Composting biodegradable material is an effective means of reducing landfill waste and improving the state of the environment. To encourage the use of public compost bins, two interventions were introduced in community shopping center food courts and a local, independently owned fast food restaurant: tabletop signs outlining the benefits of composting and models who demonstrated the behavior. W...

Self-reported calorie estimation tends to be inaccurate and unreliable, while accurate automated estimation is expensive. Close to half of all Americans are trying to loose weight, and a significant number therefore try to track their calorie intake, self-monitored or with professionals. The Smart Remote Food Photography Method (SRFPM) archives significant accuracy of classification of fast foo...

Building brand loyalty has become more crucial, yet more complex to achieve in today’s age of immense competition. The paper discusses the brand loyalty as it is becoming an important element for gaining competitive advantage. The study looks into different key factors affecting brand loyalty in a developing country like Pakistan. The study focused on the aspects; Brand Knowledge, Brand Social ...

Obesity is associated with many health problems. Obesity rates are gradually increasing. The present descriptive study was conducted to find the prevalence and factors of overweight and obesity among school children of Nalanda. It was seen that 5.3% children were overweight and 1.7% were obese. Living in urban area, being female, less outdoor activities, lesser indoor activities and habit of fa...

The association between types of food access and rising adult obesity rates is increasingly recognized, as a complement to the effects of declining physical activity. Previous studies have examined the effects on obesity of only a limited set of store types, such as grocery stores, fast food restaurants and big-box retailers, and they have ignored that certain behavioral factors, such as could ...

In a recent and storied paper, David Card and Alan Krueger (1994) claim to find evidence that the 1992 New Jersey minimum wage hike raised the level of employment in fast food restaurants in that state (although not significantly by conventional statistical standards). In a response widely-cited in the press, David Neumark and William Wascher (1995), using data on payroll hours, claim to show t...

The relatively service-driven restaurant industry is becoming more important in generating income for many Asian countries and hence the service performance of the restaurants must be well understood and managed. The key determinants for restaurant service quality need to be identified, especially for the important segment such as youth customers. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the impor...