LOCAL LITERATURE FAST FOOD Fast Food Establishments or Quick Service Restaurant consist of diverse operation facilities whose slogan is “Quick Food”. Customers wait in line for access to a counter at which they order food from a very limited menu such as hamburgers, fries, hotdogs, chicken and other items. (Cariño, Beltran, and De Ocampo, 2008)
RESTAURANTS Restaurants began in 1765 in Paris, France. Before 1765, inns and catering operations offered public food services. In this period, caters formed a guild to protect them from the unscrupulous competition from their time. This when a soup vendor made a soup from a sheep’s foot and white sauce. Because of publicity, the vendor’s soup kitchen became famous and even the king of France liked the soup. Then the soup vendor merchandised the soup as “le restaurant divine” meaning the divine restorative.
Meanwhile in the US, the first restaurant was the Delmonico’s Restaurant. It was established in the year 1827 and it was located in New York City. The said restaurant was run by the Delmico family. (Cariño and De Vera, 2008)
FOREIGN STUDY SOFTDRINKS, CANDY AND FAST FOOD: WHAT PARENTS AND TEACHERS THINK ABOUT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT Schools are the places where most of the school-aged youth are eating what they want because of the influence of the environment that surrounds them. Most of young people spend their time in school and it affects the dietary behavior of them. Health professionals, public health advocates, educators and politicians expressed that the teachers and parents have big roles in fostering healthy eating among children. Apparently, teachers and parents believed that eating fast food chains are not the best alternative offered as lunch. Almost all teachers prefer to have a healthy food environment for their students.
Schools ans Student's Nutritional Health Others 15%
Teachers 85%
Among teachers, 85% agreed that the school environment influenced students’ food choices and nearly all agreed it was important to have a healthy school food environment.
Other Food Choices at School
Parents & Teachers, 15%
Less than 15% of parents and teachers believed foods from fast- food chains should be offered as lunch alternatives.
Other Food Choices at School
Parents & Teachers 90%
Among both parents and teachers, 90% agreed that more healthy snacks and beverages should be available in school vending machines and on a la carte lines.(Kubik, Lytle, & Story, 2005)
LOCAL STUDY PHILIPPINE FAST FOOD INDUSTRY: KEEPING UP WITH THE CHANGING LIFESTYLE
Fast Food or also known as the quick service restaurants were dated back since 1921. In Philippines the first hamburger chain was established in the year 1965 and it was Tropical Hut Hamburger. After almost 90 years, the fast food market has grown. Because of the fast food chains the gross revenues were increased, led by Jollibee Foods Corporations. Because of positive outcomes, more fast food chains were established.
In the country, Jollibee Corp. is the leading fast food chain, growing from over 400 stores in 2001 to over 600 stores in 2010. It continues to expand overseas with 71 international stores in six countries. Because of its expansion, Jollibee Corp. takes Greenwich, Chowking, Delifrance, Red Ribbon and Mang Inasal but Jollibee sold its Delifrance. The McDonalds was the main competitor of the Jollibee.
Because of the changing lifestyle, fast food chains acquire new strategies like 24/7 hour open for the benefits of the BPO employees.
Five out of every 10 Filipinos who dine out prefer to order fast food because these outlets offer cheaper, immediately available foods.
Around 90 % of Filipinos above the age of 20 are at risk of suffering from obesity, diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and other potentially debilitating conditions. (Crisostomo, 2006)
