Keurig: Managing a New Product Launch By: Melissa Bockhold Heather Coddington Laura Duerstock Ali Wampler March 1‚ 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction……………………………………………………………………3 II. Assumptions…………………………………………………………………...4 III. History………………………………………………………………………....5 IV. SWOT Analysis 1. Two-Cup Approach……………………………………………………….6 2. One-Cup Approach………………………………………………………..7 V. The Coffee Market 1. Market Analysis/Needs/Growth…………………………………………...8 2. Competition………………………………………………………………
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Brewing excellence‚ One cup at a time. Keurig in Dutch means excellence. It is the leading single cup brewing system in North America. The U.S. annual per capita consumption of coffee was estimated to be 424 servings‚ which included in-home and out-of-home roast and ground‚ instant‚ and ready-to-drink (bottled/canned) coffee.2 The total coffee market in 2008 was estimated to be 1.8 billion pounds‚ or $19.3 billion. 3 While specialty coffee was only about 17 percent of total
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Keurig at Home: Managing a New Product Launch Question 1 Keurig should launch the Keurig-Cup in the at-home market and continue to use the K-Cup in the commercial market. The reasons of separating these two series are listed as follows: a. Protect the benefits of KAD and Roasters. Keurig should insist on their plan to launch the new Keurig-Cup even if the GMCR holds the opposite view since it can protect the profits of KAD and roasters when new products are introduced to the market. If Keurig
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KEURIG CASE 1 - How do Keurig and its partners make money? (You can find information on the sources of profit for Keurig‚ coffee roasters‚ and the KADs from the case.) Ans: Keurig made money some amount of money by selling the brewers from a price range of $500 - $1000.Keurig also made a royalty of $0.04 per K-cup sold. Coffee roasters earned $0.25 per K-cup and KAD made money by selling this K-cup at a mark-up price of $0.40 - $0.50. They also at times charged a small rent. 2 -
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Keurig: Convenience‚ Choice‚ and Competitive Brands In 1990‚ John Sylvan and Peter Dragone entered the coffee brewing industry by launching their company Keurig built upon on the question of‚ “why do we brew coffee by the pot when we only drink it by the cup?” Within a few years after their start-up‚ they were able to secure multiple patents as well as acquiring $1 million from venture capitalists to improve upon their prototype. By 1998‚ Keurig‚ which is German for excellence‚ was finally able
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Keurig at Home ”Case Study#3” 20 million Americans drank gourmet coffee daily in 2003. As a result of this amount of coffee lovers that can’t start their day without coffee‚ Keurig. Inc had the idea that they should be able to brew their own perfect cup of coffee any time they need. People started paying $1.50 or more for a cup of gourmet coffee at coffee shops like Starbucks. This gave Keurig. Inc the idea of offering coffees in a single-cup proportion size to offices. After the placement of
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Problems/Answers: FIN 534 I have provided the answers to Chapters 6 and 7‚ you are to provide the solutions and explanations‚ namely‚ how were you able to determine the same answers. I want to see‚ how you go about solving these problems. I would encourage you to use the MyFinanceLab and go over the previous Chapters. Keep in mind that these responses are due‚ November 1‚ 2010. I will use your submission to grade you and not the group work that you did in class‚ last Thursday. I trust that you will
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invest in Keurig in 1993. At the same time the company had gone public where Green Mountain would change the way coffee at home and at work was made. It was where the Keurig Single Cup Brewing System would take off. Keurig is well-known as a lead innovator in specialty coffee and coffee makers where its brewing technology and award-winning coffee is in the top ranks with others like Starbucks‚ Peet’s Coffee‚ and Coffee Bean. In order to stay strong with other brands and competitors‚ Keurig has distribution
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Chapter 6 Discussion Questions 2. Explain how the process view of an organization is likely to uncover the need for greater cross-functional cooperation. The process view allows an organization to analyze the sequence of processes or steps used in converting inputs into outputs. Since the processes cut across different functional department‚ the process view emphasizes the cross-functional nature of decision making. It also illustrates that functions must make a hand-off from one another in executing
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Chapter 6: Primate Mating Systems A. The language of Adaptive Explanations Biologists often use the term “Strategy” to describe the behavior of animals. However‚ “strategy” refers to a set of behaviors occurring in a specific functional context (such as mating‚ parenting‚ or foraging). This led to greater reproductive success in ancestral populations have been favored by natural selection and represent adaptations. Costs and Benefits of some Strategies (+) If they increase the genetic fitness
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