Case Study 2 Introduction KFC China is a quick service restaurant that’s has dominated the local fast-food market. Marketing has significantly contributed to its success. This report covers KFC-China’s current localized marketing strategy consisting of product‚ promotion price and placement strategies. It will also discuss the potential issues that may affect business operations in the near future‚ these include; increasing costs‚ emerging seniors market‚ economic slowdown and supplier issues
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Introduction KFC has become synonymous with foreign fast-food after its entry in China. In 1987‚ KFC opened the first quick-service restaurant‚ which is totally a western-style‚ near Tiananmen Square in the capital of China‚ Beijing. KFC spread quickly after its first outlet in Beijing. It had the largest number of 11 outlets among the fast-food service restaurants in China in 1992. The number increased to 50 outlets in 1995. By 2001‚ there were more than 400 KFC outlets‚ which made KFC became the
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Case Study 1 KFC China should continue its strategy of rapid expansion through China‚ as there are an increasing number of female workers in the workforce and they should expand particularly in developing and affluent cities to take advantage of increasing incomes of Chinese residents. However‚ KFC China will face challenges such as risks of backlash by residents and the government‚ increasing operation costs and increasing strength of competitors in the future and thus will have to strategise
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HBR.ORG THE GLOBE NOVEMBER REPRINT R K KFC’s Radical Approach to China To succeed‚ the fast-food giant had to throw out its U.S. business model. by David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman With compliments of... The Globe At a KFC in Beijing KFC’s Radical Approach to China G PHOTOGRAPHY: GETTY IMAGES To succeed‚ the fast-food giant had to throw out its U.S. business model. by David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman 2 Harvard Business Review November 2011 lobal companies
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Appendix. Introduction KFC Corporation‚ based in Louisville‚ Kentucky‚ is one of the few brands in America that can boast about having a rich‚ 59-year history of success and innovation. In fact‚ KFC is the world’s most popular chicken restaurant chain‚ specializing in Original Recipe‚ Extra Crispy‚ Colonel’s Crispy Strips and Honey BBQ Wings‚ with home-style sides and freshly made chicken sandwiches. Since its founding by Colonel Harland Sanders in 1952‚ KFC has been serving customers delicious
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the KFC business in China. One significant problem was the bad publicity brought upon by the bird flu epidemic‚ which started back in December 2012. After the terrible epidemic of the poultry problem‚ there was new news of the avian flu‚ which subsequently brought KFC into a deeper financial crisis. Over the year 2013 the U.S. System sales declined 4% in China. Along with a 13% decline in same-store sales in China there was a decline of 2.7 percentage points as well. The problem in China affected
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Disadvantages of Standard Costing: - Standard costing is very good system‚ but it should be giving regard to following limitations: Establishment of standards may demand a lot of skill‚ imagination and experience. If all factors are not in harmony‚ desired result will not be forthcoming. There are no inset circumstances to be considered for fixing standards. The conditions under which standards are fixed do not remain static. With the change in circumstances‚ if the standards are not revised
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Case Study 1 Introduction Since KFC opened the first outlet in Beijing in 1987‚ the fast-food giant has occupied its dominant position in China(Bell and Shelman 2011). As KFC expands rapidly in China‚ it formulates specific strategy aiming to Chinese customers and accomplishes unprecedented success. Among all the strategies‚ the localization strategy and the different operation management contribute significantly. While analyzing such strategies‚ benefits and weakness both emerge and some questions
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Abstract This report is primarily written for a comparison of the development of different market situations between KFC and McDonald’s in China‚ because of KFC and McDonald’s are extremely popular in mainland China‚ almost everyone knows these particular brands. The development of two food companies are apparently perfect‚ they really have their own problems‚ so I write this report in order to analyse and study the two Western-style fast food issues. Then finally try to use some marketing principles
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Franchise Have you ever noticed when you are out in your local shopping district just about everywhere you look there is a McDonalds‚ Taco Bell‚ or Pizza Hut? These types of businesses are known in the business world as franchises. The franchise is a business that is individually owned but it is licensed to operate under the umbrella of a major corporation‚ as Henry Cheeseman states in chapter 40 of his book Business Law‚ a franchise is a separate corporation from a corporation. When a person
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