Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is a publicly traded brand of coffee located in Waterbury Vermont. They specialize in organic‚ fair trade‚ and specialty gourmet coffees. (1) Keurig is a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters‚ Inc. (2) Keurig sells many of their coffee varieties as K-Cups. Keurig‚ is a North American coffee brewing company that produces coffee brewers for both home and commercial use in a single cup. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters actually ranked # one in "The
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units Specialty coffee Keurig system Canadian Business Unit Business Model Supply Chain Social Responsibility Industry Environment GMCR’s Competitive Advantage Quality‚ Convenience‚ and Choice GMCR’s Growth Prospects National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) Approval Starbucks/Tazo Tea Strategic Partnership Snapple Partnership SWOT Analysis Strengths Beverage Choice Options Sustainability Image Keurig Business Unit Weaknesses Single Supplier for Keurig Machines Single
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The companies described in this case used big data for different reasons that were essential for the company. In the case of Green Mountain Coffee‚ they used audio and text on both structured and unstructured platforms to gather data about their customers. The data was compiled and then used to find out the behaviors and spending habits of the users to better advertise to each individual customer. Using this data allowed Green Mountain Coffee to figure out how customers were finding products‚ asking
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters‚ Inc. (GMCR) Prepared For Gary L. Payne‚ MBA Sam Houston State University Prepared By Eric Robinson Fall Semester 2013 Part I History The coffee and tea manufacturing industry has become a $70 billion annual global sales commodity (First Research‚ Industry Overview). Business continues to boom and coffee manufacturers are able to broaden their revenues by reaching new segments and geographic areas through creative marketing initiatives
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1. QUESTION ONE Undertake a SWOT analysis of the organization in the case. A SWOT analysis of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters reveals the following : 1.1 Strengths i. Product Consistency By utilizing state-of-the-art roasting software‚ GMCR is therefore able to maintain their level of product consistency‚ ii. Unique Products Its key success is in differentiating its coffees. The coffee beans have been carefully selected and then roasting them in small batches to ensure consistency and to maximize
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Ohari’s produces more of a variety of coffee in a smaller volume‚ they would most likely use a batch process system. A batch process system is classified under an intermittent process‚ meaning it has a lower volume but produces more products (in small lot sizes). Folgers would use line-flow process system‚ such as an assembly line or continuous process. This kind of process is used for higher volume production with more standardized products‚ such as what Folgers produces. 2. Ohari’s produces lower
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incidentally results in a successful bottom line (Sacks‚ 2009). The operating philosophy of conscientious capitalism incorporates three assumptions: interconnectedness‚ holistic wealth‚ and traversing time through multiple generations. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) has integrated this ethical continuum into their operational strategy‚ which has led to their current success. Interconnectedness GMCR embodies interconnectedness through their annual summit meetings that employ an Appreciative
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GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS‚ INC. Integrated Company Analysis Wisconsin School of Business University of Wisconsin – Madison December 14‚ 2010 Group B10 Gail Casey Craig Cleland Brendan Gabriel Annette Knuckle Stephen Ranjan Honor Code ―On our honor‚ we have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in completing this academic work.‖ Name: Gail Casey Craig Cleland Brendan Gabriel Annette Knuckle Stephen Ranjan Date: ________________________________________________________________
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters‚ Inc 1. This company uses a multi channel distribution network. 2. It has followed the legal and ethical aspects of supply chain. Because of this‚ it was also ranked as number one on Business Ethics Magazine’s list of the “100 best Corporate Citizens.” 3. The society of Human Resources Management has recognized Green Mountain for its socially responsible business practices. 4. It is one of the “100 fastest growing companies in America” according to Fortune’s
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BACKGROUND/HISTORY Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) started as a small café in Waitsfield‚ Vermont in the year of 1981. It was in 1993 that the company went public and acquired the early phase of Keurig Incorporated Inc‚ and then completed the acquisition in 2006. (Unknown.( 2004). Gmcr.Retrieved from http://www.gmcr.com/about-GMCR.html) Once these two companies combined it made the way we drink beverages different than ever before in both the home and office. According to GMCR’s website
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