fast food - commodity Flashcards
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list the positive social implication of fast food (commodity)
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- employment opportunities- both direct (working at the store) and indirect (harvesting the potatoes at the farm)
- contributions to charity’s such as the Ronald Mcdonald house
- investment in community groups- sponsoring footy clubs
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list the negetive social implications of fast food goods
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- obesity
- loss of cultural idendity
- poor and unfair wokring conditions (in some)
- exploitation (in some)
3
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positive economic implication of a fast food good
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- generation of wages results in income taxes
- company profits are taxable which provide revenue for host countries
- opportunities for 3rd party companies to become suppliers
4
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list the negative economic implications of fast food goods
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- disease related to obesity place a big financial burden on national health budgets
- the dominance of multinational fast food companies has a negative impact on small/medium sized local businesses
5
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negative environmental implications of fast food goods
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- the litter produced by fast food is the 2nd largest contributor to litter.
- litter then effects the marine life and wildlife living standards
- the production of the plastic packaging requires the use of fossil fuel increasing the CO2 emissions
-impacts of water requirements for potatoes - beef products as it requires large areas of land as well as cereal products
- cows also producing methane = potent greenhouse gas
- large demand for beef and soy means deforestation happens n a larger scale which contributes to the removal of natural habitats and also the production of green house gases as trees are carbon sinks
6
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positive environmental implications on fast food
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due to the pressure from consumers ffc have began to become more sustainable and helping the environment by changeing their plastic packaging to recyclable or biodegradable material