Week 2 Written Assignment: Case Study: Whole Foods Monique Marszalik MBA 671- Strategic Management Benedictine University Professor Peter Papantos January 20, 2013 Abstract Organic foods are the new trend and there is one supermarket that is synonymous with organic – Whole Foods. Whole Foods opened in 1980 and has become a leader in natural and organic foods. The company has a very strong mission and vision that they adhere to. This paper will discuss how well the company is
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Healthy Foods CASE STUDY 1. Read, reflect on and analyze the company situation within the context of a changing wine industry. 2. Think about an outline all of the external, internal, competitive, market, and consumer factors, changes and trends affecting Mondavi in their business model. 3. Analyze Mondavi on the industry using the tools you now know of, such as SWOT analysis, factor analysis, competitive matrices and Porter's five forces. What are your conclusions about competitive position
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SITUATION ANALYSIS 4 2.1 PESTEL ANALYSIS 6 Political 6 Economic……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6 Technology 7 Environmental/Ecosystem 7 2.2 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 8 High threat of new entrant to the market 9 Medium bargaining power of suppliers 9 Medium -high bargaining power of customers 9 Low threat of substitute products and high level of competition. 9 2.3 SWOT ANALYSIS 10 STRENGTHS 10 WEAKNESS 10 OPPORTUNITIES 10 THREATS 10 2.4 SWOT MATRIX 11
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(BP) and Royal/Dutch Shell Group (Shell), the world's second and third largest energy companies? Environmental analysis highlights the increasing volatility of the global energy market, which is driven by factors including demographics, urbanisation, income levels, market liberalisation and demand. What Does Macro Environment Mean? The conditions that exist in the economy as a whole, rather than in a particular sector or region. In general, the macro environment will include trends in gross domestic
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a contract to become a food service partner of the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 would bring more revenue than in 2007 to the Group. Challenges lay ahead for the company as founder Zhang Lan sought to expand the Group’s operations worldwide. An ambitious plan of increasing the number of outlets from 20 locally to 100 worldwide over the next three years raised critical decisions that the Group had to make. These include the issues of standardization in the process of food preparation to increase
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introduce is a new innovative slow cooker. This innovative small electric appliance will make busy customers lives easier. Have you ever started your slow cooker before you left for work and come home to food that is either not ready or over cooked? Well, not no more! This slow cooker will keep your food cold until it is ready to automatically start cooking, to give you a perfect meal every time. Mission Statement “We enable consumers to improve the quality and convenience of their lives by providing
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NAME/WEBSITE/INDUSTRY FreshDirect, Freshdirect.com, Food and Grocery BACKGROUND/HISTORY Fresh Direct is a company that allows you to order your food online and get next day delivery, their moto is “Our Food is fresh, our customers are spoiled….. Order on the web today and get next-day delivery of the best food at the best price, exactly the way you want it with 100% satisfaction guaranteed.” The primary business is to allow customers to order their food online and avoid going to a grocery store they
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3. External Audit: 6 i. The Five-Forces Model of Competition 7 ii. Competitive Profile Matrix (CPM) 10 iii. External Factor Evaluation Matrix (EFE) 11 iv. BCG Matrix 12 4. Internal Audit: 15 a) Financial Ratio Analysis 15 b) Internal Factor Evaluation Matrix (IFE) 18 5. SWOT Analysis 19 6. SPACE Matrix 21 7. Grand
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Whole Foods printed mission statement is to “promote vitality and well-being for all individuals by offering the highest quality, least processed, and most flavorful natural and naturally preserved foods available.” These values have established Whole Foods Market in to the world’s largest retail chain of natural and organic food super markets; founded in Austin, Texas by John Mackey in 1980 the company has experienced rapid growth based on their impeccable business plan, that focuses on selection
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SWOT Analysis of Retail Sector: 1. Strengths: x Major contribution to GDP: the retail sector in India is hovering around 33-35% of GDP as compared to around 20% in USA. x High Growth Rate: the retail sector in India enjoys an extremely high growth rate of approximately 46%. x High Potential: since the organised portion of retail sector is only 2-3%, thereby creating lot of potential for future players. x High Employment Generator: the retail sector employs 7% of work force in India, which is
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