Scott Marquez FIN 370 April 4‚ 2011 Thomas Rietta Virtual Organization Strategy Paper Kudler Fine Foods was founded in June 1998 by Kathy Kudler. Within nine months the store reached the break-even point and showed a profit by the end of the year. In the next five years Kudler Fine Foods would expand to three locations and has proven to be a profitable business. Currently‚ Kudler Fine Foods is a privately owned business but needs to expand. Three methods of expansion will be analyzed
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Running head: KUDLER FINE FOODS / SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Kudler Fine Foods / Supply Chain Management Larry Don Franklin University of Phoenix Kudler Fine Foods / Supply Chain Management Kudler fine food’s supply chain forms the center of its business processes beginning with its purchasing department followed by advertising‚ accounting‚ inventory management‚ forecasting‚ and merchandising selection and pricing. Its business processes could be enhanced by taking advantage of IT systems
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Kudler Fine Foods MKT421 Kudler Fine Foods Kudler Fine Foods is a California based gourmet food store that carries domestic and imported foods‚ founded by Kathy Kudler. The La Jolla store that opened in 1998 was the beginning of the Kudler Foods Company. The second store was opened within two years at Del Mar and their latest store opened in 2003 at Encinitas. The company is seeking to expand to other locations. The business objective of Kudler Fine Foods is to ensure profits by offering very
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Running head: KUDLER FINE FOODS Kudler Fine Foods – Use Case Roles Industry specific software for Kudler Fine Foods would assist in integrating the organization’s accounting processes as determined in the needs document. The organization’s existing processes are not meeting the demands for growth and productivity. According to one source‚ “the successful adoption and implementation of an information system depends on the proper assessment of numerous individual‚ technology‚ task‚ organizational
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Channel and Pricing Strategies Team B University of Phoenix MKT/571: Marketing Kudler Fine Foods had determined that expanding their markets will allow foreign market growth and increased profits. Kudler Fine Foods has decied to launch a fine and organic wine assortment in the country China. China’s culture and markets align with Kathy Kudler’s vision for Kudler Fine Foods. China is the seventh largest country in the world for wine consumption. This revealed the need for this type of expansion
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in those areas should be ignored.] Marketing Research Paper for Kudler Fine Foods Charmaine DuBray University of Phoenix Marketing MKT/421 Larry Rine May 03‚ 2010 Marketing Research Paper for Kudler Fine Foods Kathy Kudler used gourmet cooking as a way to relieve stress. But when she found shopping for the ingredients she needed entailed traveling to different locations‚ Kathy decided to open her own specialty food store that offered the convenience of purchasing the products needed
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Kudler MKT / 421 Kudler and the True Meaning of Marketing Resource: Kudler Fine Foods Virtual Organization Use the Virtual Organization link on the student website to access additional company information on Kudler Fine Foods. Write a 1‚050- to 1‚400-word paper in which you justify the importance of marketing research in developing Kudler Fine Foods’ marketing strategy and tactics. Include the following: Identify the areas where additional market research is needed. Analyze
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The company Kudler Fine Foods supplies the freshest ingredients and the tools enabling their customers to become a gourmet cook. They are a specialized food store with a worldwide selection of vegetables‚ meats‚ wines‚ and cheeses. The stores are owned by Kathy Kudler‚ and today continue to grow with high expectations offering their customers the convenience of a one-stop shopping experience. Ms. Kudler opened her first store in La Jolla‚ and after a five-year plan‚ opened her third store in Encinitas
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Kudler Fine Foods Kudler Fine Foods specializes in everything about gourmet food and gourmet cooking. Besides stocking and selling the freshest ingredients Kudler also stocks many tools gourmet cooks need all at reasonable prices. Kudler Fine Foods | | Sales | Current Assets | Current Liabilities | Formula | Current Ratio | Current Ratio | 2003 | $ 10‚804‚000 |
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Table Analysis Introduction Kudler Fine Foods was founded by Kathy Kudler in the summer of 1998 in La Jolla‚ California. Two other stores were opened at Del Mar and Encinitas California‚ Kudler Fine Foods deals in specialty foods sells; fresh bakery/Pastries fresh produce fresh meat & seafood condiments and packaged foods cheese’s and specialty dairy products (Kudler Fine Foods‚ 2003). The Entity Relation diagram and pivot table would help Kudler Fine Foods improve the data tables and improve
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