On February 2‚ 2010 Kraft and Cadbury‚ two leading firms in the snack industry finalized their merger decision after five months of negotiation. In this report we will examine why it made strategic sense for the two companies to combine and evaluate the performance of the combined companies since its merger. In particular we will analyze the post-merger financial statements and highlight a few points regarding the accounting. INTRODUCTION OF KRAFT AND CADBURY Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT) is the
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successful businesses re-work existing brands and continue to develop new ones to meet changing consumer needs. The development of strong brands has always been a feature of the confectionery market. Read more: http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/cadbury-schweppes/launching-a-new-product-into-a-developed-market/introduction.html#ixzz2TW5eYkXP Follow us: @Thetimes100 on Twitter | thetimes100casestudies on Facebook Page 2: Background to the confectionery market Per capita confectionery consumption
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The General Electric (GE) Market Attractiveness-Business Position Matrix is one of the best-known directional policy matrices‚ “which categorises business units into those with good prospects and those with less good prospects” (Johnson‚ Whittington & Scholes‚ 2011‚ p.252). The following two factors is the principal cause for the development of the GE Matrix. In the 20th century‚ since the blossoming of multi-activity enterprises‚ corporations have faced the challenge of managing its portfolio of
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Bibliography 7 Business Environment Market/ Company Information Cadbury officially known as Cadbury Enterprises‚ is a British confectionary company owned by Mondelez International (Reuters 2010) Cadbury was first established in Birmingham‚ United Kingdom by John Cadbury in 1824 ( Cadbury 2013) and its headquarters are based in‚ Uxbridge London. Today Cadbury is best known for many of its different confectionary products‚ which include Dairy milk‚ Crème Egg
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This goal clearly states Cadbury Schweppes’ responsibilities and recognises that what it does as a business impacts on communities and the lives of consumers. Cadbury Schweppes takes its corporate social responsibility agenda seriously. As such it is a member of organisations like Business in the Community‚ International Business Leaders Forum and the Institute of Business Ethics. These organisations seek to improve the impact companies have on society. A key part of the Cadbury Schweppes approach to
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ADL Matrix How industry position influences your strategy Part of thinking about strategy involves thinking about the state of your industry; understanding how your organization fits into it; and‚ from this‚ figuring out your best way forward. While there are many tools that help you do this‚ you can get particularly useful insights with the Arthur D Little (ADL) Matrix. Developed in the late 1970s by the highly respected Arthur D Little consulting company‚ it helps you think about strategy based
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same argument as above‚ we see that: 5000(0.3) + 10‚ 000(0.8) = The number of people who don’t ride the bus next year. = b2 This system of equations is equivalent to the matrix equation: M x = b where 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.8 5000 10‚ 000 b1 b2 M= 5500 ‚x = and b = . For computing the result after 2 years‚ we just use the same matrix M ‚ however we use b 9500 in place of x. Thus the distribution after 2 years is M b = M 2 x. In fact‚ after n years‚ the distribution is given by M n x. The forgoing
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Sam (100235) Kong Feng Pei (100309) Wong Kit Wah (100437) Zhao Yu (103247) ____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Exercise 5 * SWOT Matrix SWOT analysis‚ or SWOT Matrix model is a useful method to analyze the competitive level of a company. When we want to analyze an internal environment of an organizational‚ we have to identify its strength (what an organization best in) and weaknesses (what an organization
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University of Phoenix Material/ Group Communication Theories Matrix Communication Theories Matrix Instructions: Complete the following matrix by filling in the box for each of the five communication theories with the following four items: the theory definition‚ the main principles of the theory‚ a real-world theory example‚ and an application of each theory to virtual communication. Theory definition Main principles of the theory Real-world
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The movie‚ “The Matrix” is an outstanding example of the term “Marxism”. Simply put‚ Marxism is the political and economic theory of Marx‚ advocating abolition of private property‚ and state provision of work and subsistence for all‚ and to be a Marxist‚ is to follow Karl Marx’s theories. Along the lines of Marx’s theories; a reality and way of life in the Matrix is maintained‚ oppressed‚ discovered‚ and eventually explained. Marx advocates a violent change‚ and The Matrix demonstrates this type
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