At first when I arrived in the Associate supermarket I was not sure where should start to begin this assignment, I'm pretty sure many other of my classmates felt the same. Because of this assignment I realized that there are a huge amount of items to purchase from supermarkets, more then I had imagined.
I began by choosing a random aisle and strolled down it, I looked around until I found a spot that I wanted to settle down in. I started observing the items on the shelf’s around me, the first thing I saw were the can goods. Some were peaches others were pineapples. One thing that I noticed was that the same size can (20oz) of peaches of two different brands (Associates and Dole) coast two different prices, the Associates can coast about 35 cents cheaper then the Dole can. People usually say “well, it’s a better brand that’s why it’s more expensive” but what does better brand actually mean? If I were to buy the Dole can, does that mean that I am paying 35 cents extra just for the brands reputation or does it have something to do with the peaches and the juices in the can? The next thing I did was look at the ingredients… they were made of the same stuff.
I noticed in the ingredients that both cans did not state the compound name of the preservative used to preserve the peaches, in fact I don’t think any type of can goods do so, why is that? Do can goods need preservatives? I examined the can some more and came across the expiration date. I allayed wondered, how does eating expired food affect your health? This also made me wonder how do companies determine how much of a particular can good they should produce so that it’s enough to satisfy the demand but not too much where they start to loose money?
Other questions I had:
Why are thing cheaper by the bulk?
Why are supermarket (ex: Associate) brand goods are almost always cheaper then others?
How much does it coast to build a supermarket?
How does placing food in cans affect their nutritional value?
What is high fructose corn syrup and how is it different compared to sugar?
Is honey beneficial in a way other than just providing carbohydrates?
Is the air in the supermarket cleaner then the air outside?
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