...ORGANIC FOOD IN GROCERY SHOP Final Report On Organic Food in Grocery Shop Course name: Business Communication Course code: MBA 310 Sec-02 Submitted To: Nafees Ahmed Imtiazuddin Senior Lecturer University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) Submitted By: Date of Submission: 22/12/2014 Letter of Transmittal 22 December, 2014 Nafees Ahmed Imtiazuddin Senior Lecturer University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh Subject: Submission of final report on “Organic Food in Grocery Shop.” Dear Sir, Here is the final report on “Organic Food in Grocery Shop” that you asked us to prepare as a part of our study (course MBA 310) The preparation of the final report was a real exciting one and I enjoyed every moment of it. I tried to follow the instruction you have given and fulfil all the requirements necessary. I have tried my best to gather all necessary information relevant to the areas of my chosen project. There may be some mistakes or lack of relevant information. But I hope that this report will provide the necessary information on the chosen topics. If there is any mistake or lack of information in this report, I hope you will consider that and inform me about the mistake. If you should need any assistance in interpretation this report, please call on me. I will be grateful to you if you help me overcome the lacking and to know more about this final report. Sincerely, …………………………………………………… Name: ID: ULAB Acknowledgement At first we desire to express our deepest sense of...
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...Organic food has become very popular. But navigating the maze of organic food labels, benefits, and claims can be confusing. Is organic food really healthier? Do GMOs and pesticides cause cancer and other diseases? What do all the labels mean? This guide can help you make better choices about which organic foods are healthier for you and better for the environment, and how you can afford to incorporate more organic food into your diet. ------------------------------------------------- What is organic food? Making a commitment to healthy eating is a great start towards a healthier life. Beyond eating more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and good fats, however, there is the question of food safety, nutrition, and sustainability. How foods are grown or raised can impact both your health and the environment. This brings up the questions: What is the difference between organic foods and conventionally grown foods? Is “organic” always best? Are GMOs safe? What about locally grown foods? What does “organic” mean? The term “organic” refers to the way agricultural products are grown and processed. Specific requirements must be met and maintained in order for products to be labeled as "organic." Organic crops must be grown in safe soil, have no modifications, and must remain separate from conventional products. Farmers are not allowed to use synthetic pesticides, bioengineered genes (GMOs), petroleum-based fertilizers, and sewage sludge-based fertilizers. Organic livestock must...
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...Would you invest in the cost of your food today, to better your chances of not getting cancer or needing pain management in the future? Organic food benefits, outweigh the increase in cost of food. Let’s say you came across two peaches in the store. Both peaches were labeled with all the chemicals and pesticides use to grow them and the health effects they may cause long term from eating them. Would you care then, about organic foods versus non organic food? We must educate ourselves and realize that we have to invest in our health, starting now, before it is too late, before the problem arises, it is called preventative maintenance. A nice red apple is a nice red apple, right? Wrong. You see when you enjoy your crisp red apple, if it is not organic you are also enjoying anywhere from 48 to 69 different pesticides and chemicals. Pesticides and chemicals are not the scariest or disgusting concern. According the Center for Food Safety, any food that is not considered USDA Organic is produced with chemically washed sewage sludge. You may not know what sewer sludge is, but in short sewer sludge is everything you flush down the toilet, hospital waste, and even slaughterhouse waste. The sewer sludge is then washed and turned into a fertilized which is then used in non-organic crops. If you were to purchase organic food, you would be free of the added chemicals, pesticides and sewer sludge. Food defined as Organic, by the United States Department of Agriculture or USDA cannot...
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...Organic Produce is a Choice Organic Produce is a Choice Imagining a world where there are no chemicals used on the food we eat, making them less harmful to the body and better for the environment that this generation wants to be protected for future generations is hard; therefore most people do not even try; however, if the public were more aware of the benefits of organic produce vs. conventionally grown produce, maybe they will want to make an impact on the environment sooner than later; for later could be too late. Though the health benefits are minimal (Baker, Benbrook, Groth, & Benbrook, 2002), the environmental effects can be limitless, and there is nothing better than getting the full flavor of one’s produce while knowing where it came from, how it was processed, and they are getting nutrients from their produce, not chemical residue or wax (“whfoods.org”, 2013.). Just one of these benefits is enough to make one eat organic, so considering them all, the price should be worth it; like the saying you get what you pay for. Would it not be nice eating food that will not only have health benefits, but also taste better while knowing that with each bite taken, it is playing a part in preserving the environment for future generations? Maybe people do not try organic produce for fear of change, lack of availability, it is too “pricey”, or they are just unaware. Even though organic produce is so similar some cannot tell them apart by eye, they really are very different...
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...Mercedes Valdivia Professor Eliza Warren WRTG 391 14 July 2013 Advantages and disadvantages between Organic and conventional food: An annotated bibliography In the last decade the consumption of organic products has been growing steadily, although many consumer buy these products with the idea that they are buying organic because is healthy, but studies show that there is not much difference between nutrients and vitamins between organic food and conventional food. The area were organic has advantage over conventional is over the protection of the environment because organic is grown without the use of fertilizers or pesticides. Many studies and researches had been done in organic growing with most of them with the same result. This annotated bibliography shows some of the studies conducted throughout the world Aschemann-Witzel, J., Maroscheck, N., Hamm, U. (2013). Are organic consumers preferring or avoiding foods with nutrition and health claims? Pg. 68-76. http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/90/6/1699.full.pdf+html A realistically designed purchase simulation was conducted using 210 German organic consumers, the study was done to determine whether organic products are purchased for its health benefits, the study used 3 different types of food, each types had five different brands. Apparently a consumer tends to believe that if a product is organic, it must be better. The sample tested was not enough to make a generalization of the German population...
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...Natural Foods People love food and in many ways it defines them who they are. For Americans with rising health and obesity problems this could not be further from the truth. People need to be cautious of packaged foods that claim to be "natural," as they can deceive them into thinking the product is good for them. Packaged foods often contain high amounts of sodium, sugar, and fat even if they contain natural ingredients. Eating foods in their true organic natural form is beneficial to a person’s overall heath. One benefit of eating organic natural foods is decreasing the amount of harmful artificial ingredients. Artificial ingredients are cheap man-made ingredients such as food coloring, preservatives, and artificial sweeteners that are used to enhance the product to entice a person to buy it. The problem with many of them is that they have been linked to many types of medical issues. Food colorings, according to a study done at Purdue University, have been linked to cause increased hyperactivity in children (Stevens 268). In another case, the consumption of high-fructose corn syrup beverages, like sodas and fruit juices, has increased since the 1970s in correlation with the rising obesity rate in children (Morgan 250). Another benefit of eating organic foods is the ability to avoid Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). In 2001, about 68 percent of soybeans and 26 percent of corn in the United States where genetically modified (Lilliston 27). One problem with GMOs...
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...Organizational Goals and Objectives Whole food presents a “Declaration of Independence,” (the combined single mission statement) as follows: Our motto — Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet — emphasizes that our vision reaches far beyond just being a food retailer. Our success in fulfilling our vision is measured by customer satisfaction, Team Member excellence and happiness, return on capital investment, improvement in the state of the environment, and local and larger community support. Our ability to instill a clear sense of interdependence among our various stakeholders (those who are interested and benefit from the success of our company) is contingent upon our efforts to communicate more often, more openly, and more compassionately. Better communication equals better understanding and more trust. Whole foods clearly has instilled in its core values the importance of having a balance within their stakeholders which makes whole foods have a inviting nature for all parties involved. Subsequently, the Whole Foods mission statement satisfies the needs of all stakeholders. Although, whole foods does pride that their costumer is their more valued stakeholder. Our customers are the most important stakeholder in our business. Therefore, we go to extraordinary lengths to satisfy and delight our customers. We want to meet or exceed their expectations on every shopping trip. We know that by doing so we turn customers into advocates for whole foods. We guarantee our customers 100%...
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...Discuss the trends in retailing of organic foods and the impact of these trends on Whole Foods Market. Whole Foods is the world’s largest supermarket retail chain of natural and organic foods. This supermarket wanted higher quality, less processed, more flavor and preserved natural products. As the leader in natural and organic foods, Whole Foods looked for consumers that were concerned about what they were eating, their eating patterns and their health and wellness. John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods has a vision that he doesn’t want to become just an international brand with natural and organic foods, but to be the best retailer in every community (Thompson, Strickland, & Gamble, 2010). Whole Foods company motto is “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet,” (Thompson, Strickland, & Gamble, 2010), this purpose is to help support health, well-being, and healing of both people-customers, team members, and business organizations and the plant. (Thompson, Strickland, & Gamble, 2010) The demand and trends for natural and organic is increasing with more people wanting to live longer, healthier, and more pleasurable lives. In 2000, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported more organic food was sold to supermarkets than the 14,500 natural food stores (Thompson, Strickland, & Gamble 2010). Congress passed the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) in 1990, to develop the standards and organically produced agricultural products to assure consumers...
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...“My family doesn’t shop organic. We can’t afford it”, a popular excuse proposed by Lasara Allen, a single mother of California, unfortunately escapes the mouths of thousands of Americans around the country. Most people, when consulted with the term “organic”, instantly weigh the lack of taste and higher cost above the more important fact: health benefits. People of this nature despise the word, understanding the consequences of eating processed food but furthermore overriding the need to change with absurd reasoning, leaving the bad habit to thrive among families. When it comes to the topic of eating organic, most of us will readily agree that it should be a favored lifestyle, in fact it must be. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is the question of dedication. Whereas some are convinced it is an act of laziness, others label their income as unsupportive leaving them incapable of shopping organic. I believe these excuses are unethical; Lasara Allen, one of many Americans who are adequate achievers, is qualified enough to dig beneath the surface and become part of a healthy lifestyle given the right amount of motivation. Eating organic stands bold with its reputation of failure; what people don’t comprehend is the transition from an unhealthy lifestyle should not be immediate and must be handled with patience. There are many secret tricks and concealed knowledge about organic produce that most individuals never unfold due to their own frustration. Allen, concerned...
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...Eating Organic Choosing the foods we eat is a part of everyday life. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner; food surrounds us indefinitely. Just think of every type of food available to pick from when strolling down the grocery aisle. Possibilities are endless. When driving from one place to the next, the amount of restaurants and grocery stores lined up along the streets are nearly impossible to count. Eating is essential for the survival of human beings, which is why it is so important to make conscious decisions surrounding what goes into the body. When choosing what to eat, Organic foods are the best choice because they do not contain harmful chemicals or pesticides, are better for our environment, and are less harmful to the people who grow and harvest food. When eating...
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...Revamp The Organic James Miller DeVry University Revamp The Organic Is the need for organic foods in our society, diets, and health being represented and explained well today? Actually it is in a worse state than ever. The knowledge is out there but it is just floating around with no one to help people really grasp the concept. People are either confused or don’t care because organic food isn’t getting the credit it deserves. Most people will not consider organic foods a life changing diet because they are unaware that when the food is truly organic and fresh it contains all the nutrients our human bodies need; another issue is that some organic foods are being misrepresented by companies that shouldn’t aloud to have organic logos on non-organic food. Ignorance of the things that can help your health is a huge hindrance to the kinds of things organic foods can do to enhance human body health. People can’t eat healthy if they don’t even know what healthy eating is. It is as simple as educating those that are unaware of organic foods impact on a person’s diet. Organic labels slapped onto non-organic food can quickly kill the name organic for the foods that actually are. Companies will often say something is organic either because every product like it already is or just to trick unaware customers into buying what they see. This is so they get all the off guard customers money and thus taking away from the ones that are truly organic but might be more expensive. The real...
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...Organic Foods With the development of agriculture, more environment issues appeared because of using too much chemical pesticides and fertilizers. So people are looking for other new agricultures to instead of the old model such as the organic agriculture or organic food. Natural farming is based on the observation of nature and allowing it to do what it naturally does best. (Fukuoka 284) What organic food means? According to the Organic.org website, organic produce and other ingredients are grown without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, sewage sludge, genetically modified organisms, or ionizing radiation. Animals that produce meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products do not take antibiotics or growth hormones (Organic.org). The chemical pesticides are the most of direct elements for which do harm to the environment. So organic food without these negative factors is benefit for environment. Then what does organic food effect environment? The first of all is organic food can prevent soil pollution. “Organic farms protect the environment by building soil organic matter and by mimicking natural systems rather than relying on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.” (Organic Food) The development of organic food is originated from the development of organic farming. It applies developed biotechnology to organic farming. Organic food is based on the relationship between land, animals, human, bio system and the healthy agricultural production system. The basis is maintaining...
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...who have contrasting opinions about the organic industry. David Biello is more skilled in the field of journalism and science therefore, when comparing the three authors Biello would have less of an impact on his readers than Hurst or Coleman. The debate over organic and conventional farming revolve over the question of, what is safe and healthy for our world and lifestyle. Cultivation has been changing from generation to generation. Farming has had its adjustments that deemed as necessary for our environment to continue circulating and providing for our society. Organic farming is also known as, “Real Food”. Real food is basically all the fruits and vegetables that are processed without the use of any chemical boost. Hurst has been working in the farming industry for more than thirty years and with that he gains the trust of the audience and explains why only cultivating organically would be nearly impossible. “But he expects me to farm like my grandfather, and not incidentally, I suppose, to live like him as well” (Hurst...
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...consumers have realized that their purchasing behaviour has a direct impact on many ecological problems (Laroche, 1996). The growth of organic agriculture is seen as part of the emerging marketing trends where consumers demand to know what benefits a food could deliver before making a purchasing decision, consumers tend to seek for “Natural aspect” of the Food products, as well as their effects on Environment. On the other hand, the healthy issue is becoming one of the prior concerns of consumers in purchasing products, especially when it comes to food. This factor is appeared as the main driving force for consumers to purchase organic food (Yin et al., 2010). According to Jia et al. (2002) food is categorized as “organic” if the product does not contain artificial synthesized fertilizers, pesticides, livestock, growth regulators and poultry feed additives. A variety of agricultural products can be produced organically, including produce, grains, meat, dairy, eggs, and processed food products. "Organic" does not mean "natural." There is no legal definition as to what constitutes a "natural" food. However, the food industry uses the term "natural" to indicate that a food has been minimally processed and is preservative-free. Natural foods can include organic foods, but not all natural foods are organic.In recent decades, the global organic market has been expanding in accordance to the increase of its agricultural cultivation area. According to...
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...CEO at Whole Foods suggested that all business have their time of growth and recognition, but someday they must eventually lose competitiveness and be out-placed by its competition. In the case of Whole Foods, do you feel that statement is true or they can always remain competitive through innovation and good management? What steps do you feel that management at Whole Foods could do to remain strong in the marketplace? I do not think so that statement is true which is they can always remain competitive through innovation and good management, because there will be more organic food stores in the future. Therefore, they have to change their business strategy to attract more customers to buy products. The management at Whole Foods could reduce price to retain the consumers but they can hurt profits and see stock prices go down. On the other hand, management could also partner with new organic producers before other companies are able to, and they would still be able to charge higher prices for their higher quality foods. Above all, the most important thing is that the Whole Foods must keep selling organic foods during the whole time because this is the purpose for it. 2. One statement by an analysts suggested that corporate culture is great as long as management keeps its promises for return on investment when it first went public. Is there any place for the triple bottom-line is assessing a company's true return on investment, as in the case of Whole Foods The profit...
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