Task 1 P1: Describe the type of business, purpose and ownership of two contrasting businesses Introduction: In this assignment I am going to introduce of both my selected businesses and in my case my selected businesses are Starbucks and Warung Tegal. The activities that both of the businesses have, a description about each of the business types, the purposes (aims and objectives) they have and the form of ownership. Starbucks. Introduction Starbucks. Starbucks is an international coffee business from the United States and has over 20000 shops over 62 countries.
Starbucks Case Study 1. Where did the original idea for the Starbucks format come from? What lesson for international business can be drawn from this? Starbucks started out as a small coffee shop in Seattle’s Pike Place Market. They were selling premium roast coffee when Howard Schultz came back from a trip to Italy enchanted by the Italian coffeehouse experience.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In North America, the Starbucks Coffee Company is the leading retailer of the finest specialty coffees. Originally founded in 1971, Starbucks has become a leader in global retail stores throughout the world. The company’s objective is to continue its growth as the most respected coffee franchise while providing the finest coffee in the world. Starbucks, now considered a global company, has managed to open over 5100 coffeehouses in 47 countries and projects to have as many as 5800 coffeehouses by fiscal year end in 2009. Their international saga began in 1996 with the first expansion being taking place in Tokyo.
Liberty University Final Group Paper BUSI520 –B21 Jeffrey Wietholter, Nathaniel Martin, Richard Oros, John Rafoss, Kevin Staples March 7, 2012 Executive Summary Keurig is today’s fastest growing home and business single cup coffee maker. Their invention of the single K-Cup coffee roasting product has revolutionized the coffee industry. Keurig today is a subsidiary of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR). GMCR prides itself on producing premium all natural coffee beans and is now providing the coffee for Keurig’s K-Cups. Written below is an integrated marketing analysis of Keurig’s current business.
The small business venture roasted their own top quality Arabica coffee beans, distributed coffee to local restaurants and inns, and positioned themselves as coffee roasters, not just distributors. As the market for gourmet coffee in the US grew so did Green Mountain and the company went public in 1993. Through the 1990s GMCR focused on reaching more customers and building the Green Mountain brand. They achieved this by selling both direct-to-consumer and wholesale packaged coffees to a variety of customers.
In 1987, Howard Schultz acquired Starbucks and ran with the idea that a barista-type coffee house was going to be the wave of the future. It was. 17,000 stores and 137,000 employees later, Schultz has proven time and time again that he has a viable product regardless of hard economic times. However, how can a giant like Starbucks stay on top of the coffee market yet be an ethical and sustainable organization? Starbucks continuous strive and strategic management plans have proven beneficial in keeping to the goals of the organization.
Memorandum To: Dr. Gordon Date: September 9 2012 Re: Keurig Case Analysis Strategic Question: Which product and pricing strategies should Keurig follow to move into the home market. Facts about the case: Keurig Inc. was founded to develop an innovative technique that would allow coffee lovers to brew one perfect cup of coffee at a time. It developed and patented single portion pack and a revolutionary new coffee brewer. Its first brewers were initially targeted towards the office coffee service market. In February of 2002, however, its ownership structure changed enabling it to raise $10 million in capital to expand into the at-home coffee service business.
Date: 5th June 2011 To: Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks From: Minnie Lai, EK consultant Subject: An evaluation of the distribution channel used by Starbucks. The following report is being prepared as your request. The findings are as follows: Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 50 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, and over 700 in the United Kingdom. Starbucks sells drip brewed coffee, espresso-based hot drinks, other hot and cold drinks, coffee beans, salads, hot and cold sandwiches and panini, pastries, snacks, and items such as mugs and tumblers.
By 2008, European SSP sales were expected to exceed $150 million, and by 2010, they would draw for 10% of European home coffee maker market. Now, Kraft is ready to introduce the pod to North America, a debut that is expected to bring in BILLIONS. Kraft Foods controlled 15% of the global coffee market in 2004. Kraft’s own coffee brands, Maxwell House and Nabob, owned a combined 32% share of the Canadian market. Their main competitor in Europe was Senseo, who introduced their pods in 2001, selling five million coffee makers and three billion pods by 2004.
Recommendations — Resource allocations (which current programs to keep, which to rethink) — Moving the levers (strategies for improving the impact of CSR efforts) — Exploring uncharted territories (new programs or initiatives to try) — Expanding the definition (broadening the portfolio of things that can or should fall under the umbrella of CSR) V. Conclusion I. Introduction Mission: To inspire and nurture the human spirit. One person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time. -- Starbucks Starbucks has experienced tremendous growth in the past 4 decades since its inception in 1971 from a few retail coffee ‘bars’ in Seattle to a multinational premier coffee brand with over 18,000 stores in over 60 countries (Starbucks Global Responsibility, 2012). Starbucks’ CEO Howard Schultz has led the growth of Starbucks into the 21st century to be a model multinational company—epitomizing global corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices.