...the first is related to the Social Responsibility and the second with the growth of the company. Mexico is the first country in the world with obesity problems. The growth rates of obesity have increased from 10% to 20% in children, 30% to 40% in adolescents and 60% to 70% in adults. One cause of the increase in obesity in children is the change in eating habits, which include a high intake of calories, refined carbohydrates and sodas. While Grupo Bimbo has a set of values that focus on the person and maintains an active agenda of social responsibility among which include caring for the environment and supporting the community, the nature of most products Bimbo are among those that contribute significantly to obesity, especially in children way. This places Bimbo in a difficult situation, because on one hand the Group has a strategy of growth with social responsibility, but the effect on the health of the population through the consumption of their products placed in a contradiction Bimbo The second problem that arises is to continue its growth in new markets such as China. This represents a challenge because although Daiel Servitje's have no doubt that the internationalization of Bimbo is part of its strategic growth, this can not be at the cost of sacrificing the values and principles implemented by their predecessors. How could Bimbo resolve this contradiction without compromising growth of the company? Solution to Case Grupo Bimbo is an ethical conflict of...
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...2013 AnnuAl RepoRt Canada Bread Company, Limited Canada Bread is a leading manufacturer and distributor of value-added and nutritious fresh and frozen bakery products. Canada Bread operates two business segments: FReSH BAKeRY Our Fresh Bakery segment includes premium white, whole grain and rye breads, tortillas, bagels, buns and rolls sold under a number of leading brands, including Dempster’s®, Villaggio®, Smart®, McGavins®, POM®, Bon Matin® and Ben’s®. FRoZen BAKeRY Our Frozen Bakery segment includes operations in North America and the U.K. The North American bakery business is a major producer and distributor of frozen unbaked, par-baked and fully-baked bread products. Our U.K. bakery business is a leading specialty bakery producing bagels and croissants. Key brands include California Goldminer® frozen bakery products, Tenderflake® ready-to-bake pastry products, and New York Bakery Co.® in the U.K. Through our Fresh Bakery and Frozen Bakery segments, we serve retail stores, in-store bakery departments and foodservice customers across North America and the U.K. Canada Bread employs approximately 5,400 people and operates 25 facilities across Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. The Company is 90% owned by Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Contents Message to Shareholders i Management’s Discussion and Analysis 1 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements 28 Notes to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements 34 Corporate Information 67 2013 was an inflection point in the history...
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...First Research Best Practices First Research is the leading provider of industry intelligence tools that help sales and marketing teams perform faster and smarter, opening doors and closing more deals. Without adding hours to your work-day, you can infuse sales calls, business meetings, presentations, and outreach The number one complaint about sales representatives that we hear from executives is, “they don’t know my business.” efforts with up-to-date industry information that demonstrates a thorough understanding of your prospects’ challenges and opportunities. We do the heavy lifting for you by analyzing hundreds of sources to create insightful and easy-to-digest industry information that can be consumed very quickly. You are better able to understand a potential or existing client’s business issues, without the time-consuming and expensive research process. The following is a sample of a First Research Industry Report with additional notes explaining the report’s contents and how you can use this valuable information. Report size varies by industry. FIRST RESEARCH - HOOVER’S INC., A D&B COMPANY www.firstresearch.com © 2013 Hoover’s, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 1 INDUSTRY PROFILE Snack Foods Manufacturing 12.3.2012 NAICS CODES: 31191 SIC CODES: 2068, 2096 The Industry Overview is an excellent way to ensure you make the right first impression, with minimal time invested. USE IT TO: . Quickly grasp how an industry operates. Adapt your sales process...
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...First Research Best Practices First Research is the leading provider of industry intelligence tools that help sales and marketing teams perform faster and smarter, opening doors and closing more deals. Without adding hours to your work-day, you can infuse sales calls, business meetings, presentations, and outreach The number one complaint about sales representatives that we hear from executives is, “they don’t know my business.” efforts with up-to-date industry information that demonstrates a thorough understanding of your prospects’ challenges and opportunities. We do the heavy lifting for you by analyzing hundreds of sources to create insightful and easy-to-digest industry information that can be consumed very quickly. You are better able to understand a potential or existing client’s business issues, without the time-consuming and expensive research process. The following is a sample of a First Research Industry Report with additional notes explaining the report’s contents and how you can use this valuable information. Report size varies by industry. FIRST RESEARCH - HOOVER’S INC., A D&B COMPANY www.firstresearch.com © 2013 Hoover’s, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 1 INDUSTRY PROFILE Snack Foods Manufacturing 12.3.2012 NAICS CODES: 31191 SIC CODES: 2068, 2096 The Industry Overview is an excellent way to ensure you make the right first impression, with minimal time invested. USE IT TO: . Quickly grasp how an industry operates. Adapt your sales process...
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...Foreign 99 Chapter III Direct investment by China in Latin America and the Caribbean A. Introduction Since 2008, China has become one of the world’s largest sources of direct investment. These flows first reached significant levels in Latin America in 2010, when it is estimated they surpassed US$ 15 billion. Chinese companies have in fact burst on the scene in the region so recently that several of the biggest projects were still being finalized in early 2011, or had only just been put into operation. Most investments have been made in natural resource extraction, but over the medium term this is expected to diversify into other sectors such as manufacturing and infrastructure construction. Paradoxically, there is a lack of data on this extremely important phenomenon, which poses a constant problem for policymakers and analysts studying Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI). Appraisals of the possible opportunities and challenges presented by this increased investment flow therefore tend to lack supporting empirical evidence. The aim of this chapter is to make some progress on this issue, at least as far as investment in the region is concerned. A variety of sources have been consulted, including investment announcements in the media and interviews with Chinese company managers and Latin American and Caribbean government authorities. Despite the evident limitations of this kind of material in terms of data quality and reliability, this course of action does provide...
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...SIXTH EDITION STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IN ACTION Mary Coulter Missouri State University Boston Columbus Indianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montréal Toronto Delhi Mexico City São Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editor in Chief: Stephanie Wall Senior Acquisitions Editor: April Cole Editorial Project Manager: Claudia Fernandes Director of Marketing: Maggie Moylan Senior Marketing Manager: Nikki Ayana Jones Marketing Assistant: Gianna Sandri Senior Managing Editor: Judy Leale Production Project Manager: Kelly Warsak Senior Operations Supervisor: Arnold Vila Operations Specialist: Cathleen Petersen Creative Director: Blair Brown Senior Art Director: Kenny Beck Text Designer: LCI Design Cover Designer: LCI Design Cover Art: Svetoslav Iliev/Shutterstock.com Permission Specialist: Brooks Hill-Whilton Media Project Manager, Production: Lisa Rinaldi Senior Media Project Manager, Editorial: Denise Vaughn Full-Service Project Management and Composition: Integra Printer/Binder: RRD/Willard Cover Printer: Lehigh-Phoenix Color Text Font: 10/12, Times LT Std Credits and acknowledgments borrowed from other sources and reproduced, with permission, in this textbook appear on appropriate page within text. Copyright © 2013, 2010, 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. All rights...
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