Research in Eating Habits of Research in Eating Habits of Young People:Young People:

The Fast Food Trend, The Fast Food Trend, “Goody’s”“Goody’s”

• A team consisted of four students from the A team consisted of four students from the second grade of second grade of 54th High School, Greece54th High School, Greece (Sepolia),(Sepolia), participating in a European Union’s participating in a European Union’s programprogram

had been to “The Mall Athens”had been to “The Mall Athens”

“The Mall” from Outside …and from Inside

and had a conversation with two of the top executives, and had a conversation with two of the top executives, Mr. KonstantinosMr. Konstantinos KostarelosKostarelos and and Mr. Theodoros Mr. Theodoros

KallitsisKallitsis

• The first one is responsible for Marketing of The first one is responsible for Marketing of children’s food department and the second one has children’s food department and the second one has graduated from Thessalonica’s Vet University. He is graduated from Thessalonica’s Vet University. He is also an owner of doctoral and master certificate of also an owner of doctoral and master certificate of California’s UniversityCalifornia’s University

• the firm owns 180 stores, 174 from the firm owns 180 stores, 174 from which are placed all over Greece and 6 which are placed all over Greece and 6 in Cyprus, while it occupies about 5000 in Cyprus, while it occupies about 5000 employeesemployees

• Here is a Here is a panoramic viewpanoramic view of the Mall’s of the Mall’s fast food areafast food area

• ““Goody’s” differs from the general concept Goody’s” differs from the general concept of fast food and comes under the category of of fast food and comes under the category of casual dining. To analyze this, the customer casual dining. To analyze this, the customer feels more familiar, as he is served on a disc feels more familiar, as he is served on a disc with plate and cutlery instead of takeaway with plate and cutlery instead of takeaway foodfood.

• The function of such aThe function of such a company company implies the obedience to a specific implies the obedience to a specific legislation. legislation.

THE LAWTHE LAW

• This legislation has now a European character, This legislation has now a European character, stricter than the equivalent American, because of the stricter than the equivalent American, because of the mad cow diseasemad cow disease, , (Creutzfeldt Jakob Syndrome) (Creutzfeldt Jakob Syndrome) something that was fated to change the way we eat something that was fated to change the way we eat and buy meat. and buy meat.

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)Point (HACCP)

• HACCP defines every other method HACCP defines every other method concerning food safety. Space hygienic concerning food safety. Space hygienic (including decontamination, water supply, (including decontamination, water supply, deratization, disinsectisation etc.) is at the deratization, disinsectisation etc.) is at the highest level possiblehighest level possible.

• As far as the personnel are concerned, apart As far as the personnel are concerned, apart from the fact that they fulfill all the from the fact that they fulfill all the requirements they undergo medical requirements they undergo medical examinations before they get hired.examinations before they get hired.

• The main characteristic of “Goody’s” is that for the preservation of their own products (such as sauces), how much strange it may seem, no conservatives are usedno conservatives are used.

The conservation’s The conservation’s methods are, methods are, refrigeration refrigeration and and cold storagecold storage (freezing). The (freezing). The refrigeration requires refrigeration requires temperature under 6 temperature under 6 οοC, C, and products can be and products can be maintained for 50 days at maintained for 50 days at maximum. The freezing maximum. The freezing temperature must be temperature must be lower than 15 lower than 15 οοC and the C and the time of stay in the cold time of stay in the cold storage is from two to storage is from two to three years, in “Goody’s” three years, in “Goody’s” a time interval of 8 a time interval of 8 months is never overrunmonths is never overrun..

Eating habits of Greek consumers

• The Greek eating preferences differ far from The Greek eating preferences differ far from those of citizens of other countries, as the those of citizens of other countries, as the way of living, culture, climate there are totally way of living, culture, climate there are totally different. In that manner, the firm promotes different. In that manner, the firm promotes thethe “Mediterranean Diet”“Mediterranean Diet”

Details in products/ingredientsDetails in products/ingredients

ChickenChicken

• It might be one of the It might be one of the most crucial products most crucial products that need to be that need to be elaborated due to the elaborated due to the fact it comprises the fact it comprises the main career of main career of salmonella. That salmonella. That happens because they happens because they are breaded in farms are breaded in farms where they contact with where they contact with diverse microbesdiverse microbes.

• ““Goody’s” in order Goody’s” in order to solve that to solve that problem decided to problem decided to import only the import only the inner part of the inner part of the chicken, usually the chicken, usually the chest. The three chest. The three types of chicken types of chicken are: filets (nuggets), are: filets (nuggets), roast filets and raw roast filets and raw chickenchicken.

OilOil• It is used for the preparation of a great variety of It is used for the preparation of a great variety of

food which, in order to take their final form. Its food which, in order to take their final form. Its boiling point lies to 200 boiling point lies to 200 οοC, so the oil itself is fried at C, so the oil itself is fried at lower temperatures, 172 lower temperatures, 172 οοC in particular, so as to C in particular, so as to avoid the formation of dangerous starchy avoid the formation of dangerous starchy substances, substances, acrylamidesacrylamides

• In “Goody’s” the In “Goody’s” the type of oil that is type of oil that is used for the whole used for the whole process of frying is process of frying is palm oilpalm oil, commonly , commonly known in the market known in the market as seed oil, because as seed oil, because it assembles greater it assembles greater resistance to high resistance to high temperatures in temperatures in comparison with comparison with other widely known other widely known types of oil. types of oil.

• Last but not least, it is Last but not least, it is worth saying the oil is worth saying the oil is checked at regular checked at regular intervals to prevent any intervals to prevent any feasible mistake and feasible mistake and every 2 days it is every 2 days it is replaced. The firm replaced. The firm considers replacing considers replacing palm oil with another palm oil with another type of the product type of the product aiming at better quality. aiming at better quality. The matter derives from The matter derives from the need to reduce the the need to reduce the saturation degree, as saturation degree, as the product is already the product is already saturated and, saturated and, eventually, slightly eventually, slightly harmful for the harmful for the consumer.consumer.

BurgersBurgers

• Burgers are Burgers are prepared in prepared in Thessalonica Thessalonica primarily by eggs, primarily by eggs, toasts, minced-meat toasts, minced-meat milk, spices.milk, spices.

PastaPasta, , Cold CutsCold Cuts and Ice-creamIce-cream

• PastaPasta from Barilla’s (Italy) products are from Barilla’s (Italy) products are used used

• Cold Cuts:Cold Cuts: From “Nikas” (Greece) is From “Nikas” (Greece) is the main supplier of the firm.the main supplier of the firm.

• The The ice-creamsice-creams are products of their are products of their making and the firm owns a special unit making and the firm owns a special unit in Athens for it. Milk is mainly provided in Athens for it. Milk is mainly provided by Delta (cf. Vivartia group)by Delta (cf. Vivartia group)

Further information:Further information:

http://http://www.goodysnet.grwww.goodysnet.gr

Thanks to:

• Mamounas IoannisMamounas Ioannis• Krasakis DimitriosKrasakis Dimitrios• Plyta KaterinaPlyta Katerina• Fotinos XaralabosFotinos Xaralabos