And it has been busy! While not being the only pizza place in town, Little Ceasars has had a steady crowd since opening on Sunday! The $1000j pepperoni pizza is a hit!
Here is a picture from Thursday.
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And it has been busy! While not being the only pizza place in town, Little Ceasars has had a steady crowd since opening on Sunday! The $1000j pepperoni pizza is a hit!
Here is a picture from Thursday.
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Wow...there is no way I would pay 10 bucks for a little Caesar's pizza, over a delicious Angela's pizza. But, I guess folks love what they are not use to.
Angela's has always been the best pizza in Negril in my opinion for as long as I can remember, but it has been a long time since any of her large pizzas were $1000j... And as of yesterday, $1000j is not us$10 but less than $7.50...
Rob, that's true, definite price difference. A group of us boardies always go to Angela's during bash week. the pizza, the pasta....unbelievable...
We are fans of our local Little Caesar. You can build your own like the bigger chains at half the price. Still can’t imagine eating it in Negril. Curious to see what the review is after things settle down.
Jojo,
It's not so much of "not what they are used to" as LC has been available on the island for years, but an affordable nearby option to quickly feed the family... Many people were getting the "family" options which include drinks and a side or two.
Rob, I hear that, but look how wildly popular KFC is , and that is more expensive than a lot of chicken options...…..they just need a White Castle now...…. ( grin )
sometimes i hate progress
Jojo,Quote:
Originally Posted by jojo p
Exactly! Regarding KFC, they have been in Jamaica since 1975. Obviously their popularity isn't due to it's "not what they are used to". Generations of Jamaicns have grown up with it and it has become a "staple" on the island. It is more expensive than other options but it is still popular!
Little Ceasars has been on the island for going on three years now. And like KFC, they seem to be providing something that the locals can enjoy, but at an affordable price. Like KFC, they are a locally owned franchise that employees workers, contributes to the economy and provides a taste that families like! Not bad for 3 years...
In the future, say 40 years from now, if LC becomes something generations have grown up with and continue to enjoy, then it may become an "institution" in Jamaica like KFC. Only time will tell...
What most Jamaicans look upon as "progress" getting fast food chains on the island, some tourists think of as a negative. I don't necessarily like having them there (as it reminds me too much of where I live) but Jamaicans want the options and variety they represent. I have the right to ignore them while in Jamaica just like I do when I am here in Florida.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob
If a good number of tourists could have native women walking on the beach bare-breasted and paying for a room with strings of wampum, they would opt in. (Me included ;) )
Quote:
Who will provide the grand design, what is yours and what is mine?
'Cause there is no more new frontier, we have got to make it here
We satisfy our endless needs and justify our bloody deeds
In the name of destiny and in the name of God
And you can see them there on Sunday morning
Stand up and sing about what it's like up there
They called it paradise, I don't know why
You call some place paradise, kiss it goodbye
Eagles
Food. Jamaican food. I love the sound of my meal being cooked within my line of view.
Nice lyric quote, sir!
What hasn't been mentioned here is the effect fast food has had on the health of the western population. One of the things we marvel about when we go to Jamaica is how, for the most part, the Jamaican population is so fit. This is in part due to the limited access to processed foods and the lovely list of ingredients that go into the preparation of a meal that's hot and ready in a few minutes.
We enjoy waiting for out food in Jamaica because it is real food. It would sadden us greatly if in a couple decades we saw increases in youth obesity, diabetes, and other health issues the Jamaican people as a whole don't experience now. Are the Jamaican authorities teaching anything in the schools about the dietary pitfalls of fast food?
Rob..."Regarding KFC, they have been in Jamaica since 1975."
I'm sure you have read this or was told this, so I'm not disputing that, the year 1975 is indeed mentioned on the official KFC website. In fact however, Kentucky Fried Chicken operated in Kingston during the mid and late 1960's. The only reason I know this is because my mother (may she RIP) would stop on her way home from work from time to time to pick some up and we kids would be patiently waiting on the veranda for her to walk up carrying a bucket of chicken. Our very first exposure to fast food in Jamaica back in the day.
I did some checking and found this ...
"New Management for Kentucky Fried Chicken
In 1964 Sanders sold Kentucky Fried Chicken for $2 million and a per-year salary of $40,000 for public appearances; that salary later rose to $200,000. The offer came from an investor group headed by John Y. Brown, Jr. a 29-year-old graduate of the University of Kentucky law school, and Nashville financier John (Jack) Massey. A notable member of the investor group was Pete Harman, who had been the first to purchase Sanders's recipe 12 years earlier.
Under the agreement, Brown and Massey owned national and international franchise rights, excluding England, Florida, Utah, and Montana, which Sanders had already apportioned. Sanders would also maintain ownership of the Canadian franchises. The company subsequently acquired the rights to operations in England, Canada, and Florida. As chairman and CEO, Massey trained Brown for the job; meanwhile, Harland Sanders enjoyed his less hectic role as roving ambassador. In Business Week, Massey remarked: "He's the greatest PR man I have ever known."
Within three years, Brown and Massey had transformed the "loosely knit, one-man show ... into a smoothly run corporation with all the trappings of modern management," according to Business Week. Retail outlets reached all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico, Mexico, Japan, Jamaica, and the Bahamas. With 1,500 take-out stores and restaurants, Kentucky Fried Chicken ranked sixth in volume among food-service companies; it trailed such giants as Howard Johnson, but was ahead of McDonald's Corporation and International Dairy Queen."
Source...http://www.company-histories.com/KFC...y-History.html
Anyway, I just waned to set the record straight. Someone at KFC corporate needs to check their facts. LOL! :)
I think that the hazards of Western food hasn't been mentioned here because most folks reading this are from the "Western population". We already know it. The food may be tasty, but certainly not a necessary part of a healthy diet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irine
Education is key and it is being taught to everyone in Jamaica both in school and out! The government is constantly warning about many of the hallmarks of modern lifestyles that are contributing to the increases in cardiovascular diseases, heart attack and stroke, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes.
Diet as well as less strenuous activity are the main culprits, more hallmarks of our modern lifestyles. But as in the rest of the Western world, the teachings often fall on deaf ears.
Please note that this trend has been happening already for many decades. This is not a "fast food" issue, although that doesn't help any, but more having to do with the every day diet. The average Jamaican has fast food on special occasions and not as an everyday thing.
I have lost track of people I have known here who have died from strokes and diabetes, and they grew up without fast food.
For those interested, here is more from the Jamaica Information Service:
https://jis.gov.jm/ncds-leading-caus...th-in-jamaica/
The brand and franchise is what you see in Jamaica. I doubt that the food (chicken, french fries, etc) is not the junk franchise standard you would get in the US.
I believe all the chicken is local Jamaican grown. I can't imagine that the franchise is unloading an airplane or a ship to get their supplies.
The biggest chicken supplier in Jamaica is a company Jamaica Broilers.
The jerk chicken you get at any restaurant or barrel came from them most likely. Or did you think it was being raised in some yard?
It's good Jamaican food grown on the island and prepared by Jamaicans. Enjoy it!
Cap
It would be interesting to find out the deal they made. If it's "supply chain management" or locally supplied. We envy the Jamaican's life style and would hate to see them trade it in for convenience as we have in the US. It's great to see Rob that they are educating the masses, I'm sure "smoke" has contributed to some of the heart and stroke issues. We are all for progress, but as Socrates wrote "all things in moderation".
A change 40 years in the making, just announced today!
"The popular ‘nutri bulla’ which has been a favourite of Jamaican primary school children for more than 40 years is among the food items that will soon be banned from public schools.
It forms part of efforts by the government to reduce obesity levels among Jamaican children and, as a first step, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton, signalled during his sectoral budget presentation in June that there will be restrictions to the sugar content of beverages that are made available in public schools as of January, 2019."
http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/p...hdrawn-schools
Speaking of the Colonel...
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Cool photo! :encouragement:
So if you read the article in the Gleaner this morning apparently the US thinks they have the right to sell chicken in Jamaica. They also state the prices would be so low that local producers would have trouble competing. I personally hope Jamaica finds a way to use every scrap of local supply before they purchase anything from outside the country from anyone. To further the conversation I just want to briefly explain the US softwood dispute with Canada. In a nut shell the US cannot produce enough lumber to meet the demand, so they purchase the rest from Canada. Canada however produces lumber for less than their US equivalents can. To protect US lumber manufacturers the US imposed a softwood tax requiring Canada to pay an import tax on the lumber they send to the US which basically makes the US producers competitive. So Canada pays the US to sell them lumber, a fight in the courts going on for many years as the free trade agreement states all countries should have the right to sell their goods abroad without penalty.
The US is stating they have the right to sell chicken in Jamaica. I say the Jamaican government should charge them an import tax to make the local suppliers competitive. The US uses this strategy elsewhere in the world of trade, I think it's only fair.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/l...ts-quality-and
Pizza pizza!
The article is interesting, pointing out that US Poultry Exporters are taking out ads to convince Jamaicans that their chickens are healthy, safe and tasty. That kinda says a lot about how the Jamaicans perceive imported chickens. As far as competing, the article states that people on social media are claiming the prices will be too low to compete. I dont think that is the current government position. But if that is the case, then Jamaica would impose a tax known as a tariff on the imported chicken which the Jamaican importer would pay, not the US exporter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irine
The same is true with the Canadian lumber issue. This issue has been going on since the 80's and the US importers pay the tariff (tax), not the Canadian supplier.
As we have discussed here many times when discussing customs duties, tariffs are nothing new. Early empires had some form of duties/tariffs. A country uses them to bring about the best trade results for their respective countries. From a country veiwpoint, if your export attracts a tariff, you complain to try and get a reduced or removed tariff because that is in your best interest. If you are the importing country, a tariff can be imposed to limit the amount imported to artificially keep the price high so as to not destroy your domestic industries.
There are many reasons why tariffs are imposed, but in the end, it all comes down to what a country thinks is in its best interest. For those interested in more, here is an interesting article from NASDAQ.
https://www.nasdaq.com/article/there...trade-cm768119