20% of the loan amount will be used to acquire capital equipment in 2 of Tootsie Roll’s plants. The addition of new packaging equipment and high-performing ovens will helped to increase the production efficiency of the Tootsie Roll line as well as 4 other major candy lines. This efficiency should help to increase profits by 25% and the depreciation cost of the ovens and packaging equipment is 15 years. This increase of capital equipment is a vital tool in the continued success and profitability of Tootsie Roll Industries. Global Expansion Tootsie Roll Industries has not only increased its brands and products over its 116 years but over
Tootsie Roll Business Plan ACC/561 March 11, 2013 Tootsie Roll Business Plan Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. is one of the top candy producers in the world and has been producing candy since 1896. The company is working to qualify for additional financial funding to increase their liabilities by 10%. The appropriate research and financial reporting will need to be completed to ensure Tootsie Roll provides all the proper information to the loan officer. The loan package that is provided to the bank will include a ratio analysis of financial statements, justification of the reason for the loan, and an explanation of how the company plans to use the proceeds from the loan will be outlined in the following business plan. Without accurate information and a detailed business plan, the loan could be considered incomplete and will delay the approval process or possibly cause them to not qualify at all.
Tootsie Roll vs. Hershey: Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. started in 1896, when Austrian Leo Hirshfield created an individually wrapped oblong piece of chewy chocolate candy. This oblong piece of chocolate candy that was named after his daughter quickly became a customer favorite. Since then Tootsie Roll Industries has manufactured and sold some of the world’s most popular confectionary brands of candy, chocolate and bubble gum. Some of the popular products that Tootsie Roll Industries sell around the world include, Tootsie Rolls, Tootsie Pops, Andes Mints, Double Bubble, Dots and many more. Hershey, a long time competitor of Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc was also started back in the late 1800’s by a man from rural Pennsylvania named Milton Hershey.
Running head: COSTING METHODS PAPER Costing Methods Paper Jane Doe University of Phoenix Accounting ACC/561 Barbara Kantor November 27, 2012 Costing Methods Paper Super Bakery, Inc. was founded by Franco Harris, formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers, in 1990. The corporation supplies healthy, vitamin enriched doughnuts and other baked goods, out of an initial desire to make a difference in the institutional food market by targeting school systems nationwide (Kimmel, 2009). While, the company experiences positive growth since its inception, Super Bakery is at the point where it needs to explore a costing system that can establish a more accurate product costing method that can, at minimum, improve control of overhead costs. What strategies did the management of Super Bakery, Inc. use? Formed as a virtual corporation, Super Bakery designed a business model that performs key strategic planning and business functions in-house while outsourcing all manufacturing components as a cost reductions strategy.
The price sensitive merchandise allows customers to get more for their dollar. Wal-Mart is conveniently open seven days a week, which is appealing in any retail market. The goal is to satisfy the growing needs of customers. The best example of this organizational change that I can think of is the globalization of Wal-Mart. This Organizational change began in 1991 when Sam’s Club opened in Mexico City, Mexico.
Dick’s Sporting Goods is rapidly growing and achieving things that many people thought would be impossible. This year alone, Dick's Sporting Goods has exceeded expectations with its third-quarter results and they have also pleased their shareholders with its plans to start paying dividends. Dick’s Sporting Goods now operates more than 450 shops across 42 states, along with 81 Golf Galaxy stores in 30 states and they do not plan to stop here. Dick's third-quarter net sales rose by 9.3% from the year-earlier, to almost $1.2 billion, with the help of additional sales from 19 newly opened stores. The company's gross margins went up by 126 basis points, to 29.7%, mainly because of better inventory management and a change in the product mix and selling and administration expenses range in at $274.4 million.
In addition, acquisitions of succeed brands also expanded Smucker’s product diversities and market shares. Those brands were already well known among customers, therefore, acquisitions like that helped Smucker increased corporation international exposure and also strength its barging power while compete with other companies. The distinctive competence of Smucker could be referred as its combinational operation of acquisition and new products development. Smucker always acquired after carefully selection. Except being leading companies, those brands acquired by Smucker also had close relation with its existing products.
As suggested, it is believed that implementing a targeted and focused expansion based on the current business model will accomplish the overall goal while managing the growth based on financial indicators and health of the business. It is through this approach that net income is estimated to increase 30+% annually as well as lead to new stores and further market share. The following pages will outline these statements further. Synopsis The owners of Sift, Andrea and Jeff’s background in sales have greatly added to their success in their small business venture. Sift has been able to identify and appeal to their specified target market of people between the ages of 25-44 years old and/or with an income of $80,000+.
His “gourmet” popcorn came out in 1971 when he was sixty four years old. He died at age of eighty eight in 1998 drowning in his bathtub. One thing his life showed is how great success in business often comes late in life after years and years of trying, success requires great perseverance and patience plus ingenuity. Popcorn has been the all American snack for hundreds of years. Demand for popcorn has remained steady throughout the years with a peak in the 1990s.
With low prices and superior products Lowe’s will keep expanding internationally and take more market share from the other competitors in the retail home improvement industry. I. CURRENT SITUATION Lowe’s is currently continuing with their growth strategy and opening 42 new stores to reflect a total square footage growth of around 2 percent. With fiscal year 2012 sales of $50.5 billion and net earnings of $2.0 billion, Lowe’s has recorded profits every year since becoming public. Lowe’s generated operating cash flows of $3.8 billion in 2012.