Ethical Standards and CSR Within the Fast-Food Industry Holly DiDomenico Jones International University November 22, 2014 Abstract The fast food industry gives rise to debate regarding Corporate Social Responsibility and ethical business practices. Even though ethics has not been a focal point of fast food business in decades past, CSR is an emerging trend within the industry as it is in many industries the globe over. One company who has a history of ethical standards driven by a moral code, and presently exemplifies excellent Corporate Responsibility, Governance, Citizenship and Sustainability is Chick-Fil-A. Ethical Standards and CSR Within the Fast-Food Industry The Fast Food industry does hold substantial economical power in the world. Therefore, its impact on communities is significant and these companies comprising the fast food industry should demonstrate Corporate Responsibility, Governance, Citizenship and Sustainability.
Marketing objectives are what the business wants to achieve in terms of marketing and are to do with products, sales and marketing. The first target set (to reach a 22% share of clothing in eight UK cities in which it has been established by 2013) seems relatively feasible. In 1998, Carter opened stores in 7 new cities. This proved to be ‘very successful’ and the younger male market had been very drawn towards the store. That statement was an opinion however and therefore may be irrelevant as it is facts that prove the success of a business.
Madden 1 Harvey Madden Mrs. Crabtree English 101 Nov. 10th, 2012 Who’s to Blame? David Zinczenco, the editor-in-chief of Men’s Health Magazine wrote, “Don’t Blame the Eater.” In his reading he cites the irresponsible actions of fast food establishments, such as marketing to young kids, not providing nutritional facts completely, being responsible for obesity and poor health issues in many Americans today. This poses the question. Can they be held accountable? In all reality, maybe it is the lack of concern and the love of financial gain that these establishments thrive off of.
Brandon Williams, Fitter Snacker’s CEO, convened a meeting of the company’s leadership to make a decision on whether to proceed with test marketing the NRG-C bar. CEO Williams convened the meeting by setting out the fundamental question. “Fitter Snacker has always defined itself as the healthy snack bar company. That is a reputation we’ve worked hard to build, and I don’t want to see it tarnished. But the low carb craze has been eating into our market.
It is said that the “lack of security is the biggest threat to consumer privacy from external sources. Selling consumer data without the customer knowledge or permission is the major internal threat to consumer privacy” Marchany, R., & Tront, J. (2002). The concluding evidence of implementing a Frequent Shopper Program for Kudler Fine Foods demonstrates a few concerns to consider, the legal, ethical and information security issues. First, consider whether or not the data collected will pose legal ramifications for Kudler.
Kudler Fine Foods Business Proposal December 15, 2008 Ashley Williams Kudler Fine Foods Career Development Plan From the beginning, Kudler Fine Food’s main goal has been to combine the convenience of one stop shopping with reasonable prices for customers. Although, Kathy and Kudler Fine Foods has been successful at achieving this goal, my team and I would like to take it a step further and help this company become even more successful than before. With the range of departments in the one-stop shopping center including baked goods, meat and seafood, produce, cheese and dairy, and wine, we feel the only thing missing is the morning perks……coffee! With a broad range of coffee, cappuccino’s, and latte’s,
America’s Favorite Store to Be Ron Johnson became noticeable for his retail, over a span of 15 years, when he became Vice President of Merchandise at Target. He later joined Apple, became Senior Vice President of retail operations, and was responsible for Apple’s retail success. They went from having no Apple stores in 2001 to having over 300 stores, in different locations. Ron Johnson is taking on a new, tougher challenge; he is now the new CEO of JCPenney. His objective is to not only improve, but to transform the entire corporation and give the customers a better experience.
Goodman argues that the weight changes are due to the environment, not due to self-control, and that “personal responsibility is not a free pass for corporate irresponsibility”.(p. 8) This is highly convincing as she supported her arguments effectively with the example of Kraft, maker of cookies macaroni and cheese, which pledge to help fight against obesity. (p. 8) Kraft is an apt example of how companies can use advertising to manipulate people’s willpower, since it is apparent that Kraft themselves are contributing to the rising obesity rates, and at the same time, getting people to support them. This argument is in line with her stand throughout the article, where she states that as much as personal responsibility do have a part to play in causing the rising obesity rates, environmental factors play a much major role. Companies have the ability to convince and influence people’s mindset and willpower, and it is due to this very reason that environmental factors are thus the main cause of the rising obesity rate.
Target’s Supply Chain Unit 2 Assignment GB570 Managing the Value Chain Professor John Craddock February 18, 2014 Target’s Supply Chain Target Corporation was founded in 1962 by George Dayton. Dayton started the business in the suburbs of Roseville, Minnesota as a discount store. After exposing the business, Target became the biggest division within the Dayton Company succeeding from a single discount store to gaining its success over the years from discount retailers and leased supermarket practices on top of general merchandising and continued growth in increasing sales. This occurring even after more focus was put on only general merchandising. That being said, Target Corporation announced that the companies’ total revenue was
Q: What are the advantages and disadvantages of growth strategies pursued by Royal Ahold, Carrefour, and Wal-Mart? A: Ahold’s main strategy as said in case 9 as, “multilocal, multiformat, and multiformat,” employing new products, services, and store formats to make shopping for healthy and comparably priced food more convenient. They want to be perceived as a local company in all different cultures and demographics. They do not want to be seen as retail monster like Wal-Mart, as you can tell by the title of this case, “Royal Ahold: The biggest supermarket retailer you have never heard of.” Ahold advantages: * Keeping local names, helps prevent cultural shock. When acting in a global manor you reach over many different cultures.