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Western fast food companies are aggressively expanding in Brazil

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Re: Western fast food companies are aggressively expanding in Brazil

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Post by Kalium »

yodsanklai wrote: post #70
icelancer wrote: post #18

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>>The same argument is used in the US to thwart limitations on sugary beverage purchases and other junk food with SNAP Those living under the poverty line don't like being hit with condescending statements coming from those who are supposedly trying to help them, either. Conservatives/Republicans at least call the poor lazy. Liberals/Democrats who want to restrict sugar/luxury items from EBT/SNAP often make ridiculou…

> Those living under the poverty line don't like being hit with condescending statements coming from those who are supposedly trying to help them, either. So what? leave corporations feed them with junk food and ruin their health? When I was a kid, we drank Coke at every meal and I'm literally paying for it as an adult - and it certainly didn't make me an happier kid. I wish our government had done something to avoid…

> So what? leave corporations feed them with junk food and ruin their health?

One possible option is to offer people information and resources to guide them towards what we might prefer. A lot of farmer's markets and groceries in my area offer a 50% discount on produce for customers paying via EBT or SNAP, for example.

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Post by brianwawok »

keldaris wrote: post #79
ryanwaggoner wrote: post #71

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Fresh squeezed orange juice is 110 calories per 8 oz serving. But most people in America would drink a glass more like twice that size.

I guess it's mostly just a difference in volume then. Google tells me 8 oz translates to about 230 ml, that's pretty much the average glass of juice around here.

People would complain if a resteraunt give them such a small glass. 12 oz / 350 ml is much more common drinking glass size here.

People going to McDonalds for soda get 32 ounce / 950 ml

Some crazy sizes here...

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Post by wavefunction »

cdubzzz wrote: post #63
grecy wrote: post #36

I saw McDonalds being built in dirt-street towns in Guatemala, I saw lines three blocks long at KFC in South America, and I've seen many Porsches and Ferrarris in the parking lots of American fast food joints in third world countries. I am utterly shocked they have not moved into Africa yet. I've just driven tens of thousands of miles through 17 countries without a single Mcdonalds. Between Morocco and South Africa,…

There was a KFC in Accra back in 2011 or so when I was there, so they are definitely in Ghana, at least.

KFC seems to be the easiest American fast-food to take global, given the lack of cultural or religious prohibitions against consuming chicken. I've seen it all over Asia at least.

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Post by brianwawok »

sagivo wrote: post #38
r00fus wrote: post #34

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https://www.hassavocadoboard.com/retail/volume-and-price-dat... This aligns with my recent shopping experience.

I think you're missing the point of vegetables being expensive in the US. If you think these prices are normal than allow me to disagree. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/business/amazon-whole-foo... https://imgur.com/a/6yozr

Avacados happen to be one of the more expensive vegetables.. and the price is highly seasonal. You should see them for $0.8 to $1.2 "in season" and $1.5 to $2.5 "out of season". Perhaps an additional tax if you live in a big city.

if you want to talk about vegetable affordability, lets start with lettuce, carrots, and broccoli.

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Post by BoppreH »

gcb0 wrote: post #47

title is completely off. its not fast food (Mcdonalds, wendy, etc) but junk food (nestle, kellogs, kraft, etc)

The article focuses on junk food, but it's both.

Until recently in medium-sized Brazilian cities, the only fast food chains an American would recognize are McDonald's and Subway. This changed since the last two years. In a short span of time I saw new franchises of KFC, Pizza Hut, Domino's and Burger King.

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Post by gcb0 »

BoppreH wrote: post #85
gcb0 wrote: post #47

title is completely off. its not fast food (Mcdonalds, wendy, etc) but junk food (nestle, kellogs, kraft, etc)

The article focuses on junk food, but it's both. Until recently in medium-sized Brazilian cities, the only fast food chains an American would recognize are McDonald's and Subway. This changed since the last two years. In a short span of time I saw new franchises of KFC, Pizza Hut, Domino's and Burger King.

those companies are there for at least 10 years! at least! pizza hut over 15. kfc over 10. bk over 7.

...but well, those companies increasing presence explain why the corrupt coup government rushing to sell the country just passed laws removing low-wage workers protection.

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Post by GordonS »

candiodari wrote: post #65
GordonS wrote: post #54

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I've never heard of anyone drinking 900 calories of fruit juice! Is this an American thing?

Just so we're clear: that's 3 glasses, right. Have you really never drunk 3 glasses of fruit juice ?

3 massive glasses - no, I've never drank anything like 2 litres of fruit juice in one day, let along one sitting.

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Post by tomcam »

spaceseaman wrote: post #61
tomcam wrote: post #24

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> Conservatives/Republicans at least call the poor lazy Not the ones I read. Could you cite some mainstream examples?

Here's [1] a study from the Pew Research Center stating that 51% of Republicans believe the poor are poor due to "Lack of effort on his or her part" rather than "Circumstances beyond his or her control" (32%). And here's some prominent Republicans saying similar things over the last couple years. http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/article/2014/mar/14/cont... http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/jason-chaffetz-new-g…

Duly upvoted. Thank you.
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