1. Introduction
Our group has chosen to do a case study in the field of food service management, as that is related to our major.
In today’s service-oriented world, we often see companies formulating creative business methods to increase competition and to meet customer demands. Prime examples of such are two leading American companies in the field of grocery retail, Whole Foods Market (WFM)
Ⅰ.INTRODUCTION
ⅰ.About whole foods market
Whole Foods Market is a foods supermarket chain based in Austin, Texas which emphasizes "natural" and organic products. It is classified as grocery store and health food store. Founded in 1980 as one small store in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market is now the world's leading retailer of natural and organic foods. The company operates 302 store
-Foods supermarket chain
-Based in Austin, Texas
-“Natural” and Organic products
-Grocery store and health food store
-Operates 302 stores.
중략
Strengths
-Attempts to make grocery shopping an exotic experience
-Fast inventory turnover rate
-Large selection of privately labeled products.
-Merchandise is priced a bit lower than Whole Foods’
Weakness
-Limited store si
Materials
Accelerated electron : machine-generated accelerated electrons
Gamma-rays : cobalt 60, cesium 137
X-rays : machine-generated x-rays
Radiation dose : the quantity of radiation energy absorbed by the food
as it passes through the radiation field during processing.
Gray (Gy): one Gray equals one Joule of energy absorbed per
Who is interested in the process?
Alongside traditional methods of processing and preserving food, the technology of food irradiation is gaining more and more attention around the world. Although regarded as a new technology by some individuals, research on food irradiation dates back to the turn of the century with the first USA and British patents being issued in 1905 for the use of ionizing