HOW DO THE THREE OPTIONS COMPARE FINANCIALLY? YEARLY REVENUE‚ GROSS MARGIN‚ REQUIRED INVESTMENT AND PROFIT POTENTIAL. WHAT ARE THE STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES AND RISKS OF EACH OPTION? CHANNEL MANAGEMENT‚ CONFLICT ISSUES INVOLVED. The Problem Natureviews main problem is that they have to make strategic marketing decisions to grow revenues to $20‚000‚000 from their current $13‚000‚000 before the end of the 2001fiscal year. Channel Analyses Supermarket channel offers more potential for sales and revenue
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NatureView Farm Problem statement In the beginning of 2000‚ Natureview Farm is challenged to grow its revenues by over 50% by end of 2001‚ from 13 to 20 million USD. To achieve the target‚ Natureview has to take the strategic decision whether to enter the supermarket channel‚ which would impact every aspect of its business or to stay with its traditional distributors - the natural food retailers. A major consequence of Natureview’s decision to enter the supermarket channel would be its influence
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1. Industry Definition: The organic foods market which worth 6.5 billion USD in 1999 was predicted to grow to 13.3 billion in 2003. There is 1.8 billion USD in total U.S. retail sales of refrigerated yogurt and sales volume was over 2.3 billion USD in 1999. 97% of all yogurt had been sold in super market‚ natural stores and other channels such as warehouse clubs‚ convenience stores‚ drug stores and mass merchandisers. Also the unit volume of organic yogurt is predicted to grow 20% per year from
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Natureview Farm Analyze the Case Natureview Farm manufactures and markets refrigerated cup yogurt. Unlike most yogurts on the market‚ the company specializes in organic yogurt. The company uses natural ingredients without adding the artificial thickeners that are used by most yogurt brands. Furthermore‚ they use milk from cows that were not treated with rGBH‚ which increased the average shelf life to 50 days. All of these allowed Natureview Farm to succeed in the natural foods channel. Due
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Natureview case wrap -up At the core of the case is the question of whether Natureview should stay loyal to its current channel partners and accept the risk that the company might be limiting its long-term revenue potential. Alternatively‚ should Natureview enter a new channel that offers greater dollar revenue and profit potential‚ thus potentially alienating its current partners who helped get them where they are today‚ while stretching the organization beyond its current capabilities? In this
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Has our Political System Succeeded? The political system began with the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson on July 4‚ 1776. After that document the Articles of Confederation came out‚ which were adopted in 1777. The Articles of Confederation was the first attempt to set up a government in the US. Then our Constitution came out in 1787‚it was made into three plans: the Virginia Plan‚ New Jersey Plan‚ and then the Connecticut compromise. Four things our Constitution accomplished
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Segmentation by Packaging 6 Yogurt Market Segmentation by region 7 Yogurt Market Segmentation by Competitors 8 Yogurt Market Segmentation by Distribution Channel 10 SWOT Analysis 10 Analysis of Strategic planning Options 11 Recommendations 14 References 14 Introduction Fundamentally‚ this paper is about our findings of the Natureview Farm’s case study. In order to understand comprehensively about this company‚ we need to investigate further for the company’s past and current activities
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Objective and Market Analysis The business objective for Natureview is to reach $20 million in revenue by the end of 2001. To achieve this goal‚ we need to critically assess the placement of Natureview in the two dominant distribution channels to date. Supermarket Currently‚ 97% of all yogurt consumed is distributed through supermarkets ‚ representing a large consumer base and revenue generation opportunities. Research shows that 46% of organic food consumers purchase organic products at a supermarket
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Natureview Farm Case Faced a challenge – Had to find a path to grow revenues by over 50% before the end of 2001. Had $13 Million in the end of 1999‚ needed $20 Million by the end of 2001. Should they stay with supermarket channel or the Nature Foods Stores? Key to the Natureview yogurt flavor and texture was the family yogurt recipe using only high quality natural ingredients (no artificial) Had a strong relationship with leading natural foods retailers Women (who are single and/or have kids)
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Natureview Farm is the brand name organic yogurt company that began manufacturing in 1989. Currently it is the leading natural yogurt brand in the market because its sales make up 24% of the natural foods channel. Natureview has been successful for a few reasons. Firstly‚ Natureview uses milk from cows that are not treated with rGBH (artificial growth hormone that increases milk production). Because of this difference along with production techniques‚ Natureview is able to create a yogurt with
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