A Supplier Alliance at Quaker Oats Summary Quaker Oats Company of Chicago‚ IL formed an alliance with Graham Packaging of York‚ PA. Graham is a leading global manufacturer of custom blow molded plastic containers. Plastic bottles are the largest single quantity and cost item purchased by Quaker Oats. Gatorade had captured over 82% of the global market share in the sports beverage industry. The purchasing department established a goal of lowering the bottling cost $10 million to $15 million per
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The Acquisition of Snapple by Quaker Oats In an effort to raise the company’s growth rate and avoid a takeover.Quaker Oats‚ acquired Snapple beverage corporation for $1‚7 billion‚a price considered by many to be valued a billion too much. Snapple captured a significant loyal following by being an innovator in the ready-to-drink tea.The RTD tea segment of the beverage market was a quick developing area with promising returns ‚that’s why it attracted giants like coca cola and Pepsico‚ who entered
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THE QUAKER OAT COMPANY: THE RISE TO BIG BUSINESS BY: COURTNEY SMITH THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY AND THE PATH TO BIG BUSINESS • Strategies: • New Product Development • Horizontal Integration • Economies of Scale • Forward Vertical Integration • Overseas Expansion NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT • Ferdinand Schumacher was the first to introduce steel-cut oats to the American table. • Established the German Mills American Oatmeal Factory in Akron‚ Ohio in 1856 • German and Irish immigrants were his only customers
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Henry Parsons Crowell founder Quaker Oats. He was an American businessman and humanitarian. He had numerous accomplishments and impacted the lives of millions of people‚ but most importantly‚ he was known as a Christian man who funded many Christian initiatives (Giants for God‚ 2013). He was one who also had good leadership skills‚ which helped to make him one of the most successful business moguls of his time. Still today‚ rice cakes‚ shakes‚ know the name Quaker Oats in households around the world;
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that the right moment for an equity-financed acquisition had arrived. At this time‚ PepsiCo management decided to initiate confidential discussion with The Quaker Oats Company about a potential business combination. Gatorade‚ a key brand in Quaker’s portfolio‚ had long been on PepsiCo’s wish list. On October 5‚ 2000‚ an investment-banking team from Merrill Lynch met with the top executives of PepsiCo to discuss a possible business combination between PepsiCo and Quaker. The goals of the meeting were:
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The Pursuit of Synergy: Quaker Oats-Snapple Acquisition Professor Sherif A. Ebrahim Corporate Strategy‚ Spring 2012 May 1‚ 2012 Pauline Guittard Linn Gustafsson T.J. Henry Jr. Sevinc Ulu Brittany Williams Many successful businessmen and women have concluded that the most successful acquirers are also the most disciplined. In order to secure a lucrative and profitable acquisition all strategic alternatives ought to have been considered and prudently explored. Furthermore‚ a clear operating strategy
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. POSITIONING Suppose we are asked‚ ‘who makes the best instant coffee?’ Next ‚ we are asked‚ “who makes the next best?’ there can be a number of brands which are next best‚ but only one brand that is the best. In a number of product categories like TVs‚ cars‚ personal computers‚ paints‚ razorblades‚ soaps and so on‚ we have our favourite brands or marketer. The top slot achieved by the brand in our mind is called its Positioning. It entered our mind on account of communication through advertising
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Materiel Acquisition Management MGT 5084 Case Study – A Supplier Alliance At Quaker Oats Gatorade product is a type of flavored non-carbonated sports drink manufactured by PepsiCo and derived from the school’s football team‚ the Gators. In 1983‚ Quaker Oats Company purchased Gatorade sports drink which later acquired by PepsiCo in 2001. Gatorade is known as the 4th-largest brand of PepsiCo‚ in term of worldwide annual retail sales. Some of its competitors were Powerade‚ Vitaminwater worldwide
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and add value to a brand. Building a strong brand takes time commitment and hard work. The identity of the brand‚ from the perspective of the consumers‚ is the foundation of a good brand-building program. Effective brand management that encompasses brand personality is of major importance in reaching the company goals of satisfaction‚ loyalty and profitability. Building a powerful brand requires determining the substantial characteristics of the offerings that carry the brand name and the psychological
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