Sara Lee Corp Sara Lee operates as a global manufacturer and marketer of brand-name packaged foods and household products. Their products are distributed in grocery stores‚ drug stores‚ and food-service outlets. In February 2005‚ the firm embarked on mission to centralize and streamline its organization. Several less profitable business segments and brands were divested. Although Sara Lee owns well-known brands such as Sara Lee‚ Hillshire Farms‚ and Jimmy Dean‚ its products are segmented‚ making
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The BCG Growth-Share Matrix The BCG Growth-Share Matrix is a portfolio planning model developed by Bruce Henderson of the Boston Consulting Group in the early 1970’s. It is based on the observation that a company’s business units can be classified into four categories based on combinations of market growth and market share relative to the largest competitor‚ hence the name "growth-share". The growth-share matrix thus maps the business unit positions within these two important determinants of profitability
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IMPERIAL TOBACCO COMPANY ITC is an Indian conglomerate Headquartered in Kolkata Currently headed by Yogesh Chander Deveshwar. Employs over 26‚000 people at more than 60 locations across India and is listed on FORBES 2000. Annual turnover - over US$ 7 billion (44000 cr) Market capitalisation - US$ 45 billion (283‚000 cr) Business Segments Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Hotels Paperboards Paper & Packaging Agri Business
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Nutrition‚ Health & Wellness - New Product Development at Nestle Introduction Nestlé is the world’s leading food company. In recent years it has focused on becoming a nutrition‚ health and wellness company. This is the idea of supporting people to lead healthier lives. Nestlé is home to a wide range of brands including Maggi. This is a brand that is aimed at chefs and the catering trade. This is called the ’foodservice’ sector. Market research Nestlé found that sales of the Maggi brand had decreased
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The following diagram depicts the BCG Matrix where the main brands of the Estee Lauder Company are depicted as stars‚ cash cows‚ dogs or question marks. As the diagram shows that the company has a significant number of big brands in the question mark category the future prospective growth for the company can be very good. BCG MATRIX | STARS | QUESTION MARKS | Good Skin Labs | American Beauty | Grass Roots Research Labs | Estee Lauder | Sean John | Flirt! | Clinique | MAC Cosmetics |
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Synopsis As Sara Lee Corporation’s CEO announced a multiyear strategic plan to transform the company into a leaner and more tightly focused food & beverage company‚ the central component of the company’s corporate restructuring plan was the divestiture of weak-performing business units and product categories accounting for $7.2 billion in sales (37% of Sara Lee’s sales). By divesting the company of poorly performing business units‚ and retrenching to a narrower diversification‚ Barnes envisioned
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BCG MATRIX FOR NESTLÉ BANGLADESH LIMITED SBUs INTRODUCTION Strategic business unit (SBUs) a single business or collection of related business that can be planned separately from the rest os company‚ with its own set of competitors and a manager who is responsible for strategic planning and profit performance. Question Marks- Build Strategy‚ Stars-Hold Strategy‚ Cash Cows-Harvest Strategy‚ Dogs-Divest Strategy. In the commercial arena‚ the choice of an effective strategy is perhaps the most important
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Sara Lee Corporation in 2011: Has Its Retrenchment Strategy Been Successful? Amanda Hibbs Anderson University Overview Sara Lee Corporation has a vision “to be the first choice of consumers and customers around the world by bringing together innovative ideas‚ continuous improvement and people who can make things happen.” The company’s vision can be summed up simply with their mission: “To simply delight you…everyday.” The company has been trying to achieve these goals since 1939 when the
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Question 1 1.1 The BCG Matrix is still viable and usable in today’s world and is still a significant tool used by businesses. The BCG Matrix looks at the impact an investment will have on the company. The BCG Matrix works on two axis‚ Namely the vertical and horizontal axis. The vertical axis will indicate the growth rate and the horizontal represents the market share. The matrix assumes that a company must focus on its mature markets and form a strong competitive position in the market ultimately
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DEFINITION BCG MATRIX Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Matrix is defined by the following authors as follows: Table 1 Definition of BCG Matrix Pearce (2013) David (2012) BCG Matrix is an approach pioneered by the Boston Consulting Group that attempted to help managers “balance” the flow of cash resources among their various businesses while also identifying their basic strategic purpose within the overall portfolio. It is also known as “portfolio techniques”. BCG Matrix graphically portrays
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