Ben & Jerry’s Case Study Company History Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield founded Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Ice Cream in 1978. Over the years‚ Ben & Jerry’s evolved into a socially-oriented‚ independent-minded industry leader in the super-premium ice cream market. The company has had a history of donating 7.5% of its pre-tax earnings to societal and community causes. Ben and Jerry further extended their generosity by offering 75‚000 shares at $10.50 per share exclusively to Vermont residents‚ so
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Running Head: MD/MBA: Making the Decision The Dual MD/MBA Degree: Making the Decision Gannon University Final Paper August 4‚ 2011 Introduction The reality of the current healthcare system in the United States is that costs are rising to out-of-control levels‚ quality of care is increasingly deficient and millions of Americans are without access to care. Traditional education for healthcare administrators has centered on business practices and organizational
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Ben and Jerry’s Introduction: Overview of the Case The corporation of Ben and Jerry’s first began on May 5‚ 1978 in a small town called Burlington located in Virginia. The founders of this ice cream parlor were Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield with only limited funds of $8‚000‚ they produced a famous nationwide parlor that caters to millions of people. Specialty flavors of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough‚ Cherry Garcia‚ Rain Forest Crunch‚ and frozen yogurt are attractions and symbols to the corporation
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Capital Budgeting Mini Case There are many different methods business owners use to efficiently analyze business investment. One of these effective methods is the calculation of the net present value or NPV. The second most effective method would be the calculations of the internal rate of return or IRR. There are also other useful methods as well‚ for example‚ the payback rule and the profitability index. Many business owners use the above procedures to help them in their decision making of acquiring
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Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Executive Summary Increasing competitive pressure and Ben & Jerry’s declining financial performance has brought a number of takeover offers. Henry Morgan is a member of the board of directors of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade and was elected to represent the interests of the shareholders. Morgan will attend the board meeting for considering the pending offers. If the firm takes the offer‚ the firm will lose control of its assets and social orientation; however‚ Ben & Jerry’s shareholders
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Internet Mini Case #1 Eli Lilly & Company Maryanne M. Rouse A LEADING U.S. PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY‚ ELI LILLY AND COMPANY (LLY) PRODUCED a wide variety of ethical drugs (approximately 94.2% of 2003 revenues) and animal health products (just over 5.8% of 2003 revenues). The company history began with Colonel Eli Lilly‚ a Union officer in the Civil War‚ who invented a process for coating pills with gelatin. Lilly’s principal activities were to discover‚ develop‚ manufacture‚ and market pharmaceutical-based
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Case Study: Ben & Jerry’s Homemade (Case 3) This case focuses on the issues of asset control of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade‚ Inc with the four outstanding takeover offers by Dreyer’s Grand‚ Unilever‚ Meadowbrook Lane Capital and Chartwell Investment in 2001. Through the analysis of the four offers‚ I suggest the Board accept the Unilever’s offer. The advantage and disadvantage of each offer is discussed following. Dreyer’s Grand The offer does not maximize the shareholders wealth but retain
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Social Mission in Ben and Jerry’s‚ and she had to face many issues concerning the mission statement of the company‚ such as political voice‚ employee morale and product development. It was hard for her to integrate the social beliefs of Ben and Jerry’s into the code of conduct of Unilever. • Employee Morale: Prior to the acquisition‚ employees of Ben and Jerry’s saw the company as a network of family and friends in which they were all fully involved and integrated. Ben and Jerry’s had
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| Jen Poe | | | | | | | BUS657 Corporate Managerial Finance | | | | | | | | | | | | | Week #5 | | | | | | | Assignment - Chapter 22 Mini - Case | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1) Calculate BB’s current cash conversion cycle. | | | | | | | | | | | | | BB’s Ratios: | | | | | | | Average Age of Inventory | $842‚020 / [(0.57 *$43‚803‚000) /365] | | 12.31 | days | | Average Collection Period | $3‚240‚222/($43
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Question One: Ben & Jerry’s is founded on and dedicated to the three main parts of their mission statement: social‚ product and economic. These missions were to be fulfilled in creative new ways. When the company first started‚ the strong commitment to the community was a unique idea but it is now an increasing popular concept. Over the past decades‚ Ben & Jerry’s has continuously donated 7.5% of its pretax earnings to various social foundations and community-action groups. Also‚ they express
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