...E & J Gallo Case Study Thirumavalavan Murugaiyan Marketing Dr.Mango Dec 2nd 2010 Topics Summary of Situation: Problem/Opportunity Identification: Alternative Actions: Identify at least three possible courses of action to address problem: Key Decision Criteria: Identify specific criteria used to evaluate alternatives: Analysis of Alternatives: Recommendations: Initial Implementation plans for the Delivery alternative : Monitoring/Control procedures E & J Gallo Winery Summary of Situation: Identification and brief explanation of key information in the case affecting eventual decisions: The below information’s I believe to great extend affects the eventual decisions of the case. Ernest and Julio Gallo were the founders of E. & J. Gallo Winery. Since its establishment in 1993, E. & J. Gallo Winery had undergone rapid growth from a small-scale firm to an equivalent “Campbell Soup company of the wine industry”. Today, the company stands as a global wine producer. Its well-reputable brand name stems from its well-diversified product line, manufactured under various labels for a number of different price ranges to attract all types of consumers, and global recognition and awards. E. & J. Gallo was the first American company to date to be recognized three times as International Winery of the Year. In 2006, Gallo received the Gold and Best of Class awards at the San Francisco Wine Competition and won individual awards for its cabernet...
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...in the wine industry, nevertheless, the company benefits from the high prices set by its limited production of Opus One which is priced between $90 and $100 a bottle in more than 65 world markets.RMC proves to have some strong key competitive advantages which distinguish the company amongst other rivals. Firstly, Robert Mondavi, being a dynamic sales man in the early years, never spent money on advertising. Instead he relied on trade shows, awards, salesmanship and showmanship. This is clearly described in the case study in which he spent entertaining influential people within the industry and invited the top wine writers to the RMC facility for free meals (Silverman & Castaldi 1999). In addition, he would conduct blind tasting of the RMC wines against reputable French and Italian wines so that the writers could taste for themselves. For over a decade, Mondavi traveled throughout the country and abroad as the company's chief salesperson. Consequently, the RMC wines were able to increase its recognition of and demand for the wines, Mondavi began slowly raising the prices until they were selling for as much as comparable French wines (Thompson & Strickland 2003).Secondly, RMC's strong brand name is associated with wine-growing excellence, award-winning products and marketing innovation. In this situation, RMC enjoys one of the most recognized brands by producing a limited quantity of super- to ultra premium wines using the most prestigious noble varietal grapes. RMC wines strictly...
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...Malko Ebers / Simon Wied SWOT Analysis Robert Mondavi and the Wine Industry Seminar paper Dokument Nr. V27469 http://www.grin.com/ ISBN 978-3-638-29511-6 9 783638 295116 Midterm Group Project Robert Mondavi & The Wine Industry SWOT Analysis Course Strategic Management: Concepts & Cases Chair of Management, especially Strategy and Leadership University of Konstanz - Summer Term 2004 by Malko Ebers Simon Wied Malko Ebers, Simon Wied II Structure 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 2. Opportunities vs. Threats: Analysis of the environment the Robert Mondavi Company is settled in ................ 2.1 Global environment ............................................................................................ 2.2 The US wine industry – an overview ................................................................. 2.3 Competitive forces in the US wine industry ...................................................... 2.3.1 Potential entrants ....................................................................................... 2.3.2 Bargaining power of buyers ...................................................................... 2.3.3 Bargaining power of suppliers .................................................................. 2.3.4 Closeness of substitutes to the industry’s products ................................... 2.3.5 Intensity of rivalry among...
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...Autumn 15 ROBERT MONDAVI WINE INDUSTRY Dougal POGET & Caroline MULHAUSER U N I V E R S I T Y O F A P P L I E D S C I E N C E -‐ G E N E V A H A U T E E C O L E D E G E S T I O N – G E N E V E Mondavi Wine Industry – Case Study Dougal Poget & Caroline Mulhauser TABLE DES MATIERES 1. Read, reflect on and analyze the company situation within the context of a changing wine industry. ................................................................................................................ 4 2. Think about an outline all of the external, internal, competitive, market, and consumer factors, changes and trends affecting Mondavi in their business model. 5 External factors: ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Internal factors (Integration level) ...................................................................................................... 5 Competition ..............................................
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...“Wine has been with us since the beginning of civilization. It is the temperate, civilized, sacred and romantic mealtime beverage”- Robert Mondavi 6000 B.C- is the time when, Mesopotamians first began to produce Wine. Since then Wine is playing an important role as enjoyable, romantic and authentic beverage for the people of all the classes. As the centuries passed, Europeans introduced their Wine making techniques to the rest of the world including America, Australia and South Africa. 1966- To become the first winery in California to produce premium Wine brands that would compete with the other premium wine brands of the world, Robert Mondavi founded the RMC Winery. With the clear strategy of gaining high reputation in premium wine segment, RMC at very inception align its business plan with its competitive strategy. As to produce limited quantity of super to ultra premium wines using high quality grapes, this helps them to build diversified brand portfolio particularly in price points and niches premium Wine market. Again as a part of their competitive strategy RMC lead the Wine industry in several process innovation and operational improvements including gentle grape handling, cold fermentation, stainless steel fermentation tanks and Oak barrel aging. In 1972 Los Angeles Times recognized RMC’s Cabernet Sauvignon as the best Wine produced in California. At marketing front to stimulate demand, RMC took some notable steps like Tours of Winery, Training sessions at fine restaurants...
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...International Business & Economics Research Journal Volume 2, Number 9 The Changing Structure Of The Global Wine Industry Michael A. Roberto (E-mail: mroberto@hbs.edu), Harvard Business School Abstract This paper examines the distinctive economic structures that exist in the wine industry in various regions of the world, and it identifies the critical forces driving changes in the structure of this industry. The paper accomplishes these objectives by applying concepts from industrial organization economics, agency theory, and the field of competitive strategy. T he economic structure of an industry affects the intensity of competition and the average profitability of firms in a particular market.1 While strategy scholars have debated the extent to which industry structure explains differences in firm profitability, virtually no one disputes the idea that structural forces have a sizeable impact.2 More recently, researchers have demonstrated that industries exhibit substantial structural differences across various geographic markets around the world. These structural differences are driven by institutional heterogeneity and contrasting patterns of historical development. 3 Over time, the structure of a global industry can change dramatically. In particular, many industries have experienced consolidation in recent years. Industry consolidation raises several important questions for scholars and practitioners. First, why do these structural shifts take place? Second...
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...Describe the major strategies for pricing imitative and new products. 4. Explain how companies find a set of prices that maximize the profits from the total product mix. 5. Discuss how companies adjust their prices to take into account different types of customers and situations. 6. Discuss the key issues related to initiating and responding to price changes. Just the Basics Chapter Overview Pricing is the second element in the marketing mix. It plays a powerful role, and that role is detailed in this chapter. There are several sections to this chapter and a lot of material to address. The chapter begins with discussing what a price actually is. It makes the point that price is more than just the money the buyer hands over to the seller—the broader view is that the price is the sum of all the values that the buyer exchanges for obtaining or using the product. There is also a brief discussion of dynamic- versus fixed-price policies, and how we as a society have evolved from dynamic to fixed and back to dynamic again. The chapter then moves into the heart of pricing. Both internal and external factors that must be considered when setting price are detailed, as are the three general pricing approaches of cost-based pricing, value-based pricing, and competition-based pricing. The new product pricing strategies of market skimming versus market penetration are also discussed. The chapter then moves into product mix pricing strategies. Five different...
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...14 Issues in internationalization management 15 WINE MARKET 17 Profiles of Country Producers 17 CHINESE WINE MARKET 25 Overview 25 Wine market overview 28 Imported wine 32 Italian case 36 Future prospective 45 REFERENCES 48 Bibliography 48 Consulted website 52 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this work is to analyze the growth and evolution of the wine market in China. In particular we will focus on the internationalization of the global wine producer countries in this new emerging market and which are the futures prospective and possibilities of this young market. This paper is composed by four main sections: 1. Theoretical framework; 2. Wine market; 3. Chinese wine market; 4. Italian case. First of all we need to understand what we mean when we speak about internationalization. Through a theoretical chapter, using the existing literature about internationalization, we will explore its theories, evolution and which benefits it may bring to the firm that implement it, showing how important it became in the globalized world in which companies work nowadays. Afterward we are going to analyze, thanks to the data taken by reliable sources, the global market of wine, showing its fragmentation, which are the main player and their characteristics. Now that we have a general panorama, we can concentrate on the Chinese market, its cultural and economic features, and the evolution of its wine market. Finally we will focus on the Italian case ...
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...HALL Wines Napa Valley and Sonoma, California GROUP 16 Chad Burns Ryan Carlson Maurilio Cometto Kathryn Hall BERKELEY COLUMBIA MBA MARKETING STRATEGY CASE PROFESSOR NOEL CAPON SUMMER 2006 Table of Contents The individuals in connection with this report are: Berkeley Columbia MBA Summer 2006 Group 16: Chad Burns Mauriilo Cometto Ryan Carlson Kathy Hall Page Executive summary Preamble: Introduction to Hall Wines Headlines Situational awareness Market overview Customer insight Competition and complimenters Market strategy Achieving differentiation Market segmentation Branding strategy Implementation plan Marketing offer Distribution plan Metrics for success Appendices 75 102 119 123 46 53 71 14 26 32 2 4 1 Executive summary Preamble: Introduction to Hall Wines HALL is a relatively young winery in startup mode. HALL is comprised of two wineries located in St. Helena and Rutherford, Napa Valley, California. In addition to the two wineries, vineyard land is located in other parts of Napa and Sonoma counties. A total of five primary vineyards are owned by HALL. HALL is not yet profitable. Current case production of all HALL Wines approximated 8,500 cases in 2005 with 47,000 cases projected in 2010. Company overview HALL is the dynamic Napa Valley vision of Craig and Kathryn Hall created in 2002 as a showcase for both their exceptional new wines along with their extensive vineyard holdings. The Halls have sought first and foremost to craft wines of uncompromising...
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...Country Comparison Factbook France vs. Italy Wine Industry Group 16.4 Bram van Veen Caspar Leusink Muhammad Hafidz Randy Hardja Lecturer: Mr.Drs.HenkRitsema Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Methods and Frameworks 5 Hofstede’s cultural dimensions 5 Porter’s diamond 7 Porter’s Five Forces Model of Competition 8 Introducing the Wine Industry 9 Overview of Wine Industry 9 French Wine Industry 10 Italian Wine Industry 11 Country comparison 12 Comparison of relevant macro-economic indicators 12 General economic indicators 12 Financial Health 13 Demographic Factors 13 Historical developments 14 Historical Background 14 Global Wine Industry Developments 15 Socio-cultural conditions 17 Cultural Diversity 17 Hofstede 18 Political and Governmental Systems 19 Legal Systems 21 Financial Systems 21 Labour Market 22 Industry Conditions 24 Supply Market Conditions 24 Demand market conditions 24 Threat of New Entrants and Substitute Products 25 Major players and level of competition 27 Level of Competition 28 Recommendations 28 Italy 29 France: 31 Recommendations: 33 References 34 Executive Summary The goal of this factbook is to provide potential investors with information on relevant dimensions regarding the wine industry in Italy and France. The factbook is comparing both of the countries using methodological framework and secondary data. The data we used are obtained through various sources. In the end, Italy is presented...
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...www.hbr.org Some companies have built their very businesses on their ability to collect, analyze, and act on data. Every company can learn from what these firms do. Competing on Analytics by Thomas H. Davenport Reprint R0601H Some companies have built their very businesses on their ability to collect, analyze, and act on data. Every company can learn from what these firms do. Competing on Analytics COPYRIGHT © 2005 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. by Thomas H. Davenport We all know the power of the killer app. Over the years, groundbreaking systems from companies such as American Airlines (electronic reservations), Otis Elevator (predictive maintenance), and American Hospital Supply (online ordering) have dramatically boosted their creators’ revenues and reputations. These heralded—and coveted—applications amassed and applied data in ways that upended customer expectations and optimized operations to unprecedented degrees. They transformed technology from a supporting tool into a strategic weapon. Companies questing for killer apps generally focus all their firepower on the one area that promises to create the greatest competitive advantage. But a new breed of company is upping the stakes. Organizations such as Amazon, Harrah’s, Capital One, and the Boston Red Sox have dominated their fields by deploying industrial-strength analytics across a wide variety of activities. In essence, they are transforming their organizations into armies...
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...contained herein. Competing on Analytics The Idea in Brief It’s virtually impossible to differentiate yourself from competitors based on products alone. Your rivals sell offerings similar to yours. And thanks to cheap offshore labor, you’re hard-pressed to beat overseas competitors on product cost. How to pull ahead of the pack? Become an analytics competitor: Use sophisticated data-collection technology and analysis to wring every last drop of value from all your business processes. With analytics, you discern not only what your customers want but also how much they’re willing to pay and what keeps them loyal. You look beyond compensation costs to calculate your workforce’s exact contribution to your bottom line. And you don’t just track existing inventories; you also predict and prevent future inventory problems. Analytics competitors seize the lead in their fields. Capital One’s analytics initiative, for example, has spurred at least 20% growth in earnings per share every year since the company went public. Make analytics part of your overarching competitive strategy, and push it down to decision makers at every level. You’ll arm your employees with the best evidence and quantitative tools for making the best decisions—big and small, every day. The Idea in Practice To become an analytics competitor: Champion Analytics from the Top Acknowledge...
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...Breakout Strategy Meeting the Challenge of Double-Digit Growth Sydney Finkelstein Charles E. Harvey Thomas C. Lawton (McGraw-Hill, New York, 2006) Table of Contents Dedication Acknowledgements Table of Contents List of figures Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Breakout Strategy Getting on the Fast Track Staying out Front Breakout Dynamics Putting Vision to Work Being a Magnet Company Delivering the Promise Executing Breakout Breakout Leadership Appendix: case study companies Index List of Figures Figure 1.1 Figure 2.1 Figure 3.1 Figure 4.1 Figure 5.1 Figure 5.2 Figure 5.3 Figure 5.4 Figure 5.5 Figure 6.1 Figure 6.2 Figure 6.3 Figure 6.4 Figure 7.1 Figure 7.2 Figure 7.3 Figure 8.1 Figure 8.2 Figure 8.3 Figure 9.1 The Breakout Strategy Cycle Companies Getting on the Fast Track Companies Staying Out Front Types of Capital and the Capital Accumulation Process The Vision Wheel State Transition for Harley-Davidson: Organization State Transition for Harley-Davidson: Culture State Transition for Harley-Davidson: Relationships State Transition for Harley-Davidson: Markets The Six Pillars of a Value Proposition Leveraging up the Apple Value Proposition Reconciling Different Value Propositions Leveraging up Samsung Electronics’ Value Proposition Components of a Business Model Aligning the Business Model and Value Proposition Business Model Needs Analysis Delivering Strategy System Balance and Strategy Delivery at...
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...Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) OLIN BUSINESS SCHOOL Summer 2015 Advanced Corporate Finance IIIFrontiers of Valuation B62 FIN 534C Professor Todd Milbourn B62 MGT 534C Advanced Corporate Finance III – Frontiers of Valuation Summer 2015 Professor Todd Milbourn The Olin Business School Table of Contents 1. Valmont Industries HBP Case # UVA-F-1191 ............................................................................... 1 2. Super Project HBP Case # 9-112-034 ........................................................................................... 21 3. Calaveras Vineyards HBP Case # UVA-F-1094 ........................................................................... 37 4. Paginas Amarelas HBP Case # UVA-F-1210 ............................................................................... 63 5. Using Crystal Ball HBP Case # UVA-QA-0561 .......................................................................... 89 6. Valuation in Emerging Markets HBP Case # UVA-F-1455 ......................................................... 95 7. Project Valuation in Emerging Markets HBP Case # 9-702-077 ............................................... 113 8. Valuing Companies in Corporate Restructurings HBP Case # 9-201-073 ................................. 131 UVA-F-1191 Rev. Feb. 1, 2011 VALMONT INDUSTRI V IES, INC. Forty years ago, we made our fi F m irst center p pivot irriga ation system It was m. es ssentially a long steel pipe...
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...Markets & Regulations Wine Industry in Maharashtra: An Analysis Sudipto Mitra Two of the countryʹs biggest grape-producing districts, Nasik and Sangli, are in Maharashtra; 20,000 hectares of vineyards here grow more than one lac tons of grapes a year. As much as 99 per cent of the grapes is used for making honey, crushes and jams, or consumed fresh or dry. The rest is used for making wine. Thus the opportunity in this sector is immense and given proper help and guidance this sector can be of great help for employment as well as for earnings. General rules for bar owners as framed and maintained by the local municipal corporation (as per schedule “e” or “fl3”for grant of licenses) are: • Silver plating of the utensils to be used in the bars compulsory. • Fire license to be procured before starting off with the operations. • Glass tumblers a must for all bars for serving wines etc. • Pest control to be done regularly. • The minimum size to be operational is 450 sq. feet. • Tiles compulsory for the floor. • Clean uniforms for the waiters in the bars. • Separate place for washing utensils. • Kitchen to be a minimum distance from the actual serving place. • Twice painting of the walls of the bars every year. • Restaurant/ bar to be cleaned twice per day. Before actually applying for the license, one is required to operate the bar /restaurant for six months. After applying for the license one is required to pay the fees which may vary between one and half lacs to two lacs...
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