KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS IN 2005 ARE THE GLORY DAYS OVER? CORPORATE BACKGROUND Company History First getting its corporate bearings on July 13‚ 1937 in Winston-Salem‚ North Carolina‚ Krispy Kreme Doughnuts have seen the many stages of financial gain and loss. Through the 1930’s and 1940’s the company saw regional growth and by the late 1950’s Krispy Kreme had opened 29 shops in 12 states. 1960 marked an era where management Vernon Rudolph and Mike Harding began to emphasize corporate standardization
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Krispy Kreme Case Study Question 1. The chief element of Krispy Kreme’s strategy is to deliver a better doughnut and to appeal to customers in new ways. They have taken great steps to insure customer satisfaction from the use of their proprietary flour recipe to their automated doughnut making machines. They have chosen to target mainly markets with 100‚000 households. They also were exploring smaller-sized stores for secondary markets. Krispy Kremes’s strong brand name‚ highly differentiated
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INTRODUCTION The Krispy Kreme‚ Inc. case investigates the contributing factors that caused this particular darling of Wall Street’s stock to suddenly plummet more than 80% in 2004. In the year 2000‚ Krispy Kreme went to public and boasts iconic status by became the hottest brand in America. Less than a year after its initial public offering‚ the company’s shares were selling for 62 times earnings. However‚ in 2004 the market was shocked by the company’s stocks that plummeted more than
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To: Investors of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts From: Financial consultant Date: January 2005 Subject: Warning signals from Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Historical income statements show that the revenues and net income increased continuously from 2000 to 2004. The first warning signal observed was net loss in May 2004. By comparing income statement in May 2003 with income statement in May 2004‚ the revenue increased 24 percent‚ but net income appeared negative. Krispy Kreme spent $40 million in
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Case Analysis Submitted by: Cheng‚ Mary Elaine Submitted to: Prof. Lacerona I- ABSTRACT The founder‚ Vernon Rudolph‚ worked for his uncle‚ Ishmael Armstrong‚ who purchased a secret recipe for yeast-raised doughnuts and a shop on Broad Street in Paducah‚ Kentucky‚ from Joseph LeBeouf of Lake Charles‚ Louisiana. Rudolph began selling the yeast doughnuts in Paducah and delivered them on his bicycle. The operation was moved to Nashville‚ Tennessee‚ and other family members joined to meet
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Krispy Kreme Turnaround Strategy Strategy Coursework John Ellis Group Arif Harbott Claudio Paleari Pia Gowland Ronald Garricks Tim Joslyn EMBA EMBA Sep10 Strategy 1 - John Ellis Group v016.pdf September 2010 Date: 12th January 2011 Word Count (excluding tables and Appendices): 2992 Page 1 Table of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 3 2 Current strategy ....................
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I. INTRODUCTION Krispy Kreme Doughnuts‚ Inc. (KKD) is an international retailer of high-quality sweet treats‚ including its signature hot Original Glazed® doughnut. It began as a small bakery in Winston Salem‚ NC on July 13‚ 1937. Since then‚ the company has built a global reputation for serving the highest-quality doughnuts and great tasting coffee. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is part of the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) Industry‚ which includes almost all companies in the “fast food” industry
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Incorporates principal activity is to produce and market doughnuts and related items. The operations are carried out through three segments‚ company stores operations‚ franchise operations and Krispy Kreme Manufacturing and Distribution. The stores are both retail outlets and highly automated producers of over twenty varieties of doughnuts. The company is a branded specialty retailer‚ and produces more than three million doughnuts a day. In addition to its Krispy Kreme stores
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Krispy Kreme is a unique brand offering doughnuts. It is a pioneer in doughnut business‚ stared in 1933; by Vernon Rudolph bought doughnut shop in Paducah‚ Kentucky from Joe LeBeau. First‚ Rudolph started selling doughnuts to grocery stores. Soon after‚ people begin to stopping by the shop and pick up hot doughnuts. And the business begins to grow. The following is a SWOT analysis of the business case. Strength - The most dominant strength of Krispy Kreme doughnut is
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Suggested Questions for of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts‚ Inc. 1. What can the historical income statements (case Exhibit 1) and balance sheets (case Exhibit 2) tell you about the financial health and current condition of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts‚ Inc.? According to the historical income statements‚ we can tell that Krispy Kreme has made rapid improvement during the past 5 years .Total revenues have been increased from $220 million to $666 million‚ and net income has grown from about $6 million to $57
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