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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Fast food industry"”.
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International business expansion through franchising: the case of fast-food industry
… and hypotheses about the nature of international fast-food franchising; 2) to identify the distinctive strategies employed by fast-food franchise firms in foreign markets and 3) to provide a set of guidelines for managers which will assist them in dealing with the challenges of initiating and …
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Employee intention to leave a job: A case of Malaysian fast food industry
… of employees‟ turnover intentions in the fast food industry of Peninsular Malaysia and uses as determining variables items related to ‘job stressors’, ‘job stress’, ‘job satisfaction’ and ‘commitment’. This thesis also created one additional variable, ‘Job feeling‟ which was designed to …
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Franchising in a volatile business environment: a case of the fast food industry in Harare, Zimbabwe
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Economic Spillovers and Learning from Others
… Using panel data from the United Kingdom's fast food industry, I propose and estimate a game of entry under incomplete information that incorporates spillover effects between firms' entry decisions. A positive spillover is identified for Burger King - increasing the stock of existing …
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End Use Packaging: A Survey of Customer Perception of Recycling and Environmental Impact of Packaging Materials
<p>Studies have shown that traditional food packaging for the fast food industry leach toxic chemicals into the food products. Some of these toxins are known endocrine disruptors, which results in reproductive issues as well as hormone imbalances. Alternatives to traditional food packaging have …
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Sources of calcium, vitamin D, fiber, and potassium in American fast food
… from quick service restaurants to determine the fast-food industry⁰́₉s contribution of these nutrients to the American diet. The menu offerings of top-grossing quick-service restaurants in each of seven categories, McDonald's℗ʼ (burger), Subway℗ʼ (sandwich), Taco Bell℗ʼ (Mexican), Pizza Hut℗ʼ …
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Occupational health and safety of young, part-time workers in the United Kingdom and Canada
… Taylor-Gooby 2004). This is highlighted in the fast food industry, renowned for its employment conditions such as low pay, irregular work hours and part-time work (Reiter 2002; Royle 2002). A threat to young, part-time workers that has received limited attention is occupational health and safety …
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Price competition and the impact of service attributes: Structural estimation and analytical characterizations of equilibrium behavior
… reports on an empirical study of an important industry, the drive-thru fast-food industry. We estimate a competition model, derived from an underlying Mixed MultiNomial Logit (MNML) consumer choice model, using detailed empirical data. The main goal is to measure to what extent waiting time …
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Incentives and Institutions: A Comparative Legal and Economic Study of Food Safety
This dissertation analyzes food safety through a comparative institutional approach in three essays. In the first essay a stylized food policy framework evaluates various mechanisms: direct regulation, post-market surveillance, legal liability, and market forces. A comparative case study of the …
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Thermal, oxidative and hydrolytic stability of selected frying shortenings evaluated by new and conventional methods
… provide early prediction of heat abuse for the fast-food industry. Six of the conducted analyses were conventional or modified: free fatty acids; polar components; gas chromatograph volatile profiles; viscosity; FoodOil-Sensor; and sensory. Three were new: contact angle; high temperature; and …
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Assessment of microbial quality and safety of ground beef/product sold in differrent retailers around Thohoyandou Area, Vhembe District, Limpopo
… meal preparation and services, especially in the fast-food industry. Despite the control measures in place, foodborne infections continue to be an immense problem, with millions of cases occurring annually worldwide. In South Africa, illnesses and deaths related to food consumption continue to be …