Restaurants: Do Healthy Menus Mean Positive Financial Performance? A Case Study of Chipotle Mexican Grill An honors thesis presented to the Department of Accounting, University at Albany, State University of New York in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation from The Honors College. Cara N. Veneziano Research Advisor: Raymond K. Van Ness, Ph.D. May, 2013 Abstract The purpose of this study is to assess the consequences of offering healthy menus versus providing
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hands. Over the years, numerous mass shootings in schools have forced lawmakers to assess and tighten gun-control laws, which has also reignited the fiery gun debate. This assessment will attempt to uncover a proper course of action via a rigorous analysis of constitutional law and ethical theories in order to restore the peace to a divided nation. The Issue Historically, the issue of gun violence seems to have haunted the right of American citizens to keep and bear arms, especially
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Reviewing the Balance Sheet, the following was noted: 1. As the case mentioned, PSCS changed their strategy and looked at renting premises rather than owning the stores, this is evident as the proportion of fixed assets declined to 26% in 2011 from 33% in 2000. The current assets have increase steadily over the 11 years indicating that PCSC has access more cash than in 2000. 2. The current ratio for PCSC is less than 1; this indicates that the current assets are insufficient to pay off current
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House of Kebab Contents 1 Introduction 2 1.1 Company Summary 2 1.2 Company Ownership 3 2 Five Forces Model and Analysis 4 2.1 Barriers To Entry 5 2.2 Supplier Power 8 2.3 Buyer Power 10 2.4 Threat of Substitutes 11 2.4.1 The Threat of Substitutes are High 11 2.5 Rivalry among Existing Firms 12 3 Conclusion 17 INTRODUCTION House of Kebab is a locally owned fast food outlet that will be positioned as an international franchise through our creative approach to the company's
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Funding for Colleges and Universities: Overcoming the Lack in State Appropriations Emilee Sides Arkansas State University Abstract As higher education enrollment increases, the ability for states to provide sufficient funding to their institutions decreases. This paper will examine a variety of practices that colleges and universities can use to offset the shortage of appropriations. These courses of action include tuition increases, attempting to increase enrollment through out-of-district
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The Psychology of Road Rage: A discussion of psychological explanations of road rage and policy implications. Name: Graeme Standing Candidate #: 002351 015 Subject: Psychology – Extended Essay Word Count : 3993 School: Collège du Léman Date: February 2007© Graeme Standing (graemestanding@hotmail.com) Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................1 Is Road Rage Just a Media
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A major change that has occurred in the Western family is an increased incidence in divorce. Whereas in the past, divorce was a relatively rare occurrence, in recent times it has become quite commonplace. This change is borne out clearly in census figures. For example thirty years ago in Australia, only one marriage in ten ended in divorce; nowadays the figure is more than one in three (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1996: p.45). A consequence of this change has been a substantial increase in the
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The Impact of Fast Food on Local Community Christian Values and the Global Community Spring 2006 Pete Suter Table of Contents Forward …………………………………………………………. 3 1. Fast Food and Obesity ………………....…..……………….… 4 2. Fast Food in America: Low Wages ……………………….… 11 3. From Waist to Waste …………………….…………………. 20 4. The Benefits of the Fast Food Industry on the Individual ….. 28 5. Building the Relationship Between Fast Food and Community
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A CASE STUDY Personal Trainer Inc. Organizational Chart SUMMARY Personal Trainer Incorporation, a fitness center with twelve operating and existing branches in different locations, wanted to expend internationally by opening a new supercenter in Toronto. The company, despite its large operation, is only managed by four managers: Janet McDonald, who at the same time handles finance; Tai Tranh, who also handles sales and marketing in all twelve centers; Reed Cotter, who handles the operations
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Analysis of the paper: “When totems beget clans: The brand symbol as the defining marker of brand communities.” Student: Babel Alexey Course: MBA (internal) Subject: Marketing Management. Code: LB5202:03 Subject coordinator and lecturer: Dr. Breda McCarthy April, 2015. Introduction. In the last decade, there has been a vast increase in the number of different varieties of brand communities. There is no doubt, that this aspect
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