Alternatively, you can base your answer on the case study provided. [1.2] Foods R Us is a local supermarket in AnyTown. It tries to operate to the principles of a lean environment. Read the case study and explain the benefits of the lean environment in which Foods R Us operates. • It is a small chain.
“...the sharp aroma and flavor of these fruits and vegetables are often a delightful shock for those from cities in rich countries” (307). Experiencing these qualities of food through taste and smell is a powerful advantage to those who shop at local markets over those of us in large cities. The importance of food marketing is significant to people like Suzuki, mainly because of the loss
They also provide a pharmacy, a makeup area, jewelry and even furniture. Through their Sam's Club subsidiary, Wal-Mart provides bulk items to individual members and special benefits for their small business owners. Purchases from Sam's Club include food, restaurant supplies, furniture, hardware, office supplies, pharmaceutical supplies, jewelry, electronics and other items based upon season. The International Division focuses on globalization. There are very few areas in non-third world countries that an individual would have to drive more than sixty miles to the nearest Wal-Mart.
Panera Bread is a company with distinctive and effective concept and strategy which has given them a competitive advantage over its competitors in the submarket industry. Panera Bread’s strategy includes providing specialty bakery and café experience to urban workers and suburban dwellers. They specialize in fresh baked bread that made with quality and detail, made to order sandwiches, custom roasted coffees and other café beverage. Panera Bread has unique style to its menu, café design, inviting ambience with the decoration of its café locations. Panera offers their customers the chance to come in the café to order breakfast, lunch, daytime and the “chill out”- time between the breakfast and lunch and between lunch and dinner.
In 2005 Jessica Prentice a San Francisco chef coined the term “locavore.’ A locavore is someone who only eats food that is grown locally. The diet of a locavore consists of both perishable and nonperishable foods that are grown or produced within 100 to 200 miles of one’s home. Many restaurants now across the US are beginning to have separate menus for locavores. Locavores believe that locally grown food taste better, is fresher, more nutritious than food that is grown on farms for a factory. Locavores also want to support local farmers and small businesses.
They have a good variety of products to shop for. Wal-Mart has many competitors, but one of the strengths that the company has the ability to lower the prices for their customers need. Wal-Mart can be consider a unique store because of one special strategy that they have. The strategy consists of comparing the prices of the other stores, if the other store has an ad of a lower price than Wal-Mart, then they will give it to them to the same price. Many costumers is one of the plus that they give to Wal-Mart because this means that they don’t have to go store by store catching all the specials that they have.
Organic foods are grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers and non-organic foods are grown with the use of pesticides. Pesticides are used to help the growth production and prevent pests in crops. Whether you are choosing between for organic and non-organic grown foods, non-organic foods is primarily the better choice when choosing your foods at your local supermarket. Cost is important when considering between buying organic and non-organic foods. Organic foods are two to three times more expansive than non-organic foods, which explain why non-organic foods are often sold more than organic foods.
Strategically, Sara Lee is returning to its roots of food service where name recognition is the strongest. 2. Of the remaining industries represented in Sara Lee’s business portfolio, I view the retail, foodservice, and beverage industries as being the most attractive. Sara Lee does have well-developed name recognition within the North American retail industry. While the economy is still low, sales of these retail products will likely remain high as consumers purchase lunch meats and other foods rather than eating out and frozen desserts rather than purchasing from a more expensive local bakery.
Organic foods are not proven to be better than other foods. Many people buy organic foods because in today’s society it is widely accepted as the new health fad. Similar to the Atkins diet and other fads of the past, buying organic is socially an upgrade to buying normal foods. In actuality it’s more a psychosocial affair. In an interview on NPR, Inskeep discusses some of the intricacies of organic food with NPR’s Aubrey Allison, and she responded with this excerpt “…there are a whole bunch of emotional values that are tied up with eating organic food.
Advantages of traditional grocery stores over web grocery stores: ● The logistics of fast delivery are hard to optimize. It’s hard enough to deliver goods to the home in one day or less but it’s much harder when those goods are perishable. ● Many people would not be comfortable with someone else picking out their produce to make for a big business. Traditional grocery stores allow the customer to choose their own produce. ● Some people enjoy picking out groceries for themselves.