Currently McDonald’s has over 32,000 locations in more than 100 countries and employs about 400,000 people around the world. All McDonald’s restaurants are operated either by a franchisee, an affiliate, or itself. Its main products are hamburgers, French fries, chicken, soft drinks, salads, shakes and fruits. Its key competitors are Burger King, Wendy’s, KFC and Jack in the Box. McDonald’s has provided tasty and affordable food for their customers for more than 50 years.
Panera Bread Case Study Introduction Panera Bread is expanding quickly across North America, operating 1,388 company-owned and franchise-operated bakery-cafes in 40 states and in Ontario Canada as of March 30, 2010, under the Panera Bread®, Saint Louis Bread Co. ® and Paradise Bakery & Café® names. Panera Bread reported sales of 829 million dollars and met income of 58.8 million dollars in 2006. Panera Bread bakery-cafes totaled 1.2 billion dollars in 2006. In 2005, for the fourth consecutive year, Panera Bread was rated among the best o f 121 competitors in the Sandleman&Associates national customer satisfaction survey of more than 62000 consumers. Current Situation Mission Statement: - A loaf of bread in every arm.
By 1984 Greggs had 261 shops across these four divisions and made the decision to float on the Stock Exchange. Further growth over the next 10 years came as a result of more shop openings in their established divisions as well as further acquisitions in new regions. Three acquisitions in quick succession saw the formation of Greggs of the Midlands in 1984, Greggs of Treforest in 1985 and Greggs of Enfield in North London a year later. Over the years Greggs has evolved from a traditional high street baker into the leading UK specialist retailer of sandwiches, savouries and other bakery products for the takeaway food market; these product
Company Overview Founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1902, The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) is one of the world's largest grocery retailers based on annual sales, holding the #23 ranking on the Fortune 100 list with fiscal 2013 sales of $98.4 billion. The Kroger Co. Family of Stores spans many states with store formats that include grocery and multi-department stores, discount, convenience stores and jewelry stores. Food stores are Kroger’s primary business and account for approximately 94% of total company sales. The convenience and jewelry stores and manufacturing facilities contribute the remainder of total sales. Up to September 11, 2014, Kroger has operated 2,638 grocery retail stores in 34 states under nearly two dozen banners.
Long-term Smucker expected net sales to increase by six percent annually through 2-3 percent sales increases resulting from future acquisitions, and a one percent increase in sales resulting from new product introductions. Smucker spent between $50 million and $77 million annually between 2006 and 2009 to advertise its products. In
CASE ANALYSIS Smucker’s in 2011: Expanding the Business Lineup MBAD 6286 11 Strategy Formulation & Implementation I. Introduction In 2010, J. M. Smucker Company (Smucker’s) is one of the major companies in the processed food industry across North America (USA, Canada and Mexico). Although Smucker’s historically operated as a producer of jams, jellies and preserves, with the rapid expansion in the last decade, it has transformed itself into a leading company in areas such as coffee, canned milk, oils, baking mixes, juices, beverages and frozen sandwich markets. As a family-run business, Smucker’s was founded by Jerome Monroe Smucker in 1879. After being highly successful selling apple butter, Smucker’s started selling products of jams, jellies and preserves.
The franchise offers breakfast sandwiches in the morning and also other types of sandwiches including chicken salad, ham and cheese and many other options during the later hours of the day. Markets Served (Geographical Area, Global Footprint) With 27 years of successful business the Dunkin Donuts franchise has become a globally known business which operates in over 30 different countries and has more than 6000 locations. Outside of the Unites States, there are 3,100 stores in 32 different countries. Some counties that the Dunkin Donuts franchise currently operates out of include but are not limited to USA, Bahamas, Canada, Germany, Peru, Honduras, Pakistan, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Indonesia. Dunkin donuts is known as the leading retailing of coffee, donuts and bagels.
Financial Analysis of Panera Bread Company, Inc. FIN-643 May 12, 2012 Headquartered out of Richmond Heights, Missouri, Panera Bread Company operates and franchises a retail bakery café business under the concept names Panera Bread Company, St. Louis Bread Company, and Paradise Bakery. The company's retail operations consist of more than 1,200 units with a company-owned to franchise mix of about 43/57, and generate about $2.3 billion in system wide sales. Panera Bread specializes in baking hand-crafted, artisan breads and is well known for its fresh baked goods, made-to-order sandwiches on fresh baked breads, soups, salads, custom roasted coffees and other specialty espresso-based beverages. Panera Bread's typical consumers are suburban dwellers and workers that crave and seek out the specialty bakery café experience with a neighborhood, or gathering place emphasis. The Company's bakery cafés are principally located in suburban, strip mall and regional mall locations.
Strategic HR Management Final Project Wegmans Food Markets Table of Contents Abstract 1 Introduction 2 History of Wegmans 2 Why Employees Enjoy Working at Wegmans 3 How Wegmans Attracts, Retains and Develops Employees 4 Strength of HR 7 HR Competitive Advantage 8 Other Important Learning about Wegmans 11 Company Developments 12 Conclusion 13 References 14 Abstract Wegmans has done many things over the years to achieve the reputation as being one of the best employers in the United States. The company operates 67 stores in four states, employing over 30,000 people, and close to two and a half million customers per year. Since 1981, the company has given $56 million dollars in scholarships to more than 25,000 full-time and part-time employees. Wegmans turnover rate is only 6%, which is considerably lower than the industry average. Wegmans HR function is strength because they take a strategic approach that not only covers standard functions but they also capitalize on interpersonal functions as well.
Pinnacle brands are leaders in many of their respective categories, holding the #1 or #2 market share position in 10 of the 12 major product categories they compete in. They have strong household penetration and can be found in approximately 85% of US households (nasdaq.com). For more detailed financial information see Appendix A. As food companies shift their focus to meet consumer demands, the industry is growing at a phenomenal pace. In 2011 the Packaged Food industry ranked number one out of the sixteen industries annually measured by Standard & Poor’s.