TIMELINE FOR HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE In 1500BC – 400 BC‚ the Olmec Indians are believed to be the first to grow cocoa beans as a domestic crop. Cacao trees have grown wild for possibly 10‚000 years. The Olmec civilization only lasted until about 300 B.C. In the 14th Century‚ cocoa became a drink that was popular for the upper class of the Aztecs; they called it “xocalati” meaning warm or bitter liquid. They were the first to tax the beans. In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus was said to have brought back
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Chocolate is a confection made from cacao beans‚ the seeds of the cacao plant. There are a large number of products made from it on the market‚ from powdered cocoa for making drinks to white chocolate‚ and most markets carry a cross-section of confections for their customers. In addition to being available at general markets and grocery stores‚ chocolate can also be purchased from specialty companies which make luxury and distinctive confections. Making chocolate is a time consuming process. Cacao
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PepsiCo Inc – Background analysis using Porters five forces Introduction PepsiCo Inc (NYSE:PEP) is the second largest food and beverage (F&B) company globally‚ with revenues of US$58bn in 2010 trailing only Nestle of Switzerland. About half of PEP’s revenues are generated from its beverage business‚ with the balance primarily from snack foods. In this report‚ we review PEP’s history‚ global footprint‚ key strategies and business drivers then evaluate its two core divisions’ competitive positions
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ESSAY BUY CHOCOLATE ONLINE? TRY GODIVA.COM THE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY The demand for high-quality chocolate has been increasing rapidly since the early 1990s. Several local and global companies are competing in this market. Godiva Chocolatier is well known international company based in New York whose stores can be found in hundreds of malls worldwide. The company was looking for ways to increase its sales‚ and after rejecting the use of a CD-ROM catalog‚ it had the courage to try online sales
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OF PRODUCTION According to Porter (2004)‚ factor conditions are factors of production such as labour‚ land‚ natural resource‚ capital and infrastructure. Moreover‚ a disadvantage might be an advantage. Local disadvantages in factors of production force to innovate to over come their problems. This innovation often results in a national comparative advantage. The big number of population in China provides retailers with a huge and cheap labour power. Furthermore‚ according to Day (1996)‚ many foreign
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Roger Chillingworth is The Scarlett Letter’s main antagonist and is seemingly the embodiment of evil. With every mention of the character‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne never fails to dictate the monstrosity’s decrepit mental and physical states. His descriptions tend to err on the side of obscene and force his readers to think of the character in such a way. To other characters‚ Chillingworth’s presence is something to be loathed. Through Hawthorn’s literary craft‚ Chillingworth’s role in the novel is increasingly
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INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION TELECOMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT BUREAU AFRICA REGIONAL P REPARATORY M EETING FOR THE WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE (WTDC-02) Yaoundé (Cameroon)‚ 29-31 May 2001 Document 4-E 4 May 2001 Original: French REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR REFORM: CAMEROON’S EXPERIENCE -2CMDT-02/4-E CONTENTS Page Introduction.................................................................................................................
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Your Department has been tasked by CEO to conduct a Strategic analysis of Business/Industry for both the countries. Keeping this in mind Q1: Conduct a Strategic Analysis using Michael Porters Five Forces and on the basis of said analysis recommend the Country that is more feasible for investment? Michael Porter’s competitive forces model * Provides general view of firm‚ its competitors‚ and environment * Five competitive forces shape fate of firm a. Traditional competitors b. New market
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1. Competitive rivalry – This is the rivalry with other airlines in your existing markets or future markets. Take for example of Malaysia Airlines‚ it will have to identify and segment its markets first. Probably it will come out with a cross matrix segments of: a. geographical markets b. demography c. Travel purposes. Let view one of the segment‚ geographical .. for Malaysia. Then we can see straight away the prominent competitor which is Air Asia. The competitor will be one of the considerations
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Why We Should Not Underestimate the Power of Chocolate Do you like chocolate? How many times do you eat chocolates in a day? Some people like to eat chocolates‚ some are even obsessed with them. Some people don’t like chocolates because those people think that they will make them fat. Some people just don’t like chocolates‚ without any clear reason. I believe that chocolate has many benefits which we can’t underestimate. Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical
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