1. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the BASES I (concept test) and BASES II (concept + taste test)? Both tests measure market potential to a degree. The results can be used to gauge level of awareness and possible usage of a product as well as to understand customer’s perception of the product/brand. These results can be used to potential sales and marketability of the product. However‚ the BASES I test does not utilize any actual products (taste testing) to ascertain customer reaction
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Marketing Management | Nestlé refrigerated foods: Contadina pasta & pizza | Case analysis | Ahmed MAJT18/11/2010 | Executive Summary In a growing ethnic food category‚ NRFC is facing the decision of launching or not Contadina fresh pizza. Study has shown that business viability is closely depending on brand penetration rate which is not accurately measured. Moreover‚ NRFC try to get the first mover advantage to face the expected concurrence of Kraft. Product is facing positioning
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Nestle Refrigerated Foods (“Nestle”) must determine whether or not to introduce a refrigerated “Pizza Kit” product. Nestle must address several issues prior to product rollout: • Unproven concept – crust packaged together with separate packets of cheese and sauce ready for home use was a new concept. • Product positioning—the Pizza Kit must be positioned to attract most of its customers from the takeout/delivered (75% of total market) segment. • Brand awareness & extension—the product is in
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Nestle Refrigerated Foods: Contadina Pasta & Pizza Case Brief: After the great success of Nestle Refrigerated Food Company (NRFC) product Contadina pasta and sauces‚ NRFC was thinking to grab the growth opportunity through brand extension of Contadina. As in case Cunliffe stated “Contadina became the market leader in refrigerated pasta and sauces‚ but to continue our rapid growth‚ we need other new product opportunities” NRFC had established certain guideline steps that might help them a
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NESTLE REFRIDGERATED FOODS: CONTADINA PASTA & PIZZA (A) GROUP 2 Marketing Program Design Case Analysis GROUP 2 1302-066 Keshika Lakhani 1302-070 Jubin Goel 1302-073 Keval Shah 1302-086 Mrigakshi Punga 1302-087 Nandita Jaswal 1302-093 Nirav Shah 1302-206 Gagandeep Singh NESTLE REFRIDGERATED FOODS: CONTADINA PASTA & PIZZA (A) - GROUP 2 Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. 2 Q1)
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Q1 Pasta Purchased Lambert’s Pasta & Cheese Challenge – Needed to identify a brand name; Found Contadina through focus groups and finalized upon Contadina Fresh Performed BASES I study to assess the current level of awareness and usage of fresh pasta and sauces. NRFC wanted to estimate first year trial volume‚ simulate total year 1 sales volume and understand likely effects of alternate positioning. BASES study forecasted market data such as trial rate‚ repeat purchase‚ transaction size and
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Previously‚ Nestle entered the refrigerated food market with Contadina Pasta and Sauces‚ which was very successful due to the market research performed. The company invested heavily in distribution to develop products with low spoilage rates. Moreover‚ Nestle maintained a long-term focus and made strategic investments to ensure its position as one of the world’s premier food companies. As a result‚ they became the market leader in refrigerated pasta and sauces but realized they needed other new product
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Nestlé Refrigerated Pizza Case Executive summary: In 1990 Nestlé Refrigerated Food Company‚ NRFC‚ subsidiary of Nestlé S.A‚ had to decide about the launch of a refrigerated pizza‚ under the name of Contadina pizza‚ continuing the build of the refrigerated food category it started few years ago with the launch of the Contadina pasta and sauces‚ and where the satisfying results exceeded expectations‚ NRFC would be then the first mover in this new category product‚ pre
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NRFC believe estimation of pizza sales could base on Contadina pasta’s 24% market-penetration rate‚ more conservative calculation should take different ranges of penetration rate into consideration. By choosing three possible penetration rates of 5%. 15% and 25%‚ the estimated results are demonstrated in Exhibit 1. In all three scenarios‚ kit only concept will not make up to company’s expectation. For kit and topping concept‚ only if penetration rate reach to 15%‚ launch decision could be supported
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On [pic] Nestle Refrigerated Foods Contadina Pasta & Pizza(A) Submitted By: Sharad Agarwal 2008H149155 Nestle Refrigerated Foods Introduction The case illustrates the various studies and market researches done for the introduction of refrigerated pizza to the refrigerated food category product in the U.S. markets by Nestle Refrigerated Food Company (NRFC) in the year 1990 while in the late 1980s the company
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