Food Inc.
After the current outbreaks of salmonella which brought a scare to those living in the U.S., looking at the documentary Food Inc. has actually been the best thing. This film is known as the expose of the food industry. Directed by Robert Kenner, the documentary was brought to the movie theaters in the U.S. In 2009, and then it hit the DVD stands in 2010. Even though it did fail in the fact of bring home any kind of sharp political conclusions, the film is a damning accusation of the incapability of the profit system to provide safe and healthy food for the vast mainstream of the public. hen the movie first started, I spontaneously shook my head thinking of over melodramatic vegetarian PETA supporters and animal lovers. Never really understanding the idea of not eating anything and getting rid out an entire food category just because people do…...

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Works Cited

Allen, J. (2008, September 3). Gut Check: Pollan and Kenner on "Food, Inc.." The Washington Post, pp. 23-45. Retrieved from  http://voices.washingtonpost.com/all-we-can-eat/sustainable-food/gut-check-pollan.html 

Brewer, J. (2010, October 4). Food, Inc.: What the food industry doesn't want you to see. Retrieved from World Socialist Website:  http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/sep2010/food-s03.shtml 

Entertainment, R.R. (Producer), & Kenner, R. (Director). (2009). Food, Inc. [Motion Picture].

Weber, K. (2008, October 14). Food Inc.: A Participant Guide: How Industrial Food Is Making Us Sicker, Fatter, and Poorer -- And What You Can Do About It. Karl Weber, ed. New York: PublicAffairs.

Food, Inc.
The Industrialization of Farming and Agriculture:

Effects on the Environment and the Way We Live

The film Food, Inc. By award winning documentary maker obert Kenner starts out with a simple goal: it wants to find out where our food comes from. In his quest to answer this question, however, Kenner, and his two narrators, Pollan and Schlosser, find some unpleasant and startling facts about the way in which our food is raised, caught and ultimately produced for mass distribution. Essentially, this wonderfully executed film exposes the negative impact that industrialization has had on farming, on our health and on our environment. This paper will thus prove these negative effects by referencing topics covered by the movie, including what society should do in order to reverse the irrevocable damage that this way of producing food is bound to have upon our society. [1: "Food, Inc.' Film Looks at Corporate Impact on…...

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Resources. Web. 7 May 2011. . ] [14: "Monsanto ~ Monsanto at a Glance." Monsanto ~ Home. Web. 07 May 2011. . ]

The documentary thus broaches many different and important topics, all of which prove the negativity of agricultural industrialization, which is quite a sad fact. At the end of the film, change is encouraged in all areas of society. First is that people must demand good quality food. Also, consumer can "vote" to change the system, three times a day, they can buy companies that treat things with respect. They can also choose foods that are in season, that are organic. People must read labels, know what's in their foods and buy locally. They can help Congress pass laws that will protect consumers and give the USDA and the FDA the powers to protect us. These are all solutions that can alleviate the problem that is threatening our society and we can help "with every bite." [15: Food, Inc. Dir. Robert Kenner. Perf. Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser. Magnolia Pictures, 2008. DVD. ]

The documentary is a serious social commentary that proves the negative impacts of industrialization on our society and on what we eat. This documentary is also a great place to start to see what we can do to change the world. According to a review the film has a "deceptively cheery palette, but helmer Robert Kenner's doc -- which does for the supermarket what 'Jaws' did for the beach -- marches straight into the dark side of cutthroat agri-business, corporatized meat and the greedy manipulation of both genetics and the law." This is completely true, the film is a great compilation of negatives and what we can do to turn them into positives. One can only hope that we can start changing the world sooner rather than later. [16: "ROBERT KENNER FILMS - Food, Inc." Robert Kenner Films. Web. 07 May 2011. . ]

Food Inc.
Food, Inc.: How the Industrial Food is Making us Sicker, Fatter and Poorer -- and What You Can do About It (Karl Weber [editor])

Quotation

"When you think of the California economy, you think of high-tech industries like Silicon Valley, you think of Hollywood. You don't think of poor, desperate migrants picking fruits and vegetables with their bare hands" (p. 4).

This is interesting because people often associate places with a few eye-catching things, ignoring many other sides of those places. It reminds me of how Korea is associated with high-tech industry, Hyundai and Samsung, but people do not think of Korean art, music, history, or its ordinary people much.

"Factory farms strive to increase the number of animals they raise every year. To do so, however, they use some practices that present health concerns for consumers" (p. 22).

This is an interesting point because industries today try to outdo their competitors by increasing…...

I was expecting it to simply attack the way things are done today and make them sound horrible, without focusing on why they are truly bad or actually making people think about what they are eating. Those kinds of tactics are often used, but they rarely get results because people only see someone (or a group of people) being argumentative. Instead, people need to be presented with valid opinions and logical arguments so they can form their own correct opinions regarding what is factual and what is important to them. This documentary provided the opportunity for people who watched it to do that, and felt less like it had a specific agenda than many documentaries do when they are provided to the public.
The main question the documentary raised for me was how to fix the problem. The documentary did a very good job of showing why the current system…...

The section on animals was particularly heart-wrenching. In a society built on consumer excess, the meat industry has proliferated to the extent that it has become a disgusting parody of itself. e are no longer talking about families gathered around the table for a weekly pig roast. Now, Americans feel entitled to eating hamburgers twice a day, chicken every day, pork, beef, lamb, in various forms. The sense of entitlement to gorging leads to the overproduction of meat and the crossing over of ethical boundaries with regards to humane treatment of farm animals. Moreover, the gluttony evident in the American diet is also the primary cause of a wide range of health problems -- and not just obesity.

Then we see how corn and soy production has proliferated to the extent that (a) monocrops are destroying the viability of the soil and the integrity of local ecosystems; (b) food manufacturers are…...

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Work Cited

Pollan, Michael. Food, Inc. Feature Film. 2009.

It is shocking to see how corn and corn products are used in almost every aspect of our lives from the beverages we drink to cheese to the fuel that powers our vehicles. One of the most disconcerting insights about the corn industry is the realization of how dependent we are, as consumers, on a crop that was primarily first used for food and how science has found a way to utilize it in a variety of food-related and non-food related applications.
One of the most important messages of Food, Inc. is that the condition of the food industry is a direct result of the demands of the public and how changes in consumer behavior can affect the industry as a whole. That is, consumers have the power to change the dynamic of the industry by reducing demand for certain products that are more conscious of how livestock is treated…...

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Works Cited

Food, Inc. Directed by Robert Kenner. United States: Magnolia Pictures, 2008. DVD.

This includes breeding chickens with breasts so large they can hardly stand. Humans view animals as disposable commodities. And people have fewer and fewer options not to eat this 'engineered' meat and also to afford it.
The ideal situation for all animals raised in agriculture would be to live in the conditions of Polyface Farm. However, the solution to improve the lives of animals in the film is not an easy one. Although it would be nice if every film functioned like Salatin's, it would be difficult to feed the world's burgeoning population using such small-scale farming techniques, or at least to do so at the current cost of food. We will, the film suggests, have to allow food to cost more. But many families are already cash-strapped as it is, in terms of putting food on the dinner table. The film acknowledges this, showing how for some families shopping…...

Robert Kenner, Food, Inc. creates a lasting, shocking and deeply troubling portrait of the ugly, greed-based business of food production in America.
One of the things that the film does extremely well is communicating the idea of "mass food production." While many Americans are aware in an abstract way that their food is mass produced, few have an accurate comprehension of what that means exactly. The film showcases this in an unforgettable fashion, with sweeping, aerial shots of miles and miles of cows standing inch deep in their own manure, endless rows of chickens -- chickens jammed so close to each other they can barely move, standing among corpses of other chickens -- long assembly lines of slaughtered pigs, hanging by one hoof. The film asks the spectator to bravely confront the realities, the ugly, unsanitary, greed-based and extremely dangerous realities of this type of food production.

The film is not…...

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Barbaro, M. (May 10, 2006). hole Foods Talks Dollars and Cents. The New York Times.

Retrieved February 24, 2011 from http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/10/business/media/10adco.html

Bloomberg.com. (February 25, 2011). Stocks in U.S. Extend Advance after Consumer

Confidence Exceeds Forecast. Bloomberg. Retrieved February 28, 2011 from http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-25/stocks-in-u-s-extend-advance-after-consumer-confidence-exceeds-forecast.html

Bloomberg.com. (February 25, 2011). Stock Futures Rise; Boeing Climbs on Air Force

Refueling Contract. Bloomberg. Retrieved February 28, 2011 from http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-25/u-s-stock-futures-rise-boeing-climbs-on-air-force-refueling-contract-win.html

Brand Image- hole Foods Market: "Love, love, love." Social Brand Value. Retrieved February

24, 2011 from http://www.social-brand-value.com/2010/07/12/brand-image-whole-foods-market-love-love-love/

Breakfast Run Secures Sponsorship with hole Foods Market. (November 24, 2010).

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Cultural Sweat. (August 19, 2010). hole Foods Market Launches Healthy Mission App for iPhone. Cultural Sweat. Retrieved March 4, 2011 from http://culturalsweat.com/2010/08/whole-foods-market-launches-healthy-mission-app-for-iPad-iPhone/

Dustman, R. (July 2008). Organic Produce: ho's Eating it? A Demographic Profile of Organic Produce Consumers. Retrieved…...

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Whole Foods Corporate Site. Retrieved February 25, 2011 from  http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/ 

Whole Foods Magazine. (N.D.). Subscriptions. Whole Foods. Retrieved March 4, 2011 from  http://www.wholefoodsmagazineonline.com/subscribe 

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Strategic Review -- Whole Foods
Organizational diagnosis of Whole Foods, Inc. involved environmental and institutional analyses. The environmental analysis involved categories of political, economic, social, technological, geographical, community relation and informal sector network, seeking to discern opportunities and threats. The institutional analysis involved categories of organizational role & profile; membership; programs and services; resources and capabilities; management systems; and external links, seeking to discern strengths and weaknesses. The combined environmental and institutional analysis and their charted results the Company's nature and interactions for more fluid integration of Whole Foods, Inc. into ABC Company.

Body

Environmental Analysis

Analyzing the external forces affecting Whole Foods to see the options open to the Company (ffw.org.ph, n.d.), one can see significant opportunities and threats to the Company.

Political

Whole Foods arket, IP.LP is a U.S. based supermarket specializing in natural and organic foods and having 300+ stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom (Whole Foods arket, IP.LP,…...

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Membership and other beneficiaries of Whole Food's activities (ffw.org.ph, n.d.) are extensive. Whole Foods employs more than 80,000 people in its 300+ stores and supporting businesses (Whole Foods Market, IP.LP, 2014). In addition, Whole Foods' involvement in local and global communities, with suppliers and distributors and with its customers in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom give Whole Foods considerable impact as the largest retailer of fresh organic food (Whole Foods Market, IP.LP, 2014). Simultaneously, interacting with that large a "membership" causes considerable headaches for the Company: some of its members have reacted with criticisms, boycotts and lawsuits due to the Company's heavy-handed treatment of smaller competitors (Shaywitz, 2013), its unabashed pro-business conservative stance (Berman, 2013), it anti-unionism (Shaywitz, 2013), its knowing illegal sale of products high in carcinogens (Baldas, 2008) and for overcharging California customers (Li, 2014).

3) Programs and Services

Whole Foods engages in unique and notable objectives and activities to assist its constituencies (ffw.org.ph, n.d.). The Company practices "conscious capitalism," intent on maximizing profits, while engaging in: "community giving" by donating food and money to local and global communities; "Whole Planet Foundation" which seeks to create economic partnerships in developing countries with micro-credit loans and other tangible support for community partnership projects;

Food Intake Analysis
Food Inake Analysis

Who does not want to be healthy? However, to achieve such an admirable goal, it will require diligence, motivation, and consistency. To many, this is quite a daunting task that is met with much resistance because of the level of commitment and consistency that it requires. Insomuch, with all the various types of fast foods available and society's life style, the challenge to reach and to maintain an ideal rate seems impossible. According to the Center for Disease Control (2012), the U.S. obesity rate at 35.7%; this demonstrates a significant increase since the 1990s. Since I am concern about my health and refuse to become a statistic, I will analyze my food intake for three days.

ecorded Intake

Below is my recorded 3-day food intake. Based on the data, several adjustments will should be made to reach the recommended dietary reference intake (USDA, 2012). According to My Fitness…...

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References

Build a Heathy Body (n.d.). Let the pyramid guide your food choices.

Retrieved from  http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2000/document/build.htm 

Center for Disease Control -- CDC. (2012). Adult obesity facts. Retrieved from  http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html 

MyFitnessPal. (2012). Charts and reports. Retrieved from  http://www.myfitnesspal.com/

S. across a diversified offering of three complementary brands (Emerald®, Pop Secret® and Kettle). San Francisco-based Diamond shed 53 cents, or 1.35%, to close at $38.71. The stock has gained 8.9% this year.
United Airlines parent UAL Corp acquires Continental Airlines

Both of these corporations are airlines with well-developed domestic and international components. The airline industry has been hammered in the past two years by volatile fuel prices, low-cost competition and overcapacity. The acquisition will likely help United Airlines it attract more business travelers because the merged company will fly to more international and domestic donations while cutting costs and reducing competition. A JP Morgan Chase & Co analysis estimated the combined company will be able to lop off 8% of their capacity and cut expenses by 5%.

In this stock swap deal, Continental shareholders will receive 1.05 shares of United common stock for each Continental common share they own. Based on United's…...

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Wall Street Journal Online. Retrieved from  http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/stocksdaily.htm .

Mouawad, J. (2010). In United-Continental Deal, Birth of a Behemoth. New York Times. Retrieved from  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/business/04air.html .

Mouawad, J. (2010). In United-Continental Deal, Birth of a Behemoth. New York Times. Retrieved from

Take trail mix... It is an energetic, "idealized" snack food. This comes primarily from the target populations the manufacturer focuses it is marketing. Other channels for influence include consumers looking for "quick" fixes, such as families looking for fast and fun food. It would be interesting to explore the link marketing of "fast" snack products such as this have on families with young children, and compare this with the influence the product had on the political and behavioral habits and beliefs of the college students consuming it.
Lastly, symbolic systems help us better understand how products are systematically introduced and marketed to consumers. This helps shapes attitudes and beliefs. Also important to note however, as learned in class, is whether societies tend to accept or reject certain items even if marketed well. For example, oark (2007) noted that in many cultures certain foods or animals are taboo. Consider for a…...

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References

Chex Mix Peanut Lovers" Taquitos.Net (2007), Reviewed 7, June, 2007:

 http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?snack_code=1759 .

Coen Flynn, Karen. Food, Culture, and Survival in an African City, New York,

NY: Palgrave MacMillan, 2005.

Validation of Commercial Baking as an Effective Step to Control/Inactivate Salmonella in Baked Products
Major findings, analysis and conclusions

Description of the baking industry and baking emphasis in the United States.

Purpose and structure of importance

Description of the problem being addressed and its importance to the practice of applied food safety

Process of Consultation

Outline how the client (ABA) will be engaged and carefully define the problem

Identification of key stakeholders

Overview and feedback of findings and results

ecommended actions and dissemination of these recommendations

Plans for implementation and measurement

Major findings. The U.S. had approximately 167,600 baker positions available in 2012 and around 6% of these were self-employed (Bakery business, 2016). Although industry analysts project sustained growth in the U.S. baking industry, this growth will not be on par with other industries (Bakery business, 2016). Currently, the U.S. baking industry is a nearly $310 billion industry that has enjoyed a remarkably safe record for the production of shelf stable…...

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References

About us. (2016). American Bakers Association. Retrieved from bakers.org/.http://www.american

Albion, R. G. & Williamson, H. F. (1944). The growth of the American economy: An introduction to the economic history of the United States. New York: Prentice-Hall.

Bakery business. (2016). SBDC Net. Retrieved from  http://www.sbdcnet.org/small-business-research-reports/bakery-business-2014 .

Baking industry economic impact study, 2016). American Bakers Association. Retrieved from http://www.americanbakers.org/industry-data/.

Food & Leisure Business Plan
Plan Description

The objective of this project is to develop a business plan focusing on developing a business website for Food & Leisure Inc. Food & Leisure is a new business dedicating in providing seafood, traveling experience and lodging services for potential customers. The plan will provide a blog providing information about recipes, real-time review, and recommendation. The project will also present the projected revenue that will detail the costs of advertisement and promotions and net revenues with the goals of building a reputation that will lead to a prosperous business and marketing vehicles to other viable businesses.

Steps to Achieve the Goals

The project will design the website and provide marketing techniques to achieve the business goals for Food & Leisure. In the contemporary business environment, increasing number of micro and small businesses are taking the advantages of the internet technology to launch their businesses online. One of…...

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Reference

Al Jenaibi, B.N.A. (2013). Use of Social Media in the United Arab Emirates: An Initial Study. Global Media Journal Arabian Edition,1,(2): 3-27.

Anderson, A.R. and Jack, S.L. (2002), "The articulation of social capital in entrepreneurial networks: a glue or a lubricant?," Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 14 (3): 193-210.