CASE OVERVIEW The case is about Natureview Farms‚ Inc.‚ a small yogurt manufacturer that sold refrigerated cup yogurt developed from all natural ingredients. It has established a strong brand name known for its high quality and taste. The company produces 8-oz. cups‚ 32-oz. cups and multipack yogurt products in a variety of flavors. Currently it sold only through its established natural foods channel. Now‚ the management team of the company wants to find a strategy to grow its revenues to $20
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MBA-630 FINANCIAL MARKETS FLOW OF FUNDS EXERCISE (CARSON COMPANY) a. Carson Company was financed with an equity investment. It shows Carson is a surplus unit as they anticipate income from dividends and capital gains as the value of their stock rises. Carson also has purchased Treasury securities which finance federal government expenditures as a surplus unit. b. Carson Company is a deficit unit in borrowing fund from finance companies and commercial banks which lend the funds to individuals
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Kudler Fine Foods Marketing Research‚ Strategy‚ and Tactics Kudler Fine Foods is a gourmet marketplace created by Kathy Kudler. Kathy decided to develop this marketplace from her love for cooking and using unique ingredients. She realized that product for the finer ingredients were hard to find in her neighborhood and that there should be a place where fellow food enthusiasts could go to get what they needed. Karhy tapped into a niche market providing unique foods‚ imported ingredients‚ wines
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Background Natureview Farm manufactures organic yogurt which it sells through natural food stores. Able to achieve steady profitability with the aid of strict financial controls and a VC capital infusion in the late nineties‚ the company now needs to grow revenues from $13M to $20M (54%) in less than two years to better position itself for alternative funding or possible acquisition. To solve this dilemma‚ senior management has narrowed their possible actions to three distinct options. Problem
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Another Company that has had creative tactics to make their company successful is Whole Foods. Whole Foods stands out as one of the biggest grocery chains that use organic and non-gmo foods for purchase and for them to be the healthiest grocery chain in the United States. According to Whole Food’s website‚ “in developing our standards‚ we research everything from food additives to antibiotics in meat production‚ sustainable seafood to organic skin care. If you want to know what goes into the products
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Natureview Farm Case Analysis – 5 November 2013 Natureview Farm is the leading manufacturer of refrigerated cup yogurt in the natural foods channel. From its founding in 1989 through 1999‚ Natureview grew its revenues from less than $100‚000 to over $13M by selling only 8oz and 32oz yogurt cups. However‚ in 1997‚ in order to fund strategic investments‚ Natureview received an equity infusion from a venture capital firm‚ which needs to cash out of its investment‚ forcing Natureview to either
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TABLE OF CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 CASE SUMMARY 2 2. OBJECTIVE/MAIN ISSUES 4 3. MARKET TREND ANALYSIS 4 3.1 ORGANIC PRODUCTS 4 3.2 YOGURT PRODUCTS 5 4. SWOT ANALYSIS 5 5. FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 6 6. RECOMMANDATION 12 6.1 MARKETING STRATEGIES 12 6.2 PROMOTIONAL SUGGESTION 14 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Case Summary Natureview Farm Inc. is a small yogurt manufacturer that manufactured and marketed refrigerated cup yogurt under the Natureview Farm
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Natureview Farm Case Natureview Farm is a small yogurt manufacturer with annual revenues of $13 million. It produces three different size cups – 8 oz. cup‚ 32 oz. and 4 oz. cup multipack. However‚ Natureview’s goal is to increase its annual revenue to $20 million in two years. With a solid relationship with its current‚ successful strategy in the natural foods channel it is considering expanding into the supermarket channel. Conversely‚ it does not want to hurt the company brand it has created as
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Current Situation Natureview Farms needs to grow revenue from $13 million to $20 million before the end of 2001‚ which is 22 months away. The company must reach this goal to attract new capital investments after the venture capital firm cashes out its investment. While revenue growth is the
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NATUREVIEW FARM‚ INC. CASE WRITE-UP I. Address Who You Are and Who You Are Writing To This analysis is provided by the members of the marketing team at Natureview Farm‚ Inc.‚ on behalf of Christine Walker‚ Vice President of Marketing. The purpose of this analysis is to provide a recommended course of action for the company to grow their revenues by 50% by the end of the 2001 through the use of SWOT analysis on the three recommendations proposed by the senior leadership at Natureview Farms
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