Case Study Of Nutcracker

Most buyers do not share the same palate, purchase the same quantities, or respond in the same manner to marketing efforts. Therefore, a concentrated Niche Marketing approach will work best to target our selected segment. Instead of pursuing a smaller share of a large market, Exotic Fruit Bars will target a large share of one focused niche. Through niche marketing, Exotic Fruit Bars can achieve strong market positioning by gathering thorough and detailed knowledge of the consumer needs in the niches it serves, and by acquiring a distinct reputation to differentiate Exotic Fruit Bars from it’s competitors.

The Bagel industry has started out to develop into a modern day item that Citizens in the United States eat daily. Throughout the years, the numbers have doubled in the amount of Citizens who have wanted to buy bagels. This, however, shows how there has been a great surge in production, and how rapid the demand of these healthy bagels. What the increase in bagels means is the market across the United States will grow rapidly. With the demand in bagel diffusion it has shown in this article that the there is an increase for more bagels.

“Choosey Moms choose Jif” is a phrase we have heard time and time again on television commercials. The endorsement of Mom implies that Jif is a healthy, nutritious food to serve the family. In today’s world, simple peanut butter is not enough; we are a society of wanting more. In this paper, we will look at the marketing position and the market share of Jif Peanut Butter, produced since 1958, and owned by J.M. Smucker Co. since 2002. The advancements in product positioning of Jif that has allowed it to remain a household staple will also be reviewed.

Cracker Jack is one of the most recognized consumer food brands in the United States. The brand possesses virtually universal awareness, holding steady at 97 percent among persons between the ages of 15 and 60. It also has an enviable 95 percent brand name awareness among heavy users of caramel popcorn. In spite of this gold mine, it is still regarded as traditional, stale, old fashioned, a product from a bygone era and less hip and less contemporary than its major rival, Crunch ‘n Munch. To add to this dilemma, the product diversification strategy that led to the development of several other versions such as Cracker Jack Fat Free, Butter Toffee, and Nutty Deluxe, in the hopes of

Peanut butter is sold primarily as a bread spread, and secondarily as an ingredient for other meals. The distribution of peanut butter is about 70% creamy to 30% crunchy (Kellogg). In 2005, peanut butter had a U.S. household penetration rate of 93%, with an even higher percentage in households with children (see Exhibit 2A). Jif has historically averaged near 40% of the market share (Kellogg).

According to Exhibit 5, from 1985-1989, Orange crushes’ market share decreased from 22% (1985) to 8% (1989), this data shows that prior to the entrance of Coca Cola’s Slice and Pepsi’s Minute Maid, Orange Crush had more of the market share which at the time, they were positioned toward groups between the ages of 13-40. Since 1985, Crush repositioned itself to target individuals between the ages of 12-17.

Frito-Lay first toyed with multigrain snack chips in the 1970s, when research indicated a need for a snack in this category. Prontos, released in 1974 and distributed for four years, weren’t incredibly well received. While a lack of success is attributed to a confusing name, poor manufacturing and too narrow a market, Dwight Riskey, VP of Marketing Research and New Business, admits that he is “not sure there were dramatic things wrong with the product design [...]. It may have been invented and introduced before its time.” This sentiment was reflected in the Harvest Project in the early 1980s, when Frito-Lay developed several multigrain products to attempt and have a possible healthy alternative to saltier snack foods for the baby-boomer generation. Lackluster response caused the project to stall into the mid 80s as focus was put on developing new flavors and healthier alternatives in other brands.

To perform a break-even analysis, we have made the following assumptions: (a) retail margin= 60%, (b) the additional fixed cost of production per flavor, including advertising, bottling run and sundries, is $10 million and this is assumed to be an annual cost, except the bottling run, (c) a conservative estimate of percentage share of market figure is derived by multiplying the market segment percentages, as well as the age segment percentage for the category > 40 yrs. The percentage = 74% x 62% x 85% x 40% = 16%. We first determine the retail

Today Unilever is one of the world’s largest consumer products companies. Becel Margarine was launched in 1978 as a premium priced product, positioned as the heart healthy margarine of choice. Previously, the Becel brand had been positioned as the heart healthy margarine of choice in Europe for twenty years prior to Canadian introduction. Despite unique positioning Becel struggled for many years gaining only 8.1 percent market share by 1991. Unilever considered several options for growing the Becel brand, such as, price decreases, repositioning the product, and dramatic increases in advertising support. In 1991 Lipton devised the strategy “living a life that is young at heart”. This strategy was very successful with its current target market, 65 and above. In the butter and margarine category, butter holds fifty percent of the market. The Dairy Bureau of Canada positions butter as tasty and natural, which is conveying that margarine is processed and does not taste as good. However, that is not true, margarine is better for you than butter and does suit consumers’ tastes. In addition, the health focus of the butter and margarine market is growing. More and more competitors are positioning their product as healthy for the consumer. For example, Parmalat is a brand of butter that has just entered the margarine market to compete with Becel with the brand Lactantia.

The sweet and savory spreads market in the last decade has undergone phenomenal changes due to varying economic, environmental and social conditions. Honey in particular, has been one spread that has gone through both prosperous and rough patches. Honey manufacturers and packers have used technological innovation to create a new market niche while strengthening their traditional markets with solid marketing schemes and planning.

Summary: Bimbo is one of the world's leading baking companies. Founded in Mexico, Bimbo is a house-hold name in its native country. Today, the company's wide product range includes sliced breads, buns, cookies, snack cakes, pre-packaged foods, tortillas, salted snacks and confectionery products. Profitability in Mexico is optimal, partly due to its vending distribution through small, independent mom-and-pop stores. In addition, its product development and incorporation of a wrapping system that’s allows consumers to see and feel the freshness of the product has created a competitive advantage in comparison to its consumers which had used wax materials for years. A broad portfolio of products enables

Jorge’s dream can definitely be a reality with the use of the proper tools that will differentiate him from his competitors. Jorge needs to position Chocolates El Rey in the proper market by conducting research and analyzing who his exact target market is. He needs to display the key attributes about his chocolates in order to build brand awareness and gain new customers. The chocolate industry is a huge industry which entails a large market to which Venezuela could penetrate. Venezuela has some of the best cocoa in the world, and this is exactly what consumers’ need think of when they hear the name “Chocolates El Rey”.

There are a couple different themes that become very important when analyzing the Nestle Crunch Bar case. During the case, many research channels were used to find various themes and feelings residing within the consumer, conscious and subconscious. Between pages twelve and fourteen, multiple feelings/themes are presented. A couple of these have stuck out in comparison to the others, emotional comfort and enjoyment. These two themes seem to be present in the mind of the consumer through all of the consumer testing studies and also within the consumer throughout the entire purchasing experience.

Jollibee was able to build its dominant position in Philippines fast food market due to several important factors. Jollibee had a major advantage since they were already in the market and had a low barrier to entry. Since Jollibee had a low barrier to entry and knowledge and relationships with the local produce and meat sellers, they were able to provide customers with lower prices. The ability to provide lower prices made Jollibee a dominant force in the fast food market in the Philippines. Also, their recipes were catered to the taste of the Philippines market and what the customers were already accustomed to eating. The development of the “Five F’s” was crucial in establishing a purpose and a sort of mission statement, flavorful food, fun, flexibility, and families. The marketing strategy to implement the bee mascot helped create a connection between the brand and the youth. Thus strategy helped create brand recognition and further strengthened their market share. Jollibee made a good decision when they were in need of capital. They were able to avoid debt and interest by raising funds internally. Without having the liability of debt and interest, Jollibee was able to focus on growing the company and taking on McDonalds.

We will be marketing a food product, “Healthy Protein Snack Foods” that will be marketed to the athletic people, people playing soccer games, and people from ones who joined sports clubs in Dubai. The prime focus of the product is mainly on Dubai, that is u males between the ages of 20-35 years of age in order to get their attention to the efficacy of the product with to improving their health. From there we want to spread to other cities of UAE. The success of the “Healthy Protein Snack Foods” will be dependent on the way, we take the product to the people in our target market, describing its features and the aspects of health that it contributes, the replacement it can give for the fast foods, and the overall value it can add for the family health. we would like to marketing strategy that would enable us to reach the population of Dubai in a faster way, and in low cost method. The “Healthy Protein Snack Foods” is one of the kind of the products, created specifically for the sports people in Dubai, to help them upkeep their health.