...is nothing better than treating yourself to your favorite Breyers ice cream on a warm summer day. Loosing yourself in the sweet creamy taste of real ice cream made with all natural ingredients. Whether you are enjoying Breyers all natural vanilla ice cream with birthday cake, having your favorite pie al a mode or just having your favorite flavor in a cup or cone it is undeniable that nothing is better than indulging into a sweet craving with Breyers. Breyers has been creating smiles and fulfilling family traditions for over 140 years. They continue to pride themselves on having a traditional ice cream recipe made with quality all natural ingredients such as real milk, cream, sugar, chocolate and fruit. Breyers is the oldest ice cream producer in the United States (http://www.answers.com/topic/good-humor-breyers-ice-cream-company ). In 1866 William A. Breyers from Philadelphia made homemade ice cream and sold it to his friends. His ice cream soon became so popular that it was known as Philadelphia’s best ice cream. Breyers ice cream business outgrew his home and he and his family opened their first retail store in 1882 then opened four more shortly after. Breyer promised all of his customers that his ice cream was made with the finest all natural ingredience. Breyer hand cranked all of the ice cream himself in the back of one of his stores then delivered it to the other stores by a horse drawn wagon. In 1896 Breyer and his family opened their first wholesale manufacturing...
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...dollar company operational in 50 states and world-wide. Continuing this momentous progress, they began to make way in ice cream industry in 2000. Dippin’ Dots sustained success from 2000-2005 yet began to fall in the years following its path to accomplishment. It established its first franchise in 2000 and soared to be named number one Franchise Times magazine’s Fast 55 list of fastest-growing young franchises in the nation. In 2006 the company reformed its leadership in the organization. Tom Leonard was named President with the addition of a new Vice President Dominic Fontana. After three years of a declining drought in finance sales, Curt Jones returned in 2009 to operations and fired both Leonard and Fontana from their previous positions. Strategic Posture: Dippin’ Dots mission was to create a new way to make and eat ice cream using method of microencapsulation (freezing with cold temperatures with substances like liqiud CO2 and N). With this mission their objective was to seduce consumers away from customers and maintain a loyal customer base by innovation. So they chose to target the ages of 8-18 years old. Thus Dippin’ Dots has a competitive advantage by choosing to establish and maintain a differentiation strategy with their ice cream. Strategic Managers: Curt Jones the founder of Dippin’ Dots was a microbiologist which led to the idea of ice cream being served in the form of BB pellets. His scientific background helped the company strive in the technology division...
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...Thesis Paper Outline Format I. Introduction: In this section, give the reader an idea of why your paper will be important and/or interesting, what you will be arguing, and make the organization of the paper clear to the reader. a. Explanation of purpose and background information (optional): Explain why this topic needs to be written about (may require some background on the topic) b. Thesis statement: A basic statement of your position; your answer to your research question c. Expanded thesis statement: A brief listing of the major points that you will make in your paper, in the order in which you will make them II. Arguments: Each of your main arguments can either argue a point that supports your position, or argue against something you believe is wrong. This is a lengthy paper, so ideally you will have more than three arguments to make. You should make as many as you can. Organize your arguments to flow from one to the next or, ideally, to put your strongest arguments first and last. a. Argument 1 i. Supporting evidence (author, pg. or para. #) ii. More supporting evidence! (author, pg. or para. #) iii. Even more supporting evidence!! (author, pg. or para. #) b. Argument 2 i. Supporting evidence (author, pg. or para. #) ii. More supporting evidence! (author, pg. or para. #) iii. Even more supporting evidence!! (author, pg. or para. #) c. Argument 3 i. Supporting evidence (author, pg. or para. #) ii. More supporting evidence! (author, pg. or para...
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...Thesis Paper Outline Format I. Introduction: In this section, give the reader an idea of why your paper will be important and/or interesting, what you will be arguing, and make the organization of the paper clear to the reader. a. Explanation of purpose and background information (optional): Explain why this topic needs to be written about (may require some background on the topic) b. Thesis statement: A basic statement of your position; your answer to your research question c. Expanded thesis statement: A brief listing of the major points that you will make in your paper, in the order in which you will make them II. Arguments: Each of your main arguments can either argue a point that supports your position, or argue against something you believe is wrong. This is a lengthy paper, so ideally you will have more than three arguments to make. You should make as many as you can. Organize your arguments to flow from one to the next or, ideally, to put your strongest arguments first and last. a. Argument 1 i. Supporting evidence (author, pg. or para. #) ii. More supporting evidence! (author, pg. or para. #) iii. Even more supporting evidence!! (author, pg. or para. #) b. Argument 2 i. Supporting evidence (author, pg. or para. #) ii. More supporting evidence! (author, pg. or para. #) iii. Even more supporting evidence!! (author...
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...Chattanooga Ice Cream Inc. (CIC) is the smallest of the three divisions of the Chattanooga Food Corporation. The Ice Cream Division has experienced declining sales and profitability for four consecutive years and in 1996 lost their third largest customer. The CIC leadership team led by Charles Moore needs to offset the losses and turn the division around to profitability however the dysfunctional management team could not agree on a plan. This paper will examine the dysfunctions of the management team and how Charles Moore’s Leadership contributed to the dysfunctions. The paper will recommend solutions that Charles and the management team could perform to resolve their conflicts build trust and define short term as well as long term goals that will build a strong team and return the company to profitability. Chattanooga Ice Cream Inc. (CIC) is a producer of mid-priced basic ice cream products (5 main flavors) and a completely owned subsidiary of Chattanooga Food Corporation. The CIC division president and general manager is Charlie Moore and has held this position since his promotion in 1993, see Figure 1 for the organizational chart. CIC is one of the largest regional manufacturers of ice cream with most of their sales to supermarkets and food chains. The Chattanooga Food Corporation (CFC) is a family-controlled enterprise that was founded in 1936 by Charlie Moore’s grandfather. CFC consists of three divisions of which the Ice Cream Division is the smallest of the three...
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...Abstract This report focuses on the United States-based ice cream producer, Dreyer’s, Inc., which used to be the largest ice cream company in America. In order to consolidate the ice cream industry, Rogers and Cronk, CEO of Dreyer’s, carried out some advancing operation philosophies including the launch of a strategic plan named the “Grand Plan” in the year 1994. The report gives a description of the expectations of the “Grand Plan” and their company culture in details and demonstrates why they are unlikely to be implemented successfully. Therefore, the 4 years from 1994 to 1998 witnessed a dramatic sales performance downturn. After analyzing the strategies and the industry situation, it appears that both the internal and external problems, such as the huge spending of the Grand Plan, fierce competition among rivals and increased costs raised by raw material prices, etc. led to Dreyer’s failure. Based on the findings, this report gives recommendations on portfolio restructuring, corporate restructuring, product diversification, and stakeholder conciliation. The aim is to help Dreyer’s manage through the current crisis and establish a firm ground in the market. Introduction Dreyer’s grand ice cream company was founded in 1928 by William Dreyer and Joseph Edy, and used to be one of the leading ice cream manufacturers and distributors in the United States. Its highest market share once achieved 14.8% of the entire ice cream category. In 1994,T.Gary Rogers, the chairman of...
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...Thesis Paper Outline Format I. Introduction: In this section, give the reader an idea of why your paper will be important and/or interesting, what you will be arguing, and make the organization of the paper clear to the reader. a. Explanation of purpose and background information (optional): Explain why this topic needs to be written about (may require some background on the topic) b. Thesis statement: A basic statement of your position; your answer to your research question c. Expanded thesis statement: A brief listing of the major points that you will make in your paper, in the order in which you will make them II. Arguments: Each of your main arguments can either argue a point that supports your position, or argue against something you believe is wrong. This is a lengthy paper, so ideally you will have more than three arguments to make. You should make as many as you can. Organize your arguments to flow from one to the next or, ideally, to put your strongest arguments first and last. a. Argument 1 i. Supporting evidence (author, pg. or para. #) ii. More supporting evidence! (author, pg. or para. #) iii. Even more supporting evidence!! (author, pg. or para. #) b. Argument 2 i. Supporting evidence (author, pg. or para. #) ii. More supporting evidence! (author, pg. or para. #) iii. Even more supporting evidence!! (author...
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...Abstract An external analysis has been conducted at Ben & Jerry’s. Our company is a leader in super premium ice cream industry. This report will analyze the company’s profitability margins and what major opportunities and threats that are facing the industry today. In addition, the report will take you through a brief history of Ben & Jerry’s and general information about the ice cream industry itself. The strategic plan is to identify and suggest the optimal solution for Ben & Jerry’s to get an even stronger competitive position. General Description of Industry History: It was 1978 when Ben and Jerry decided to open up their own ice cream shop in Burlington, Vermont with only a $12,000 investment. After one successful year, Ben and Jerry decided to hold free cone day, a tradition that still continues today. Within the next ten years, Ben and Jerry’s took off like wildfire. They started packaging in pints and in 1984 created the first stock for ice cream so that they could raise money for more franchises. By 1988 President Reagan had given Ben and Jerry’s the “US Small Business Persons of the Year” award. Through the 90’s, Ben and Jerry’s focused on using their ice cream as a symbol to raise money for various non-profit organizations and announced their ice cream as rBGH free. In 2000, a board of directors was created to provide leadership focused on expanding their social mission and product quality. Ben and Jerry have...
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...Chattanooga Ice Cream Introduction Chattanooga Ice Cream Inc. (CIC) is a producer of mid-priced basic ice cream products (5 main flavors) and a completely owned subsidiary of Chattanooga Food Corporation. The CIC division president and general manager is Charlie Moore and has held this position since his promotion in 1993, see Figure 1 for the organizational chart. CIC is one of the largest regional manufacturers of ice cream with most of their sales to supermarkets and food chains. The Chattanooga Food Corporation (CFC) is a family-controlled enterprise that was founded in 1936 by Charlie Moore’s grandfather. CFC consists of three divisions of which the Ice Cream Division is the smallest of the three, with revenues of $150 million USD per year. Chattanooga Food Corporation as a whole was performing well; the Ice Cream Division had experienced declining sales and profitability for four consecutive years. CIC revenue dropped from $185 million to $150 million and in 1996, lost their third largest customer Stay & Shop (switched to Sealtest brand) with revenues of 6.5 million. This latest loss will more than likely force a 5th straight year of lower revenues and profitability. Across this same period of time, the net profit decreased from approximately $6.75 million to $3.85 million. The causes of the decreases where in part to a reduction in the U.S per capita consumption of ice cream as well the increased competition from premium brands like Sealtest, Breyers and Dreyers and...
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...Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc. – B: Facing Acquisition Abstract In December 1999 Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenberg confronted three offers for their 17-year-old firm. Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. had grown from $2M in 1983 to $237M as the year ended. Growth rates had significantly dampened, however, a result of changing U.S. consumer preferences for lower cholesterol foods and competition. Jerry Greenberg had stepped out of day-to-day management of the firm some years before. Ben Cohen stepped back in 1994 when the firm incurred its first ever loss. He turned the helm over to Robert Holland, the first African-American to head a major U.S. firm. Holland came to the Ben & Jerry’s CEO position after a national search. His background as a McKinsey consultant and turnaround artist stood the firm in good stead. His moves concentrated on improving profitability, turning around a new plant that more than doubled the company’s manufacturing capacity, strengthening the depth of management experience in the top team, and responding to the demand for low-cholesterol with the introduction of a sorbet line. However Holland stepped out of the firm after almost 18 months with observers suggesting that he had felt uncomfortable with the founders’ “clowning and campaigning.” Perry Odak, Ben & Jerry’s next CEO, came with extensive consumer marketing experience in companies such as Armour-Dial. However, he had also been COO of U.S. Repeating Arms. Given the founder’s strong emphasis...
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... One of Nestlé’s cash cow product lines is the ice cream. Popular household ice cream brands under Nestlé include Häagen-Dazs, Movenpick and Dreyer’s. Nestlé acquired its financial prowess and brand equity from a few sources. Firstly, Nestlé possesses an unmatched R&D capability enabling them to research on new ice cream products to satisfy consumers’ needs and retain their loyalty. In addition, Nestlé also has a huge resource pool, which they can utilize to expand their product lineup and business portfolio through various merger and acquisitions. Nestlé entered into the US premium ice cream market in 2002 through the acquisition of Dreyer’s ice cream followed shortly by Movenpick in Switzerland and Häagen-Dazs. This acquisition allowed Nestlé to venture into highly desirable niche premium market and expand their global coverage. It was not long before Nestlé overtook Unilever as the biggest ice cream manufacturer in 2011, in terms of both sales volume and market share (Nestlé: 17.5% vs Unilever: 16%). Switzerland, despite being Nestlé’s home market, did not provide a significant inflow of revenue. On the other hand, Nestlé derived most of its revenue from foreign markets which it has penetrated into, for example the USA and Europe. When news of the booming financial market in Asia went viral, Nestlé did not lack to expand its influence into emerging markets in Asia, especially China whereby they sell ice cream to cater for the local taste through its multidomestic...
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...MBA 653: Organizational Behavior Ben & Jerry Case Executive Summary In the past three decades, Ben & Jerry’s has made a transition from a local ice cream maker into a large multinational corporation. The unique history and culture has made Ben & Jerry’s brand into a social icon. The core values and mission of the company have been defined as three interrelated parts in Ben & Jerry’s mission statement. The ever changing market has posed constant challenges to Ben & Jerry’s, which calls for a comprehensive strategy that addresses the competitive difficulties, while allowing Ben & Jerry’s to remain consistent with its mission and background. This report analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of Ben & Jerry’s organizational design during this transitional period in terms of its culture, social mission, marketing, competition, product development, manufacturing and distribution. We recommend that Ben & Jerry’s continues to strive in the global business market by taking following actions: protect the brand name while maintaining core cultural values, continue social activism at a local level, while exercising caution in the overtly politically arena, develop products that remain true to their roots, while using the new resources available from Unilever, and adopt a Lean manufacturing and distribution platform. Analysis Following the merger with Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s faces challenges as it navigates within a larger corporation while...
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...Jerry: But then I’ve got this friend, Ben, who challenges everything. It’s against his nature to do anything the same way anyone’s ever done it before. To which my response is always, “I don’t think that’ll work.” Ben: To which my response is always, “How do we know until we try?” Jerry: So I get to go through this leading-edge, risk-taking experience with Ben—even though I’m really just like everyone else. Ben: The perfect duo. Ice cream and chunks. Business and social change. Ben and Jerry. —Ben & Jerry’s Double-Dip As Henry Morgan’s plane passed over the snow-covered hills of Vermont’s dairy land, through his mind passed the events of the last few months. It was late January 2000. Morgan, the retired dean of Boston University’s business school, knew well the trip to Burlington. As a member of the board of directors of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade for the past 13 years, Morgan had seen the company grow both in financial and social stature. The company was now not only an industry leader in the super-premium ice cream market, but also commanded an important leadership position in a variety of social causes from the dairy farms of Vermont to the rainforests of South America. Increased competitive pressure and Ben & Jerry’s declining financial performance had triggered a number of takeover offers for the resolutely independent-minded company. Today’s board meeting had been convened to consider the pending offers. Morgan expected a lively This case was...
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...Jer ry: Ben: Jerry: Ben: Jerry : Ben: What's interest ing abo ut me a nd my role in the company is, I'm j ust this guy on the street. A pe rson who 's fai rly conventional , mainstream. accepting of life as it is. Salt ofthe earth. A man of the pe opl e. But then I'v e go t this friend , B en, who challenges everything. It' s against his nature to do anything the same wa y any one 's ever do ne it befo re. To which my response is always , " I don 't think that'll wo rk." To which my response is always, "How do we know till we try ?" So I get to go through this leading -edge, risk -takin g exp erience with Beneven tho ugh I' m really ju st like everyo ne else. The perfect duo. le e cream and chunks. Business and social chonge. Ben and Jerry. • - Be n & Jer ry 's Double Dip , As Henry Morgan's plane passed over the snow-covered hills of Vermont' s dairy land, throngh his mind passed the events of the last few months. It was late January 2000. Morgan, the retired dean of Boston University'Sbusiness school, knew well the trip to Burlington. As a member of the board of directors of Ben & Jerry's Homemade over the past This case was preparedby Professor Michael J. Schill with researchassistancefrom D aniel Burke. VernHines. Sangyeon Hwang, Won sang Kim, Vincente Ladinez, andTyrone Taylor. It was written as a basis forclass discus sion rathe than to illustrat effectiveor ineffectivehandlingof an administrative situation Copyright 0 2001 by r e . the University of Virginia Darden...
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... tukmaria/basil seeds) 2 cup vanilla ice-cream Ice cube as required ½ cup sugar 1 cup water 2 cup milk powder Few drops essence 1 cup boiled noodles 2 table-spoons Mawoa ½ cup boiled sabudana 2-table-spoons china grass ½ tea-spoon rosewater (golapjol) Fruit syrup as required 2-table-spoons sliced cashew nuts (pestabadam kuchi) Strawberry and vanilla flavor jello (crushed coarsely) 2 cups apple, banana, grave (cut in small pieces) Method of Preparation (How to Cook): 01. Mix the water, milk powder and sugar in a pot or pen together, then cook for few minutes. When it’s enough boiled, remove from heat and keeps into refrigerator for cold. 02. Now boil the noodles, then wash noodles with water and pinch water finely, then add table-spoons sugar with noodles and mix together finely. If want you can add few drops essence for color the noodles, and then keeps noodles into refrigerator for cold. 03. Now mix the china grass with 2 cups water in a pot and boil until mix well it with water, then add the jello powder and mix finely and transfer the mixture in a tray and wait for cold. 04. When its enough cold and hard, cut like cube pieces. Like above you need to make three different flavors jello cube. 05. Now make Falooda in a wineglass or mug – first place the noodles into ball, then place sagudana, jello cube, fruites, boiled milk (cold), jello cube (again), mawoa and ice cube one after one. Then place the ice-cream scoop on top and again add jello cube...
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