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Consumers are increasingly skipping breakfast and morning food sales are on the decline. Yogurt tastes are changing as well, with many consumers opting for Greek yogurt as opposed to regular yogurt. GIS was greatly impacted by these changes in consumer preferences and saw US cereal sales drop 3% from 2017 to 2016 while US yogurt sales dropped 18% year-over-year. In July of 2017, GIS introduced a new French Style yogurt brand to appeal to changing consumer tastes and increase yogurt sales. One positive for the industry is that consumers are snacking more often. Consumers want convenient filling foods that fit in with their busy lifestyles. The packaged food industry can take advantage of this growth capitalize on the growing popularity of quick meals and nutritious snacks. Snacks comprise 21% of GIS’s total net sales and this is expected to continue to grow as GIS introduces more healthy options. Another concern is aging populations in the developed world. As consumers age, their dietary needs change. Older populations move away from many foods products with high levels of sugar and fat in favor of more nutritional products. There is slow population growth with birth rates below the replacement level in many developed nations. This decline in new consumers is a problem for the industry as they can no longer rely on consumer growth

How does a store like Trader Joe’s grow into a billion-dollar company with great ratings and demonstrate outstanding management skills? This company used the approach to stand out by being different as an effective measure to compete with the bigger grocery stores. Trader Joe’s business model intentionally kept the size of its stores small and holds fewer products than the larger grocers. They chose to frequently place new products on its shelves and revise ingredients to meet the customer’s needs. They also sell kitchen-tested products to entice new customers. They have also employed a creative marketing team to announce new private-label products to provide outstanding value. In addition to their unique way of doing business,

Their strategy was about customer service rather than profit or revenue. The growth was built on creating new products for the existing target market.

Be more aggressive in their marketing strategy. One of the reasons why Crocs got so ahead because they were very aggressive in terms of sales and marketing strategies. They need to target more overseas clients, as North America is already dominated by Crocs. They should also work harder at distributing to more retail stores in North America.

With a company that has been around over a century the strategies it uses change an develop with the society. Since they had begun they have rapidly grown, within the first 30 years of their business

Whole Foods Market was founded 1980 in Austin, Texas by three businessmen who felt that the natural food industry was ready for a supermarket setup. Two separate individual companies, Safer Way Natural Foods and Clarksville Natural Grocery, formed Whole Foods Market. After 27 years of operation, the company has come a long way. Today Whole Foods Market is the leading retailer of natural and organic foods, with 194 stores/locations in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada (wholefoodsmarket.com). The company has been in the Fortune Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work for" every year since the list was made up in 1998 (2007 ranked 5th). The cofounder and CEO, John

Originally serving only small businesses, the company found it could achieve far greater buying clout by also serving a selected audience of non-business members. With that change, the growth

The core problem is about their management style in top level. With such a highly efficient production line plant, the company 's management is like a job-shop, the executives take charge of every small decision of almost everyone. This greatly weakens the possibility to expand, because the one or two top management are not available dealing with so many daily issues. In addition, due to the size and life-long

Creating a strong value chain in order to low cost structure, open new markets in America as well as internationally

To increase the amount and type of stores internationally, as it is in the United States.

Gerber is an enormous American corporation that specialized in the production of baby food was founded in 1928, by Daniel Gerber Sr. The company started in the small town of Fremont, Michigan. This little town turned to be the corporate headquarters for Gerber, who made millions of dollars a year. The core of Gerber’s product line consisted of 165 varieties of jarred baby food that the company distributed worldwide. Since Gerber introduced processed baby food, the company dominated the U.S. market, with 72% market share in 1991. With the addition of having 72% market share, in 1991 of the 4% of U.S. houses that has babies, Gerber reached a full 92% of them. They also had 90% of their sales coming from within the United States in 1991(the

• Established brand position (40-years experience) • Baby products / clothing : speciality retailer • Ability to adapt itself to the needs of its customers in international markets • Wide variety of products and services

To constantly improve its R&D skills to keep up with the technologies and innovate more new products

The advertisement present ethos, because Gerber persuades the viewers to believe them because they have expertise in the subjected area. Also, Gerber says it considers the fruits and vegetables that are nutritious for babies. It encourages viewers to trust their product. In fact Gerbes product is #1 pediatrician recommended infant food brand. This demand makes you believe that they have experience and we should listen to what they say.

The other MNCs such as Nestlé tried to penetrate the market by focusing on other distribution channels such as supermarkets. They fought over the best shelf space and they had high marketing expenses. Initially their products were not as successful as they had hoped and they quickly realized that they had to adapt to the local conditions and local preferences that differed a lot from the western ones.