Fast food restaurants,in Mascoutah, are a certain type of restaurants that serve a limited menu fast food cuisine in minimal table service. The food is generally cooked in advance in bulk proportions, kept hot & is available soon after placing the order to consume or to take away. Usually a restaurant chain or franchise operation provisions standard ingredients or partially prepared food through supply chains to each of the fast food restaurants under it. To ensure a consistent level of product quality and to deliver the order quickly, avoiding labor & equipment costs, pre-cooked products are monitored for freshness using specialized operations. Food items in the fast food restaurants are prepared with ingredients formulated to obtain an identifiable aroma, flavor, texture, freshness, reduced handling costs & fast order fulfillment, because of the commercial emphasis on taste, safety, low cost, speed & uniformity. Hence, a significant degree of food engineering- including the use of additives, preservatives & processing techniques, which though limit the nutritional value of the food, are often employed in these restaurants in Mascoutah.

Water, Water Everywhere … Part III

    Author is :  Lee Ann Rush Unfortunately, the large global food purveyors like Nestle aren’t the only ones interested in controlling the world’s water supply for financial gain.  It seems that some state and local governmental entities here in the United States have their own ideas about collecting water-based revenue.  A month or so ago, a performer at a..