...BEN & JERRY’S HOMEMADE 1. How has Ben & Jerry’s fulfilled its mission statement? What evidence can you provide regarding Ben & Jerry’s performance on each of the three dimensions of the mission statement? Ben & Jerry were able to fulfill their mission statement with the finest quality all-natural ice cream, profitable business and by improving the community. Ben & Jerry stated, they would make and distribute the finest quality all natural ice cream with a wide variety of innovative flavors, which they fulfilled. They created interesting names such as Chubby Hubby, Chunky Monkey and Phish Food with flavors to match. With the great flavors and names produced a profitable business, which was one of the points in their mission statement. When Ben & Jerry decided to start issuing shares exclusively to the Vermont residents, it was both a financial decision as well as a social decision. It allowed the Vermont residents to become successful on the profits of a business right in their own back yard. The shares were sold at a reasonable price to allow for the purchase. In order to offer greater liquidity and capital, the traditional way of selling shares took place as well as being listed on the NASDAQ. Ben & Jerry were also innovative on how they reduced expenses as well as benefit a local business. When they moved to their new plant in Waterbury CT, there was a limit to the amount of liquid waste, therefore incur more expenses. They made a deal with a local pig farmer to feed...
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...Ben and Jerry’s Ben and Jerry’s Homemade was founded in 1978 in an old gas station in Burlington, Vermont. The company was started due to the owners (Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield) willingness to make a business successful. By early 2000, the company itself had become bigger than they expected with over 170 stores (scoop shops) across the United States and with international ties with inside supermarkets. The annual sales themselves had grown by $77 million to the company’s new equity of $237 million. The company that once was just a thought and idea had now become a new powerhouse in the ice cream industry. They initiated their first public equity financing in May of 1984. The company, however, only issued it to the Vermont residents with 75,000 shares at $10.50 a share. The reasoning behind only offering it to Vermonters was to give the first people to support them and opportunity to invest in the company. However, the company offered a traditional broad offering for liquidity purposes later and to help with capital. The company itself focused intensely on the social aspect of the company to further improve their social standing. Furthermore, the social orientation was still balanced with product and economic objectives. Once Ben & Jerry’s went public they decided they wanted three equity classes, class A common, class B common, and class A preferred. The class A common had the right to one vote for each share held. Reserved primary for insiders, class B common had...
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...Company Description Ben & Jerry's is an American ice cream company owned by Unilever that manufactures ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet and ice cream novelty products. Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc. was founded in 1978 and is currently based in South Burlington, Vermont. From the company’s inception more than thirty years ago, their plan was to provide quality ice cream while also creating a company that was socially conscious about the world and its environment. Ben and Jerry’s currently have 346 scoop shops across 25 countries all around the world, with countries like the UK, US and India some of the countries they operate in. Apart from these establishments, products are also distributed to supermarkets and convenience stores globally. Ben and Jerry’s benefited heavily from the merger with Unilever by leveraging on Unilever’s global reach. Operating in the highly competitive premium ice cream industry, product innovation is crucial to satisfy changing consumer needs. Ben and Jerry’s integrate product quality with social and environmental responsibility whilst still enjoying economic success. It donates 7.5% of pretax profits to the Ben and Jerry’s foundation for philanthropic causes and uses only Free trade certified ingredients in an effort to give back to the community. In 2000, Ben and Jerry’s was purchased by Unilever. Despite the merger, Ben & Jerry’s continues with its commitment towards sustainability. The Caring Dairy programme was recognized with Good...
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...1Top of Form Visit Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream website. After studying the information contained within this website, assess Ben & Jerry's record on meeting social responsibility goals? How does this company meet its discretionary responsibilities? Give examples of social responsibility actions taken by Ben & Jerry's, and outline them in a brief synopsis. Do you think that more businesses should adopt their strategy? Why, or why not? Please include the name of the person or question to which you are replying in the subject line. For example, "Tom's response to Susan's comment." Reply Quote Bottom of Form Message Unread Mark as Unread Message Not Flagged Set Flag 5 days ago Avery Coleman Email Author Avery's response to the Unit III Discussion Board COLLAPSE Top of Form Parent Post Ben & Jerry use Archie Carroll’s theory on business regarding being socially responsible. The company has an excellent record on being socially responsible. The company has several organizations and programs they contribute and donate to. The company meets its discretionary responsibilities by supporting same sex marriages, the growing peace-building movement, and supporting holding elected leaders more accountable to the people. They also support fair trade. This ensures small farmers in developing countries can compete and thrive in the global economy ("Ben & Jerry's", 2014). Ben & Jerry’s is also social responsible. They support mandatory genetically...
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...September 2011 – Ben & Jerry’s ChunkFest, indubitably Singapore’s best loved ice cream extravaganza, returns this October 15th 2011, from 2pm till 10pm at the Promontory @ Marina Bay. Ice cream moo-niacs will be delighted to learn that this year’s ChunkFest, we’ve packed in a record-breaking 32 extraordin-dairy flavours – including crowd pleasers not currently available in Singapore – and heaps of fun-tastic carnival activities. And to top it all off, we’ve added a dollop of Fairness to celebrate the sticky, gooey goodness of peace, love and ice cream. Now into its fourth year, ChunkFest is the island’s signature ice cream festival, bringing friends and family together to celebrate peace, love and ice cream. Last year, ChunkFest attracted over 8,000 fans and served up thousands of scoops of udderly delightful ice cream. Fairness is… Sometimes, life simply isn’t fair… but that doesn’t mean you can’t try to make it better. And we’re going to try, by taking Ben & Jerry’s marquee feel-good event and doing some good. Better yet, we’re going to help others to do good! ChunkFest’s signature fun-packed, cow-nival atmosphere will serve as the platform for Fairness Partners – social-enterprises, charities and even corporations that champion an aspect of fairness – to promote and raise funds for their causes. FairBooths: M aking room for Fairness Do you have a fair-ly good idea for making a difference in the lives of others, but just don’t have the right space to do it? Ben & Jerry’s is giving...
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...Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc. – B: Facing Acquisition Abstract In December 1999 Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenberg confronted three offers for their 17-year-old firm. Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. had grown from $2M in 1983 to $237M as the year ended. Growth rates had significantly dampened, however, a result of changing U.S. consumer preferences for lower cholesterol foods and competition. Jerry Greenberg had stepped out of day-to-day management of the firm some years before. Ben Cohen stepped back in 1994 when the firm incurred its first ever loss. He turned the helm over to Robert Holland, the first African-American to head a major U.S. firm. Holland came to the Ben & Jerry’s CEO position after a national search. His background as a McKinsey consultant and turnaround artist stood the firm in good stead. His moves concentrated on improving profitability, turning around a new plant that more than doubled the company’s manufacturing capacity, strengthening the depth of management experience in the top team, and responding to the demand for low-cholesterol with the introduction of a sorbet line. However Holland stepped out of the firm after almost 18 months with observers suggesting that he had felt uncomfortable with the founders’ “clowning and campaigning.” Perry Odak, Ben & Jerry’s next CEO, came with extensive consumer marketing experience in companies such as Armour-Dial. However, he had also been COO of U.S. Repeating Arms. Given the founder’s strong emphasis...
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...Ben and Jerry’s company I. Background Ben and Jerry’s company was established in 1978 that renovated from gas station in Burlington, Vermont. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were childhood friends from New York who created the band name. It is well known as a globally premium ice cream. In 2000, the company became a subsidiary of Unilever Company, which is a big change and more challenging of company faced. At the same year, the company was expanding their social mission, brand integrity, and product quality to make them grow up very fast. The products line of Ben and Jerry’s company are many flavors ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet, cake, milkshake, and etc. In 2013, the company had a campaign to label food products that concern more about healthy of customers such as GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) ingredients. II. Outline specific challenges, which this business/ company faces Challenge #1 Competition The main challenge that company faced is competition. For Ben and jerry’s company, its main competitor is Haagen Dazs for having premium ice cream as well and a variety of flavors. Haagen Dazs has an advantage because it was founded early than Ben and Jerry’s. Therefore, its brand is more recognizable and trusted. Haagen Dazs is diversified with their products, such as bars, gelato, and frozen yogurt. Ben and Jerry’s competitor is also a global business. Challenge #2 Quality Control After Unilever acquired this company, it has become a global business...
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...Individual Case Write-ups Ben and Jerry’s Homemade Ice cream Inc. I would like to start with the brief history of Ben and Jerry’s. It is a medium sized ice cream company with the annual sale of about $150 million. It was incorporated on December 16, 1977 by two friends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield who were not satisfied with their careers. It was an immediate success but in 1990 with the healthier eating trends, its sale slowed causing the net loss of $1869000 which led to the resignation of its CEO Ben Cohen in June 1994. In February 1995, Bob Holland was chosen as new CEO of Ben and Jerry’s. Ben and Jerry’s focused more on quality of product and making mix in flavours which led to its cost going up but as the consumers preferred good quality ice cream, it had market share of 30% in 1990. Its net income increased from $551,000 in 1985 to $7,201,000 in 1993. In 1994, it added new flavour of ice creams and replaced the flavours which were slow moving. It added super premium frozen yogurt, which which increased its sale by 34%. In spite of its sale going up from $9,858,000 in 1985 to $148,802,000 in 1994, it went in losses in 1994 due to increase in its cost of production, inefficient production planning, doubling its production and improper inventory management. So, according to me, this strategy does not seem well matched with their external environment. Their strategy led to competitive advantage till 1993. In 1990, completion became extremely intense. Leading brand...
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...Ben and Jerry’s is a reputable and well established company known for its high quality ice cream products and commitment to social responsibility. As the company continues to grow, an analysis of the external and internal forces shaping the ice cream industry and the company needs to be examined in order to prepare a feasible recommendation. Competition – Dreyers and Haagen-Dazs, intense, many numerous competitors, cost of switching brands is low, competitors use tactics to force rivals’ production volumes Buyers – power is high, buyers are large so have leverage over price, buyers more likely to switch because don’t incur large costs, need product variety Suppliers – moderate leverage, many suppliers depend on big dairy companies, can shop around for other suppliers Substitutes – other deserts, pies can deter buyers away from ice cream, most have good taste/brand in order to discourage substitutes for price differences New Entrants – established companies have brand loyalty, large start up costs (plants, capital etc), Ben & Jerry used distribution channels of rivals, might not be possible for others to do so. Strengths – success in consistent environmental policies and efficient manufacturing -exploit this strength to gain more customer loyalty towards social consciousness -few compliance issues, strong minimization of environmental damage -good business culture (salary ratio, corporate responsibility) Weaknesses – difficulty recruiting the best due to salary...
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...Wednesday before class Kary A. Company analysis. Write a brief history of Ben and Jerry's, especially in their efforts to expand internationally. Mika B. Customer analysis. Write a customer analysis for Japan. Included in this should be a segmentation analysis. Identify possible segments that Ben and Jerry's should target. Kary C. Competitor analysis. mika D. Marketing environment. Discuss anything else in the Japanese environment that may impact Ben and Jerry's marketing efforts in Japan, including the supply chain for ice cream. Lehi E. SWOT analysis. Finish the situation analysis with a SWOT analysis. II. Overall Marketing Strategy. A. Targeting strategy. In the customer analysis, you identified segments that Ben and Jerry's may consider targeting. In this section, give a final recommendation on which segment(s) they should target, then write a vivid profile of their target segment(s). B. Positioning strategy. How should Ben and Jerry's position its brand relative to competing brands? What should the Ben and Jerry's brand stand for in the minds of Japanese customers? C. Value Proposition. Write a powerful, one-sentence value proposition targeted at Ben and Jerry's target customers. D. Goals and Objectives for the first three years of Ben and Jerry's entry into Japan. III. Marketing Mix Strategy. A. Product. What products should Ben and Jerry's offer in Japan? How should they package their product? What sizes...
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...believe is Ben & Jerry's management orientation and view toward global expansion? Provide evidence from the case to support your opinion. Ben and Jerry’s management orientation would be an ethnocentric one. It had been previously stated that Cohen had not wanted to expand into foreign markets purely for growth’s sake. As such, the few international ventures the company did partake in only amounted to $6 million in sales in 1997. The United Kingdom venture was also taken due to a promise to donate 1% or profits to charity, which was in keeping with their current marketing strategy. The greatest factor supporting my opinion would be that Ben and Jerry’s rarely implemented marketing strategies for this foreign ventures. This meant that currently implemented domestic strategies were applied to very different international markets. There was no consideration was given on culture, habits, and buying power of cosumers. Therefore, a market dependent marketing plan and distribution strategies were missing. 2) Which of the environmental factors do you think are the two most important to the decision whether or not to expand into Japan? Discuss at least two at length, providing evidence from the case narrative, and what the implications of the environments are with respect to the pending decision. The economic environment is surely one of the largest factors influencing the decision to any company and therefore, serves as a major factor to expand into the Japanese market for Ben & Jerry...
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...Strategic Analysis of Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc. Can B&J Serve a Double Scoop of Being Green and Making Green? ESM 210 Professor Delmas Final Paper November 21, 2000 Alex Tuttle Vicky Krikelas 1 BEN & JERRY’S ICE CREAM Table of Contents INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………. MARKET DESCRIPTION………………………………………………………………….. FIRM DESCRIPTION………………………………………………………………………. THE MISSION STATEMENT……………………………………………………………… 1 1 1 2 GENERAL CORPORATE STRATEGY…………………………………………………… 2 CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY………………………………………… 4 STRATEGY ANALYSIS……………………………………………………………………... 8 Five Forces Model of Competition…………………………………………………….…8 SWOT Analysis…………………………………………………………………………..11 Key Success Factors……………………………………………………………………..11 STRATEGIC CONSISTENCIES……………………………………………………………..12 STRATEGIC DISCONNECTS……………………………………………………………….13 UNILEVER ACQUISITION………………………………………………………………….14 RECOMMENDATIONS & CONCLUSION………………………………………………...15 BIBLIOGRAPHY……………………………………………………………………………...17 Figures FIGURE 1. FIGURE 2. FIGURE 3. FIGURE 4. FIGURE 5. ANNUAL REVENUES…………………………………………………………..4 ANNUAL RECYCLING………………………………………………………...7 PORTER’S 5 FORCES MODEL ………………………………………………9 SWOT ANALYSIS………………………………………………………………11 KEY FACTORS OF SUCCESS………………………………………………..12 2 3 INTRODUCTION Ben & Jerry’s is an innovative leader in the super premium ice cream industry. The company blends a commitment to provide all natural, high quality ice cream with a commitment towards social activism and environmental...
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...Introduction • Founded by two Brooklyn school mates Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield in Vermont, 1978. • Combination of high fat content, chunky ingredients and catchy flavor names helped to create its own demand. • Sales grew with time and the company went public in 1984. • Besides being a fun company, it was determined to be socially responsible with an objective of caring capitalism. • By 1994, sales exceeded $150million and the company had 600 employees with a global distribution network. • However, 1994 actually brought loss and net income suffered. • In 1995, the company’s sales started to increase with a substantial rise in net income. • By 1997, Ben and Jerry’s was doing well but slow growth and retreating market share was an issue. • Japan was being considered for future expansion. Current Strategy • Focused Differentiation - To make, distribute and sell the finest quality, all natural ice cream. - Socially responsible company known for its caring capitalism. Problem Statement Given that the company has declining profits and is losing its market share in both total ice cream market and super premium market……… • Should Ben and Jerry’s enter the Japan market in summer 2008? • If yes, then how should they perform the market entry, through Seven-Eleven Japan or collaboration with Ken Yamada? External Analysis Industry Structure • Ice cream industry is categorized...
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...1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Company Brief History Ben & Jerry’s (B&J) Ice Cream first started in 1978, where their very first scoop shop opened in a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont. It was founded by two friends, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, who started the business out of their passion for eating. It has slowly expanded its scoop shops to other states and started distributing its ice-creams in pints. In 1988, B&J introduced its 3-part mission statement which shows their desire and dedication to being socially and environmentally responsible in running its business. B&J also produces its ice-creams from fresh Vermont milk and cream. With its funky and interesting themes and its high quality ice-cream at affordable prices, it quickly gained popularity and have succeeded in expanding internationally, including countries like Singapore. 1.2 Mission Statement B&J’s mission statement is made up of 3 components; social, product and economic mission.[pic] Figure 1.2a: Ben & Jerry’s Mission Statement The factor that sets B&J apart from its competitors is its strong emphasize on its social mission. It did not just make an empty claim but has delivered its social mission through its development of a more recyclable packaging and entering a partnership with Nature Energy which provides clean energy alternatives. 1.3 Company Business Portfolio [pic] Figure 1.3a: Ben & Jerry’s Business Portfolio B&J is in a highly...
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...MBA 653: Organizational Behavior Ben & Jerry Case Executive Summary In the past three decades, Ben & Jerry’s has made a transition from a local ice cream maker into a large multinational corporation. The unique history and culture has made Ben & Jerry’s brand into a social icon. The core values and mission of the company have been defined as three interrelated parts in Ben & Jerry’s mission statement. The ever changing market has posed constant challenges to Ben & Jerry’s, which calls for a comprehensive strategy that addresses the competitive difficulties, while allowing Ben & Jerry’s to remain consistent with its mission and background. This report analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of Ben & Jerry’s organizational design during this transitional period in terms of its culture, social mission, marketing, competition, product development, manufacturing and distribution. We recommend that Ben & Jerry’s continues to strive in the global business market by taking following actions: protect the brand name while maintaining core cultural values, continue social activism at a local level, while exercising caution in the overtly politically arena, develop products that remain true to their roots, while using the new resources available from Unilever, and adopt a Lean manufacturing and distribution platform. Analysis Following the merger with Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s faces challenges as it navigates within a larger corporation while...
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