...New Belgium Brewing has stayed true to their core values and this has been successful for them (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). The company’s social responsibility to its environment, customers, and employees, has aided in establishing and helps to maintain a competitive advantage; thus having a solid strategic focus is crucial to sustaining the company’s competitive advantage. New Belgium has often looked for ways to protect the environment by being “environmental friendly”. The company strives to find cost-efficient energy saving alternatives in such they have invested in wind turbine, making then the first fully wind- powered brewery in the United States (Ferrell & Hartline,2014). Recycling initiatives help reduce waste. The company has recycled...
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...New Belgium Brewing has created a craft brew that is loved by many not just around the country but the world including myself. Although the taste is something that is quite pleasing to the palate I feel that there success can be based on two things specifically. The first would be their focus on energy saving and environmental safe brewing standards and then where they came from. Ryan Withall stated in his article with Sustainable Brands-The Bridge to Better Brands that New Belgium Brewing Company understands that if they want to sustain themselves for the long run and that will include "environmental initiatives, employee ownership, fair employment practices and active engagement with suppliers, distributors and the greater community" (2014)....
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...Case Study: New Belgium Brewing: Ethical and Environmental Responsibility Globe University Business Ethics Professor E. Craig Morris May 12, 2012 Case Study: New Belgium Brewing: Ethical and Environmental Responsibility What environmental issue does the New Belgium Brewing Company work to address? How has NBB taken a strategic approach to addressing these issues? Why do you think the company has chosen to focus on environmental issues? Probably, the environmental issues need to be addressed by the New Belgium Brewing (NBB) is cost-efficient energy-saving alternatives. ‘In 1998, the NBB commissioned study found that the largest amount of CO2 actually came from the coal-fuelled power plant that supplied the brewery with electricity’ (Melanie Drever, 2006). As a result, the company’s employees entirely agreed to invest in a wind turbine, making the company 100% wind energy brewery because CO2 emissions have bought to serious global warming, and air pollution, affecting the normal lifestyle of people throughout the world. At the same time, the disposal of hot water or polluted water from the process of brewery will create thermal pollution, and water pollution respectively. Those problems will impact the ecosystem composition of aquatic animals or organisms by decreasing the oxygen supply in the river. Therefore, NBB also purchased and developed...
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...Case New Belgium Brewing (B) New Belgium Brewing: Developing a Brand Personality * Background NEW BELGIUM’S INITIAL MARKETING STRATEGY The idea for the New Belgium Brewing Company began with a bicycling trip through Belgium. Belgium is arguably the home of some of the world’s finest ales, some of which have been brewed for centuries in that country’s monasteries. As Jeff Lebesch, an American electrical engineer, cruised around that country on his fat-tired mountain bike, he wondered if he could produce such high-quality beers back home in Colorado. After acquiring the special strain of yeast used to brew Belgian-style ales, Lebesch returned home and began to experiment in his Colorado basement. When his beers earned thumbs up from friends, Lebesch decided to market them. The New Belgium Brewing Company opened for business in 1991 as a tiny basement operation in Lebesch home in Fort Collins. Lebesch wife, Kim Jordan, became the firm’s marketing director. New Belgium beers quickly developed a small but devoted customer base, first in Fort Collins and then throughout Colorado. The brewery soon outgrew the couple’s basement and moved into an old railroad depot before settling into its present custom-built facility in 1995. The company’s standard line has grown to include Sunshine Wheat, Blue Paddle Pilsner, Abbey Ale, Trippel Ale, 1554 Black Ale, and the original Fat Tire Amber Ale, still the firm’s bestseller. Today, New Belgium Brewing is America’s third largest...
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...Case 27: New Belgium Brewing 1) What are the ethical issues in this case? - Ethics is a commonly used term that refers to the ideas and issues of right, wrong, fairness and justice. In regards to business, the concept of ethics refers to the ideas and issues in the commercial industry. In the New Belgium Brewing case study, there are many ethical concepts displayed. A positive ethic in regards to doing right is the company’s mindset that profitability comes second and their commitment to providing a quality product and business for consumers. In addition, all the companies’ decisions are based on a strong set of core values and beliefs that have made them shine in society. Furthermore, New Belgium Brewing (NBB), is ethically sound because they have developed their business around being environmentally friendly. NBB has developed an industry leading process to minimize their environmental footprint from recycling, clean energy sources and cutting back on their CO2 emissions. This is a very ethically sound company and continues to be successful as they continue to grow. 2) What keeps other companies from having the commitment to environmental sustainability that NBB has evidenced? - One piece of evidence that NBB has observed that is keeping other companies in the industry from a commitment to environmental sustainability has to do with the recycling of glass bottles. NBB has attempted to develop an idea for a bill known as the “bottle bill” that would promote...
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...New Belgium Brewing: Ethical and Environmental Responsibility1 Although most of the companies frequently cited as examples of ethical and socially responsible firms are large corporations, it is the social responsibility initiatives of small businesses that often have the greatest impact on local communities and neighborhoods. These businesses create jobs and provide goods and services for customers in smaller markets that larger corporations often are not interested in serving. Moreover, they also contribute money, resources, and volunteer time to local causes. Their owners often serve as community and neighborhood leaders, and many choose to apply their skills and some of the fruits of their success to tackling local problems and issues that benefit everyone in the community. Managers and employees become role models for ethical and socially responsible actions. One such small business is the New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc., based in Fort Collins, Colorado. History of the New Belgium Brewing Company The idea for the New Belgium Brewing Company began with a bicycling trip through Belgium. Belgium is arguably the home of some of the world’s finest ales, some of which have been brewed for centuries in that country’s monasteries. As Jeff Lebesch, an American electrical engineer, cruised around that country on his fat-tired mountain bike, he wondered if he could produce such high-quality beers back home in Colorado. After acquiring the special strain of yeast used to brew Belgian-style...
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...Case Study Analysis New Belgium Brewing Company is a regional brewery located in Fort Collins, Colorado. It opened in 1991 after Jeff Lebesch, the brewery's founder, took his home-brewing passion commercial. In 2009, it produced over 582,000 barrels of its various labels. As of 2010, it was the third-largest craft brewery and seventh-largest overall brewery in the United States. The brewery was founded by husband-and-wife (now divorced) team Jeff Lebesch and Kim Jordan in 1991 and emphasizes eco-friendly practices and employee ownership in its marketing materials. It is located in northeast Fort Collins near the Cache la Poudre River on the grounds of the former Great Western Sugar plant. In 2008, New Belgium Brewing Company was named the best place to work in America by Outside Magazine. This could be attributed to the brewery's efforts to ensure the " happiness of their employees. Once a month the brewery's Wellness Committee meets to discuss activities, such as bike tours, for employees to contribute in. New Belgium Brewery has made it a objective to be entirely wind-powered. Rather than directly using wind-generated power, the brewery elects to pay an increased rate for their electrical energy, which is supplied by the City of Fort Collins Utilities to ensure it comes from the cleanest source possible. About 10% of the brewery's power comes from methane gas created as a byproduct of their on-site water treatment plant. goal. In 2008, New Belgium Brewing Company was...
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...BUSINESS STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH NAME : STEPHANIE ROBERTS COURSE NAME: MANAGING STRATEGY COURSE CODE: BUSI1484 PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENTS: PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT 1; GLOBAL FORCES AND THE WESTERN EUROPEAN BREWING INDUSTRY DATE OF SUBMISSION: 09/02/2012 1. (i) PESTEL ANALYSIS OF THE WESTERN EUROPEAN BREWING INDUSTRY The PESTEL framework provides a comprehensive list of influences on the possible success or failure of particular strategies (Johnson et al, 2008, p55). PESTEL stands for Political, Social, Technological, Environmental and Legal. Political- Governments in Europe were campaigning strongly against drunken driving. This affected the propensity to drink beer in pubs and restaurants. Economic- Some low consumption European markets have been showing good growth. Pubs have suffered as a result of large supermarket chains such as Tesco and Carrefour who often use cut price on beer to lure people into their shops. The result was that an average of about 50 pubs closed per week during the recessionary year 2009. Social- There was increasing awareness of the effects of alcohol on health particularly in the UK. This led to a growing hostility to excessive alcohol consumption in pubs. Beer consumption in the UK as well as in Germany began to fall as a result of this. Wines were becoming increasingly popular as Europe was turning off beer. There was an increasing demand for Exotic imported beer more especially in Belgium, Denmark...
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...Blodgett New Belgium Case 1) Rather than use focus groups to test its branding and messaging, New Belgium used insiders in the bike community and brewery friends who had a personal history and knowledge of the brand. Evaluate this decision. Should New Belgium have used the more traditional approach to ensure the widest possible input to its marketing strategy? Discuss. Jeff Lebesch came back to Colorado with the idea to produce high quality beer and began experimenting in the basement of his home, he never anticipated owning the seventh largest brewery in the nation with sales of over 700,000 barrels of beer per year. With this being said, I highly doubt that Jeff and his wife Kim had the financial stability allowing them to spend money to market a home brewed beer that could have potentially failed. Jeff may have faced a little biased reaction from brewery friends and insiders in the biking community who knew what the brand stood for, but in the long run the “word of mouth” method works to their benefit and saved them countless amount of money. Some might say that people who already know the business can only help elaborate it, where people who are unaware of the business can bring new ideas to the table, but I believe that Jeff and his wife executed their marketing strategy the best to their ability. 2) New Belgium’s focus on sustainability, whimsy, and fun is clearly rooted in its Colorado-based culture and the ethos of its founders and employees. As New Belgium’s distribution...
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...Western European Brewing Industry Case Study Question: 2. For the breweries outlined above explain: (a) How these trends will impact differently on these different companies; and (b) The relative strengths and weaknesses of each company. (A) Impact of these trends. 1. InBev (Belgium/brazil) • INBev is a merger of two companies Anheuser and Busch and hold the top spot in the world’s top 10 breweries. • INBev is known for being the world’s largest brewing company through mergers and acquisitions and has a 25 percent global market share • By diversifying its enterprise into many countries outside of Europe (where the consumption of beer was increasing), has helped the companies continued success. • INBev are geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets and leverages the collective strengths of its approximately 155,000 employees based in 25 countries worldwide. • The corporation has a significant position in the Latin American market. • INBev occupies 50% of the US market and 50% of the Mexican market. • The company is established in countries where the consumption of beer is rising. • Revenue of 47 billion US dollars in 2014 • INBev has around 200 beer brands and continues to forge strong connections with consumers. The global brands included are Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois, Beck’s, Leffe, Hoegaarden, Bud Light, Skol, Brahma, Antarctica, Quilmes, Victoria, Modelo Especial, Michelob Ultra, Harbin, Sedrin, Klinskoye...
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...Emerging Trends Case Study Nicole Lopez De Victoria Amanda Vincent Ivey Harless Brandi Stone HCS 341 March 16, 2015 Michael Sawyer Emerging Trends Case Study In this article, Kim Jordan and Jeff Lebesch founded New Belgium Brewing Company with hopes to create a thriving business that caused minimum pollution and damage to our environment and planet. By involving their employees and setting a good example that their employees could follow, it has helped them achieve what they set out to do 20 years prior. By using green business practices, the right communication and HR practices, and introducing fun into the workplace they have been able to keep positive employee relations and their business running strong. First, Belgium’s green business practices contribute to positive employee relations in many ways. The company has many programs that allow the employees to actively participate in keeping with the green ethics of the company. The employees are encouraged to bicycle to work daily. Since nearly half of the employees do bike into work, the company has a Toyota Prius that the employees use to travel to meetings outside the office. At the end of their first year of employment new employees are given a cruiser bike. They also host an annual bike tour where employees dress in costume and take local residents on a bike tour. This all encourages a good team ethic. They also offer onsite recycling for things such as car batteries and oil. These things are not easily recycled...
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...Silva Case study 5 1. New Belgium has effectively used integrated marketing communications over the first 20 years. Evaluate the use of one major advertising campaign to fortify and enhance the company’s brand image. 2. NBB seemed to agonize over the use of the word “folly” in its advertising campaign. What do you make of the company’s struggle with this decision? Also, how do you personally feel about the use of their word? 3. New Belgium’s focus on stain ability, whimsy, and fun is clearly rooted in its Colorado-based culture and the ethos of its founders and employees. As New Belgium’s distribution continues to expand away from the locale, how can the company make its branding and messaging respond with customers in different parts of the country? 4. Currently, New Belgium has been much more successful using social media than competitors Boston Brewing CO. and Sierra Nevada. Evaluate how social media has contributed to the firm’s marketing strategy, and make suggestions for the use of social media in the future. New Belgium did an amazing job of using word of mouth as integrated marketing. This has been there number one form of advertising since its early days. New Belgium also did community events, and factory tours. New Belgium struck gold in the social networking industry. They really took the time tip infiltrate an ever-growing industry of social media to help their business grow. The major advertising campaign they used was a TV...
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...Introduction The purpose of this briefing paper is to analyse the data given from the case study to determine the impact and consequences global forces have, by using the PESTEL framework. This framework is used to help form a strategic analysis of the macro-environment; the outside factors beyond the control of a company. It categorises the environmental influences into six groups: political, economical, socio-cultural, technological, environmental and legal; making up the acronym PESTEL. Analysis Political factors Europe has traditionally been seen as the centre of the beer brewing industry. However, the level of alcohol consumption is gradually declining. This is because many of the key markets within Europe are increasingly more aware of the social and health issues caused by excessive alcohol consumption. Governments are actively campaigning against the abuse of alcohol and the possible consequences of drunk driving, ‘binge drinking’, and the long-term effects related to health. These key factors relate directly to government policies and their decisions towards the European beer market. Economic factors As a result of government intervention, there has been a marked decrease in product sales in public premises. As people are more and more likely to drink at home rather than out to bars, the alcohol sales has shifted from ‘on-trade’, where beer is consumed on public premises, to ‘off-trade’, where beer is purchased by retail and consumed on private property...
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...Question 1 (i): Using the data from the case (and any other source available), carry out for the European brewing industry a PESTEL analysis. What do you conclude? Beer has been a part of the social fabric of cultures around the world for thousands of years. Even today beer ranks as the third most popular beverage in the world next to water and tea. Considered one of the oldest drinks, the origin of beer dates back to 6000 B.C. With low-cost strategies and lack of marketing and product innovations all created a very stable situation guaranteeing high returns on investments for most breweries in Europe. However, this situation has been changing dramatically and the industry has witnessed different brewing styles over the last decade. The market entry of large multinational breweries resulted in shrinking demand due to changing consumer preferences, the emergence of more aggressive competitive strategies and rapid changes in important distribution channels have created growing competitive pressures for European breweries. An industry that was used to stability must now find its way in an increasingly turbulent market environment. First of all, I need to evaluate the macro environment of the industry. The most suitable tool to analyze the broad macro-environment is the PESTEL analysis. In the PESTEL analysis environmental influences are categorized into political, economical, social, technological, environmental/ecological and legal aspects. It helps to identify how future trends...
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...COORS MOLSON MERGER FEBRUARY 28, 2010 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ii SCOPE 1 INDUSTRY 1 Top 5 Brewing Companies 1 The Beer Brewing Process 1 The Brewer to Retailer Process 3 Beer Importers 3 Beer Wholesalers 3 Beer Retailers 3 COORS 4 Marketing 4 Information Technology 4 Financial 5 MOLSON INC. 5 Marketing 5 Information Technology 5 Financial 6 MOLSON COORS MERGER 6 Four Objectives of Molson Coors 6 Goals from Molson and Coors 7 Coors Goals 7 Molson’s Goals 7 Merger: Good or Bad? 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document analyzes two world renowned brewing companies, Coors and Molson, in their achievements and efforts as individual companies in order to gain an understanding of the merger between Coors and Molson. The beer brewing industry is briefly reviewed in terms of the top five brewing companies in the world along with the information and beer brewing process flows of the industry. Marketing, information technology, and financials are elaborated upon for Coors and Molson. These three key aspects of each company are compared and contrasted in order to come to a positive decision about the merger. Finally, the merger is concluded to be a great decision for the two companies. SCOPE The merger between Coors and Molson are highlighted in this document. In order to come to a decision about the merger, the companies’ top competitors are mentioned. Information flows, as well as beer processing flows, are discussed. The two companies...
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