September 19‚ 2013 After taking in depth tour of Rogers’ Chocolate‚ one may find many strengths and weaknesses in terms of the company’s strategic managements. This case analysis is written to figure out the company’s weaknesses by decomposing company’s current circumstances and strengths by integrating components of strategic management. Good strategic plan is derived from using an appropriate analysis. Although there are many useful analogical methods that can be used such as
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I. INTRODUCTION Think of Hershey Food Corporation and chocolate comes immediately to mind. Hershey is the leading manufacturer of chocolate in North America but that is not all what Hershey is all about. Considering the humble beginnings of its founder‚ Milton Hershey‚ Hershey Food Corporation’s success is as sweet as the chocolates it produces and as lovely as the candies it offers its customers. But before gaining its sweet success‚ it had undergone business dilemma
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Corporate soCial responsibility sCoreCard 2010 The Hershey Company 2010 Corporate Social Responsibility Scorecard outlines our progress in advancing the priorities we established in our 2009 Corporate Social Responsibility Report. We understand that operating a sustainable‚ competitive business requires a commitment to improving our economic‚ environmental‚ and social performance. This scorecard shows how we performed against the goals published in our 2009 CSR Report as well as against newer
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From: Yongbo Yang Subject: Company Tour of the Hershey Company The Hershey Company is known as the Hershey Foods Corporation until 2005. It’s headquarter is in Hershey‚ Pennsylvania. It was founded by Milton S. Hershey in 1894 as the Hershey Chocolate Company‚ which is over an hundred years old!. It is now the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America. Hershey’s corporate statement today is to "Bringing sweet moments of Hershey happiness to the world every day." It aims to investigate
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INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT This section of the strategic environment is a realistic analysis of Hershey’s internal resources. The following internal traits portray a resource-based view of Hershey’s core strengths: COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: The market share is increasing globally. Customer loyalty is very low. Websites are increasing in quality and ease for all users. HERSHEY’S offers many unique products and services to many different kinds of customers. By offering so many distinct products and services
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The Chocolate Industry (GLOBAL OVERVIEW) Who are the main manufacturers of chocolate in the world? Company | Net Sales 2011 (US$ millions) | Kraft Foods Inc (USA) | 19‚965 | Mars Inc (USA) | 16‚200 | Nestlé SA (Switzerland) | 12‚808 | Ferrero Group (Italy) | 9‚612 | Hershey Foods Corp (USA) | 6‚112 | Chocolade fabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG (Switzerland) | 2‚796 | August Storck KG (Germany) | 2‚205 | Yildiz Holding (Turkey) | 2‚095 | Meiji Co (Japan) | 1‚791 | Arcor Group (Argentina)
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Key Issues There are multiple issues facing Rogers’ Chocolates. Rogers’ has a dated value proposition. In order to expand they need to compromise the history behind the brand. The service tactics and packaging is old fashioned. The need for a different look was further backed by a consultant hired by Rogers’. Their current traditions may be well received in Victoria but they aren’t working to fully expand markets. Rogers’ brand image was tarnished due to the import of raw materials from
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to be addressed? 34 9. External environmental analysis 35 10. Internal environment analysis 60 11. Determine the strategic factors of the company 70 12. Generating alternative strategies by using a TOWS matrix 73 13. Evaluate strategic alternatives – pros and cons. 74 14. Recommend strategic for company (short‚ medium‚ and long term) 81 1. Describe briefly the history‚ development‚ and growth of the company overtime. Rogers ’ Chocolates is steeped in tradition and a rich history that
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Milton S. Hershey‚ the founder of the giant chocolate manufacturing firm bearing his name‚ tried a number of different ventures before eventually succeeding in the chocolate business. In his early years‚ Milton enjoyed his apprenticeship as a candy maker for Joseph H. Royer‚ a confectioner. At the age of 19‚ Hershey decided to go into the candy business for himself. His venture in Philadelphia failed‚ as did efforts with his father. Back in Lancaster‚ Hershey began manufacturing caramels. The
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Cowgirl Chocolates Analysis Cowgirl chocolates are the design of Marilyn Lysohir and her husband‚ Ross Coates in 1997. Marilyn is a ceramicist and lecturer who is internationally known and has a successful ceramic art business. Ross is a sculptor and a professor of fine arts at a nearby University. As a labor of love‚ Marilyn and Ross began publishing a once-a-year arts magazine called High Ground. More a multimedia product than a magazine‚ the 600-copy production of this product does not pay
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