Thursday, August 6, 2009

Facts/Details

  • Fact or detail: Technological trends and advancement within the fast food industry and the food industry to maximize profit and limit skilled work in general, is still on the rise

Source information: Svetlana Rodgers. The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health. London: May 2005. Vol. 125, Iss. 3; 117.

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  • Fact or detail: The fast food industry, specifically McDonalds, is the world’s largest employer.

Source information: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2004/01/28/americas-biggest-employers.aspx

  • Fact or detail:
    Mcdonald’s and Visa Inc launch America’s Largest employer-based financial literacy initiative. Perfect oxymoron considering that Mcdonalds pays and always seeks to pay the least minimum wage

Source information: http://www.njcfe.org/Resources/news/Mc.Donalds_Visa.pdf

  • Fact or detail: Relationship between fast food and fast cars- a technological symbiosis

Source information: Peter Freund, George Martin. Social Theory & Health. Houndmills: Nov 2008. Vol. 6, Iss. 4; 309.

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  • Fact or detail: Speedy service first introduced by the Mcdonald brothers, is still being employed today, beyond the fast food industry and facilitation of this is brought about with more input of technological gadgets which limits employment of the human workforce.

Source information: Lisa White. Foodservice Equipment & Supplies. Newton: Feb 2009. Vol. 62, Iss. 2; 28.

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  • Fact or detail: Hiring within the fast food industry, where the turnover rates are typically high, and for which every position needs to be filled and rapidly, is done by a phone portal technological system introduced to grade would be employees.

Source information: Sandy Smith. Stores. New York: Dec 2008. Vol. 90, Iss. 12; 76

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  • Fact or detail: Growing number of baby boomers leave the technology field or retire, and not enough young people enroll in science and technical classes.

Source information: Bridget Carey, Jim Wyss. McClatchy - Tribune Business News. Washington: Jun 21, 2008

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  • Fact or detail: McDonald's posted sales growth during the second quarter, while the U.S. fast-food industry as a whole has seen sales decline.

Source information: Mike Hughlett. McClatchy - Tribune Business News. Washington: Jul 24, 2009.

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  • Fact or detail: Facilitation of the speedy service with regards to payment, has seen a definite increase in importation of smart microprocessors that enable tap-and-go payments. Another economic detriment

Source information: Connie Robbins Gentry. Chain Store Age. New York: Jun 2008. Vol. 84, Iss. 6; 92.

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  • Fact or detail: Need for speed by Taco Bueno as seen byTaco Bueno's acceptance of PayPass will help improve customer service with shorter, faster lines.". A sure way to increase customers indebtedness.

Source information: Anonymous. PR Newswire. New York: Aug 7, 2008

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  • Fact or detail: Mcdonald’s and Visa Inc launch America’s Largest employer-based financial literacy initiative. Perfect oxymoron considering that Mcdonalds pays and always seeks to pay the least minimum wage

Source information: http://www.njcfe.org/Resources/news/Mc.Donalds_Visa.pdf

  • Fact or detail:The growing scale of institutional and commercial food services poses a technological challenge of producing large quantities of high quality meals in terms of their safety, sensory and nutritional attributes

Source information: Svetlana Rodgers. The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health. London: May 2005. Vol. 125, Iss. 3; 117.

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