marketing operations of the Mountain Man Beer Company‚ a family-owned business he stands to inherit in five years. Mountain Man brews just one beer‚ Mountain Man Lager‚ also known as "West Virginia ’s beer" and popular among blue-collar workers. Due to changes in beer drinkers ’ taste preferences‚ the company is now experiencing declining sales for the first time in its history. In response‚ Chris wants to launch Mountain Man Light‚ a "light beer" formulation of Mountain Man Lager‚ in the hope of attracting
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Elodie Campillo Stéphane Dumiot Brunswick Adrien Julien Gravaud Mountain Man Brewing Company: Bringing the brand to light Introduction: Mountain Man Beer’s Success: The United States is the largest beer consumer in the world with the East Central region having sales of 18.3%. Mountain Man Brewing Company is a family owned brewery located in West Virginia that has been strong presence as lager brand in this region since its establishment in 1925. Ever since‚ it has marketed towards
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Mountain Man Brewing BADM 5400 10/16/2013 1. What is Chris considering doing and what factors will he have to align to be successful? What goal should MMBC (Chris) have? Chris is not happy about the declining sales that Mountain Man Beer Company (MMBC) is beginning to witness for the first time in their history. He wants to reverse the situation and keep the brand a regional leader in the U.S. East Central Region. He would like to launch Mountain Light beer with the hopes
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Chris Prangel‚ a recent MBA graduate‚ has returned home to West Virginia to manage the marketing operations of the Mountain Man Beer Company. This is a family-owned business that he’s going to take a hand on in 5 years. Mountain Man brews just one beer which is Mountain Man Lager‚ also known as "West Virginia ’s beer" and popular among blue-collar workers. Mountain Man Lager is a beer known for its authenticity‚ quality and toughness. It had a distinctive bitter flavor‚ slightly higher than average
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Mountain Man Brewing Company was an independent‚ family owned brewery which produced the Mountain Man Lager‚ a beer known for its authenticity‚ quality and toughness. It had a distinctive bitter flavor‚ slightly higher than average alcohol content and was considered a strong working man’s beer. It was rated the “Best beer in West Virginia” for 8 straight years. It was also rated as the “Best beer in Indiana”‚ “America’s championship lager”‚ “Best known regional beer” and the “West Virginia beer”
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Running Head: MOUNTAIN MAN Mountain Man Brewing Company Case The purpose of this case study is to explore the implications for expanding the products offered by Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC) from one product‚ Mountain Man Lager‚ to adding a Light version of the beer. This paper will evaluate the following: 1. The positioning statement of MMBC; including what has made MMBC successful and how MMBC distinguishes itself from competitors. I will argue that quality and authentic
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------------------------------------------------- Case 2: Mountain Man Brewing Company Prepared for: Marketing 181 Date: February 9‚ 2011 ------------------------------------------------- Question 1: There are many factors that have enabled MMBC to create a strong brand. These include: taste‚ perceived quality‚ image‚ tradition‚ and authenticity. Taste is achieved through a selection of rare Bavarian hops and unusual strains of barley creating a defined Mountain Man quality. In addition‚ Mountain Man Lagers’ distinctively
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Mountain Man Brewing Company TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPANY ANALYSIS .................................................................................. 3 OUR DECISION ............................................................................................. 7 FORECASTS AND ESTIMATES ................................................................. 8 BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS ........................................................................... 12 MARKET SUMMARY ...........................
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Mountain Man Brewing Company Ashley Huckaby Mountain Man Brewing Company exemplifies history. Founded in 1925 by Guntar Prangel‚ a coal miner with a home brewery‚ and marketed largely to other coal miners‚ Mountain Man lager emphasizes quality ingredients‚ a bitter flavor and dark coloring. Today‚ Mountain Man Brewing is still a single-product company. Mountain Man distributes its lager in several states outside West Virginia‚ is a local market leader‚ and generates over $50 million in revenue
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