a basic living standard is what fast- food workers make to support themselves. The labor Bureau reported that 28 percent of core front-line fast-food workers regularly work 40 or more hours per week, compared to 75 percent of the country’s workforce as a whole. More than two-thirds of workers across the country are over the age of 20, and 68 percent are the main wage earners in their families, and more than a quarter of Americans working in fast-food restaurants are parents, raising at least one child. People who work in fast-food jobs are paid so little that having to rely on public assistance is the rule, rather than the exception, even for those working 40 hours or more a week. Fast food is a $200 billion-a-year industry. The wage for core front-line workers at fast-food restaurants nationally is $8.69 an hour. Only 13 percent of the jobs provide health benefits. The fast-food industry’s low wages and meager benefits, often accompanied by part-time. The article also explains that on the other hand the food industry could react differently to this demand reducing the headcounts. Eventually, putting pressure on those employers will emerge that have trained...
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...suffering from extreme poverty and high fertility rates. As the poverty rates fell, so did birth rates (Central Intelligence Agency, 2016), reflecting poverty as a major cause for overpopulation. This leads to issues regarding resource scarcity like overcrowding, food scarcity, and water scarcity. CAUSE Poverty leads to overpopulation as residents in these areas see their children as an...
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...Poverty is the condition of having insufficient amount of resources or income. Poverty has many causes; some of them are very basic. The primary factors that may lead to poverty are overpopulation, the unequal distribution in world economy, inability to meet high standards of living or high cost of living, inadequate employment and education opportunities, environmental degradation, certain economic and demographic trends and welfare incentives. Generally poverty has various serious consequences. In many countries where there are high rates of poverty, many of the local citizens face the problem of famine and lack of lodging, one common example is India. Therefore together with these problems that I have mentioned above, there is also a lack of hygiene and this favors the proliferation of various harmful bacteria which resulting in the development of diseases such as cholera and malaria. Secondly, it is in these poor countries that we have the greatest number of failures in education. With Education people are able to make better decisions and get better jobs with higher wages.In many countries, education comes with a high price, and since they have little money for food education may be the last preoccupation.Without education the country will not be able to progress and this will lead to even greater poverty. Poverty also leads to other vices, such as alcoholism, drug-taking and gambling. Very often people facing such types of dilemmas look for an easy means to escape from...
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...Problem Rising health care costs is a major concern for many nations, societies, and individuals. However, health care costs are far higher in the United States than any other developed country. Over the past 3 decades, health care spending in the United States have increased ten times, from $236 billion in 1980 to an estimated $2.4 trillion in 2010 (Kim, Tanner, Foster, & Kim, 2014) . More than one-sixth of the United States economy is spent on health care. Health care costs have been rising continuously faster than the overall economy and personal incomes for decades. Even though the U.S spends more on health care than any other country in the world, it is still ranked the lowest amongst the developed countries around the world. The goal...
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...offering 23 main entrees prepared in a traditional Mexican style with an array of ingredients from eight different basic stocks. Designed in a Mexican style with authentic Mexican music, JAMR promotes customers to experience the overall theme. Though JAMR has a positive customer base there, are concerns that JAMR is experiencing full customer satisfaction. Surveys conducted showed sixty seven customers happy with experience and cost, however, sixteen customers unhappy with the food delivery time. Long prep time, restricted seating and 45 minute wait times on prime days posed a concern. In addition, nonexistent waiting area forces customers to stay outside as JAMR does not accept reservations. Quality for JAMR means focusing on the customers’ needs and expectations. The food should be served timely and prepared properly. Food from external suppliers must meet quality standards, and the service staff should provide an experience that is accommodating to the customer. Some of the concerns are due to JAMR’s internal failure costs. The irritability of the cook is part of the delay in meal prep time due to not having the quality food that he is expecting to prepare and serve, causing meal times to increase to twenty minutes from twelve minutes. JAMR’s external failure cost arises from the quality of the product that is being delivered. The poor product causes the cook to be frustrated, which results in the customers’ displeasure with their meal, leading to customer dissatisfaction...
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...All such food is categorized as fast food which can be prepared and served quickly. Restaurants and kiosks provide fast food with precooked or preheated ingredients and usually served at a packaged form (Pollan, 2009). In the beginning, American hamburger and fries was considered as the traditional fast food but now the field has been widely diversified and food like pizzas, fish and chips, burgers from McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken etc. are all considered fast food. Fast food market has shown an enormous and steady growth. In 2006 alone the market has reached to $102.4 billion with an annual growth rate of 4.8% (Adams, 2007). Fast food chains like McDonalds operate in more than 126 countries in six continents having more than 31,000 restaurants globally (Arndt, 2007). Burger King, another worldwide fast food chain, has operations in more than 65 countries of the world; KFC restaurants located over 25 countries, Subways is present in 90 countries with total 39,129 restaurants and so and so forth (Buthrie, Lin & Frazao, 2002). However, according to most of researches, fast food is not at all fit for health and can cause serious problems. According to Marion Nestle, Chair of New York University’s Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, “the increased calories in American diets come from eating more food in general, but especially more of foods high in fat (meat, dairy, fried foods, grain dishes with added fat), sugar (soft drinks, juice drinks, desserts)...
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...INTRODUCTION Fast food, a kind of food can be prepared and served in a short time, is one of the most controversial and frequent words in the U.S. even in the world. Fast food is commonly considered as an inexpensive meal with much easier preparation than the process at home. As the economic growing, many modern people have to live and work in a very fast tune. They do not have much more time for buying ingredients and preparing food at home so that they’re eager to find a fast and convenient way for their meals. Fast food is one of the ideal solutions. Therefore, more and more fast food restaurants opened. The fast food industry revolutionized the food industry, affecting the lives of the people who produce it and the people who eat it, and the fast food industry has become a large market in the U.S. Fast food companies usually build their businesses in form of franchise chains. Those fast food chains have grown at very fast rate in the past years. By far, the U.S. fast food industry is the largest in the world. Some global fast food brands such as McDonald’s, KFC, Burger King, and Subway, has built a great market share in the world. According to the statistics report form Statista (Richter), “in 2010, the fast food industry generated total revenue of 184 billion U.S. dollars in more than 300,000 restaurants, employing 3.9 million people.” Certainly, the fast food market value is still growing today, and the fast food chains exist in almost every city in the U.S. The fast food industry...
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...put before you. This assignment would not have been possible without you. I thank you all. INTRODUCTION This Internal Assessment (I.A) will examine major factors that impinge on the issue of poverty, the analysis of which relates to problems of social integration of all members of society in the Caribbean. In its preparation, use has been made not only of the most recent data, but also of data relevant to periods, such as to detect trends of social development in terms of poverty and the direction of the process of social integration. This I.A. investigates the causes and effects, and solutions to, Poverty. Poverty is the state or condition of having little or no money, goods or means of support. The point of this I.A. is to find out the causes and effects of Poverty. This I.A. will outline the statement of the problem/aims, reasons why I chose Poverty, method of investigation, instrument of data collection/questionnaire, procedure for data collection, presentation of data, interpreting/analysis of data, findings/conclusions and recommendations. Numerous studies have been undertaken for the purpose of assessing poverty and developing strategic plans for its reduction. However, few have been undertaken for the purpose of determining which groups are not really integrated into society’s development and the reasons why this occurs. Therefore, policies need to be put in place to foster social...
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...is not a secret that food has become significantly more expensive over the past years. Take a walk down an aisle in any grocery store and one would take notice that purchasing all of the five major food groups could potentially leave the consumer broke by the time they check-out. While the price on meats, fruits, and vegetables increases, the amount of cheap, prepackaged meals on the shelves continues to grow. Although, processed foods have been in grocery stores for quite some time, they have now almost taken over the super markets. While affordable and convenient, these prepackaged, processed foods can lead to many heathy problems, including obesity. With prices on food at the grocery store driving consumers away, the fast food industry has been stepped up in a big way. Along with families on-the-go, many families living poverty have turned the convenience of inexpensive, fast food. Known as the “dollar menu,” almost every fast food restaurant in the United States has this option on their menu. Not only is the “dollar menu” popular, but “value meals” are a favorite for consumers, as well. Fast food restaurants, such as McDonalds and Burger King, are not the only problem, though. Pizza establishments, for example CiCi’s and Pizza Hut, offer all you can eat buffets for considerably low prices. With the “dollar menu” and all you can eat buffets, the fast food industry markets their low prices geared towards poverty stricken families. Processed foods in the grocery store...
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...hike of essential items, particularly food, are slow growth in agriculture, rise in the world prices of food items, sharp depreciation of taka against US dollar and especially against the Indian rupee, and rise in the prices of diesel and kerosene. These causes affect our general people directly. As per capita GDP is not responding with inflation, purchasing power of people has shrunk drastically. Food inflation is causing more problems for rural people than urban people. And loss of Taka’s value is making people go down class hierarchy. We recommend that Bangladesh Bank should take necessary steps to reduce inflation rate. We have to be concerned about devaluation of our currency. Inflation is a complex, dynamic process which cannot be comprehended simply through occasional debates or newspaper articles. Rigorous research is needed to understand inflation dynamics and its implications for monetary policy. Much of the responsibilities lay within the purview of local universities, policy institutes, and in particular the Bangladesh Bank. Table of Contents Introduction Inflation is an increase in the amount of currency in circulation, resulting in a relatively sharp and sudden fall in its value and rise in prices: it may be caused by an increase in the volume of paper money issued or of gold mined, or a relative increase in expenditures as when the supply of goods fails to meet the demand. This definition includes some of the basic economics of inflation and would seem to...
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...Bariatric Surgery; is it Worth the Cost Name: Institution: Bariatric surgery is a form of weight loss method that can be used as a last resort to treat people with extreme obesity. It can be quite helpful in treating people with potentially life-threatening excessive amount of body fat where other actions such as paying for a gym membership or nutritional counseling have not worked. However to be considered for bariatric surgical procedures one must meet a certain criteria. Possibly life-endangering obesity is defined as: • A body mass index of 35 or higher. • A body mass index of between 35 and 40 and another obesity related health condition such as high blood pressure that could be mitigated by losing weight. Bariatric surgical procedures vary with some causing weight loss by limiting the quantity of food the stomach can hold, others leading to weight loss mainly as a result of malabsorption of nutrients, while others cause weight loss by both restricting the stomachs food quantity holding ability and malabsorption. They mostly cause hormonal and metabolic changes that affect hunger and the desire to stop eating as well as resolving conditions that occur from extreme obesity. Therefore, bariatric surgery is considered accepted and effective method for providing consistent, long-lasting weight loss for persons with severe obesity. However, bariatric surgery should still be accompanied by behavioral, diet, psychological and physical activity...
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...https://sg.news.yahoo.com/cct-beneficiaries-seen-improve-poor-000000365.html RETRIEVED SEPT. 24, 2015 11:29 PM By By Prinz Magtulis Some family-beneficiaries of the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program are expected to have improved living conditions, moving up from being poor to “near poor.” “Near poor” is a new classification of families crafted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), implementing agency of the national government’s CCT program. Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman said near-poor will be classified as families that fall 10 percent above the poverty line, which differs from area to area based on 25 variables the agency measures. “These include measures for food, health, access to electricity… We put weights on these metrics and then we gauge them using a set poverty line for each area,” Soliman said. The present list of beneficiaries, drawn from the National Household Targeting System, is being evaluated to see if there are families that managed to “move up a little higher” from the poverty line. Soliman said the DSWD hopes to come up with a new list of families by the first week of October. Families classified as near poor will no longer be part of the present CCT program but may become part of a new one. “We are coming up with this new classification called near-poor. The programs under this are still being developed but obviously, we will consider the major vulnerabilities of any family, which are education, health and job...
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... | | | | | | | The case for Pepsi Co and its impact & implication: | | | | | | (A) Pesticide controversy in India and Carbon dioxide emission | 7 | | (B) Using Tap water for Bottling | 7&8 | | (C )Health issues and Recycling problem | 8&9 | | | | | | | | Conclusion: | 9 | | | | | References: | 10&11&12 | | | Re: Corporate Environmental Obligation: An examination of the performance of Pepsi company Introduction: Modern organizations have high considerations for societal contribution. Nowadays, customers are environmental conscious and concerned about ecological implications. Social performance has become an important pillar for effectiveness and survival. It is a benchmark for measuring organization and societal progress. PepsiCo ltd., one of the world’s largest food and Beverages business deals in Pepsi cola drinks, Frito-Lay snacks, sports drinks and Quaker foods, there is a high...
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...environmental issues, which are an important core value. The opportunity for growth in the competitive market is still available, as noted in the analysis section of the report, but the most risk lies with the competition’s ability to adapt and change along with Panera to gain their own increases in market share. With this in mind, the recommendation is to continue the expansion process through the franchise offerings while maintaining the differentiation qualities Panera already possesses. The strategy must also acknowledge the potential for a market decline due to potential economic downturns and must act accordingly by keeping a close eye on stores which are profitable and stores which may be struggling. It is important to keep the brand image high to ensure a consistent quality and profitability for investor confidence. Panera has the potential to be the recognized leader in not just the specialty bread segment of the bakery-café restaurants business but across multiple dimensions challenging Applebee’s as a national brand. 1|Page Table of Contents Introduction...
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...the underlying causes of high food prices Alessandro Flammini October 2008 The development of this report was coordinated by Maria Michela Morese and Jonathan Reeves (Global Bioenergy Partnership Secretariat). The views expressed in this report reflect those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Global Bioenergy Partnership or those of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. For info: alessandro.flammini@fao.org ACRONYMS ADB Asian Development Bank DDG Dried distillers grains DEFRA Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations GHG Greenhouse Gas OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development PRC People’s Republic of China UAE United Arab Emirates US United States of America USDA Department of Agriculture of the United States WFP World Food Programme of the United Nations WTO World Trade Organization Table of contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................i BACKGROUND.....................................................................................1 THE CAUSES.......................................................................................4 THE CLIMATE ISSUE ......................................................................... 4 INTERNATIONAL STOCK LEVELS......................................................... 5 INCREASED GLOBAL FOOD DEMAND..........
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