...Second Cup Ltd. And DAVIDs Tea Inc. Throughout the course, there has been so much discussion regarding coffee that I thought I would delve into the coffee and tea world a little deeper. Davids Tea first opened in 2008, in Toronto by David Segal and Herschel Segal. David was a tea loving entrepreneur and his cousin Herschel a Canadian Retail Pioneer and founder of Le Chateau. The two are passionate about tea and opened a tea company because they felt that tea brings people together. It is healthy and delicious and is the second most popular drink second only to water. Davids tea carries over 150 types of teas, including exclusive blends, limited edition seasonal collections, and exotic teas from around the globe. David’s teas have unique names such as the sweet blends named Read My Lips or Red Velvet Cake that tastes like red velvet cake. They carry premium green teas such as Sencha Ashikubo or Dragonwell. They also sell tea accessories to assist you in making the best cup of tea possible (The Davids Tea Experience, 2015). The company now has 136 tea shop locations across Canada and 25 in the United States, offering the public 5.1 million shares in June of 2015 for $19 U.S. per share (Davids Tea debuts, 2015). Second Cup started in a shopping mall that sold six blends of specialty coffee beans in 1970. During the 80s the company rapidly grew and by 1989 there were 180 cafes, focusing on brewed coffee, whole bean coffee and coffee merchandise. . In the 90’s Second Cup opened its...
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...shore to shore! Lord make the nations see, That men should brothers be, And form one family, The wide world over. 5. From every latent foe, From the assassins blow, God save the Queen! O'er her thine arm extend, For Britain's sake defend, Our mother, prince, and friend, God save the Queen! National animal: Lion National flower: Rose National tree: Oak tree Currency: Pound (rate £1 = R11.13) Leader of country: David William Donald Cameron was born on 9 October 1966 and is the current Prime Minister of England. He is aged 43. David was narrowly elected PM in 2010 after A first candidacy for Parliament at Stafford in 1997 ended in defeat, but Cameron was elected in 2001 as the Member of Parliament for the Oxfordshire constituency of Witney. He was promoted to the Opposition front bench two years later, and rose rapidly to become head of policy co-ordination during the 2005 general election campaign. With a public image of a young, moderate candidate who would appeal to young voters, he won the Conservative leadership election in 2005.[1]**** David is married to Samantha Sheffield with whom he shares 3 children, Nancy...
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...Paying the Exciseman David S. Gibson HIS115 December 9, 2010 George Megenney Paying the Exciseman The portrait, Paying the Exciseman, portrays the colonists’ growing anger for the British government, and the Boston Tea Party. It is a picture of multiple topics within a multitude of issues. The taxman in the portrait is portrayed as the recipient of a “tar and feathering.” This punishment was used as a constant threat to government employees, and loyalists in the colonies. This was done by applying hot tar to the person’s skin, and topping that with feathers for humiliation purposes. The tree in the picture is the liberty tree. This tree is significant because every colony had a liberty tree. All of the original 13 original colonies selected a tree that was strong in stature for a meeting place to discuss a possible rebellion against Great Britain. The first liberty tree, and the tree in the portrait, was in Boston. After the passing of the Stamp Act, Bostonians awoke to multiple effigies hanging from the tree. Knowing what the tree meant to the citizens of Boston, the British soldiers cut down the Liberty Tree as they were being pushed out of Boston in 1775 (History of the Liberty Tree, n.d.). During this part of history, the colonists’ desires for freedom were beginning to grow immensely. They were getting tired of the growing taxation, and the tyrannical rule of the British. They began meeting at places such as the Liberty Tree to discuss a possible rebellion...
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...Executive Summary DRAFT 1 Introduction Starbucks began in Seattle Washington in 1971. Today, in 2012 there are 17,000 stores in 55 Countries and their mantra is Ethical Sourcing. Ethical Sourcing includes Coffee Farm Support, Tea, and Cocoa and Store products. There store product include beverages, pastries, whole coffee beans, and coffee-related retail items. These are considered “specialty items” (Store Products). Overarching responsibility includes Community, Ethical Sourcing, Environment, Diversity and Wellness. Global Responsibility includes an “All Hands” year in review on-line. Ethical Sourcing includes Coffee, Tea and Farmer support. Cost Sharing (Operations), provides discounts on wholesale prices. Contracts Starbucks Ethical practices when sourcing: Starbucks uses long-term contacts providing teaching and support to the farmers for the best quality organic beans. These agreements are usually fixed commitment; mixed long-term and flexible contacts for one time harvesting -- overages of beans are purchased from a farmer to avoid the bull-whip effect. (e.g., floods, freezes, drought or other catastrophic events). The farmers store the beans. Global Responsibility includes ethical sourcing of coffee, Tea and Farmer support. Environment stewardship means to recycle everything by establishing wells for farmers, and providing or conserving energy as needed; including all the materials from the foundation to the paper cups in a store. Community Involvement...
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...paper 1990s Year | Name | Chief developer, Company | Predecessor(s) | 1990 | AMOS BASIC | François Lionet and Constantin Sotiropoulos | STOS BASIC | 1990 | AMPL | Robert Fourer, David Gay and Brian Kernighan at Bell Laboratories | | 1990 | Object Oberon | H Mössenböck, J Templ, R Griesemer | Oberon | 1990 | J | Iverson, R. Hui at Iverson Software | APL, FP | 1990 | Haskell | | Miranda | 1990 | EuLisp | | Common Lisp, Scheme | 1990 | Z Shell (zsh) | Paul Falstad at Princeton University | ksh | 1991 | GNU E | David J. DeWitt, Michael J. Carey | C++ | 1991 | Oberon-2 | Hanspeter Mössenböck, Wirth | Object Oberon | 1991 | Python | Van Rossum | ABC, ALGOL 68, Icon, Modula-3 | 1991 | Oz | Gert Smolka and his students | Prolog | 1991 | Q | Albert Gräf | | 1991 | Visual Basic | Alan Cooper, sold to Microsoft | QuickBASIC | 1992 | Borland Pascal | | Turbo Pascal OOP | 1992 | Dylan | many people at Apple Computer Inc. | Common Lisp, Scheme | 1993? | Self (implementation) | Sun Microsystems Inc. | Smalltalk | 1993 | Brainfuck | Urban Müller | P′′ | 1993 | FALSE | Wouter van Oortmerssen | Forth | 1993 | Revolution Transcript | | HyperTalk | 1993 | AppleScript | Apple Computer Inc. | HyperTalk | 1993 | K | Arthur Whitney | APL, Lisp | 1993 | Lua | Roberto Ierusalimschy et al. at Tecgraf, PUC-Rio | Scheme, SNOBOL, Modula, CLU, C++ | 1993 | R | Robert Gentleman and Ross Ihaka | S | 1993 | ZPL | Chamberlain et al. at University of Washington...
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...Emily Wamstker shares her views on college in her article, College Is Very Much Worth It, by saying, “The data make clear that getting a college education is still a good idea -- college graduates earn more, and are more likely to have a job in the first place -- and is especially important for some Americans” (Wamstker). By attending college, students can be confident of acquiring a job. Many college dropouts struggle making low wages because they fail to equip themselves with an education. The probability of getting a job with a college degree is much higher than the probability of getting a job for a college drop out student. Education cripples poverty as the job markets favor the educated people. In the article Is College worth it?, David Ruccio provides his readers a graph that compares the average salary earned...
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...Assignment 1: Global Business Today – The Hofstede Study Professor David Holness MKT505011VA016-1146-001 International Marketing 7-23-2013 As companies compete for the consumers’ loyalty and purchasing power, much research must go into determining if a product will succeed or fail in its given target market area. Azure Tea Company has experienced continuous growth in their respective market region, and because the focus of the brand will cater to almost any age group, it is just a matter of making sure individuals fully understand the amount of attention given to quality for this brand. Future growth for this company is evident across the world because the stats are showing that more humans are beginning to incorporate tea drinking as a pastime. Valiga states, “marketing and product introduction involves the continual development of customers and ongoing renewal of their commitment, understanding, and involvement; these are the true defining characteristics of a industry leader” (Valiga, 2009). As with any type of product expansion, a firm understanding must be had about the overall factors that affect the potential growth of the brand into the region. Relocation is the option that will provide the company with the largest growth opportunities, and sustained business for decades to com. In identifying countries for Azure Tea Company to relocate, there needs to be a firm understanding of the Hofstede Cultural Dimensions model. This provides us with some sound...
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...denied this right and the American people became strongly independent and wanted to do things for themselves. American people didn't want people an ocean away telling them how to live their lives. Let’s get down to what the British Crown was enforcing on the America’s in no real order. The French and Indian war ended with a large debt. From the British point of view, it was only right to have the American colonist pay a large sum of the debt for their defense. The combination of the harsh taxes and the lack of an American voice in Parliament gave rise to the famous phrase "taxation without representation." In 1764 the Sugar Act was enacted to raise revenue through a tax on sugar and molasses. This tax has been on the books since the 1730’s but smuggling and the lacking in enforcement did not bother them. The Sugar Act reduced the rate of tax on molasses from six pence to three pence per gallon, while Grenville took measures that the duty be strictly enforced. The act also listed more foreign goods to be taxed including sugar, certain wines, coffee, pimiento, cambric and printed calico, and further, regulated the export of lumber and iron. The enforced tax on molasses caused the almost immediate decline in the rum industry in the colonies. With the strict enforcement being enforced, an outcry arose. The Colonist implemented several measures...
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...The American and French Revolutions had a common goal. Compare and contrast the causes and practices of the American and French Revolution. Throughout human history, few have always controlled the lives of many. This case still exists today, as governments consisting of a few hundred people attempt to do what is best for millions of others. However, the public through an electoral process most commonly selects these decision-makers. These decision-making individuals were not always selected by the public, and in some such instances, the few that ruled over others were overthrown after their actions earned the discontent of the people. Both the American Revolution and the French Revolution can be grouped as these events. In both the American and French Revolution, the ruler was regarded as a tyrant and overthrown for the benefit of the public. Although the aims of the two revolutions were quite similar, there were many differences between them. The American Revolution and the French Revolution can be categorized as events where rulers were overthrown due to their actions; however, no matter how similar the causes, there are many differences between the events of the two revolutions. The French-Indian War of 1754 was a war between the British and the French to gain control over North American colonies. The British eventually defeated the French but owed a great debt and expected the colonies to help pay for the cost of the war. The British wished to cut down on costs in its North...
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...------------------------------------------------- SYMBOLS FOR RASTAS’ RASTA FLAG THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH THE STAR OF DAVID DREADLOCKS MARIJUANA LEAVES ------------------------------------------------- MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RASTAFIANISM Ganja (Marijuana) Ganja was brought to Jamaica in the late 1800's by indentured East Indians, who were brought to the Island to work after slavery ended. Eventually it was outlawed and made illegal. The Jamaican environment and climate was the perfect place for the plant to grow. The use of ganja in Jamaica is not unique to Rastafarians. Before Rastafari began, ganja was used by herbalists in Jamaica as a medicine in teas. It was also mixed with tobacco for smoking. Ganja is considered the "wisdom weed" by Rastafarians, as its use helps one to gain wisdom. Rastafarians use it as a part of a religious rite and as a means of getting closer to their inner spiritual self, Jah (God) and Creation. Marijuana and Other Rasta Symbols-Body-4 Ganja is also seen by Rastafarians as the herb of life mentioned in the Bible. Rastafarians use of ganja is justified by the following Psalms 104:14 that say, "He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle and herb for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth." Rastafarians also say it was found growing at the grave of King Solomon in the Bible. Rastafarian consumes it through smoking and eating (not recommended). The smoking of Ganja is a part of a...
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...of cultural competency in the delivery of nursing care healthcare, professionals have developed many tools to help identify the cultural beliefs of patients and how culture affect patient’s medical beliefs (Campinha-Bacote, 2002). Questionaries’ such as the Heritage Assessment Tool (http://wps.prenhall.com/wps/media/objects/663/679611/box_6_1.pdf) have been key to identifying a patient’s cultural need. The Heritage Assessment Tool was used to assess three families: Family A, Family B, and Family C cultural needs. Family A is a second-generation American family with great grandparents that emigrated from Czechoslovakia in the 1920’s. Family B is a first-generation American family with parents that emigrated from the Philippines in the 1970’s. Family C is a first-generation American family with parents that emigrated from Italy in 1900’s. Family A: Health Assessment “Slovaks had local folk...
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...Trends…………………………………………………………………………...… 6 b) Cash Flow Statement Analysis…………………………………………………................................ 8, 9 1. Cash Reporting Methods……………………………………………………………………………… 8 2. Cash Reporting Trends………………………………………………………………………..…. 9, 10 3. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………..... 10 4. Bibliography…………………………………………………………….…………………………………….. 11 Introduction Coca-Cola Company was established in 1892 in North America, and has since expanded successfully into the international market, now doing business in over 200 countries around the world (Coca-cola.co.uk. 2013). Coca-Cola sells a wide variety of beverages from water to soft drinks, sports drinks, and teas. Coca Cola Company has acquired existing beverage brands over the years, including Minute Maid and Honest Tea, Inc. Coca-Cola follows the strict financial reporting guidelines established by the ISAB and FASB, and reports financial activities in an unbiased and transparent way. The following analysis looks at the financial statements of Coca-Cola Company during the years of 2010,...
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...discusses market definition in terms of intellectual property (IP) and antitrust law in the U.S. as of August 2012. The carbonated soft drink products developed by the competitors Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. are used to address several IP and antitrust law issues, including fair use under copyright law and mark similarity under trademark law. A consideration of supply substitution under antitrust market definition is also mentioned. 2. Nair, Anil & Selover, David D (2012) The study of competitive dynamics has become a vibrant area of research within strategic management. We contribute to this research stream by examining the nature of competitive interaction between Coke and Pepsi. We found that while Coke''s and Pepsi''s strategies display interdependent relationships, the volatility of the interaction among strategies do not always attenuate over time, and Coke''s strategies are driven by Pepsi in some cases but not others. Implications for research, practice, and limitations are discussed. 3. Yoffie, David B & Wang, Yusi.(2002) Examines the industry structure and competitive strategy of Coca-cola and Pepsi over 100 years of rivalry. New challenges of the 21st century included boosting flagging domestic cola sales and finding new revenue streams....
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...MNGT2001 Business Strategy Starbucks Case Analysis Endang Abu Bakar 3171895 Dagamac Janelle Tan 3156283 Nguyen Dinh Duy 3158495 Le Duc Anh 3159239 Sutthisiriwattana Pimchanok 3175067 Ye Xintao 3156684 Tutor: Dr. Ha Huong Tutorial Group: A4 Table of content I. Introduction 1 II. Strategic Analysis 1 A. Macroenvironmental Analysis 1 1. Opportunities 2 2. Threats 2 B. Microenvironmental Analysis 2 C. Strategic Competitive Advantage 3 III. Strategic directions 3 A. Mission and Vision 4 B. Strategic Objectives 4 IV. Business Level Strategy 4 A. Differentiation 5 B. Market Penetration 5 C. Product Development 6 1. Seasonal Products 6 2. New Products 6 D. Other Strategies 7 V. International Strategy 7 VI. Strategic Implementation 7 A. General Perspectives 8 1. Strategy 8 2. System 8 B. Strategic Implementation Issues 8 1. Economic risk 8 2. Environmental risk 9 3. Global risk 9 VII. Strategic Evaluation 9 VIII. Recommendation 9 A. Financial 10 B. Customer 10 C. Internal processes 10 D. Learning and growth 10 VIII. Recommendation 11 IX. Conclusion 11 Reference 12 Appendix 13 I. Introduction Market conditions all over the world have fostered an evolution in modern business practice (Obstfeld...
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...traditions and practices of the country of Wales. Welsh cuisine has influenced and been influenced by other British cuisines. Beef and dairy cattle are raised widely. Sheep farming is extensive in the country and lamb is the meat traditionally associated with Welsh cooking, particularly in dishes such as roast lamb with fresh mint sauce. Welsh cooking often includes seafood, especially close to the coast, where fishing culture is strong and fisheries are common. This is exemplified by the use of cockles and laverbread in Welsh cuisine. The leek, because of its role as the country's national vegetable, is also used frequently in Welsh cuisine. Contents [hide] 1 Welsh dishes 2 Cheese 3 Beverages 3.1 Beer 3.2 Whisky 3.3 Water 3.4 Tea 3.5 Wine 3.6 Soft drinks 4 Miscellaneous foods 5 Welsh food companies 6 See also 7 References 8 Bibliography 9 External links Welsh dishes[edit] Glamorgan sausage Homemade Welsh cakesPart of a series on the Culture of Wales History People Languages[show]Welsh (Y Fro Gymraeg · History · Welsh placenames · Welsh surnames · Welsh medium education) · Welsh English Traditions[show]Traditional Welsh costume · Welsh law · Land division (Commote · Cantref · Historic counties) Mythology and folklore[show]Mythology Cuisine[show]Bara brith · Bara Lafwr · Cawl · Cawl Cennin · Crempog · Gower cuisine · Selsig Morgannwg · Tatws Pum Munud · Welsh breakfast · Welsh cake · Welsh rarebit Festivals[show]Calennig · Dydd Santes...
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