It has been and continues in some sectors to be very much about mass production and maximizing profits turned. According to some sources who would like to bash the inhumane butchering of animals, fast food industry is anything but ethical (History of, 2012). Watching this video makes me want to eat anything but meat, McDonald’s milkshakes, or anything McDonald’s in general. But due to the trend of Corporate Social Responsibility, many fast food chains have adopted a CSR and ethical model, such as Burger King and Chick-Fil-A. Values Drive Ethics I have chosen to review
Going to fast food restaurants to prove his theory about how horrible fast food restaurants are for the human body. After going to a few restaurants David found that many employees at the establishments asked him "Would you like to super size that?". The super size option available is excessive amounts of food and drinks that people do not need in a single sitting for their breakfast, lunch, or dinner regardless of the circumstances. Zinczenko had a diet consisting a lot of the time fast food as a young child growing up and claimed that "by age 15, I had packed 212 pounds of torpid teenage tallow onto my once lanky 5-foot-10 frame." Sadly many Americans these days depend on fast food throughout their daily lives whether it is between not knowing how to cook, its fast easy
They claimed that he was encouraging the farmers to steal their GM patent and then replant it without buying it from Monsanto.12 The amount of information available about Monsanto’s unscrupulous practices is ubiquitous. Monsanto’s objective is not for the bene!t of the farmer or consumer; it’s all about pro!t. Monsanto wages an exorbitantly expensive campaign today against labeling foods that are produced with the genetically modi!ed techniques that they are so proud of. Why? If they are so con!dent of and pleased with their accomplishments, why would they spend over 8 11 Percy Schmeiser vs Monsanto: The Story of a Canadian Farmer’s Fight to Defend the Rights of Farmers and the Future of Seeds by Democracy Now!
Dear Senator, In less than two decades, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have replaced our diet with genetically ajusted foods, which can affect human health. GMOs are resistant to pesticides, and is created by splicing genes that are combined through genetic engineering, smething nature cant do instantly. Consuming these genetically, processed foods can lead to increased risk of diseases and even cancer. Most of the time we do not realize that we are eating these harmful toxins as they are infused in our food without our knowledge. While traditional farming choose to grow organic produce and struggle to keep their businesses alive.
Over the course of years new items would be added to the menu; however the original Chick-fil-A sandwich would always be the leading sandwich. Since 1967 Chick-fil-A has become the second largest quick service restaurant in the United States. Currently, there are over one thousand seven hundred locations in thirty nine states. In 2012 sales reached four point six billion dollars, this was a fourteen percent increase since 2011. Chick-fil-A’s SWOT analysis Strengths *Established in the United States *1700 locations in 39 states *Successful advertising slogan: “Eat morchicken” *Well known for its chicken sandwich and other chicken products.
Not only have their menu remained the same but so have their suppliers. They have been getting their beef from the same supplier for more years than Murrel can actually remember, and use Idaho potatoes instead of faster-growing cheaper potatoes from Florida and California (Melnick, 2011). Socially they set out to continually provide customers with their fresh made to order burgers and fries along with fresh add-on items like jalapenos and onions to name a few. Five Guys focuses on using their money to produce high quality food and still till this day do not advertise. Instead the company uses the money that would go to advertising to encourage employees to be courteous, clean, and proficient and food preparation.
Victoria Hall 1682892 3/8/2012 LIT 4930 Reaction paper #2 Winner of Best Documentary and Outstanding Informational Programming — Long Form, Food Inc.’s main goal of the film is to inform the general public of the disturbing reality of corporate farming taking place in the current food industry here in the U.S. Nonetheless this shockumentary, or some might even consider it a propaganda film, uses a variety of ways to communicate their important message in a somewhat graphic manner that is intended to capture and take hold of the audience’s attention in order to try to push for change in a positive way. In the very first scene of the movie they have a shot of the inside of an average everyday grocery store with off screen
Whole Foods knows that quality is their biggest responsibility to their customers, they realize that in order to ensure product quality they must be able to trace the quality all the way back to their sources; providing suppliers with product profiles and testing the suppliers’ ability to meet their quality goals. Whole Foods encourages decisions to be made at regional levels due to the fact that they understand the needs of local shoppers better than the other levels within the business. Trader Joe’s although doesn’t mention quality as a core value it still means something to the corporation. Trader Joe’s has their own approach to ensuring their customers product quality, 80% of products that Trader Joe’s offers are private label which is five times more than the typical grocery stores have to offer their customers this allows Trader Joe’s can focus on developing customer loyalty to their own brand. Whole Foods mission statement needs any improvement this is because the current mission statement is structured in a way that allows for their mission statement to be clear and concise.
Competitor Analysis The following are the primary competitors of McDonald’s in fast food industry, primarily in the US: Wendy’s Wendy’s Old-Fashioned Hamburger was founded by David Thomas in Ohio and was incorporated in 1976 (Wendy’s 2008). The company is considered as the third largest fast-food hamburger business in the world that is operating 9,000 stores in about 33 countries in the world. During 2002, the company recorded total revenue of 2.73 billion that shows 14.2% increase compare to 2001. The strategy of the company focuses on offering different products and services compare to its competitor (Thompson & Strickland, 2005 p. C-223). During 2002 – 2003, most of the food chain company is focusing on lowering the prices of their products in order to gain competitive advantage, but the company refused to follow the said trend and continue to focus on the quality of their products than price.
However, the documentary stated that the FDA does not conduct even ¼ as many food inspections as they used to in the 1970’s. Also, in 1998 the USDA introduced microbial testing, but even after some companies repeatedly failed testing, the USDA had no power to shut down these companies. One of the biggest problems is that our regulatory companies are now being controlled by the people who were either lobbyist for these food industries or were running them. We should be entitled to know about our food but have been so far removed and assume that everything we buy at the grocery store is healthy since it isn’t fast food. In reality though, there are only a handful of companies that control all the food in a supermarket or fast food restaurant.