FROM: JMSB Students TO: Shareholders and potential investors of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. DATE: Tuesday‚ January 19 2010 SUBJECT: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. Analysis 1) Identification of issues: * Is Krispy Kreme’s a healthy company? * What had happened to the company? * Why were so many investors fleeing the popular doughnut maker? * Were the revelations about the company’s franchise accounting practices sufficient to drive that much value out of the stock? * Were
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I. INTRODUCTION Krispy Kreme Doughnuts‚ Inc. (KKD) is an international retailer of high-quality sweet treats‚ including its signature hot Original Glazed® doughnut. It began as a small bakery in Winston Salem‚ NC on July 13‚ 1937. Since then‚ the company has built a global reputation for serving the highest-quality doughnuts and great tasting coffee. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is part of the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) Industry‚ which includes almost all companies in the “fast food” industry
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Clifford tells the story of a shipowner whose ship sank and drowned all aboard. Clifford things the shipowner is guilty of their deaths even though he sincerely and in all good conscience believed the ship was sea- worth. What do you think? Do you agree with Clifford? Why or why not? Answer: I think that Clifford is absolutely correct in the scenarios that he provided. Quickly‚ Clifford made it clear that the shipowner was fully aware that his ship had not been built well‚ and because of this the
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Krispy Kreme Submitted by: Group 2 September 20‚ 2010 FACTS OF THE CASE * Krispy Kreme – founded by Vernon Rudolph in Winston-Salem‚ North Carolina in 1937. He started his business venture by selling donuts to other stores. In the 1990s‚ the company grew rapidly to a national phenomenon with 366 stores in 44 states and eventually bought Montana Mills Bread. The business encountered problems and incurred big financial losses in 2004 which made them sell Montana Mills Bread in 2004 also at
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Case Project #1: Krispy Kreme Doughnuts‚ Inc. What can the historical income statements (case Exhibit 1) and balance sheets (case Exhibit 2) tell you about the financial health and condition of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts‚ Inc.? The income statement and balance sheet provides an overview of the company’s expenditures‚ future debt constraints‚ and how the company has done in previous years allowing investors and other relevant parties to make future predictions for investment purposes. Details
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Synopsis With its sensational donuts‚ Krispy Kreme created a cult like following among their consumers and professional investors alike. Krispy Kreme’s simple business model was easy for most people to understand; they sold donuts‚ and the more they could sell the better the company did financially‚ or so they thought. From its IPO in April 2000‚ at the peak of the internet boom‚ Krispy Kreme was led by CEO Scott Livengood who expanded the company rapidly taking it from a small town donut shop to
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center aisle sales include: cookies ($3.7 billion)‚ pastries/doughnut ($1.7 billion)‚ baking mixes ($1.1 billion)‚ and prepared pies and cakes ($1 billion). ("Digging into Desserts‚" in Food Technology‚ November 2011 (Vol. 65‚ No. 11)‚ p. 17) Krispy Kreme is an international doughnut and coffee brand that is best known for its Original Glazed Doughnuts and Signature Coffee. The brand is present in more than 20 countries worldwide including the United States‚ Australia‚ Korea and the Philippines
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Krispy Kreme Turnaround Strategy Strategy Coursework John Ellis Group Arif Harbott Claudio Paleari Pia Gowland Ronald Garricks Tim Joslyn EMBA EMBA Sep10 Strategy 1 - John Ellis Group v016.pdf September 2010 Date: 12th January 2011 Word Count (excluding tables and Appendices): 2992 Page 1 Table of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 3 2 Current strategy ...........
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Krispy Kreme began as a single doughnut shop in 1937 and grown quickly into a large public firm with franchise over the country in 2000 forward. It generated revenues through four major sources: on-premise retail sales (accounting for 27% of revenues)‚ off-premises sales to grocery and convenience stores (40%)‚ manufacturing and distribution of product mix and machinery (29%)‚ and franchisee royalties and fees (4%). Roughly 60% of sales at a store were derived from its signature product‚ the glazed
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Krispy Kreme is a unique brand offering doughnuts. It is a pioneer in doughnut business‚ stared in 1933; by Vernon Rudolph bought doughnut shop in Paducah‚ Kentucky from Joe LeBeau. First‚ Rudolph started selling doughnuts to grocery stores. Soon after‚ people begin to stopping by the shop and pick up hot doughnuts. And the business begins to grow. The following is a SWOT analysis of the business case. Strength - The most dominant strength of Krispy Kreme doughnut is
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