Kraft Foods: The coffee Pod Launch case Analysis INTRODUCTION Founded as a cheese manufacturer in 1903 and Kraft Foods Inc. (Kraft Foods) was the largest food and beverage company in North America and the number two player in the world. Its operations consisted of Kraft Foods North America and Kraft Foods International‚ and its business was divided into five product categories: beverages‚ convenience meals‚ cheese‚ grocery‚ and snacks. In 2004‚ Kraft Foods had operations in more than 155 countries
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By: Zaib Shinwari Kraft Foods Coffee Pods Launch Kraft Foods Coffee Pods Launch Table of contents Page # 1. Executive summary 2. Current Market Situation Filip Grkovski..………………………………………... 2 3. SWOT Analysis Zaib Shinwari ..……………….………………………………….. 7 4. Issues Analysis Zaib Shinwari.……………………………………………..……….. 8 5. Marketing Objectives Filip Grkovski………………………………………………. 8 6. Proposed Marketing Strategy Filip Grkovski & Zaib Shinwari…………………
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Geoff Herzog is the product manager for Kraft Foods Canada; He has learned that Kraft Foods North America was planning on a launch of coffee pods in the United States. He had less then a month to decide if Kraft should proceed with the launch in Canada. Because Kraft owned the two major coffee brands in Canada‚ Maxwell House and Nabob the branding strategy would be needed. He had to also set a wholesale and retail price for the coffee pods‚ also their flavors to decided on and should they use traditional
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cost for 10x20 – foot booth= $361450 To reach =1.4 million attendee Total cost = $147377 5/Direct marketing:- Target existing Kraft customer thought a direct mail campaign. Total cost estimated of direct mail insert = $50‚000 *SSP machines‚ the total cost for the web site‚ email campaign and give away estimated at = $*30.000 *Should Kraft Canada* proceed with a simultaneous launch? Reasons for launching: If Folgers gained dominant position in the
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Geoff Herzog was product manager of coffee development department of Kraft Foods Canada. Kraft Foods North America was planning a launch of coffee pods in the United States. Herzog’s primary business was to come up with a market strategy for single serve coffee pod systems in Canada. The main problem he was facing was to decide whether he should proceed with immediate simultaneously launch in Canada as in USA or wait for USA results to determine market strategy. If Herzog went ahead with immediate
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Introduction to Marketing COMM 5307 Kraft: The Coffee Pod Launch January 29th‚ 2013 Laurentian University Table of Contents 1. Introduction------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 2. Situational analysis---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 3. Alternatives-----------------------------------
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Kraft Foods: Coffee Pod Launch Case Analysis Case Objective: Kraft Foods will need to decide whether or not to launch coffee pods in Canada or to not launch will need to be decided based on the information gathered. Company Background: With 50 $100 million brands‚ Kraft Foods is the largest food and beverage company in North America. Kraft’s product manager for coffee development has less than one month to decide if Kraft should launch coffee pods‚ which is a one cup brewing system
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Problem Statement Geoff Herzog‚ product manager for coffee development at Kraft Foods Canada‚ has to determine whether to launch a marketing campaign for single serve coffee pod machines in Canada‚ at the same time it is being launched in North America. S.W.O.T. Strengths: • Brand recognition • Leader in coffee market in Canada • Global company in 155 countries • Quality product reputation Weakness: • Short time to make a decision • Limited budget • Cost
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The “love affair” we have with coffee pods is affecting our values we should have for more important issues. This online piece by John Rice and Nigel Martin was written in the age 5th august 2014‚ as a response to the growing concern over the issue of environmental consumerism. It describe that coffee pods are becoming more popular than the thought of preserving our planet‚ saving money on over priced coffee and the damage coffee pods are causing the world. “Many of of us like to speak about being
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1.0 CASE ABSTRACT In January 1995‚ Kraft General Foods became Kraft Foods‚ Inc. and was reorganized into a single operating company. Kraft Foods continues to grow and change to meet changing consumer needs‚ in part by building on its history — the legacy of its well-known brands‚ the character of its founders and the dedication of its employees. The company has continued to build on the innovative spirit of its past‚ with new products such as low-fat and fat-free products in a variety of categories
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