Lever, founder of Lever Bros, an Anglo-Dutch Company which was formed in the year 1930 by the merger of British soap maker “Lever Brothers” and Dutch Margarine producer “Margarine Union”. The merger unit formed two separate entities known as Unilever Plc in London and Unilever NV in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 4. DOVE In 1940, Formula for Dove Soap Bar. World War II -Recognized as a mild soap. In 1970s, Dove popularity Increased. In 1990s, it was a success in the market, despite being priced at 50%
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Harvard Business School 9-391-189 rP os t Rev. 10/2/93 Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (A) The Product op yo “[Pet foods] is an industry waiting for a breakthrough,” said Peter Bowen, marketing manager of H.J. Heinz's 9 Lives cat food.1 In 1986, virtually all U.S. pet owners purchased commercially-produced food for their dogs and cats. However, by the mid-1980s, the nation's pet population, consisting of about 50 million dogs and 50 million cats in half of the U.S.
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Introduction to Commercial Bank We are known as, the benchmark private sector bank in Sri Lanka. Over the years, we have with clear vision, set standards, created an identity and forged a unique trend in banking that has brought us recognition year after year. We have maintained our cultural identity, reached to the grass roots and created a style that has set the trend. Today, our superlative range of products and services, powered by state-of-the-art technological superiority and peopled by
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0 0 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON 0 0 THE F INANCIAL A S P E C T S OF C ORPORATE G OVERNANCE 1 DE C E M B E R 1992 0 0 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON 0 0 THE F INANCIAL A S P E C T S OF C ORPORATE G OVERNANCE 0 1992 The Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance and Gee and Co. Ltd. Reproduction of this publication in whole or in part is unrestricted for internal communications within a given organisation. It is otherwise
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AIRASIA X BHD Table of Contents 1.0 Company Profile 1 1.1 Introduction of Company 1 1.2 Vision 2 1.3 Mission 2 1.4 Value 2 1.5 Logo 3 1.6 Motto 3 1.7 Corporate Information 4 1.8 Organizational Structure 5 2.0 General Environment Analysis 9 2.1 Politic Factors 9 2.2 Economic Factors 10 2.3 Social Factors 10 2.4 Technology Factors 11 2.5 Legal Factors 11 2.6 Environmental Factors 12 3.0 Task Environment Factor 13 3.1 Porter Five Forces Analysis
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CASE – 1 INTERNATIONAL CASE: MCDONALDS’S – SERVING FAST FOOD AROUND THE WORLD Ray Kroc opened the first McDonald’s restaurant in1955. He offered a limited menu of high-quality, moderately-priced food served in spotless surroundings. McDonald’s QSC&V (quality, service, cleanliness, and value) was a hit. The chain expanded into every state in the nation. By 1983 it had more than 6,000 restaurants in the United States and by 1995 it had more than 18,000 restaurants in 89 countries
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full text archive of this journal is available at http://www.emerald-library.com International Marketing Review 16,4/5 406 Strategic consequences of retail acquisition: IKEA and Habitat Department of Retailing and Marketing, The Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK Keywords Retailing, Acquisitions, Globalization, Market segmentation Abstract Takes an historical perspective, considering the events leading to the sale of Habitat by the Storehouse group to the Swedish furniture retailer
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CASE STUDIES Burger King case study Targeting the Superfan as a means of retaining growth in the fast food market Reference Code: CSCM0246 Publication Date: April 2009 DATAMONITOR VIEW CATALYST After years of poor sales, Burger King has turned its business around and now enjoys healthy business growth. This case study looks at how the company did this by refocusing its marketing towards the Superfan, namely young adult males who have a penchant for fast food. SUMMARY • Diageo was accused
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Vodafone Group Plc Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2012 Creating a more valuable Vodafone We are creating a more valuable Vodafone Our strategy is focused on four areas of growth potential and founded on strong capital and cost discipline. This is delivering results: we have outperformed our key competitors in most major markets, and returned over £10 billion to shareholders in the last 12 months. £46.4bn £11.5bn Group revenue increased 1.2% to £46.4 billion with a strong demand
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