Organizational Culture: Kudler Fine Foods Passionate about gourmet cooking and frustrated at having to travel all over town to gather ingredients for one simple meal‚ Kathy Kudler decided to open her own gourmet food shop (University of phoenix). Kudler Fine Foods‚ (Kudler) a small chain of gourmet food stores located in California establishment in 1998‚ and has now expanded to three locations. Kudler’s management has succeeded in combining convenience of one stop gourmet shopping with affordable
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Kudler Fine Foods Kudler Fine Foods is a local upscale specialty food store with three locations in the San Diego metropolitan area. Kathy Kudler‚ founder of Kudler’s‚ opened the first Kudlers Fine Foods in 18 June 1998 opening the second location in 2000 and the third in 2003. Kudler’s three locations consider itself without direct competition (Apollo‚ 2011‚ Strategic Plan‚ p.3). Kudler Fine Foods provides domestic and imported fare at every location‚ everything from bakery and
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Strategic Plan Part I David Cosme BUS475 April 23‚ 2013 Dr. James M. Wood Strategic Plan Part I Kudler Fine Foods is a local upscale specialty food store located in San Diego metropolitan region. This company is operating in three different locations for the last seven years at La Jolla‚ Del Mar‚ and Encinitas areas. Each store has 16‚000 square feet of retail space in shopping mall buildings. The stores are full with the best imported groceries‚ domestic groceries‚ different departments
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Planning and Implementation Kathy Kudler is the sole owner and operator of Kudler Fine Foods (University of Phoenix‚ 2008)‚ a gourmet food shop located in La Jolla‚ California. Her business was such a success that she opened two additional stores‚ one in Del Mar and the other in Encinitas. Kathy has expressed her desire to expand to another location with the opening of another store. This paper will illustrate the importance of an environmental scan of Kudler Fine Foods. Environmental Scan Before
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Abstract The topic being researched is how Kudler Fine Foods can improve the success of the business by preparing for possible competition‚ and streamlining expansion procedures. The sources used are the Kudler Fine Foods Strategic Plan‚ and The University of Phoenix online databases. Findings suggest that implementing a research and market analysis plan‚ as well as an effective risk management plan will ensure successful expansion and growth of Kudler Fine Foods. A risk management plan and market
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Kudler Fine Foods: Strategic Planning Kudler Fine Foods (Kudler)‚ a gourmet shop‚ has recently decided to add organic produce to its product line up and implement a catering service. Actuating this business venture will affect Kudler ’s suppliers‚ employees‚ and consumers. The focus of this paper is to explore how changes in technology have created business opportunities for Kudler‚ identify the strategy that Kudler should pursue‚ explore some of the tactics the organization should implement
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Kudler Fine Foods Marketing Focus BSA/502 Feb 28‚ 2013 Gail Ferreira Kudler Fine Foods Marketing Focus Kudler Fine Foods is an upscale grocery store was started by Kathy Kudler and the first store was opened on June 18‚1998. They offer good products such as meat and seafood‚ wine‚ spices‚ cheese and specialty dairy products‚ bakery‚ wide variety of tropical fruits and vegetables from all over the world. They also know that some customers are conscious
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Team B FIN/370 November 11‚ 2013 Kudler Fine Foods is a gourmet food company that features a wide variety of fresh foods‚ wines‚ and gourmet meals. There are three locations in Southern California. Each location offers delicious baked goods‚ the best produce‚ and a vase array of cheeses and wines. Currently‚ Kudler Fine Foods is a privately held business‚ but they are planning to expand. Our team was hired to analyze the options Kudler Fine Foods has available to them and what would make
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Introduction Kudler Fine Foods is a company that deals with bakery and pastries products‚ along with providing produce‚ meats‚ seafood‚ condiments‚ cheese‚ specialty dairy products‚ and they also package foods if necessary throughout their many locations within California. Kudler Fine Foods ultimate goal is very similar to all businesses alike‚ which is to have an excess amount of income over expenditure. According to what is stated on the Intranet for Kudler Fine Foods‚ their drive as a business
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Kudler Outline 1. Introduction and Statement of Thesis • Today many companies are enduring the challenge of hiring‚ training‚ and retaining employees. Kudler Fine Foods employs approximately 127 individuals total from all stores. Human Resource policies at Kudler Fine Foods consists of recruiting individuals from outside the stores for entry level jobs and other positions such as managerial positions are offered to employees of Kudler before recruiting ‘outside’ prospective employees. • The
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