CASE STUDY 1 – MCDONALD’S Industry Analysis – Understanding the External Environment Step 1 – definition of industry, its value chain and industry segments Industry | Industry segment | Product segment | Restaurant | Informal Eating Out (IEO) | Fast food | Step 2 – Industry life cycle Maturity 1. Growth rate reduced, revenue increased at a decreasing rate?? 2. Emphasis on cost control and/or product differentiation/market segmentation (e.g. premium Angus beef burger and healthy
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Differentiator and value proposition Today every brand in the market speaks of the health benefits of tea. To that extent this valuable claim is now a generic claim. Looking deeper into the market one notes that it is the strength of the individual brands that dominate the market. The global leaders Lipton, Tetley, Brook Bond and the like have won the ‘trust’ of their consumer and have the strength to market leading tea variants without any association to Ceylon Tea. Of course they have Ceylon Tea
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Australian Fruit Juice Industry Report Executive Summary The purpose of this report was to examine the Australian Fruit Juice industry. Research for this report included the IBISWorld Fruit Juice Drink Manufacturing report. The Australian Fruit Juice industry consists of 56 wide ranges of beverages including flavoured water, iced tea, and fruit drink and fruit juice, with 4 major companies representing 71.5% share. The industry had an annual growth of 1.1% in 2008-13, businesses profited over
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Assessment 1 (A1) Case Study: Individual Assessment (30%) The case facilitates the discussion of marketing problems in real situations. Each student is to individually conduct a case study analysis during the semester. You should read these cases carefully and come to class prepared to provide constructive input as the class works together to address the issues of the case. 1. Practice Cases (Not assessable but required for class discussion) There will be two practice case studies to be prepared
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International Journal of Business and Manegement; Vol. 7, No. 14; 2012 ISSN 1833-3850 E-ISSN 1833-8119 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Service Quality Management in Hotel Industry: A Conceptual Framework for Food and Beverage Departments Ala`a Nimer AbuKhalifeh1 & Ahmad Puad Mat Som1 1 School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia Correspondence: Ala`a Nimer AbuKhalifeh, School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains
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Marketing plan for Innocent Drink Organization 1. Abstract The 30% downturn that the UK experienced has affected the smoothies market in the region leading to a decline of the market share. It is therefore crucial for Innocent drinks to presents a good evaluative report of the smoothies market of the U.K which recommended a better way of planning for the market. The marketing strategy will also help in seeing how that company can expand its market to other regions of the world. The targeted
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This paper is about the product launch by Arnotts which is one of the most reputed company in the Australian snacks market and largest in Asia-pacific region. The company has been serving its client with various snacks options from last 144 years. This is part of day to day lives of millions of people in Australia. The company’s website claims that “It is the icon of the Australia. Millions of Australians have grown up with ARNOTT’S during the past 144 years. This company has an efficient access throughout
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Table of Contents Introduction 3 1.0 Problem Statement 3 2.0 Situational Assessment / Environmental Scan: CREST ANALYSIS 5 2.1 Analysis of the Competitive Landscape 5 2.1.0 Porters Five Forces: Global Beverage Industry 5 2.3 Economic 7 2.4 Social 7 2.5 Technology 7 2.6 Natural 8 3.0 SWOT Analysis 9 4.0 Alternatives 9 4.1 Alternative #1: Maintain business model 9 4.2 Alternative #2: Change business model 10 4.3 Alternative #3: Combination of new product and sustainable conduct 11
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and Chua, 1999; Petravick, 1997; and Sharma and Subramaniam, 200l; amongst others), there is scant empirical data from the public sector. This study attempts to fill the gap by providing some preliminary evidence in food and beverages industry. Using responses from 3 firms which includes Dangote flour mills, UAC and Northern Nigeria flour mills plc, the study found that more than 85% of the respondents had either fully outsourced or co-sourced their internal audit function. Further, non-department
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legislation and any demographic shifts in the Australian population. Technological changes will allow Thankyou Water to become more efficient in the distribution of its product and packaging. Thankyou Water’s competitive advantage lies in the price of its product, and the need in which it meets as a socially enterprise. With each dollar of profit going to numerous water projects, Thankyou Water, appeal to this ‘socially conscious consumer’ in the Australian bottled water market. Thankyou Water is positioned
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