Running Head: MOUNTAIN MAN Mountain Man Brewing Company Case The purpose of this case study is to explore the implications for expanding the products offered by Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC) from one product‚ Mountain Man Lager‚ to adding a Light version of the beer. This paper will evaluate the following: 1. The positioning statement of MMBC; including what has made MMBC successful and how MMBC distinguishes itself from competitors. I will argue that quality and authentic
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Chris Prangel‚ a recent MBA graduate‚ has returned home to West Virginia to manage the marketing operations of the Mountain Man Beer Company. This is a family-owned business that he’s going to take a hand on in 5 years. Mountain Man brews just one beer which is Mountain Man Lager‚ also known as "West Virginia ’s beer" and popular among blue-collar workers. Mountain Man Lager is a beer known for its authenticity‚ quality and toughness. It had a distinctive bitter flavor‚ slightly higher than average
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------------------------------------------------- Case 2: Mountain Man Brewing Company Prepared for: Marketing 181 Date: February 9‚ 2011 ------------------------------------------------- Question 1: There are many factors that have enabled MMBC to create a strong brand. These include: taste‚ perceived quality‚ image‚ tradition‚ and authenticity. Taste is achieved through a selection of rare Bavarian hops and unusual strains of barley creating a defined Mountain Man quality. In addition‚ Mountain Man Lagers’ distinctively
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Mountain Man Brewing Company TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPANY ANALYSIS .................................................................................. 3 OUR DECISION ............................................................................................. 7 FORECASTS AND ESTIMATES ................................................................. 8 BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS ........................................................................... 12 MARKET SUMMARY ...........................
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Mountain Man Brewing Company was established as a family concern in 1925 in West Virginia by Guntar Prangle. The company brewed single-product beer‚ Mountain Man Lager‚ which won “best beer in West Virginia” and was elected as “America’s Championship Lager”. Mountain Man Lager featured quality‚ bitter favor and slightly higher-than-average alcohol content that uniquely contributed to the company’s brand equity. Mountain Man was a local market leader and distributed its lager in several states outside
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Mountain Man Brewing Company Ashley Huckaby Mountain Man Brewing Company exemplifies history. Founded in 1925 by Guntar Prangel‚ a coal miner with a home brewery‚ and marketed largely to other coal miners‚ Mountain Man lager emphasizes quality ingredients‚ a bitter flavor and dark coloring. Today‚ Mountain Man Brewing is still a single-product company. Mountain Man distributes its lager in several states outside West Virginia‚ is a local market leader‚ and generates over $50 million in revenue
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1. What is Mountain Man Brewing Company’s positioning relative to its competitors? Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC) is a 2nd tier domestic beer manufacturer based out of West Virginia. MMBC is positioned as a leader among local brewers in the East Central region‚ being one of the four regional breweries still operational in West Virginia. MMBC brews only one type of beer – the Mountain Man Lager‚ a dark bitter tasting beer. Target market for the product is middle aged men from the blue collared
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------------------------------------------------- Subject: Bringing the Brand to Light ------------------------------------------------- Mr. Prangel as we all know Mountain Man Beer Company has been in the market over eight decades; manufacturing a beer known for its authenticity‚ quality and toughness. In all these years we have seen many regional breweries vanished by fatal decisions. Mountain Man Beer Company is still standing strong in the market‚ yet it has come the time to make a crucial decision regarding the future of our
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Mountain Man Brewing Company | To: | Chris Prangel | From: | 001706975 | CC: | David Nasser | Date: | 3/4/2013 | Re: | Bringing the Brand to Light | Comments: | For the first time in the company’s history‚ Mountain Man Brewing Company is experiencing declining sales in response to changes in beer drinkers’ preferences. Mr. Prangel’s response to this problem is introducing a “light beer” form of the popular Lager. In the past six years‚ the “light beer” industry as increased at an annual
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Problem Statement: Should Chris Prangel launch Mountain Man Light in order to recoup the declining sales MMBC has been experiencing due to changes in beer drinkers’ preferences and how will he adapt their marketing mix in order to achieve these goals? Key Points: Chris Prangel - an MBA graduate - was set to inherit his father’s business‚ Mountain Man Beer Company. MMBC brewed one beer called “Mountain Man Lager”‚ which was also known as “West Virginia’s beer”. In order to recoup
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