Prepare an analysis on the globalization of the F&B in the context of “thinking globally – buying locally”.

Managing Food and Beverage in Competitive Environment

You are appointed as a consultant for a luxury resort in Europe, at a popular summer destination of your choice.

You have to prepare an analysis on the globalization of the F&B in the context of “thinking globally – buying locally”.

Your report should show how current issues and trends will be introduced at the resort and addressing:

• The globalization of the food industry with increased sourcing of food within the EU and overseas

• The consolidation of the food supply base into fewer, larger suppliers

• Major changes in the supply chain and logistics

• Centralized and concentrated supplies and sales

You are to choose the tourism destination under discussion and your analysis should be supported with relevant literature and related examples from practice.

ASSESSMENT INSTRUCTIONS
1. This piece of work should be approximately2,000words (+/- 10%).

2. Make sure to include a list of references and information sources, using the Harvard Reference System (HRS).

3. Return this form, duly completed, at the front of your assignment.

4. Retain a back-up copy of your assignment, both in hard and electronic form.

5. It is entirely your responsibility to ensure that this assignment is submitted by the due date stated above.

Failure to do so, without supporting evidence for mitigating circumstances, may result in a zero grade being awarded.

You need to submit your assignment personally to the Student Services Officer between 9.00am – 16.00pm and sign the relevant form.

What will you do differently? What follows? Also, analogies and metaphors are a great way to illustrate how one views a concept or an idea.

Reflection paper

Opportunity Cost, Scarcity, Production Efficiency, Allocative Efficiency, Human Capital, Specialization, Comparative Advantage, Income, Tastes, Prices, Household Budget, Information, Transaction Costs, Utility, Consumer Satisfaction, Profits, Markets, Competition, Market Structure, Labor Costs, Innovation, Entrepreneurial ability, Productivity, Government Regulations, Business Incentives, Economies of Scale, Product Differentiation, Brand Name, Advertising, Market Power.

General Instructions:

Choose one concept from the list above, and write a paper a 500 to 550 word paper (500 words, is the absolute minimum)

You are free to organize and arrange your sentences and paragraphs in any you see fit, but your response MUST at least have the following 5 elements:

It must state and define the concept or idea.

It must explain how you viewed or understood the concept before completing the discussions.

It must explain your new way of viewing, or understanding the concept.

It must say the reason why your perspective, or understanding changed.

In other words, what did you do, see, or hear as a result of completing the discussions that helped transform your opinion.

It must have information, data or facts, that supports the reason for your change.

The information, data or facts can be presented in the form of an example, or as part of an explanation, but it must be explicitly connected to at least one of the graded discussions.

As you produce your response, you should also consider the following:

The implications of the change in perspective.

In other words, now that you see this in this way, what are some of the things that will come after?

What will you do differently? What follows? Also, analogies and metaphors are a great way to illustrate how one views a concept or an idea.

What statements were utilized for formulating your proposal. Why? Select the appropriate statements for analysis and defend your choices.

5-2 Final Project: Milestone Two

To complete this part of the assignment, the following items, as well as those listed above, must be addressed:

I. Budget ( Note: Respond to the following critical elements in the proposal outline, not on the Excel document)

A. Statements: What statements were utilized for formulating your proposal. Why? Select the appropriate statements for analysis and defend your choices.

B. Expenses: What major expenses are associated with your proposal items?

C. Budgetary Accounts: What budgetary accounts (i.e., salaries) are impacted, and in what way?

D. Reasoning: Based on the previous year’s budget data, why did you select these budget items for adjustment over other options?

E. Ratios: Research the various ratio options (including ROI) used for reviewing financial statements.

Determine what ratios you will use for your proposal items and explain why.

F. Ratio Calculations: Using budget statements, formulate calculations that support each recommendation.

G. Projected Departmental Budget: Create a projected departmental budget for the upcoming year that incorporates the costs of the proposed
changes.

NB//: Milestone 1 is below also it s the follow up of the first one. Address all those questions.

Discuss your choice with your first marker/learning set tutor. For all formats you will be expected to complete financials, relevant market research etc.

The market for meal kits : a market overview of the meal kit industry and its outlook, and a business plan for scaling up a meal-kit company in an EU country

Business Development Plan

A business development plan would enable you to explore a proposed or existing
project in depth.

You will need to demonstrate your academic and research skills by drawing on relevant academic literature, market reports and other external data sources and will include some original research to show the viability (or otherwise!) of your project.

Your plan could be for a business start-up or to grow an existing venture.

For the Business Plan format you can choose to utilize the Traditional Business Plan, or the Lean Start-up or Business Model Canvas.

Discuss your choice with your first marker/learning set tutor. For all formats you will be expected to complete financials, relevant market research etc.

Ensure you adhere to the principles of good academic practice and ensure you use the Harvard system to reference any sources cited in your presentation.
am attaching a similar project, as an example.

As per the example, the essay must be split in 2 parts :

The first part must be a thorough research of the meal kit industry in Europe and its outlook (this part should be around 5,000 words),

The second part must be a business plan for scaling up and further developing an existing meal-kit company in Greece (this part should be around 3,000 words)

Define Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Perspective including all five (5) levels of systems, making note of each of the systems as they are expressed in the film.

APPLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

View the film “The Boys of Baraka” The film is available on Vimeo at the link below:
https://vimeo.com/6948025 Choose two (2) of the main characters (among the “boys”).

1.Define Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Perspective including all five (5) levels of systems, making note of each of the systems as they are expressed in the film.

You can speak in generalities (i.e. – the microsystems for the boys include their caregivers), but make sure it is specific to the film.

2.Select 2 of the 4 main characters in the film.

3.Through either a multidimensional OR life cycle perspective, discuss how each system interacts with these characters to inform their functioning and development.

Compare and/or contrast the differences or similarities between the environmental factors of these two characters.

Use 3 sources from the attached list.

Additionally use 5 external sources from peer reviewed journals that are relevant. Total of 8 sources.

All sources must be quoted accurately, will look at the sources and check that they in fact say what the writer is saying that they say.

If they are not being quoted accurately, will ask for a revision until the sources are accurate.
Do not include a synopsis of the movie.

This is not a movie review. Only reference the movie as needed to directly to answer the prompts.

Include an Introduction and a Conclusion. Use headings to organize the paper.

Estimate the human and other resources that will be needed to carry out your proposal. You do not need to include specific dollar amounts, but you should anticipate what each activity requires in terms of resources in general terms.

This is a group activity. For more information on groups, see About Group Work.

Share an outline of Section VI and VII (Timeline & Resource Allocation and Conclusion) of your Change Proposal with your peers.

You will collaborate with a small group of your classmates to share ideas and offer feedback and suggestions to one another in an informal setting.

This collaboration within your group will assist you in further developing your Change Proposal to be submitted for feedback from your instructor.

In your time and resource allocation post, be sure to cover the following:

Time – Give an approximate time-frame for the different stages (i.e., pre-implementation through evaluation) and activities in your proposal
Human Resources – Estimate the human resources that you will need to carry out your proposal. You do not need to include specific dollar amounts, but you should anticipate what each activity requires in terms of resources in general terms. For example, you might need a certain number of full- or part-time staff or the services of a contracted firm.
Other Resources – Estimate the other resources that will be needed to carry out your proposal.

For example, specific software, hospital supplies, laptops, publicity materials, and so forth. You may find it useful to use an Excel spreadsheet or other table for presenting this information.

Here are the questions:
VI. Time and resource allocation:

A. Give an approximate timeframe for the different stages and activities in your proposal

B. Estimate the human and other resources that will be needed to carry out your proposal. You do not need to include specific dollar amounts, but you should anticipate what each activity requires in terms of resources in general terms.

For example, you might need a certain number of full- or part-time
staff or the services of a contracted firm, specific software, hospital supplies, laptops, publicity materials, and so forth.

You may find it useful to use an Excel spreadsheet or other table for presenting this information.

VII. Conclusion

A. Summarize the proposed change, its significance, and expected outcomes as a result of implementing the proposed change.

Previous Outlines are uploaded below.

Discuss how these different approaches influence U.S. foreign policy. Additionally, discuss how events or policies during this time have influenced policies today.

The Great Depression and World War II. Identify 3 aspects of U.S. foreign policy present during this time (the 1930’s through 1950’s).

Discuss how these different approaches influence U.S. foreign policy. Additionally, discuss how events or policies during this time have influenced policies today.

You must incorporate at least 3 scholarly citation(s) in current Turabian format. Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years.

Acceptable sources include books, legal cases, articles, the Bible, etc. Sources should be more substantial than basic internet dictionaries.

Briefly discuss effective ways that nurse leaders can help alleviate these hazards in nursing practice. Are there additional hazards that you would include?

DISCUSSION

Attached are the required readings for this assignment.

1. During project management activities, an individual may not be given access to the entirety of his or her health record held by the health care provider or health plan and may only have the ability to view and not update or edit the information that is assembled by the health care provider or health plan.

Using a SWOT analysis, provide examples how imbalances in access may lead to conflict in electronic health record optimization and how the conflict can be managed?

2. From highest hazard to lowest hazard, rank the top five technology hazards out of ten that nurse leaders need to be aware of in their practice and justify your response.

Briefly discuss effective ways that nurse leaders can help alleviate these hazards in nursing practice. Are there additional hazards that you would include?