...------------------------------------------------- Marketing plan Lee man wai chloe lee wai yan vivien lau siu yuen miya law tak lam Lee man wai chloe lee wai yan vivien lau siu yuen miya law tak lam 2015 Contents Introduction 3 Background 4 Starbucks in Global 4 Starbucks in Hong Kong 4 PESTEL Analysis 6 Political Factors 6 Economic Factors 6 Socio-cultural Factors 6 Technological Factors 7 Environmetal Factors 7 Legal Factors 7 Competitor Analysis 9 Competitive rivalry in industry 9 Starbucks vs McCafe 9 SWOT ANALYSIS 11 Strengths 11 Weaknesses 11 Opportunities 12 Threats 12 Objectives and Goals 14 Marketing Strategy 15 Market segmentation 15 Positioning 15 Market mix: 7P’s 16 Action Plan 18 Provide training to the staff 18 Increase 10% profit rate 18 Acquisition of outlets and warehouse space 18 Setting up supply channels 18 Recruit employees 18 Creating Brand Awareness through advertising via Social Media and Billboards 18 Create new series of limited edition products 19 Official launch 19 Promoting the Starbucks products to the restaurant, bar and convenient store 19 Customizing Products to cater to local customer tastes 19 Opening 18 branches in overseas 19 Conclusion 20 Appendix A 21 References 21 Introduction In this marketing plan, the background information of Starbucks is reviewed. Standard marketing analysis is applied to analyse the performance and opportunities of Starbucks...
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...Assignment 1: Strategy Analysis- Starbucks Introduction One of the most competitive industries in the world is the food and beverages companies. Being one of the shopping and tourist capitals in the world, Hong Kong has many competing companies in these industries. The coffee market in Hong Kong has been markedly flourishing in the past decades leading to the sprout of the number of coffee shops in the country. the sprout of the number of coffee shops in the city. The coffee drinking culture in the said country has been one of the most eclectic from ‘gourmet’ to the local blends served in coffee houses. In Hong Kong, there exist different competing coffee shops and this includes Starbucks Coffee shops. It can be said that this type of industries can be considered to have a strong competition in the market. Primarily, of this paper is to analyse the strategies used by Starbucks through SWOT Analysis and Porter’s Five Forces Model. From this analysis, optimistic and pessimistic scenario for the next ten years will be considered. Company Overview Starbucks Coffee is known as one of the fastest growing brands in the international level, the company made its debut in May 2000 as it opened its first store in Hong Kong at launched at Central's Exchange Square. The second store was opened at Hysan Avenue in Causeway Bay (Ho, 2002). At the end of 2000, Starbucks had already nine coffee houses in Hong Kong and continue to grow in the...
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...Case Study and SWOT Analysis: Ronald McDonald’s Goes to China This study focuses on the multinational fast food giant McDonald’s Corporation, with particular attention paid to the corporation’s situation in China. Given the disparity in cultural foods between Western countries like the United States, and China, and that McDonald’s food very much reflects food preferences in the U.S., it is very interesting to see how McDonald’s works to capture China’s attention and takes hold in the Chinese market. This case study includes: a company profile of McDonald’s; a situational analysis; a SWOT analysis that performs an investigation on internal and external circumstances of the fast food chain in China and Hong Kong; an identification of some of the problems that the chain is facing in China; possible solutions to the identified problems. McDonald’s: Company Profile McDonald’s Corporation was established in 1955 in the state of Illinois. The corporation franchises, operates and develops a global network of restaurants, that each sells a limited menu of value foods. McDonald’s is the most popular ‘fast food’ service retailer in the world, with more than 30,000 restaurants in over 119 countries serving approximately 50 million people every day (McDonald’s, 2005). Popular menu options include the Quarter Pounder, Big Mac, Happy Meal, Egg McMuffin and Chicken McNuggets, as well as a large range of other menu options including fries, chicken sandwiches, salads and sundaes at reasonable prices...
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...1|Page Coursework Header Sheet 220924-625 Course FINA1035: Strategic Financial Mgt Course School/Level B/UG Coursework Report Assessment Weight 100.00% Tutor EA Warren Submission Deadline 19/03/2015 Coursework is receipted on the understanding that it is the student's own work and that it has not, in whole or part, been presented elsewhere for assessment. Where material has been used from other sources it has been properly acknowledged in accordance with the University's Regulations regarding Cheating and Plagiarism. 000652920 Tutor's comments Grade Awarded___________ Moderation required: yes/no For Office Use Only__________ Final Grade_________ Tutor______________________ Date _______________ 2|Page 0006529208 Strategic Financial Management Report: McDonald’s Part 2: External Analysis Zaheer Mansuri Word Count: 3038 Tutor: Liz Warren 3|Page 0006529208 Contents PESTLE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Political:............................................................................................................................................................... 4 Economic:............................................................................................................................................................ 5 Sociocultural:...
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...Executive Summary Industry and macro-environmental analyses of the international restaurant industry provides an overview of the industry and reveals the conditions that impact competitiveness and profitability of the industry’s players. The industry is split in two sectors: full-service restaurants (FSR) and limited-service restaurants (LSR). FSRs typically have a wait-staff; LSRs do not have wait-staff. The top five countries, in terms of total number of foodservice outlets, are: China, India, Brazil, Japan, and the US. The industry is of low concentration. Combined, the top industry players make up less than 3% of total global industry revenues. In terms of size, 2013 global sales were $2.6T, up 4.9%. The 2013 global labor force was 62.4M employees, up 2.4%. In accordance with Porter’s Five Forces framework, the forces that shape competition in the restaurant industry have a moderate to high impact on competitiveness. There is a moderate threat of new entrants and a high threat of substitutes. Buyers have a high degree of bargaining power and suppliers have a moderate degree of bargaining power. The restaurant industry is highly competitive and experiences intense rivalry. In terms of macro-environmental factors, emerging markets around the world over are having an impact on how restaurants execute strategy both domestically and abroad. The growth of the middle class in emerging markets, such as China and India, presents a new demographic and an opportunity...
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