THE QUAKER OAT COMPANY: THE RISE TO BIG BUSINESS BY: COURTNEY SMITH THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY AND THE PATH TO BIG BUSINESS • Strategies: • New Product Development • Horizontal Integration • Economies of Scale • Forward Vertical Integration • Overseas Expansion NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT • Ferdinand Schumacher was the first to introduce steel-cut oats to the American table. • Established the German Mills American Oatmeal Factory in Akron‚ Ohio in 1856 • German and Irish immigrants were his only customers
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Quaker Oats- Gatorade/Snapple Background Quaker Oats acquired the Gatorade brand in 1983 but the sports drink actually was developed in 1965 for the University of Florida Gators. At the time of the acquisition Gatorade sales were about $100 million. But the most notoriously known sports drink would grow in sales to over $1.1 billion worldwide by 1994. Gatorade wasn’t the only division produced by Quaker Oats. The company also had divisions in breakfast foods‚ pet foods‚ golden grains‚
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POSITIONING Quaker Oats – Brand Equity and Positioning Abstract Brand equity and positioning are integral parts of any marketing campaign. Any product or service needs to provide value to its customers in order to be successful. A personal interview and research reveal information about the Quaker Oats brand‚ how it created equity and its position in the market. Having a solid foundation and keeping up with changes in trends and society are the keys to a successful brand. Quaker Oats – Brand Equity
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Henry Parsons Crowell founder Quaker Oats. He was an American businessman and humanitarian. He had numerous accomplishments and impacted the lives of millions of people‚ but most importantly‚ he was known as a Christian man who funded many Christian initiatives (Giants for God‚ 2013). He was one who also had good leadership skills‚ which helped to make him one of the most successful business moguls of his time. Still today‚ rice cakes‚ shakes‚ know the name Quaker Oats in households around the world;
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The Pursuit of Synergy: Quaker Oats-Snapple Acquisition Professor Sherif A. Ebrahim Corporate Strategy‚ Spring 2012 May 1‚ 2012 Pauline Guittard Linn Gustafsson T.J. Henry Jr. Sevinc Ulu Brittany Williams Many successful businessmen and women have concluded that the most successful acquirers are also the most disciplined. In order to secure a lucrative and profitable acquisition all strategic alternatives ought to have been considered and prudently explored. Furthermore‚ a clear operating strategy
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Materiel Acquisition Management MGT 5084 Case Study – A Supplier Alliance At Quaker Oats Gatorade product is a type of flavored non-carbonated sports drink manufactured by PepsiCo and derived from the school’s football team‚ the Gators. In 1983‚ Quaker Oats Company purchased Gatorade sports drink which later acquired by PepsiCo in 2001. Gatorade is known as the 4th-largest brand of PepsiCo‚ in term of worldwide annual retail sales. Some of its competitors were Powerade‚ Vitaminwater worldwide
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and the current Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo‚ the second largest food and beverage business in the world by net revenue. (Figure 1) Figure 1 - Chief Executive (CEO) of PepsiCo Product range or most profitable products PepsiCo make‚ sell and distribute a variety of convenient and enjoyable foods and beverages in more than 200 countries and territories. Beverage business is the largest and highly profitable business. Figure 3 - PepsiCo has 17 mega brands that generate $1 billion
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Oats and the Effects on Cholesterol Do they really lower cholesterol or is the claim used for marketing schemes? Studies have been done‚ and they show that eating Oatmeal does lower cholesterol. According to an article written by Charles G. Humble‚ Oatmeal’s fiber content (7%) is low compared to that of oat brans (15-26%). The study that was done showed that oat bran consumption was associated with twelve percent reduction in total cholesterol compared with wheat bran consumption. In this
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PepsiCo. Introduction: The Pepsi Corporation has a strong focus on corporate growth and brand name domination. PepsiCo produces beverages‚ snacks‚ and foods. The company consists of PepsiCo Americas Beverages (PAB)‚ PepsiCo Americas Foods (PAF)‚ and PepsiCo International (PI). PepsiCo was marketed first as a bargain brand. In the first part of the 20th century‚ PepsiCo changed chief four times and declared bankruptcy twice. PepsiCo modified its focus from bargain brand promotions to advertising
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Porter’s model (PM) | 28 | III. Strategic groups (SG) | 30 | IV. Competitors profile matrix (CPM) | 32 | V. External factor evaluation (EFE) | 33 | Phase Three | | I. PepsiCo’s structure | 34 | II. PepsiCo ’s Culture | 38 | III. PepsiCo ’s Resources | 40 | IV. Internal factor Evaluation (IFE) matrix | 43 | Phase Four | | I. Corporate Strategies | 45 | II. Business-competitive Strategies | 46 | III. Functional strategies | 47 | IV
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