Keurig: Managing a New Product Launch By: Melissa Bockhold Heather Coddington Laura Duerstock Ali Wampler March 1‚ 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction……………………………………………………………………3 II. Assumptions…………………………………………………………………...4 III. History………………………………………………………………………....5 IV. SWOT Analysis 1. Two-Cup Approach……………………………………………………….6 2. One-Cup Approach………………………………………………………..7 V. The Coffee Market 1. Market Analysis/Needs/Growth…………………………………………...8 2. Competition………………………………………………………………
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Brewing excellence‚ One cup at a time. Keurig in Dutch means excellence. It is the leading single cup brewing system in North America. The U.S. annual per capita consumption of coffee was estimated to be 424 servings‚ which included in-home and out-of-home roast and ground‚ instant‚ and ready-to-drink (bottled/canned) coffee.2 The total coffee market in 2008 was estimated to be 1.8 billion pounds‚ or $19.3 billion. 3 While specialty coffee was only about 17 percent of total
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New Product Launch Marketing Plan‚ Part II New Product Launch Marketing Plan‚ Part II Digital Display Corporation (DDC) is launching an innovative product that will display caller identification of cellular phone calls in the automobile windshield. DDC is in the process of performing a market segmentation of potential consumers of the product. The organization must understand decision motivators and buying behaviors of customers. DDC will develop a tactical plan to manage each stage of the
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New Product Development for Microfinance: Design‚ Testing‚ and Launch Technical Note Number 2 New Product Development for Microfinance: Design‚ Testing‚ and Launch by Monica Brand ACCION International October 1998 This work was supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development‚ Global Bureau‚ Economic Growth Section‚ Microenterprise Development Office‚ through funding to the Microenterprise Best Practices (MBP) Project‚ contract number PCE-C-00-96-90004-00. i ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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product launch should be evaluated using a business case that is built around the future expected cash flows. However‚ from a portfolio perspective there are some factors that must be considered in forecasting the future expected cash flows. • Cannibalization As new products arrive‚ the revenue and costs involved should not be looked at in isolation. There can be ripple effects across the business where a new product cannibalizes sales from existing products. For example‚ the launch of a new car
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NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH: UB GROUP – SOFT DRINK “MIST” COMPANY OVERVIEW United Breweries Limited (UBL) - has assumed undisputed market leadership with a national market share in excess of 50%. Through a process of aggressive acquisition and market penetration‚ The UB Group today controls 60% of the total manufacturing capacity for Beer in India. The flagship brand‚ Kingfisher is now sold in over 52 countries worldwide having received many accolades for its quality. MACRO-ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
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Keurig at Home ”Case Study#3” 20 million Americans drank gourmet coffee daily in 2003. As a result of this amount of coffee lovers that can’t start their day without coffee‚ Keurig. Inc had the idea that they should be able to brew their own perfect cup of coffee any time they need. People started paying $1.50 or more for a cup of gourmet coffee at coffee shops like Starbucks. This gave Keurig. Inc the idea of offering coffees in a single-cup proportion size to offices. After the placement of
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KEURIG CASE 1 - How do Keurig and its partners make money? (You can find information on the sources of profit for Keurig‚ coffee roasters‚ and the KADs from the case.) Ans: Keurig made money some amount of money by selling the brewers from a price range of $500 - $1000.Keurig also made a royalty of $0.04 per K-cup sold. Coffee roasters earned $0.25 per K-cup and KAD made money by selling this K-cup at a mark-up price of $0.40 - $0.50. They also at times charged a small rent. 2 -
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Keurig: Convenience‚ Choice‚ and Competitive Brands In 1990‚ John Sylvan and Peter Dragone entered the coffee brewing industry by launching their company Keurig built upon on the question of‚ “why do we brew coffee by the pot when we only drink it by the cup?” Within a few years after their start-up‚ they were able to secure multiple patents as well as acquiring $1 million from venture capitalists to improve upon their prototype. By 1998‚ Keurig‚ which is German for excellence‚ was finally able
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Marketing Plan 2011 Ideal Consultants Group Apple Company Table of Contents Executive Summary Executive Summary 3 Introduction 3 Purpose of the Report 3 Unique Feature 4 Scope of Report 4 Company Profile and Information 4 Apple’s Operation 4 Apple Sets Singapore Plant 5 Mission Statement 5 Apple’s Product 5 Branding Strategies 5 Our Product 6 Unique Feature 6 Other Main features 7 Attributes 8 Image of the iDEAL Tab 8 External Analysis 8 Political Regulatory 8 Economic
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