instantly addictive . The gateway/ stepping stone theory - the use of 1 drug leads to the use of other more dangerous drugs What are drugs ? Krivanek's definition : Drugs are substances that are introduced into the body knowingly but not as food. Therefore illicit drugs, legal recreational drugs and legal but regulated pharmaceutical drugs that aren't recreational at all. - Whether if a drug is considered bad and is prohibited depends on the culture of the society in a particular period
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04.2013 Pages/Appendices 53+2 Supervisor(s) Jari Niemelä &Heikki Likitalo Client Organization/Partners McDonald's Corporation & Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation Abstract McDonald's and KFC are two international fast food restaurants. They both expended their businesses in global scale. It is obvious that McDonald surpassed KFC in terms of sales and fame in international level. However, in China, KFC performs better than McDonald's. The aim of this study is to find out how these two companies developed
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PepsiCo became a multinational beverage and snack food company in 1965 when Pepsi-Cola merged with Frito-Lay. Since the 1965 merger PepsiCo has expanded its operations by acquiring Quaker-Oats, Tropicana, and Gatorade brands. With sales of $66.86 billion in 2014 and with products sold in over 200 countries, PepsiCo is one of the leading food and beverage companies in the world (PepsiCo, 2014). 1.2 PepsiCo’s Industry The beverage and snack food industries are both in the mature stage in their life
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influencing customer preferences while choosing between budget airlines Applied Research Project Report On Factors Influencing Consumer Preferences while choosing between Budget Airlines Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement of Global Masters in Business Administration(GMBA) Information Technology Specialization Submitted by Zarine Susan George GNOV10IT066 Under the guidance of: Mr. Thanneermalai Lakshmanan 1 Factors influencing customer preferences while choosing
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the company's sales comes from grocery items. Over 54% of the company's stores are located in the United States, with the majority of international stores located in Central and South America and China. The company focuses on offering the lowest prices across its business segments, which together earned $408 billion in revenue in 2010, a 1% increase from sales
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level.” -Don Uzzi, President of the Quaker Oats Beverage Company, North America. 1) SUMMARY/HISTORY The Quaker Oats Company, founded in 1891, is one of America’s oldest food enterprises. From its start in the domestic ready-to-eat cereal market, Quaker grew an appetite for diversification, snapping up pet food, grocery and toy businesses, and by the 1960s had expanded into Europe. While William D. Smithburg continued to diversify into the clothing and
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April 1st, 2013 How Sam Walton transformed Rural America The history of Retail is a storied one in America. Before 1850 there were few choices for Americans in rural areas to find goods at decent prices. The invention of the catalog was the main way for early rural Americans to get a wide variety of goods mailed to them with a bit of credit and good old ingenuity from first Aaron Montgomery Ward and then the ever expanded and refined works of Richard Sears. Before these opportunities
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World Cities The global pattern of urbanisation: millionaire cities, mega cities and world cities • At a global scale, rapid urbanisation has occurred over the last 50 years. • Almost 50% of the world’s population lives in towns and cities. 19% of the world’s population lives in cities of more than 1 million people. • The most urbanised continents are Europe, North and South America and Oceania and the least urbanised continents are Asia and Africa. • The number of
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1. BMW differentiates with Mini BMW Group is a leading global provider of premium products and services for individual mobility. Revenues are generated through three business divisions: automobiles, financial services and motorcycles. BMW focuses on the premium segments of the global passenger car and motorcycle market. The automobiles division develops, manufactures, assembles and sells passenger cars and off-road vehicles under the brands BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce. BMW acquired the Mini brand
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com office@dutchsustainabletrade.com Foreword A tipping point happens when a critical mass of people begin to shift their perception of an issue and take action in a new direction. As I look across the global landscape, I feel that we are approaching a tipping point concerning global sustainability. It is catalyzed by at least three important realizations by business, government, and civil society: The first is a realization that the world is finite and that a growing population with
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