Sentences with phrase «of food chains as»

These lively chickens highlight plants as the start of food chains as well as decomposers, herbivores, and carnivores.

It remains a perennial favorite with its examples from land and sea and simple explanations of food chains as a flow of energy and the impact of humans on food chains.

Eat as cleanly as you possibly can, avoiding as much chemical adulteration of your food chain as you can, maybe even grow as much as you can of your own food both plant and animal.

Then it turns out that this monster came to your towns area because it is no longer on the top of the food chain as an even more terrifying monster lurks near a small island which will be your final target.

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It is one of the largest food and drug chains in the U.S., with more than 2,200 stores in 33 states, including brands such as Acme, Safeway, and Tom Thumb.

American fast - food chains have also been wrestling with a wider range of health concerns at home, as many consumers are changing domestic eating habits in response to an ongoing obesity epidemic.

Either way, as Tom Watson's recent CB profile of Elop makes clear, the once mighty Finnish firm needs all the hype it can get to regain its place atop the mobile phone food chain.

As fast food employees push to increase the minimum wage, the former CEO of one chain tells CNBC that could be counterproductive.

It has risen to the top of the fast - food chain by being comfortably, familiarly, iconically «mass market» and so ubiquitous as to be the Platonic ideal of «convenient.»

But the past few years have been tough on casual restaurants — a vast category that occupies everything between fast food and fine dining — as chains have surrendered market share to a growing wave of upscale fast - food brands like Five Guys and Freshii.

Now it looks as though bargain shoppers are once again controlling the restaurant industry — something that is driving consumers away from casual chains in favor of eating at home or at fast - food and fast - casual chains.

Fast food delivery has become a growing trend as restaurant chains try to boost the convenience factor of their food to keep customers satisfied.

As retailers and brands vie for a piece of a hit that takes players from place to place, fast food chain McDonald's Japan (mcd) said its nearly 3,000 shops across Japan would serve as spots where Pokemon can be battled or «trained» in the game — within limitAs retailers and brands vie for a piece of a hit that takes players from place to place, fast food chain McDonald's Japan (mcd) said its nearly 3,000 shops across Japan would serve as spots where Pokemon can be battled or «trained» in the game — within limitas spots where Pokemon can be battled or «trained» in the game — within limits.

The chain is famous for League's strict anti-texting policy, as well as the stars who show up to premiere films at the Austin location and the special posters designed for many of the screenings, which may pair cult classics with themed foods.

Amazon's moves should help Whole Foods, long derided as «Whole Paycheck» for its high prices, to woo customers beyond its upper middle class clientele, as well as counter the discount chains such as Walmart and even Aldi as they vie for more of the organic and natural foods markets.

Such screens are standard at drive - through lanes of many fast - food chains, such as McDonalds (MCD), Burger King (QSr), and Sonic — but the Starbucks screens will have a twist: customers will see their barista's face when they relay their order.

Speed of service, always an issue for chains, has recently been a top concern for fast - food franchises as wait times have reportedly lengthened across the board.

The decision by Chipotle comes as the chain's sales have struggled to rebound from a poorly handled and prolonged food - safety crisis that began in the fall of 2015.

Digitalundivided's FOCUS Fellow accelerator / incubator program has so far helped black and Latina founders raise more than $ 13 million in angel and venture financing, boosting to prominence a range of companies such as online design marketplace Zuvaa, food supply - chain data provider FoodTrace and postpartum - care developer Mahmee.

2014 may be the end of pizza chains as we know them, as veteran fast - food chains like Domino's and Pizza Hut attempt to compete with fast - casual rookies by upping their quality and atmosphere.

Chipotle, one of the first national brands to market where its ingredients come from, has faced supply - chain issues and food - borne - illness outbreaks as its restaurants have grown in number to more than 2,300.

Despite the TV industry's perception that it is at the top of the entertainment food chain, at some point the impact of this shift becomes inescapable, just as newspaper and music companies eventually had to admit that the shifts they were seeing in consumer and advertising behavior were more than just a speed bump.

That tack paid off as the advent of big natural - foods chains turned out to benefit — not harm — even tiny players in the $ 48 - billion nutrition industry.

The moves come as the world's largest restaurant company faces increasingly stiff competition from other fast - food outlets as well as from a growing number of fast - casual restaurant chains.

As fast - food Twitter has gotten weirder and weirder, this year was a beautiful one for those who just couldn't get enough of their favorite chains saying bizarre things and getting into feuds.

They will also impact many of Wal - Mart's big retail rivals, such as Target Corp (TGT.N), and fast - food chains like McDonald «sCorp (MCD.N).

Shares of the world's biggest fast food chain by revenue rose more than 5 percent as global same - restaurant sales topped Wall Street forecasts, driven by the strength in mature markets especially the United Kingdom and Germany.

McDonald's Corp said on Thursday it laid off in July 135 employees at its U.S. headquarters and 90 corporate employees posted overseas as part of a major restructuring at the fast - food chain, which has been fighting to reverse a long sales slump.

Canada's grocery companies are in stiff competition against each other as well as other types of retailers that offer food items, including U.S. - based department store chain Walmart and Toronto - based Shoppers Drug Mart (TSX: SC).

[McDonald's] has risen to the top of the fast - food chain by being comfortably, familiarly, iconically «mass market» and so ubiquitous as to be the Platonic ideal of «convenient.»

It's also a break from the food business, where Berkshire (BRKA) has done a string of big deals recently, including Heinz and Kraft, as well as providing financing for Burger King's acquisition of Canadian doughnut chain Tim Horton's.

Just as with technology companies, fast - food chains depend on flashy new products to keep customers interested, which is why we can surely expect more of these concoctions in the year ahead.

A fast food seafood joint, Nordsee is one of the oldest fast food chains in the world, and originally started out as a 19th century fish supply shop before settling into the restaurant business.

Toast Box is one of the most popular Singaporean food chains and serves unique toasty creations alongside artisan coffee, also known as «kaya toast and kopi» (jam with toast and coffee).

Kimbap (or Gimbap) Cheonguk loosely translates to «Kimbap Heaven,» a popular fast food chain in South Korea that's as ubiquitous as Tim Horton's is in Canada (a «one on every corner» type of situation).

The company said Thursday it sold a majority stake to an affiliate of Roark Capital Group, an investor in such big - name fast - food chains such as Carl's Jr., Hardee's and Arby's.

The fast - food chain generates as much as 70 percent of its sales from hungry drivers, according to John Gordon, principal at San Diego - based Pacific Management Consulting Group and an adviser to restaurant franchisees.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters)- McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) said on Thursday it laid off in July 135 employees at its U.S. headquarters and 90 corporate employees posted overseas as part of a major restructuring at the fast - food chain, which has been fighting to reverse a long sales slump.

As McDonald's moves to boost pay for its company - owned U.S. restaurants — about 90,000 workers or roughly 10 percent of its locations nationwide — the question now is whether pressure will mount for the fast food chain's franchises to follow suit.

Susan Lyne, a co-founder of BBG Ventures, confirms that «the biggest issue is not the number of women starting companies, but the access to capital as you move up the food chain.»

Friday, shares of Royal Ahold Delhaize NV, the Dutch company that operates the Giant Food and Food Lion chains, dropped as much as 7.6 percent in Amsterdam.

In Canada, the cost of food waste was identified as $ 31 billion in 2014, according to a report from Value Chain Management International, up 15 per cent from 2010.

The grant will also fund the improvement of basic technological infrastructure and improve cold chain capabilities, as well as allow for the hiring of regional and national level staff to cultivate and manage new food donors for food banks in the provinces in which they work.

As the «pay for work» practice is especially prevalent at the commodity - sourcing level of the food supply chain, the «No Fees» initiative initially focused on promoting ethical recruitment in palm oil and seafood sourcing, and has now scaled up to include companies in the electronics, apparel, and extractives sectors.

Of course, all is not rosy for Green Mountain, as a number of food retailers and quick - serve restaurant chains have taken advantage of the Keurig system's patent expiration to pursue alternative partnershipOf course, all is not rosy for Green Mountain, as a number of food retailers and quick - serve restaurant chains have taken advantage of the Keurig system's patent expiration to pursue alternative partnershipof food retailers and quick - serve restaurant chains have taken advantage of the Keurig system's patent expiration to pursue alternative partnershipof the Keurig system's patent expiration to pursue alternative partnerships.

Of the 50 largest fast - food U.S. restaurants by sales, 13 identify as burger chains with a mix of fresh and frozen beeOf the 50 largest fast - food U.S. restaurants by sales, 13 identify as burger chains with a mix of fresh and frozen beeof fresh and frozen beef.

Alibaba launched Hema, its digitized physical supermarket chain where shoppers use a mobile app for online orders and in - store purchases of groceries or freshly prepared foods, as well as research products while shopping and pay digitally or with facial recognition.

Though most of the food chains try to keep the outlets company owned in certain cases it is not always possible and hence are given as franchises.

As supply chains lengthen, they have to verify the food safety practices of foreign suppliers and may have to demonstrate compliance at a moment's notice to regulators.

However, The difference between myself and those who profess to be God's chosen is that I don't delude myself with the anthropocentric nonsense that humans are masters of all other creatures on this planet (as well as all creation), we are merely and momentarily at the top of the food chain.