Tootsie Roll
The Tootsie Roll Industries Incorporated began in Chicago 117 years ago. The founder of the business was a gentleman named Leo Hirschfield. He began making and selling the Tootsie Roll. Today the famous product is still being made according to the original recipe and formula. However, since its inception, the business has become incorporated.
The primary production and consumption areas include the United States, Canada, and Mexico. However, the company sells its products in over 75 countries. While the Tootsie Roll is the oldest and perhaps the most well-known product, Tootsie has a fairly wide product range. Other products include Junior Mints, Charleston Chew, Dubble Bubble, and Dots to name a few (Goldberg, McDonell, Santhakumar, Wood, & Marquardt, 2010).
The purpose of this business proposal is to obtain a $17 million dollar loan to support a global marketing campaign for Tootsie Roll to stimulate growth and capture market share. This proposal provides an attached worksheet containing an income statement, cash flow statement, and balance sheet. Additional information available is industry analysis and trends, strategic plan, risk assessments, technology plan, marketing plan, SWOT analysis, competition, management, and community plans.
Industry Analysis and Trends
Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. is in the confectionary industry. In the U.S. alone the industry averaged nearly 15 billion dollars in sales. Experts predict that the industry will increase to over 17 billion by 2015 (Goldberg et al., 2010). Tootsie Roll claims approximately three percent of this market share. The confectionary industry has been very slowly increasing. However, the growth is consistent and quite predictable.
Certain trends have been arising in the industry. Tootsie should be aware of, and adapt to the trends. Imported chocolate is more available and cheaper, and the demand