...What happens when you remove soda from school vending machines? Sugary soda has been cited as a major cause in the obesity and the associated soaring rates of diabetes 2. Yet a lot of people, including young people, continue to drink sugary soda often. Banning vending machines from schools may not be enough to reduce soda and fast food consumption among students, according to a recent study. A recent study from the University of Illinois at Chicago found that taking soda away from school vending machines could actually have an adverse effect. Even though it is an action intended to make students healthier, it is not enough of an impactful change, the research found. Interestingly enough, students who did not have access to buy soda at school were more likely to drink at least one soda per day. The study found that 23 percent of teens drank at least one soda per day if they had access to vending machines during the school day, compared to 28 percent who did not have access. Showing a similar effect, students were more likely to eat fast food when vending machines were removed from schools. However, these differences were only observed in states where soda was taxed less or students were able to buy soda from the school cafeteria or the school store. The study´s lead author, Daniel Taber, explains, “There may be unintended effects if you only make small-scale changes. When more comprehensive changes were implemented, there were no unintended effects” The authors...
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...but what percentage of it is due to parents allowing their children to become a product of their environment? The imbalance of caloric intake with actual calories used for growth, development, metabolism, and physical activity is one of many factors involving childhood obesity (Karnik, Kanekar, 2011). Genetics play a part, by altering body fat content and absorption of energy. “Heritability of obesity from parents also influences obesity in children.” (Karnik, Kanekar, 2011). The behavioral factor of childhood obesity is directly correlated to lack of physical activity. A lot of children spend a great deal of their time indoors watching television, playing video games and being on the computer. Television advertisements related to unhealthy snack foods contributes to a child’s choice for unhealthy, eating behaviors and obesity. The children of today want instant gratification, and what better way to get it by grabbing a bag of candy, chips or something else that is readily available, and takes no time to prepare. Environmental factors are seen in settings at home, school and community....
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...Americans. Food stamps are very commonly used in the United States. In fact, one out of every eight people in America use food stamps. This wide-spread use of food stamps is a main factor in the increase in obesity in the US. When families using food stamps go to the grocery store, they buy food that they can store for later because one shopping trip needs to last them the whole month. The families cannot buy fresh food such as fruits and vegetables because of this. They end up buying junk food and other unhealthy options. Also, if the family’s food supply gets low, parents end up starving themselves to provide a sufficient amount of food for their children. They then end up going shopping for groceries on an empty stomach. This prevents them from thinking rationally, and the parents end up buying food that will not be beneficial to the family (Vanderkam). There are many...
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...Junk Food from Public Schools Christopher Bisping ILR 260 Dr. Dee Griffin February 2013 Abstract Should junk food be removed from public schools? Those who support removing junk food from public schools say that it has no real nutritional value, and disrupts children’s learning capabilities. They also say that junk food is a leading factor of childhood obesity. On the other hand, those who oppose removing junk food from public schools say that it eliminates sources of funding that the U.S. government doesn’t provide. They also say that it usurps the responsibility of parents, and violates the First Amendment. To overcome the obesity epidemic, and give the children the nutrition they need to learn and become productive citizens we need to remove junk food from public schools. Removing Junk Food from Public Schools For the first time, the United States (U.S.) government is proposing standards to ensure schools serve more nutritious foods, ultimately leading to a ban on serving or selling junk food. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is setting new rules requiring schools to sell items such as water, diet sodas, baked chips, and low-calorie sport drinks instead of junk food. Lunchrooms will also be required to replace fatty à la carte items like nachos and fried cheese sticks with healthier items like low-fat burgers, fruit cups, yogurt and healthier pizzas. While some schools in the U.S. have already made improvements to their menus, schools will be made...
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...Approval Sheet Acknowledgement 1 I. Company Profile History 2 Mission, Vision, Goal, Objective, Philosophy of the company 12 Logo and Location 13 Organizational Structure 14 II. Trainings and Activities Management Staff 16 Schedule and Assigned Tasks 17 Special Assignments 24 III. Problems Met Statement of the Problems 27 Alternative Course of Action 28 Recommendation 29 IV. Insight Learned and Implications 30 V. Certification 31 VI. Evaluation 35 VII. Documentation 37 VIII. Curriculum Vitae 45 A C K N O W L E D G M E N T I take immense pleasure in thanking the following people who became part of my journey for this entire college life. First and foremost, to my beloved professors who have been great instrument for learning and shared wisdom. Also, to our beloved Dean Yolanda Q. Sabas for guiding us through our up and down moments. . I would also like to express my heartfelt thanks to my beloved parents for their blessings, my friends and classmates for their help and wishes for the successful completion of this report. I would also like to thank the people who help me build myself when I was in United States of America. They served as an inspiration as well as my family; I owe them all the great experiences and treasured...
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...SCIENCE IN NURSING IN THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING BY Desiree McGee, RN, B.S.N HOUSTON, TEXAS June 23, 2013 Primary Target Behavior My primary target behavior is to increase my cardiovascular fitness with eating healthier and continue my exercise regimen. I chose this particular behavior to change due to my increased weight gain. I currently weigh 106 lbs at the start of this class. I was up to 110 lbs which may not sound overweight to many but at 5’0 tall and it going straight to my thighs and stomach I felt I needed to do better. Plus I had to squeeze into my clothes and others just would not fit, I went from a double zero in size to a size 1. When you are use to weighing a certain weight and your body looking a certain way it is hard to see it change. With exercise and eating healthier I know I can get my body back in shape and toned. Treatment Plan Goal: To improve my cardiovascular fitness by eating healthier and maintain an exercise regimen. Objective 1: Continue workout regimen of 3-4 days a week for 1-2 hours a day. Objective 2: To maintain a diet of increased fruits and vegetables and decrease consumption of unhealthy foods 5-10 Action Steps – Objective 1: 1. On off days continue going to the gym for 8 am group classes 2. Switch exercises to provide variety and continue motivation. Such as working on lower body one day in the gym and upper body the next day. As well as use he different machines in the gym for increased cv output...
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...their rivalry in the carbonated soft drinks (CSD) industry by following some of the tactics identified below. Both companies came up on the market with the same product coca-cola, two different recipes. Coca-Cola was discovered in 1886 in Atlanta Georgia, by pharmacist John Pemberton, while Pepsi-Cola was formulated 7 years later, in New Bern, North Carolina, by pharmacist Caleb Bradham. Since then the two giants, Coke and Pepsi are on a continuous “battle without blood” over the $74 billion CDS industry in the United States. One of the first tactics identified is that Coke first introduced its product in grocery stores and other channels through open-top coolers. Also, they developed automatic fountain dispensers and introduced vending machines. Pepsi had a rough start, but they were willing to achieve. In this way after bankruptcies in 1923 and again in 1932, they came back and the business started to pick up. Their first move was to price their 12-oz container to a nickel, same as Coke would charge for a 6.5-oz. After that Pepsi started focusing more on take-home sales to target family consumption. With an aggressive marketing campaign, called “Pepsi Generation” Pepsi targeted the young and “young at heart. Not only that, but Pepsi put a special accent on quality by working to modernize their plants and the store delivery. In the 1960s, both Coke and Pepsi experimented with cola and non-cola flavors and new packaging options. Non-returnable glass bottles were introduced along...
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...The dependent variable childhood obesity is determined by independent variables physical activity, dietary patterns, and family/environmental factors. The most important independent variable in this relationship is physical activity, because the leading cause of childhood obesity is physical activity; or the lack there of. Children are not getting the exercise that they need in order to burn the high-calorie foods that they consume. Insufficient calorie expenditure through exercise is due to an increase in television, video games, and the low number of safe playgrounds (Collins, 2007). Only about one-third of elementary children have daily physical education, and less than one-fifth have extracurricular physical activity programs at school (Ross & Pate, 1987). This variable was chosen because it directly determines the fate of an inactive adolescent. A child’s diet/nutritional intakes also a link in the grand chain of childhood obesity bearing impact on the lives of unsuspecting children. Definition of Variables The model is: Y = X1 + X2 + X3 (Childhood Obesity) = (Physical Activity) + (Dietary Patterns) + (Family/Environmental Factors) WHERE: Y = CHILDHOOD OBESITY X1=PHYSICAL ACTIVITY X2= DIETARY PATTERNS X3= FAMILY/ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS Dependent Variable ...
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...Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative University of New Mexico http://danielsethics.mgt.unm.edu PepsiCo’s Journey Toward an Ethical and Socially Responsible Culture COMPANY OVERVIEW PepsiCo is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world. It manufactures and sells eighteen brands of beverages and snack foods and generates over $98 billion in retail sales. PepsiCo encompasses the Pepsi Cola, Frito-Lay, Tropicana, Quaker, and Gatorade brands and offers products in over 200 countries. It currently holds 36 percent of the total snack food market share in the U.S. and 25 percent of the market share of the refreshment beverage industry. The company’s headquarters are in New York and employs over 200,000 people. In 2006, Michael D. White became the CEO of PepsiCo International, and in 2007 Indra K. Nooyi became the CEO of PepsiCo. PepsiCo has received many awards and recognitions over the years, including being ranked in the top 25 of the best global brands, ranking number four overall by Diversity Inc, and earning the Green Award by the Environmental Protection Agency. COMPANY AND MARKETING HISTORY The Pepsi recipe was developed by pharmacist Caleb Bradham in the 1890s. Originally marketed under the unassuming name “Brad’s Drink,” Bradham’s creation was renamed Pepsi-Cola in 1898 due to the pepsin and kola nut ingredients used. Awareness of Bradham’s new creation spread quickly, and in 1902 he decided to create the Pepsi-Cola Company so people everywhere...
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...| Introduction | 3 | 1-History of the company | 5 | 2- SWOT analysis | 7 | 2-1-Strengths | 8 | 2-2 Weaknesses | 9 | 2-3Opportunities | 10 | 2-4Threats | 10 | 3-Corporate Social Responsibility | 11 | 4- PESTEL Analysis | 14 | 4-1 Political analysis | 14 | 4-1-1 Coca Cola Company is an American symbol of imperialism | 15 | 4-1-2 Coca Cola in MENA Region | 15 | 4-2Economic analysis | 16 | 4-3 Social analysis | 19 | 4-4 Environmental analysis | 19 | 4-5 Legal analysis | 19 | 5- marketing mix | 19 | 5-1 product line and range | 19 | 5-2 pricing | 19 | 5-3 promotion | 19 | 5-4 place | 21 | 6 – the bottling company | 21 | 7 - conclusion | 22 | Executive Summary Coca cola company market audit should be wider than the range of this report. With a pioneer company holding the biggest market share in its industry, there are lots of parameters to analyze and study to find out the secrets and factors of this huge success. A SWOT analysis was done, explaining strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing the company. And that is followed by a SELPET Analysis explaining Social, Economical, Legal, Political, Environmental and Technological factors. In the sustainability report, the current CEO Muhtar Kent announced a company expansion target of the double by 2020, and the ways to reach their. He explained the main areas which the company has to focus on in order to achieve this great goal. The market mix of the company was explained...
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...Table of Contents Executive Summary 1 Situation Analysis 2 Market Needs 4 Competition 5 Market Analysis 6 Porter Five Forces Analysis 6 SWOT Analysis 8 Marketing Strategy 10 Financial Analysis 12 Implementation 13 Contingency Planning 14 Executive Summary Portland Drake Beverages (PDB), Sarah Ryan, the vice president of Market of that company (PDB) are finalizing the product positioning for their new acquisition, Crescent Pure. Crescent Pure is nonalcoholic beverages which launch in 3 US markets. PDB planned for soft launch for Crescent Pure focusing in western states (California, Oregon and Washington) in January 2014 whereby they projected that these states represent 15% of national beverage demand. PDB planned to spend 750,000$ on advertising for crescent pure in 2014 and use that figure as benchmark earning goals. Ryan need to explain to Michael Booth (CEO of PDB):- (1) Industry specifies related to each of the two positioning options (energy or sports drink), (2) The potential benefits and drawbacks of each option (3) Her final recommendation. Crescent Pure history start of where Peter Hooper saw a market opportunity for healthy, energizing drink. He founded Crescent in year 2008, organic, all natural food and beverages become famous in the Pacific Northwest region in 1900’s and early 2000’s. The hobby of Peter Hooper became business as Hopper saw growing local demand for his product. 12 months after launching his small business, Hopper...
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...computer by using the grocery store loyalty programs members as reference. The extent of the research is wide enough to ensure that the survey will give us a framework of the feelings towards the healthy feature of the PepsiCo brands. A questionnaire will be administered to the selected sample over the Internet and the results will be collected and analyzed by a computer. The criteria under which each question of the questionnaire has been conceived cover the main concerns for the company. For example, does the consumer perceive PepsiCo as provider of healthy drinks or not?. The research also highlights the main possible outcomes of the survey. For each type of result, the research has already identified a strategic direction the company should take. The research is extensive enough to provide a comprehensive understanding of the brand perception. The accuracy of the research is ensured by the size of the sample, the techniques applied, the different features of the research – which covers both qualitative and quantitative aspects. The internet survey is in fact coupled with a series of focus groups so PepsiCo can gain a real firsthand knowledge of the opinions consumers have about the brand. The research might suffer typical problems of any research as related to...
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...computer by using the grocery store loyalty programs members as reference. The extent of the research is wide enough to ensure that the survey will give us a framework of the feelings towards the healthy feature of the PepsiCo brands. A questionnaire will be administered to the selected sample over the Internet and the results will be collected and analyzed by a computer. The criteria under which each question of the questionnaire has been conceived cover the main concerns for the company. For example, does the consumer perceive PepsiCo as provider of healthy drinks or not?. The research also highlights the main possible outcomes of the survey. For each type of result, the research has already identified a strategic direction the company should take. The research is extensive enough to provide a comprehensive understanding of the brand perception. The accuracy of the research is ensured by the size of the sample, the techniques applied, the different features of the research – which covers both qualitative and quantitative aspects. The internet survey is in fact coupled with a series of focus groups so PepsiCo can gain a real firsthand knowledge of the opinions consumers have about the brand. The research might suffer typical problems of any research as related to...
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...computer by using the grocery store loyalty programs members as reference. The extent of the research is wide enough to ensure that the survey will give us a framework of the feelings towards the healthy feature of the PepsiCo brands. A questionnaire will be administered to the selected sample over the Internet and the results will be collected and analyzed by a computer. The criteria under which each question of the questionnaire has been conceived cover the main concerns for the company. For example, does the consumer perceive PepsiCo as provider of healthy drinks or not?. The research also highlights the main possible outcomes of the survey. For each type of result, the research has already identified a strategic direction the company should take. The research is extensive enough to provide a comprehensive understanding of the brand perception. The accuracy of the research is ensured by the size of the sample, the techniques applied, the different features of the research – which covers both qualitative and quantitative aspects. The internet survey is in fact coupled with a series of focus groups so PepsiCo can gain a real firsthand knowledge of the opinions consumers have about the brand. The research might suffer typical problems of any research as related to...
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...co Food and Beverage Operations DHM 102 The Official Guide Boston Business School 520 North Bridge Road #03-01 Wisma Alsagoff Singapore 188742 www.bostonbiz.edu.sg All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the Publisher. This guide may not be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise disposed of by way of trade in any form of binding or cover, other than that in which is published, without the prior consent of the Publisher. The Guide is a useful resource for those seeking to gain the internationally recognised CTHCM qualifications. The Guide however must be used together with the recommended textbooks. CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Food Production Methods 3. Food Service Outlets 4. Food Service Methods 5. Food and Beverage Service Staff 6. Menus and Beverage Lists 7. Food and Beverage Service Area and Equipment 8. Food Service – Accompaniments and Covers 9. Food and Beverage Service Sequence 10. Beverage Service – Non Alcoholic Beverages 11. Alcoholic Beverage Service – Wine and Beer 12. Alcoholic Beverage Service – Spirits, Liqueurs and Bar Operations 13. Customer Care and Selling Skills 14. Functions and Events 15. Supervisory Aspect of Food and Beverage Management 1 5 31 46 65 77 92 113 128 167 181 207 228 244 262 1 Introduction Description The aim of Food and...
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