The Baltic States: a golden opportunity for French food exporters?
Essay - 14 pages - Business strategy
The 1st of May 2004, ten new countries came into the European Union. These states have seen their economy dramatically change in many aspects of international trade since this date. From the custom point of view to the currencies issues, it significantly facilitates the goods exchanges of...
Community food security in North Minneapolis: Barriers and solutions
Essay - 11 pages - Geography
Despite an overwhelming amount of facts, studies, and annual reports proving the contrary, many people today continue to deny the existence of hunger in the United States. Middle-aged Americans will recall hearing their parents demanding them to “finish your dinner because there are people...
Re-branding junk food: firm strategies
Essay - 10 pages - Business strategy
American food habits are known to be particular: quickness and convenience are the key-words to describe this food culture that started up the fast food phenomenon, which rapidly spread around the world. Similarly, with ingenious marketing strategies, the Coca-Cola Company...
"Dr Tasty": Business plan of a healthy fast-food
Business plan - 11 pages - Business strategy
My project is to implement a healthy fast food I called “Dr Tasty”. It will take the juridical form of a franchise. This fast food will propose two kinds of products - ones will be similar to a hamburger, the others will be “natural” ones (what I mean by natural...
Food sharing and trust: Exploring the possibility of a relationship of causality
Essay - 12 pages - Business strategy
Imagine what it would mean for businesses if they found that the money spent on the entertainment of guests had no real affect on the trust built with the other party. Or perhaps if businesses were told the opposite, that sharing food would enhance trust between two parties, they would...
Globalization, food production and links to obesity
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
This paper will investigate the links between globalization, food production and consumption, and a marked increase in obesity rates in North America in recent decades. (Shaw, 2004; Young, 2004) Phillips (2006) examines the international production, distribution systems and consumption...
The central role of women in food security in Africa
Thesis - 7 pages - Social, moral & civic education
This paper will explore the problem of food security in Africa. It will provide a general overview of the problem. Then it will relate the issue to the specific ways in which food security involves women in Africa, as producers and consumers of agricultural products. It will show...
The UK food market
Thesis - 37 pages - Journalism
The population of UK is set to increase by over 2 million to almost 62 million over the next 10 years. Increased life expectancy and declining birth rates are leading to an increasingly elderly population and this trend is set to continue as the large numbers of 'baby boomers' reach...
Post harvest management and food security in Africa
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Food security, defined by the World Food Summit of 1996 the situation where “all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life”, is one of the major developmental issues facing developing countries in the...
Food aid, distortion, and the WTO
Thesis - 14 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The first of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. Specifically, this goal aims to “halve the proportion of people who suffer from hunger. Yet, today 963 million people are hungry. To help fill the apparent void, the international...
Operations management: Kudler fine foods contracts organic produce growers
Thesis - 3 pages - Management
What makes-up the core of the American gourmet marketing business reflects various traditional European foods. Kudler Fine Foods excels in this burgeoning scene of artisans. Kudler Fine Foods' great cheeses, meats, condiments, bakery, produce, dairy and other goods...
Anorexia Nervosa is really not about food at all: A confirmed condition of negativity that is not bound by culture - A cross cultural analysis
Thesis - 15 pages - Journalism
Anorexia nervosa/bulimia is really not about food at all. This condition is one that is a manifestation of something much deeper. And we are wrong to view anorexia nervosa/bulimia as a disease. While the thoughts of Mr. DiNicola are common today, the key words to his statement are...
Irradiated foods: Safe or not?
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Radiation is used by the food industry to ensure that food is not contaminated by bacteria that will cause it to spoil. Subject of public discussion since the 1980s, the process has become increasingly common in the last decade. Along with this, the public has become concerned...
World organic foods market & export potentials of Indian exporters
Thesis - 12 pages - Economy general
The world economy is showing signs of a stable growth. The trading pattern is going through a sea change as the dominance of US economy over the world is reducing. The world is divided into 3 major trading compartments like, US & allied countries, EU, & Asia. India's performance in international...
Supermarkets face out food discounters: from buying to shopping
Essay - 24 pages - Business strategy
The following report encompasses four main parts, i.e. a literature review developing theories on the selected topic, a research methodology helping in the selection of the most accurate research method, findings following from the primary research and a discussion confronting the literature...
Gender differences in food foraging behaviour in mallard duck
Essay - 4 pages - Medical studies
The species Anas platyrhynchos, or the common Mallard duck, is a very well-documented organism, being found in virtually all parts of the world, with the exception of Antarctica. Like most other dabbling ducks belonging to the Anatinae family, the mallard duck is known to be noisy (or...
Feeding the American Family: Feminism and Food
Essay - 6 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Due to the multiplicity of duties and roles families play in American society, women with families face the increasingly difficult task of managing food preparation and providing nutrition for their families at once. Women with full-time careers must both conduct their own lives and care...
New methodology using synchrotron radiation to characterize fast events in food processing
Essay - 7 pages - Biology
In a typical food process, a hot mixture is made, which is then cooled rapidly. A main result of cooling is a change in physical state and/or molecular structure. Often, a succession of physical changes occurs as the product cools. Events occurring at the more rapid cooling rates can be...
Animals Rights and Human Wrongs in a Fast Food Nation
Book review - 5 pages - Philosophy
The abolitionist movement in slave-era America was clear-cut and its ethos was simple: Free all slaves in the name of human rights. Looking back centuries later at those who argued for slavery, most would find holes in their argument that Africans were meant to be slaves because of their racial...
Applications of NMR imaging in processing of foods
Essay - 7 pages - Physics
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), originally developed for medical applications, has recently been exploited for observation and characterization of foodstuffs and their manufacture. MRI and its related techniques have already proven useful in non-invasive observations of fruit and vegetable...
Effects of environmental enrichment on the consumption of a palatable food reward
Case study - 13 pages - Ecology & environment
Environmental enrichment (EE) is the study of organisms reared in complex, varied environments and the subsequent influences on behavior. Studies have shown many mechanisms for how EE elicits changes in behavior, mental and physical processes, and neurophysiology. EE has been shown to work as a...
Food and water safety
Presentation - 21 pages - Medical studies
It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that the public has the right to safe food and water supply. The association supports collaboration among dietetic professionals, academics, representatives of the agricultural and food industries, and appropriate government...
Business Plan Gourmet and specialty food expo planning and execution Non-profit management
Business plan - 14 pages - Business strategy
We aim to be a non-profit non-governmental agency that specializes in the organization and execution of specialty food exhibitions and trade shows. With an emphasis on workplace diversity, we also intend to write a manual every year filled with successful strategies for implementing and...
Who Puts the Food in Your Mouth?
Essay - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
“Super Size Me”, rather than being a straightforward example of debauchery, is an allegory for the desperate need to change personal nutrition in America. Morgan Spurlock challenges the limits of obscenity in making “Super Size Me”, in which he goes on a thirty day...
Sustainable Agriculture: Achieving Food Reform
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
We have a global crisis on our hands. For decades, industrial agriculturists have ravaged and monopolized our global countryside and our global resources. Recently, as world hunger awareness has grown, these corporations would claim in the name of good will and the elimination of world hunger...
Problem of Practice Gap and Root Cause Analysis - Feeding America
Case study - 7 pages - Management
As the Financial Director at Feeding America, my role is multifaceted and critical to the organization's success in addressing hunger and food insecurity. I oversee all financial aspects of the organization, including budgeting, financial planning, accounting, and reporting....
PESTEL Analysis - Subway
Case study - 5 pages - Catering marketing
Since its inception in 1989, the Subway company has continued to expand its activities in many countries around the world. Most of its restaurants are located in the United States. In addition, beyond the quality of the products offered by Subway, the popular brand loved by burger fans is known...
The organic products market in the UK
Case study - 9 pages - Distribution marketing
The consumption of organic food substances has soared within the past years across the United Kingdom, as people have sought high-quality food substances and eaten healthy foods, driving the most considerable year-on-year increase in the sale of natural substances in fifteen...
Towards effective management of pupils/students feeding in a boarding school: issues and strategies
Essay - 8 pages - Educational studies
One of the sensitive areas in a boarding school administration is the feeding of pupils/students. Although many advantages accrue to boarding over day school, some parents/guardians are still skeptical of enrolling their children in a boarding school because of the issue of inadequate and...
Marketing Mix - McDonald's
Case study - 6 pages - Brand management
It is increasingly difficult to find a place in the world of commerce. This is why it is essential to find a strategy to earn the title of market leader. But how do large companies fare? To answer this, we will study the marketing mix of one of the biggest brands, McDonald's. McDonald's...
