KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS IN 2005 ARE THE GLORY DAYS OVER? CORPORATE BACKGROUND Company History First getting its corporate bearings on July 13‚ 1937 in Winston-Salem‚ North Carolina‚ Krispy Kreme Doughnuts have seen the many stages of financial gain and loss. Through the 1930’s and 1940’s the company saw regional growth and by the late 1950’s Krispy Kreme had opened 29 shops in 12 states. 1960 marked an era where management Vernon Rudolph and Mike Harding began to emphasize corporate standardization
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Individual Assessment and Reflective Statement IA Word Count: 2‚405 RS Word Count: 494 Marketing Plan for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Introduction Krispy Kreme Doughnuts has been a successful company for many years. The company was able to start expanding internationally in 2001. It opened its first store in the United Kingdom in 2003 at Harrod’s Department Store in Knightsbridge. Krispy Kreme has been a success in the United Kingdom and should continue expanding into other countries as well as other
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References………………………………………………………………………………. 15 Krispy Kreme Strategic Plan Executive Summary This strategic plan considers the growing market of the doughnut and coffee industry and looks to keep Krispy Kreme as a forerunner within this industry. This proposes some environmental analysis‚ contingency plan‚ and implementation in order to continue growth and maintain a competitive advantage within the market. Company Background Krispy Kreme Doughnuts first opened its doors on July 13‚ 1937
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; ‚.: ) j I 1 ’ 7 I I I l-*--*** I I ___i Krispy Kreme Doughnuts‚Inc. As the millennium began‚ the future for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts‚Inc.‚ smelled sweet.Not only could the company boast iconic statusand a nearly cultlike following. it had quickly become a darling of Wali Street.Less than a year after its initial public offering‚ in April 2000‚ Krispy Kreme shareswere selling for 62 times earnings and‚ by 2003‚ Fortune magazinehad dubbed the company "the hottestbrand in America
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TO: FROM: DATE: November 12‚ 2006 SUBJECT: "Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Going Global?" This memo contains the answers to Questions 1 through 4 from the International Marketing assignment titled‚ "Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Going Global?" The questions are offset in the shaded area and the answers are provided below each question. (1) Where should Krispy Kreme go next? List the next ten countries they should enter in order of most viable. Describe the criteria you used to develop your list
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nation with the Krispy-Kreme name opened on Charlotte Pike in 1933. Rudolph sold his interest in the Nashville store and in 1938 opened a doughnut shop in Winston-Salem‚ and began selling to groceries and then directly to individual customers. The first store in North Carolina was located in a rented building on South Main Street in Winston-Salem in what is now called historic Old Salem. The Krispy Kreme logo was designed by Benny Dinkins‚ a local architect. By the 1960s‚ Krispy Kreme was known throughout
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| Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Case | Seminar in Finance | | Gregory Steigerwalt | 4/17/2012 | | Krispy Kreme Case – Discussant Krispy Kreme’s rapid expansion may have been the reason for its rapid fall. Recently becoming a publicly traded company in April 2000‚ Krispy Kreme shares had seen amazing growth as they were selling for 62 times earnings. Naturally‚ this created a buzz around Wall Street‚ and an “obsession” with Krispy Kreme began as it became one of the hottest stocks
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Krispy Kreme Turnaround Strategy Strategy Coursework John Ellis Group Arif Harbott Claudio Paleari Pia Gowland Ronald Garricks Tim Joslyn EMBA EMBA Sep10 Strategy 1 - John Ellis Group v016.pdf September 2010 Date: 12th January 2011 Word Count (excluding tables and Appendices): 2992 Page 1 Table of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 3 2 Current strategy ....................
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Krispy Kreme Case Study Question 1. The chief element of Krispy Kreme’s strategy is to deliver a better doughnut and to appeal to customers in new ways. They have taken great steps to insure customer satisfaction from the use of their proprietary flour recipe to their automated doughnut making machines. They have chosen to target mainly markets with 100‚000 households. They also were exploring smaller-sized stores for secondary markets. Krispy Kremes’s strong brand name‚ highly differentiated
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Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Incorporates principal activity is to produce and market doughnuts and related items. The operations are carried out through three segments‚ company stores operations‚ franchise operations and Krispy Kreme Manufacturing and Distribution. The stores are both retail outlets and highly automated producers of over twenty varieties of doughnuts. The company is a branded specialty retailer‚ and produces more than three million doughnuts a day. In addition to its Krispy Kreme stores
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