Turkey Sandwich on Whole Wheat:
Production:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy5wqjYSgCk
As seen in the video above, fuel plays a crucial role in powering the required machinery in the production cycle. What is not considered in the video, as brought up by Richard Manning in his “The Oil We Eat” article, is the energy used in producing the poultry. In order to produce the main ingredient in the deli meats, chickens, turkeys, and other farm animals must be fed grains and wheat in order to grow. These plants require their own energy sources i.e sunlight, water, and soil. Growing and maintaining these plants also requires fuel energy in the powering of planting, watering, and harvesting machines.
As mentioned earlier, the romaine lettuce and tomatoes used in the turkey sandwich are grown in a farm within Canada. As such fuel energy plays a role in its production much similar to wheat and grains. The picture of the tomato growing operation depicts a hydroponic setup which increases production efficiency by using less space. However this requires greater reliance on technology and machines.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ybdvjEwZo
Transportation:
Most if not all of the ingredients used in the creation of a simple turkey sandwich come from farms or packaging plants throughout Canada. Trucks (meats and some fresh produce) and Rail cars (grains) which are fuels by Diesel are used to transport ingredients as well as the final products.
Starbucks Coffee
Production:
Starbucks is a unique provider of coffee in that is has such a large operation and influence on the global market. The Video below provides a small insight on the operations of the Starbucks empire.
The image below also summarized the production aspect of Starbucks coffee.
As the picture illustrates, there are many contributors in the making of a simple cup of coffee. The main ingredient of coffee beans are imported from throughout the world such as South America, Mexico, and Indonesia. The beans are then roasted at production plants and ground and brewed at local Starbucks stores. In every step of this process, it requires the energy from fuel in order to power roasters, harvest beans, transport materials, and even the construction of Starbucks stores requires labor, materials, and energy.
Transportation:
As previously mentioned, coffee beans must be transported throughout to world in order to fuel Starbucks global operations. This may come in the form of Trucks, Cargo Planes, Freight Car Rails, and Cargo Ships. Each of which requires fuel to operate. Wood pulp is also required to create the paper cups and stir sticks at each store location as well as plastic lids, cup sleeves, and a plethora of other materials.