Mountain Man Brewing
Elodie Campillo
Stéphane Dumiot
Brunswick Adrien
Julien Gravaud
Mountain Man Brewing Company: Bringing the brand to light
Introduction: Mountain Man Beer’s Success:
The United States is the largest beer consumer in the world with the East Central region having sales of 18.3%. Mountain Man Brewing Company is a family owned brewery located in West Virginia that has been strong presence as lager brand in this region since its establishment in 1925. Ever since, it has marketed towards the blue collar, middle to lower income population in the region with its bitter, and higher alcohol content lager. Over the years its brand identity has been associated as an old school, regional brewing company and its consistency in taste and blend. There have been multiple instances where 3 generations of families have grown up consuming Mountain Man Beer and felt that Mountain Man Brewing Company has retained the quality ever since its introduction. It has therefore, created a legacy as “West Virginia’s Beer” and a “Working man’s beer” and has not deviated from its core branding, maintaining itself as a single product company.
Nevertheless, there are some mains problems to underline and analyse.
How to stop the annual decline ?
How to introduce a light beer without affecting the brand image and the sentiments of the current consumer?
How to compensate for the possible loss in shelf space with retailers?
How to revamp sales of its core brand, Mountain Man Lager?
Situation Analysis:
The Mountain Man’s revenue decline about 2% annually due to changes in customer habits. Furthermore, 70% of sales through off-premise location witnessing increase the pressure from larger producer.
Revenue in the Light beer segment increases 4% annually while traditional premium beer sales had declined annually same percentage. Light beer category accounted for 50,4% of volume sales in compared with 29,8% in 2011.
Young market account fort 27% of total category
Stéphane Dumiot
Brunswick Adrien
Julien Gravaud
Mountain Man Brewing Company: Bringing the brand to light
Introduction: Mountain Man Beer’s Success:
The United States is the largest beer consumer in the world with the East Central region having sales of 18.3%. Mountain Man Brewing Company is a family owned brewery located in West Virginia that has been strong presence as lager brand in this region since its establishment in 1925. Ever since, it has marketed towards the blue collar, middle to lower income population in the region with its bitter, and higher alcohol content lager. Over the years its brand identity has been associated as an old school, regional brewing company and its consistency in taste and blend. There have been multiple instances where 3 generations of families have grown up consuming Mountain Man Beer and felt that Mountain Man Brewing Company has retained the quality ever since its introduction. It has therefore, created a legacy as “West Virginia’s Beer” and a “Working man’s beer” and has not deviated from its core branding, maintaining itself as a single product company.
Nevertheless, there are some mains problems to underline and analyse.
How to stop the annual decline ?
How to introduce a light beer without affecting the brand image and the sentiments of the current consumer?
How to compensate for the possible loss in shelf space with retailers?
How to revamp sales of its core brand, Mountain Man Lager?
Situation Analysis:
The Mountain Man’s revenue decline about 2% annually due to changes in customer habits. Furthermore, 70% of sales through off-premise location witnessing increase the pressure from larger producer.
Revenue in the Light beer segment increases 4% annually while traditional premium beer sales had declined annually same percentage. Light beer category accounted for 50,4% of volume sales in compared with 29,8% in 2011.
Young market account fort 27% of total category