Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Globalization of Hometown

 My hometown is Richboro, PA in Bucks County. We have a few stores and restaurants. There's ACME markets, which is a supermarket franchise along the eastern coast of the United States, usually in the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, Connecticut, and Maryland. When I used to work at ACME, there were always these trucks with long trailers for delivery and I would have to help with the unloading. There would be other times that I would help for departures and load up the trailer. A Giant was recently added to the town and the same routine would happen there. Trucks with big trailers would drive around the back of the store and go through procedures. Sometimes there would be mail services like FedEx and UPS to deliver specific supplies. A Dunkin Donuts was on the far side of ACME before it moved locations. I would see a truck dropping off shipments of supplies and ingredients. Culture and diversity has been an impact in terms of food like Taco Bell which displays stereotypical Mexican food and other related regions. The Irish Horne displays potato dishes and Guinness beer. Italian cuisine can be found at Giuseppe's, Taormina's and Ristorante Italiano with pizza and pasta dishes. Globalization impacts many companies and franchises around the world. Goods and services travel from place to place every minute and every day. Any disruptions of deliveries, can cause pressure on drivers and the consumer would not receive the products and supplies that they require. 

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