How and Why Multinational Corporations Pursue CSR Strategies: the Case of Nestle in China Anna Chou A thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Interdisciplinary Honors Thesis Written under the direction of Professor Kathe Newman Bloustein School and Professor Michael Santoro Rutgers Business School School of Arts and Sciences‚ Rutgers University 2013-2014 Electronic copy available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2420273 Table of Contents Abstract
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in this situation. Find a way to become involved with the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative‚ like sending in donations or even working with the organization to help. Remain a member of Infant Food Manufactures (IFM). Keep its internal Nestlé instructions to Nestlé employees updated and up to standards to avoid any more problems. Continue their efforts on social responsibility by sponsoring events at international medical and nutrition conferences‚ and events like celebrating the Vietnam Year of the
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coffee made by Nestle. The name is a combination of the words "Nestle" and "cafe"‚ in which “Nes-” means magic and “-cafe” means coffee. Nestle’s flagship powdered coffee product was introduced in Switzerland on April 1‚ 1938 after being developed for 7-8 years by Max Rudolf Morgenthaler‚ a Swiss food chemist considered to be inventor of Nescafe. Nescafe’s roots can be traced back to the 1930s. In the United States‚ the Nescafe name was used on its products until the 1960s. Later‚ Nestle introduced a
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The Nestle Road map to Good Food‚ Good Life Four competitive advantages In recent years the Nestlé 4x4x4 Roadmap has helped us build both a strong alignment within our Company and a deep understanding of what we want to achieve‚ strategically and financially‚ and how to go about it. Our people are better able than ever today to pursue our ambition to be the recognised and trusted leader in Nutrition‚ Health and Wellness. That trust is reflected in the hundreds of millions of purchase
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The Nestlé Roadmap to Good Food‚ Good Life Operational pillars Growth drivers Nutrition‚ Health and Wellness Emerging markets and Popularly Positioned Products Innovation and renovation Consumer engagement Cr ea Out-of-home consumption Su st ai Complia nce – lue d Va are Sh Operational efficiency y lit bi a n g tin Whenever‚ wherever‚ however Our objective is to be the leader in Nutrition Health and Wellness‚ and the industry reference for financial performance‚ trusted by all stakeholders
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2007 press release‚ we would definitely invest in this company. According to Peter Brabeck-Letmathe Chairman and COE‚ “2006 was another record year for Nestlé.” “We are seeing the benefits of the Group’s transformation into a nutrition‚ health and wellness company‚ with stronger innovation and branding‚ as well as improved efficiency.” Nestlé has sought to diversify their portfolio with the acquisitions of Uncle Toby’s‚ Jenny Craig and Novartis Medical Nutrition giving them a strong competitive
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4Ps (only place and promotion) Place: Indirect channel distribution marketing stragegy was exploited. Initially had a very little supermarket stragegy Maintain strong relationship with the distributors. Inventing in coolers and vending machine. (Details to convince): In the United States‚ Dr Pepper Snapple Group does not have a complete network of bottlers and distributors‚ so the drink is sometimes bottled under contract by Coca-Cola or Pepsi bottlers. Currently‚ the majority of Pepsi and
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On 22 April‚ the IPAB ruled on a trademark dispute between Swiss multinational Societe des Produits Nestle S.A (hereafter Nestle) and Kolkata based Kit Kat Food Products over the use of the trademark ’Kit Kat’. Two applications for the registration of the Kit Kat trademark in India was made by Nestle in 1987. However‚ this was oppossed to by Kit Kat Food products. Consequently‚ the applications could not be registered. In 1991‚ Kit Kat Food products attempted to register the trademark Kit Kat
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more players entering the market. Cadbury Kraft Foods has been a market leader in the chocolate category since the last 64 years in India. The chocolate is worth Rs 3‚200 crore in India of which Cadbury Kraft Foods has a 70% share‚ 20% is held by Nestle and the others operate in the remaining 10%‚ which forms around Rs 310-320 crore. ------------------------------------------------- Top chocolate companies and brands in India ------------------------------------------------- Amul Amul
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759 Store is one of the famous supermarkets in Hong Kong. Many people love to buy 759 Store’ products because of the lowest prices. Their marketing strategy is “small profits‚ quick returns” which mean they sell their products at low price in order to increase the stock turnover rate and earn the profit faster. However‚ some research shows that the price of the local products in 759 Store are much lower than others competitors and some of other retailer shop owners pointed that 759 Store are underpricing
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