Effects of Quality Management on Domestic and Global Competition Paper
University of Phoenix
MGT/449
Clark Mc Carrell Jr.
June 01, 2012

Effects of Quality Management on Domestic and Global Competition Paper

Time is a precious commodity in most Americans lives. People try to create more time in their everyday lives by cutting corners and the use of modern technology. Cell phones, lap tops and e-mailing help create time in today’s work force, but with all that technology people still need to find time to eat. Many Americans turn to Fast Food as an alternative to waiting at a restaurant or even making a meal for themselves. Fast Food really took off in the early 1900’s and man named Walter Anderson to advantage of the concept of fast food. In 1916 Walter started making and selling hamburgers on a street corner in Wichita, Kansas and a few years later he partnered up with a man named Edgar Waldo Ingram and opened the first White Castle Restaurant. White Castle became an instant success and continued to expand throughout the mid-west and east coast. One of the reasons for White Castle’s success was the menu. The menu consisted of just a few choices. Hamburgers, Coke, Coffee and Pie were the only items on the menu. The customers loved this for the quickness and convenience. White Castle was the first with warm take-out and the folded napkin. Other entrepreneurs tried to copy White Castles success, but most ultimately failed. The success of White Castle was so noticeable that in 1930 the president of the American Restaurant Association recognized it as the most important food item in the nation. As White Castle continued to grow significantly through the depression, America became a hamburger eating nation, hence the birth of McDonalds. McDonalds was started by Maurice and Richard McDonald as a BBQ drive-in restaurant in 1940. Since