Corporations Going Global and Adapting to Local Culture

In my Food, Eating, and Culture class we recently read an article entitled Of Hamburger and Social Space: Consuming McDonald’s in Beijing. The article is about the first McDonalds opening in Beijing and how the company was forced to adjust to the culture of the Chinese people and how the Chinese people adapted some American [...]

The Best…

Of the first Two Weeks… Special thanks to Evan and Leah for being the first two guest editors on the Blog Council. Of course, none of their fine work could be included for consideration.  These were not easy decisions, so kudos to everyone for producing such good content. The council will provide individual feedback to [...]

When your food gets around more than you do….

Thinking about where your food comes from is a scary idea. Remember as a child how you may have chewed on your toys or put something in your mouth that you should not have? And your mother would say “You don’t know where it’s been!” Now take a second look at that apple you are [...]

Worth the wait

It’s funny that after you read good articles about food, where does it come from, etc…you pay more attention to your food choices and give some thought when getting a tomato from the salad bar. However, in the end it always comes down to people and how are we going to change what we are [...]

Connecting with John Mackey od

I didn’t know much about John Mackey until I read “The Anarchist’s Cookbook.” Learning about his values, management style, personal lifestyle, and overall beliefs regarding an organization has allowed me to make connections in several different areas. First of all, I don’t mean to criticize, but I am legitimately confused as to why he is [...]

Pollan – Naturalist or Rationalist?

Pollan is a naturalist. I thought I would answer the title question right off the bat. As he makes clear in his article, he is no fan of the bureaucracy of United States Department of Agriculture of the policies of the U.S. Government in general. As we learned in class, “natural system analysts emphasize that [...]

Sustainability:A New Loop-Hole

With the onset of our current economic crisis, people around the world have taken a step back in hopes of a better day. It seems to general trend of the world system; ride the highs, and reform the lows. This has been the pattern of the US for centuries. When lows come along, flaws in [...]

Authenticity and Food(ie) Orgs

This week you are reading about some different firms in the food industry.  One of my not-at-all hidden goals in the class is to expose my co-authors and students to a wide variety of types of organizations.  Since the WSJ and Financial Times understandably are heavily weighted towards publicly-traded firms, I like to look for [...]