around the world are pressed for time and are looking for on-the-go options. They’re also looking for simple indulgences and healthier options. And there’s nothing better than a delicious snack‚ like LU biscuits‚ Planters nuts‚ Trident gums‚ and Cadbury or Milk chocolates to satisfy those desires. 2. Unleash the power of our iconic heritage brands. Our iconic heritage brands are loved by consumers worldwide. Roughly 80 percent of these heritage brands hold number one or number two positions in
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• The Beginning and Growth of Kraft Foods - The year was 1903‚ the horse and wagon was hired‚ the lad of cheese which had been purchased‚ and the entire enterprise was started on $65 capital. - The driver was James L. Kraft‚ and J.L and his horse Paddy are the historic “co-founders” of Kraft Foods‚ now a division of National Dairy Products Corporation. - In the beginning‚ J.L drove to the market early each morning and selected the best cheeses available‚ which he then peddled to the
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Interesting Facts about Cadbury • Cadbury was the first company to include pictures instead of printed text on chocolate boxes. • George Cadbury didn’t want to take mothers away from their children‚ so he developed a company rule that women had to leave work when they got married. Each married woman was given a bible and a carnation as wedding gifts. • In 1886 Cadbury became one of the first firms to have dining rooms with kitchens and food for sale. • A miniature metal animal (elephant‚ penguin
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Introduction on Takeover: Definition: A corporate action where an acquiring company makes a bid for an acquiree. If the target company is publicly traded‚ the acquiring company will make an offer for the outstanding shares. Friendly takeovers: A "friendly takeover" is an acquisition which is approved by the management. Before a bidder makes an offer for another company‚ it usually first informs the company’s board of directors. In an ideal world‚ if the board feels that accepting the offer
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Overview of the Company Cadbury India is a food product company with interests in Chocolate Confectionery‚ Milk Food Drinks‚ Snacks‚ and Candy. Cadbury is the market leader in Chocolate Confectionery business with a market share of over 70%. Some of the key brands of Cadbury are CadburyDairy Milk‚ 5 Star‚ Perk‚ Eclairs‚ Celebrations‚ Temptations‚ and Gems. In Milk Food drinkssegment‚ Cadbury’s main product - Bournvita is the leading Malted Food Drink in thecountry.Its heritage can be traced back
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1) Why is Flagstar in financial distress? When possible‚ back your claims with data. Signs of financial distress • The company lost money almost every year since its leveraged buyout by Coniston Partners in 1989. The income generated was not sufficient to service the interest expenses of the company which stood at $2.62B in 1996. From Exhibit 1‚ we can say that interest coverage ratio computed as EBIT / Interest Expense was 1.31 in 1989 and has been decreasing over years and currently stands at
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KRAFT FOODS (CADBURY INDIA) "MAKE TODAY DELICIOUS" COMPANY OVEVIEW Cadbury is fully owned subsidy of Kraft Foods Inc Kraft Foods and Cadbury deal in snacks‚ confectionery and quick meals. With annual revenues of approximately $50 billion‚ the combined company is the world’s second largest food company Sales in more than 160 countries Approximately 140‚000 employees Operations in more than 70 countries IN INDIA Cadbury began its operations in 1948 by importing chocolates
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------------------------------------------------- PRODUCTS OF CADBURY: ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- Blocks of Chocolate * ------------------------------------------------- Chocolate Bars * ------------------------------------------------- Bitesize * ------------------------------------------------- Pre-teens Confectionery * ------------------------------------------------- Nut Free Products *
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- VRIO Analysis 1. Tangible Resources a) Financial Resources: * Firm’s cash and cash equivalents- The total cash and cash equivalents of the firm stood at around Rs. 271.5 Crores in the year ended March 2009 (before merger with Kraft). Liquidity is important for a business to factor in for unforeseeable events. The ideal cash reserve requirement can be calculated by taking into account and listing possible unfavorable events and assigning probabilities to them. Current Ratio-1
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KRAFT FOODS Prof. R. Mulholland COMM 5306 Introduction to Marketing 2010 Chao Zhang (Richard) Laurentian University 2010-12-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION | CONTENTS | PAGE | 1 | Executive Summary | 3 | 2 | Problem Statement | 4 | 3 | Situation Analysis | 4 | 3.1 | Objectives and Goals | 4 | 3.2 | Background | 4 | 3.3 | SWOT Analysis | 5 | 3.4 | Market Analysis | 8 | 3.5 | Financial Analysis | 15 | 3.6 | Keys | 18 | 4 | Alternatives and Analysis | 20 | 5 | Recommendations
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