24/7/365 Walk

by Charlotte Maitland

This walk covers the issue of food industry surrounding Blacksburg during the late night hour. The instant gratification generation society has had a large influence on how food access is viewed and this is especially true surrounding a college campus. As you explore this walk will ponder questions about the entire industry, with both the worker and customer in mind. The development of the late night industry has had such a large effect on the way we live our lives, this walk discovers where we came from in Blacksburg, where we are now and why society has produced a demand for this fast-paced all day and night culture.

Somewhere sometime between the consumer and producer a disconnect has developed. How did this happen?

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References

Websites:

• Story of 7-11
• http://corp.7-eleven.com/AboutUs/History/tabid/75/Default.aspx
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfXF1INhTbY
• Virginia Tech Dining Service
• http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2009-06-22-dining/2009-06-22-dining.html
• Blacksburg Data
• http://www.city-data.com/city/Blacksburg-Virginia.html
• Delivery Industry
• http://www.franchisedirect.com/foodfranchises/takeoutanddeliveryfranchiseindustrystudy/14/263
• Dangers of Late Night Food
• http://blog.foodfacts.com/index.php/2011/01/12/the-damaging-effects-of-eating-late-at-night/
• McDonalds History
• http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com/mcd/our_company/mcd_history.html
• Fast Food Industry
• http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/fast-food3.htm
• http://www.eng.umu.se/E3ht03/manchester/Lisa/fastfood.htm
• http://www.fastfoodpackaging.us/fast-food-history-in-united-states/

Books:

• Town of Blacksburg: Blacksburg: A special Place for 200 years. 
• Town of Blacksburg: Blacksburg Restaurant History, 1968-1980. 
• Charles L. Harper, Bryan F. Le Beau: Food, Society, and Environment. 
• Andrew F. Smith: The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink.                                             
• Moya Kneasey: Reconnecting Consumers, Producers and Food: Exploring Alternatives.                  
• Market Facts, Inc.: Consumer Attitudes and Behavior in the Foodservice Marketplace.                     

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to:

• Marco Hernandez
• Michelle Berry
• Anja H. Bieri

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