Running Head: ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN AND SUMMARY Environmental Scan and Summary University of Phoenix STR/581 – Strategic Planning and Implementation Kathy Kudler is the sole owner and operator of Kudler Fine Foods (University of Phoenix‚ 2008)‚ a gourmet food shop located in La Jolla‚ California. Her business was such a success that she opened two additional stores‚ one in Del Mar and the other in Encinitas. Kathy has expressed her desire to expand to another location with the opening of another
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Kudler Fine Foods External and Internal Environmental Analysis Angela Hodge University of Phoenix Instructor: Yallah August 9‚ 2011 Introduction Kudler Fine Foods wants to increase customer loyalty with offering more services‚ increasing the firm’s understanding of customers’ buying patterns‚ and giving more efficient operations. Customers will be informed through marketing and word of mouth (Virtual Organization Portal: Kudler Fine Foods). The company wants to widen its service by giving
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ABSTRACT Kudler Fine Foods is an upscale specialty food store‚ servicing the fine food connoisseur from their three California locations. Kudler’s business objective is to maximize profits by offering the highest quality products to its customers at competitive prices. In reviewing the data on the organization through the website‚ this paper discusses the organizational culture and structure‚ the leadership style and its effects on the company and the employees’ motivation‚ and the external and internal
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ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Organizational Behavior University of Phoenix Kudler Fine Foods is a local upscale specialty food store in the San Diego metropolitan area. The company has locations at La Jolla‚ Del Mar‚ and Encinitas. Kathy Kudler is the founder and President of the company. The organizational behavior aspects of Kudler Fine Foods will be examined and explored specifically in regard to its apparent organizational culture‚ organizational structure
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Analysis of the Kudler Fine Foods Internet Site Analysis Kudler Fine Food Internet Site at the home page provide hours‚ location‚ and different links to connect to other pages on the web site like: Bakery‚ Meat & Seafood‚ Produce‚ Cheese & Dairy‚ and Wine. Analyzing Kudler Fine Food from a consumer perspective‚ Kudler Fine Food Internet Site is very user friendly‚ easy to navigate through‚ and there are no broken links on the web page‚ but the information that is provided on Kudler Internet site
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Kudler Fine Foods Security Report and System Review Kudler Fine Foods Security Report and System Review Introduction Kudler Fine Foods is in the process of developing a customer loyalty program‚ and a related system to give rewards to their customers. We have been given the task of assisting the development team in creating mechanisms that facilitate information security This paper serves to direct the development team along a pathway of security‚ with the intent to share information about
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Kudler Fine Foods Marketing Strategy and Tactics Paper In 1998 Kathy Kudler (owner)‚ opened a gourmet food establishment with an ideal image of starting a business which provided the freshest ingredients as well as cooking instruments for individuals cooking benefit. Due to the company’s success Kathy has moved forward with expanding business. Business additions include three locations. Within the companies continued success Kudler’s foods continues to improve‚ provide and expand services to improve
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SR-Kf-013 for Kudler Fine Foods Shawna Rice-Villareal BSA/310 April 1‚ 2013 Mark Bentcover SR-Kf-013 for Kudler Fine Foods Kudler Fine Foods has been offering customers high quality gourmet foods for a number of years and has chosen to use a marketing strategy called the Frequent Shopper Program to offer valuable customers rewards through a points system to increase sales revenues and bring in more customers. Just like several other companies‚ Kudler Fine Foods has decided to use this program
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Product Kudler’s New Product Kathy Kudler has shown to be a strong business woman in the face of the gourmet grocer industry. To maintain that reputation Kathy has decided to expand services by both location and offerings. Kathy has researched the growing gourmet grocer market and has found a need in Canada. By researching the market Kathy found the one key product lacking is gourmet coffee. Ms. Kudler as well as other stakeholders of Kudler Fine Foods must enlist the marketing department for
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Kudler Fine Foods Kudler Fine Foods is a chain of specialty food stores that provide the finest food and wines to the general public. There are three locations of Kudler Fine Foods: 1. La Jolla 2. Del Mar 3. Encinitas Kudler’s Key Business and Accounting Information Needs General Ledger * Financial reporting‚ multiple year reporting * Budgets and Budget Reporting detailed to the department store level * Chart of Accounts * Head Count Accounts Payable * Check
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