1. INTRODUCTION OF THE ORGANISATION FreshDirect is online grocers that delivers to residences and offices in the New York City metropolitan area. FreshDirect also offers next day delivery to the majority of Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island, Nassau County, Westchester County, Hoboken, New Jersey and Jersey City, New Jersey. The corporation was founded by Joe Fedele and Jason Ackerman, a former venture banker who focused in the grocery industry. FreshDirect custom
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MARKET ACCESS SECRETARIAT Global Analysis Report Market Overview Thailand July 2014 MARKET SNAPSHOT • Thailand had a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$390.2 billion in 2013, which is expected to grow by 4.5% in 2014. The World Bank upgraded Thailand to an upper-middle income economy in 2011 due to significant social and economic growth. CONTENTS Market Snapshot ............................ 1 Production ...................................... 2 Trade ..........................
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Summary FreshDirect is a mobile grocer based in Queens, New York that delivers fresh produce, meat, dairy, and other food straight to residences within the state and surrounding areas. To help customers who find grocery shopping a chore, its greatest appeal is that the system allows customers to order food online instead of traveling to a physical store. All of their locations receive their food from one 300,000 square-foot production center, which means FreshDirect does not carry the burden of
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restaurants (QSR) serving hot and cold coffee and baked goods, as well as hard-serve ice cream. Its franchised business model comprises 9,760 Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants and 6,433 Baskin-Robbins restaurants. Dunkin’ Brand’s competitors include: 7-Eleven, Burger King, Cold Stone Creamery, Dairy Queen, McDonald’s, Quick Trip, Starbucks, Subway, Tim Horton’s, WaWa and Wendy’s, among others (Google Finance, 2012). Additionally, Dunkin’ Brands competes with other QSRs, specialty restaurants and other retail concepts
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S w 999A37 BEN & JERRY’S — JAPAN James M. Hagen prepared this case solely to provide material for class discussion. The author does not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The author may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Ivey Management Services prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmittal without its written permission. Reproduction of this material is not covered
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Business Description (Size, Geography, Product, service, market) Dunkin' Brands Group is a leading franchiser of quick service restaurants (QSRs), possessing two well-established brands: Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins. Dunkin' Donuts is the U.S. leader in serving hot and cold coffee and baked goods. As of December 28, 2013, there were 10,858 Dunkin' Donuts points of distribution[1], of which 7,677 were in the U.S. and 3,181 were international. Baskin-Robbins is the market leader in the U.S
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to adapt to the culture of foreign markets. By serving traditional cuisine along with McDonald’s original menu items they can successfully target other backgrounds. Their competitors include most all fast food chains that serve meals quite like McDonalds and focus on convenience and price. Unlike some of their competitors, McDonalds has struggled with successfully introducing new menu items. They tend to be adventurous in products they want to introduce. Some of those
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Franchise Project In this paper I will go in depth about franchising opportunities from several franchisors, talking about service or products the companies they offer/sell, the different fees that are required, what kind of support system the franchisors offer, their competition, and where they are located in the Upstate if they are at all. The companies that I’m going to elaborate on are Cinnabon, Dominos, Maaco, and Anytime Fitness. Franchise Description and Background Cinnabon Inc. is a
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Key Executives For Fresh Direct, LLC Name | Board Relationships | Title | Age | Jason Ackerman | 10 Relationships | Co-Founder, Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Operating Officer | -- | David McInerney | No Relationships | Co-Founder | -- | Tina Bourbeau | No Relationships | Executive Chef and Senior Director of Research & Development | -- | Fresh Direct, LLC Board Members* Name | Board Relationships | Primary Company | Age | Jim P
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only on concentric diversification but also they have been trying to capitalize on the opportunity of product category extension. In the year 2000, Haleeb Foods launched Tropico Juice Drink and Haleeb Dairy Queen followed by Haleeb N’rish instant full cream milk powder, followed by Candia Tea Max Dairy Whitener, Haleeb Butter, Haleeb plain
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