Company Background The success of Frito Lay is a tribute to two entrepreneur’s dreams. In 1932‚ C.E. Doolin purchased a bag of corn chips in a café in San Antonio‚ Texas. He learned that the chips manufacturer was selling his business so he purchased the recipe and began selling Fritos Corn Chip. Meanwhile‚ that same year‚ Herman W. Lay began his potato chip business in Nashville by delivering snack foods. He then purchased the manufacturer‚ and the H.W. Lay & Company was formed. It soon became
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recommendations 1. Grow established Frito-Lay brands through line extension 2. Create new products to meet changing consumer preferences and needs 3. Develop products for fast-growing snack food categories 4. Reproduce Frito-Lay Successes in the international market Background Information Frito-Lay Brands include: Lays‚ Ruffles‚ Fritos‚ Doritos‚ Tostitos‚ Cheetos‚ Rold Gold‚ Funyuns Accounts for 13% of sales in U.S. snack-food industry World leading manufacturer of snack chips Recorded $3.5 billion in
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Frito Lay Question 1 How does the mix of Frito- Lay’s inventory differ from those at a machine or cabinet shop? Since generally the Frito Company is primarily centered on focused facility much of its earnings and savings go into capitol equipment. Frito Lays keeps its inventory in MRO‚ as opposed to the normal cabinet shop where it does not need the MRO. Normally and most of the time Cabinet and machine shops store high inventories in the category of raw materials‚ work in progress and in their final
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ’In revitalising the brand‚ the goal is not only to generate added sales levels but to have them based upon enhanced equity‚ a move which involves improved recognition‚ enhanced perceived quality‚ changed associations‚ an expanded customer base and increased loyalty. ’ David A. Aaker – Professor of Marketing Strategy at University of California at Berkeley. This is a story of risk and reward. About having the guts to effectively withdraw the Hostess Brand from the market‚
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Case Recap Frito-Lay Inc. leads the world in manufacturing and marketing of snacks. More than eight different kinds of Frito-lay snacks chips brands are found among the top 10 best-selling snacks in the U.S Supermarkets. Frito-lay’s well-known brands are: lay’s Doritos‚ Tostitos‚ Ruffles potato chips‚ Fritos corn chips‚ Santitas tortilla chips‚ Sun chips Multigrain snacks and Cheetos cheese-flavored snacks among others. Frito-Lay operates as an independent division of the PepsiCo Inc. Its operations
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Summary： Frito-Lay‚ Inc. is a division of PepsiCo‚ Inc.‚ a New York-based diversified consumer goods and services firm. PepsiCo‚ Inc. includes Pizza Hut‚ Inc.‚ Taco Bell Corporation‚ Pepsi-Cola Company‚ Kentucky Fried Chicken‚ and PepsiCo foods international. PepsiCo‚ Inc. recorded net income of $ 1.077 billion on net sales of $ 17.8 billion in 1990. Frito-Lay‚ Inc is a worldwide leader in the manufacturing and marketing of snack chips. In 1960‚ the Frito Company and the H.W. Lay Company merged
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The History of the Potato Chip One of the most recognizable snack foods is the potato chip. Who can resist this thin slice of potato‚ fried into a crisp then salted? Potato chips are delicious and very popular. They satisfy the taste buds of many by hitting all the essential characteristics of a good treat. They are convenient‚ easily found‚ salty‚ greasy‚ and come in a wide variety of flavors. It is hard to believe their invention was a mistake. When George Crum‚ a Native American chef in Saratoga
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1. How would you characterize the snack chip category and Frito-Lay’s competitive position in this category? The snack chip category is growing‚ mainly because of the increased per capita consumption‚ which rose from about 12 pounds in 1986 to nearly 14 pounds in 1990. The snack chip category consists of three types of competitors: national‚ regional and private brand firms. The market is very competitive and difficult; as many as 650 new products are introduced every year‚ but less than 1% of them
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Frito-Lay‚ Inc 1987-1992 Background: In December of 1986‚ Willard Korn‚ former CEO of Frito-Lay‚ Inc. resigns due to profit plummets. Korn had led Frito-Lay down a road to disaster. His micromarketing idea was good at theory but unable to support the needs of the ever growing company. His resignation proved to be a turning point for the company and all of its employees. A new beginning: A new beginning for the salty snack giant comes from the leadership of Michael Jordan. The CEO of Pepsi Worldwide
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Frito-Lay‚ Inc. Sun Chips Multigrain Snacks Ryan Brogan‚ John Campanioni‚ Patrick Hildebrandt‚ Tracy Lai‚ Ashlea Morrell‚ and Kate Piskorowski Snack Chip Category $37 billion in snack food retail sales- 5% increase from 1989 Snack chip retail sales of $9.8 billion (26.7% of snack food sales)-also 5% increase Growth in snack chip category comes from increased per capita consumption In 1990 consumption was 14 pounds per person Three types of competitors National brand firms
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