MKTG 471 Marketing Management: FALL 2002 CASE ANALYSIS: DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Ch.4 : Frito Lays Dips : Pg 107 Q.1 How would you characterize the dip category in general? Q.2 How might the dip category be segmented? Q.3 What is Frito Lays Competitive Position within the segments it pursues? Q.4 What sales volume and market share(s) will be required of the dip line to preserve its profit contribution given budgeted promotion expenses? Q.5 What are the pros and cons of focusing attention on
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1. How would you characterize the snack chip category and Frito-Lay’s competitive position in this category? The snack chip category is growing‚ mainly because of the increased per capita consumption‚ which rose from about 12 pounds in 1986 to nearly 14 pounds in 1990. The snack chip category consists of three types of competitors: national‚ regional and private brand firms. The market is very competitive and difficult; as many as 650 new products are introduced every year‚ but less than 1% of them
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Frito-Lay Company - Cracker Jack 1. Why has Borden Foods decided to sell Cracker Jack? Borden Foods is in the process of divesting of snack and non-food products in order to focus efforts and resources in growing their pasta and grain based meal segments. Borden management has also recognized the value and equity in the heritage Cracker Jack brand. The Cracker Jack brand currently (1996) sits in the number two position in terms of Ready-To-Eat (RTE) caramel popcorn product category market share
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The Increase in Prices of Commodities Indicates the Global Interconnectedness of Markets | Topic | Supply and Demand | News Story | It all has to start somewhere. The global increase in demand for raw inputs—fuel‚ energy‚ steel—has created an increase in demand in other markets as well. And there may not be an end in sight. Fueled primarily by growth in developing nations such as India and China‚ demand for raw inputs has skyrocketed. Copper has tripled in price over the last five years;
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TEN STRATEGIC OM DECISION 1. Supply-chain management – It talks about the threshold questions such as “what is to be made” and “what is to be purchase.” In this case‚ buyer and seller relationship exists. Mutual trust and confidence are present between the seller and buyer which are vital for a transaction to be closed of successful. 2. Scheduling – it talks about feasible and efficient schedule of production such as proper allocation of time that is segregated from one activity to another
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accompanying Customer Satisfaction. Below is a breakdown of both the inputs and outputs that are used/achieved at Pepsi-Co. Frito-Lay production facilities located across the globe. Materials Quality Assurance checks are competed upon the arrival of all raw materials that are purchased both internally and externally at all processing and manufacturing plants. This allows Frito-Lay to maintain a high level of freshness and quality of product by allowing only the best produce in to be transformed in to
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Frito-Lay‚ Inc. Sun Chips Multigrain Snacks Ryan Brogan‚ John Campanioni‚ Patrick Hildebrandt‚ Tracy Lai‚ Ashlea Morrell‚ and Kate Piskorowski Snack Chip Category $37 billion in snack food retail sales- 5% increase from 1989 Snack chip retail sales of $9.8 billion (26.7% of snack food sales)-also 5% increase Growth in snack chip category comes from increased per capita consumption In 1990 consumption was 14 pounds per person Three types of competitors National brand firms
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FRITO LAYS CHIPS **All information provided by professor from Case Study. BACKGROUND AND ENVIRONMENT Frito Lay is a division of PepsiCo‚ Inc. They are a nationally recognized leader in the manufacture and marketing of salty snack foods. Brands include Lay’s‚ Ruffles‚ Frito’s‚ Doritos‚ Tostitos‚ Cheetos‚ pretzels and Funyuns. They produce nuts‚ peanut butter crackers‚ beef sticks‚ cookies‚ snack bars and more. In 1985‚ sales approached $3 Billion. The majority of dips are sold through
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Zhaoyi.Yi Operation Management MW1:00 pm-2:15pm Dr. Segall February 3‚ 2015 Frito lay’s quality - controlled potato chips This video is about Frito-Lay’s‚ which a snack company is. The company has 60 percent markets share. According to Tom Rao who is a vice president‚ operation of Florida Region‚ Frito-Lay’s commitment to deliver in top quality products in the marketplace is really four key areas‚ and it starts with top quality ingredients. Second‚ it is s strict adherence to a recipe that is based
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‘Everyday Low Prices’ strategy for many years. It is felt by due lower than expected sales based on budget targets‚ that revisiting the issue of a new pricing strategy is warranted. A management meeting is scheduled to discuss this matter and a decision is expected on this topic. Problem Identification Superior Supermarkets (SS) in the Centralia market are being faced with a potential loss in market share as reflected in the last two quarters of declining revenue‚ even though the net profit
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