Introduction Rogers’ Chocolates is Canada’s oldest chocolate company and British Columbia’s second oldest company. Steve Parkhill‚ the new president of company is expected to double or possibly triple the size of company within the next 10 years. In the chocolate candy industry‚ Canada’s market size was $167 million and growing 2% annually. Although the growth rate in the chocolate industry is falling as a whole‚ large companies such as Hershey & Cadburys are moving into the premium chocolate market and
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“Rogers Chocolates” Introduction Premium Chocolates are like Imported Roses which not consider necessities for one life. People love to have or get one of those products. However‚ if there isn’t a special occasion or surplus cash‚ some people will not buy that unnecessary stuff. In Canada‚ premium chocolates were growing at 20 percent annually and the Canadian market size for Chocolates was US$ 167 million in 2006. An attractive growth from premium chocolates makes the current player like
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Case Preparation For Discussion (Rogers’ Chocolates) • Production ( Labor intensive because it’s a one-shift operation. Chocolates are handmade and hand-packed. • Demand forecasting is difficult due to the seasonality of sales/ The out of stock issue is one of the major problems/ Seasonal production created problems with out-of-stock • When out-of-stock for one product‚ the back order production of that product would throw the schedule off for the next product. • The plant was
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Introduction Rogers’ Chocolate is on a mission to have the company double or triple its size within 10 years. An analysis will be performed to figure out a strategic plan where Rogers’ Chocolate will be able to grow‚ and maintain their image of providing premium chocolates. The issue facing Rogers’ Chocolate is how they will be able to gain new customers and sustain their current customers. To give a thorough analysis‚ I will identify and explain the strategic issue‚ present the results of the analysis
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#1 (Roger’s Chocolates) 1. The premium chocolate industry is changing dramatically with the growth rate in the chocolate industry falling as a whole‚ other traditional big name chocolate companies like Hershey’s and Cadburys are moving more towards the premium chocolate industry. The premium chocolate industry growing 20 percent annually and with the baby boomers purchasing more chocolate‚ they put are putting great emphasize on quality and brand when they purchase their chocolates. The underlying
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EXTERNAL INDUSTRY ANALYSIS The overall chocolate market in Canada was finding itself in a slow-growth environment with only 2% annual growth projections after 2006 and the industry as a whole had been experiencing a decline in growth. The chocolate market has two distinguished sectors – lower quality‚ more affordable mainstream chocolate and premium‚ higher cost chocolate. The lower quality sector was performing poorly‚ whereas the premium sector was experiencing growth around 20% per year‚ leading
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Case 7: Rogers’ Chocolates Vertical integration is present in Rogers’ because they participate in many of the steps included in the industry value chain. Firstly‚ Rogers’ produces all of their products in-house and packages them by hand. Furthermore‚ Rogers’ is fully involved in the marketing and selling of their products to consumers through their wholly owned retail stores‚ particularly Sam’s Deli‚ and by also accepting online and mail orders. This makes it evident that Rogers’ engages in
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Problem Statement Rogers’ Chocolates is not using its core competency of strong retail sales ability and its distinctive competency of producing a wide variety of high-quality‚ hand-wrapped chocolates to attract a sufficient market niche of worldwide tourists and high-income‚ middle-aged couples that are mainly empty nested or child-free‚ so that they can maximize their market share and profit volumes in a rapidly growing market in which globalization‚ product innovation toward a more health-conscious
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CONSULTANT(S): CONSULTING FIRM: CASE: Rogers’ Chocolates PROBLEM: The Board of Directors have given direction to the new President‚ Mr. Steve Parkhill‚ to triple the size of the company within ten years. Mr. Parkhill is required to devise a strategy that would fit the company’s culture‚ and then gain the support of the board‚ the management team and the employees. SWOT ANALYSIS: Strengths Well-known Product Recognized since 1885 Good Reputation Amongst Customers Established Marketing
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BA462-Strategic Manament – Case 1 September 19‚ 2013 After taking in depth tour of Rogers’ Chocolate‚ one may find many strengths and weaknesses in terms of the company’s strategic managements. This case analysis is written to figure out the company’s weaknesses by decomposing company’s current circumstances and strengths by integrating components of strategic management. Good strategic plan is derived from using an
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