...MARKET NEWS SERVICE MNS Medicinal Plants & Extracts North America Africa Western Europe India Eastern Europe China No. 18 March 2006 This note has b een prepared, without formal editing as a service to exporters and industries in developing countries by the Market News Service (MNS), Division of Product and Market Development, International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO. No part of this report may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior permission in writing of the MNS/ITC Geneva. Copyright © MNS/ITC 2006. All rights reserved Prepared by Mr. Josef Brinckmann, ITC Consultant brink@sonic.net International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO 54-56 rue de Montbrillant, CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland. Tel : (4122) 730 01 11 - Fax: (4122) 733 44 39 E-mail: itcreg@intracen.org ; URL: http://www.intracen.org Postal address: International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland 2 EDITORS NOTE MNS Medicinal Plant and Extracts report is a formatted version of a news and information bulletin prepared by the International Trade Centre to promote international trade in medicinal plants and botanical extracts. The revised version of the report includes substantially more information on the structure and function of the market. These additional features have been included after extensive consultation with existing subscribers and trade experts. For subscription details please contact MNS...
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...brand in the market speaks of the health benefits of tea. To that extent this valuable claim is now a generic claim. Looking deeper into the market one notes that it is the strength of the individual brands that dominate the market. The global leaders Lipton, Tetley, Brook Bond and the like have won the ‘trust’ of their consumer and have the strength to market leading tea variants without any association to Ceylon Tea. Of course they have Ceylon Tea products too. However, the fact is that the strength of their individual company brand makes it possible for them to market the larger share of their volume and variants without the Ceylon tea story. Looking into the shelves of supermarkets particularly in the developed markets we note many tea brands with no reference to Ceylon Tea at all. Given this scenario it is time for us to ask the question, is Ceylon Tea losing its power to influence the consumer with a relevant, credible and differentiating value proposition? Call for urgent consumer research We often speak of Ceylon being famous for quality tea, and some may assume that the entire world knows about it. However, when have we last verified this assumption through in depth research in the key markets? Is it our own perception or that of those involved in the tea trade, or only in the minds of the older generation? Does today’s ‘new consumer’ know about it? Even more important, when another brand of tea (local or foreign owned) uses the slogan ‘Pure Ceylon Tea’ what impact...
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...Sector overview Tea Michael Groosman Oct 2011 Table of Content Acronyms and Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................... 2 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 Supply Chain .................................................................................................................................................... 1 Producers ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Processors ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 Trade Phase ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 Blenders .............................................................................................................................................................. 4 Retail ................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Market Overview .........................................................................
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...Medicinal Plants Medicinal Plants Medicinal Plants An Expanding Role in Development Jitendra Srivastava, John Lambert, and Noel Vietmeyer WORLD BANK TECHNICAL PAPER NUMBER 320 RECENT WORLD BANK TECHNICAL PAPERS No. 246 Plusquellec, Burt, and Wolter, Modern Water Control in Irrigation: Concepts, Issues, and Applications No. 247 Ameur, Agricultural Extension: A Step beyond the Next Step No. 248 Malhotra, Koenig, and Sinsukprasert, A Survey of Asia's Energy Prices No.249 Le Moigne, Easter, Ochs, and Giltner, Water Policy and Water Markets: Selected Papers and Proceedings from the World Bank's Annual Irrigation and Drainage Seminar, Annapolis, Maryland, December 8−10, 1992. No.250 Rangeley, Thiam, Andersen, and Lyle, International River Basin Organizations in Sub−Saharan Africa No.251 Sharma, Rietbergben, Heimo, and Patel, A Strategy for the Forest Sector in Sub−Saharan Africa No.252 The World Bank/FAO/UNIDO/Industry Fertilizer Working Group, World and Regional Supply and Demand Balances for Nitrogen, Phosphate, and Potash, 1992/93−1998/99 No.253 Jensen and Malter, Protected Agriculture: A Global Review No.254 Frischtak, Governance Capacity and Economic Reform in Developing Countries No.255 Mohan, editor, Bibliography of Publications: Technical Department, Africa Region, July 1987 to April 1994 No.256 Campbell, Design and Operation of Smallholder Irrigation in South Asia No.258 De Geyndt,...
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... 9. Symbolism is reflected across product categories (symbolizing status or emotions) can be found in several product categories in today's context. It is a challenge for marketers to achieve symbolism for their products in India. (14) 10. The challenge for marketers is to ensure a judicious mix of traditional values and contemporary thinking for such segments. (16) 11. The presence of unorganized sector in several categories has created challenges to marketers at the lower price ranges. (18) 12. illegal duplicates prevalent mainly in Rural and Semi rural markets pose a threat to reputation of the company. 13. High degree of price sensitivity is a strong cultural trait in the Indian mass market. (20) (23) 14. Indian customers buying decisions are more of review oriented i.e, they prefer to get reviews before a buying decision. (24) 15. Launch timing of product category is a critical factor in Indian markets. (25) 2 16. Refraining from online payments is hampering online stores to grow as a popular and convenient sales medium. (26) 17. Acceptance for new technology is low,...
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...301-652-3557 Email: sethandbarry@honesttea.com Honest Tea Business Plan – December 1998 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Mission Statement ..…………………………………………………………4 Executive Summary ..………………………………………………………..5 Company Story ..…………………………………………………………….6 Product.……………………………………………………………………….6 Product description ..…………………………………………..…….6-8 Flagship line of flavors and new flavors for 1999……………………..8-9 Production and manufacturing ..………………………………..……9-10 Market Opportunity …………………………………………………………10 Profile of target customer ……………………………………………12 Market research and market response ……………………………….13-16 Marketing and Distribution …………………………………………………..16 Distribution and promotion …………………………………………..16-17 Packaging and pricing …..……………………………………………17 International markets …………………..……………………….…….17-18 Product development and future products ……………………………18 Management …………………………………………………………………..18-20 Statement and aspirations for social responsibility ……………………………20-21 Financial Statements YTD and Projections ……………………………………21-23 The Investment Opportunity …………………………………………………..24 The Offering ……………………………………………………………24 Financing History ….…………………………………………………..24 Exit strategies ………………………………………………………….25 Investment risks ………………….…………………………………….25 Competitive Advantage ………………………….…………………….25-26 A Parting Thought .………………………………………………….……..…26 Honest Tea Business Plan – December 1998 3 Mission Statement Honest Tea seeks to provide bottled tea that tastes like teaa world of flavor freshly brewed...
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...4 2.0. INTRODUCTION 6 3.0. TEA PRODUCTION IN BANGLADESH 9 3.0.1. BASIC FACTS OF BANGLADESH TEA INDUSTRY 12 3.0.2. CHARACTERISTICS OF BANGLADESH TEA 12 3.0.5. GRADES OF TEA 13 4.0. EXPORT OF TEA 17 5.0. MAJOR TEA IMPORTING COUNTRIES FROM BANGLADESH 28 6.0. PROSPECTS OF BANGLADESHI TEA IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET 28 7.0. MAJOR COMPETITORS IN TEA MARKET 31 7.0.1. INDIA: THE LARGEST TEA CONSUMER 34 7.0.2. STILL HEAVILY PROMOTED TO DEFEND FROM ALTERNATIVES 34 7.0.3. UNILEVER: THE CLEAR MARKET LEADER 35 7.0.4. TATA TEA: AMBITIONS IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS 35 7.0.5. CHA BARS: PREMIUM TEA AS A LIFESTYLE CHOICE 36 8.0. PROBLEMS RELATING TO TEA EXPORT AND TEA MARKET EXPANSION 36 9.0. SUGGESTIONS 39 10.0. CONCLUSION 40 11.0. BIBLIOGRAPHY 42 1.0. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Today, tea is the second most consumable beverage in the world after water. A total of 3,200,000 tons of tea were produced worldwide in 2004. India, China, Sri Lanka and Kenya, in that order, are the major producers of tea leaves. The USSR, Poland, Egypt and Pakistan emerged as major markets for Bangladeshi Tea. These ‘captive’ markets ensured protection to the industry and whatever, irrespective of quality, found its way to these markets. The price received for Bangladeshi tea was higher than its actual value in the open international market. Hence we lost our position as a supplier to those markets e.g. the U.K. who found alternative sources of similar quality of tea to meet their demand. However...
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...RESEARCH REPORT ON “LIPTON” PRESENTED BY: Rizwan Ahmed Rafia Farooqui Saba Hasan Leenah Khan Yasir Hasan Yasir Bilal DATE: 18th December 2007 College of Business Management Institute of Business Management ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First we would like to thank Almighty Allah; we would also like to thank our course coordinator, Ms. Shahnaz Meghani for her supervision and encouragement at every step of this project and also for giving us the opportunity to prepare this report. We would like to thank Mr. Humuyun Saeed from Lipton and Ms Rabia Khan. Our thanks are also due to all others, especially to the retailers and consumers who helped us in collecting the information required for us to prepare this report. Thanking you, Saba Hasan Leenah Khan Rafia Farooqui Yasir Bilal Mahpara Yasir Hasan Rizwan Ahmed TABLE OF CONTENTS |S. No. |Topic |Page No | | | | | |1 |Executive Summary |4 | |2 |Macro Environment |5 | |3 |Micro Environment ...
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...retail/off-trade in US dollar terms using a fixed exchange rate (2012). 2012 figures are based on part-year estimates. All forecast data are expressed in constant terms; inflationary effects are discounted. Conversely, all historical data are expressed in current terms; inflationary effects are taken into account. Disclaimer Much of the information in this briefing is of a statistical nature and, while every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy and reliability, Euromonitor International cannot be held responsible for omissions or errors. Figures in tables and analyses are calculated from unrounded data and may not sum. Analyses found in the briefings may not totally reflect the companies’ opinions, reader discretion is advised. SOFT DRINKS OFF-TRADE RTD VOLUME 534.8 billion litres Bottled Water 192 billion litres Carbonates 169.5 billion litres Fruit/ Vegetable Juice 62 billion litres Sports and Bottled Sports and Energy Drinks Water Energy Drinks 205.1 billion15 billion litres 16.2 billion litres Concentrateslitres 43 billion litres Concentrates 43.7 billion litres RTD Tea 30.1 billion litres RTD Coffee 4.5 billion litres The Coca-Cola Company slightly underperformed the world’s soft drinks market amid the recession in Western Europe and slow economic recovery in the US. It is actively expanding in low calorie carbonates to retain consumers and widening the use of natural sweeteners in its beverages. The part acquisition of Aujan will help TCCC to...
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...inflationary effects are discounted. Conversely, all historical data are expressed in current terms; inflationary effects are taken into account. SOFT DRINKS OFF-TRADE RTD VOLUME 534.8 billion litres Bottled Water 192 billion litres Fruit/ Sports and Carbonates Bottled SportsWater and Vegetable Energy Drinks 169.5 billion Energy Drinks Juice 205.1 billion15 billion litres litres litres 16.2 billion 62 billion litres Concentrateslitres 43 billion litres Concentrates RTD Tea RTD Coffee 43.7 billion 30.1 billion 4.5 billion litres litres litres Disclaimer Much of the information in this briefing is of a statistical nature and, while every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy and reliability, Euromonitor International cannot be held responsible for omissions or errors. Figures in tables and analyses are calculated from unrounded data and may not sum. Analyses found in the briefings may not totally reflect the companies’ opinions, reader discretion is advised. The Coca-Cola Company slightly underperformed the world’s soft drinks market amid the recession in Western Europe and slow economic recovery in the US. It is actively...
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...retail/off-trade in US dollar terms using a fixed exchange rate (2012). 2012 figures are based on part-year estimates. All forecast data are expressed in constant terms; inflationary effects are discounted. Conversely, all historical data are expressed in current terms; inflationary effects are taken into account. Disclaimer Much of the information in this briefing is of a statistical nature and, while every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy and reliability, Euromonitor International cannot be held responsible for omissions or errors. Figures in tables and analyses are calculated from unrounded data and may not sum. Analyses found in the briefings may not totally reflect the companies’ opinions, reader discretion is advised. SOFT DRINKS OFF-TRADE RTD VOLUME 534.8 billion litres Bottled Water 192 billion litres Carbonates 169.5 billion litres Fruit/ Vegetable Juice 62 billion litres Sports and Bottled Sports and Energy Drinks Water Energy Drinks 205.1 billion15 billion litres 16.2 billion litres Concentrateslitres 43 billion litres Concentrates 43.7 billion litres RTD Tea 30.1 billion litres RTD Coffee 4.5 billion litres The Coca-Cola Company slightly underperformed the world’s soft drinks market amid the recession in Western Europe and slow economic recovery in the US. It is actively expanding in low calorie carbonates to retain consumers and widening the use of natural sweeteners in its beverages. The part acquisition of Aujan will help TCCC to...
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...quite a frenetic time. The most memorable day was just a few days ago actually. Firsty and I were in an extended meeting with Ocean Spray, making us late for our second round meeting with Pepsi. Ultimately, Tom and I split up: Firsty stayed with Ocean Spray and I met with Pepsi. Ocean Spray never knew about the Pepsi meeting. Tom and I have learned under fire throughout our Nectars experience, but this experience was a new one for us. —Tom Scott, co-founder of Nantucket Nectars Research Associate Jon M. Biotti prepared this case under the supervision of Professors Joseph B. Lassiter III and William A. Sahlman as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administrative situation. Copyright © 1998 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, call 1-800-545-7685, write Harvard Business School Publishing, Boston, MA 02163, or go to http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu. No part of this publication may be reproduced,...
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...NAME: ZANNATUL FERDOUS COURSE: G C E APPLIED BUSINESS UNIT TITLE: INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF BUSINESS UNIT NUMBER: 12 INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF: COSTA COFFEE COFFEE AROMA * Acknowledgement | 3 | * Summary | 4 | * 12.1- Investigation of two businesses with international and European presence * Name of the organisation * Operating Profit * Main Activities * Legal Format * Type of Business * Target Market * Industry * Business Sector * Product Range * Aims and Objectives * Type of Competition * Similarities and Differences Between the Businesses * Why businesses become international * How businesses meet their aims and objectives by being international | 5 | * 12.2- Research and Analysis of the Factors for Business having an International presence * Strategic Objectives * Theory of Comparative Advantage * Impact on host country when business is setting up and trading * Incentives by host country to business * Impact of business activities on competitors, customers, suppliers and business itself * Effectiveness of international business | 26 | * 12.3- Explore the dynamics of international organizations on one chosen business in a globally competitive environment * How EU and WTO affect the international business * Benefits of membership * Limitations of membership | 30 | * 12.4- Examine and evaluate the growth and influence of multi-national...
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...TABLE OF CONTENT 1. Case Abstract 2 2. Statement of Vision and Mission (Actual) 3. External Audit: 6 i. The Five-Forces Model of Competition 7 ii. Competitive Profile Matrix (CPM) 10 iii. External Factor Evaluation Matrix (EFE) 11 iv. BCG Matrix 12 4. Internal Audit: 15 a) Financial Ratio Analysis 15 b) Internal Factor Evaluation Matrix (IFE) 18 5. SWOT Analysis 19 6. SPACE Matrix 21 7. Grand Strategy Matrix 23 8. Internal-External Matrix (IE) 24 9. Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM) 25 10. Recommendations and Justifications 27 11. References 28 | 1.0 Case Abstract This report is a comprehensive strategic management case which overview of improving a Muslim restaurant with Islamic compliances like what been done by Radix Fried Chicken (RFC) under HPA Industries Sdn. Bhd. As we all know, RFC is a product of the Muslims. Moreover, RFC is not so very famous and known very familiar to Malaysian citizen. So, this case study hope can open the eyes of all Muslims to support the Muslim products and boycotting Israel products. This report may not be entirely credible and may not be very detailed. This is due to the fact that we have difficulty obtaining information and details on Radix Fried Chicken as the information we gather online is limited...
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...economic growth and development. The SMEs sub-sector plays an increasingly dominant role in the technology assimilation and dissemination and in economic development in Bangladesh as well. In Bangladesh, SMEs playing a significant role for the development of our economy by creating employment opportunity and producing important alternative machines and machinery parts for saving huge foreign currency for our country. So as a part of our development strategy, we should intensify our efforts to develop this sector to grow industrial base and volume of foreign trade. As we know the in this age of globalization, it is impossible to stop the flow of foreign goods to any country. Only quality products can meet the challenges in global market. For meeting this situation SMEs need to upgrade their technological capabilities and production facilities in order to produce quality products at a competitive price. DEFINITION Small and medium enterprises or small and medium-sized enterprises (also: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises; acronym in the plural: SMEs; small and medium businesses or small and medium-sized businesses, acronym: SMBs; and variations thereof) are companies whose headcount or turnover falls below certain limits. Enterprises Fixed Capital Investment Employees Small ≤Tk.100,000 ≤50 Medium Tk.100 to 300 million 51-99 Regulations of Bangladesh Bank for Small Enterprises- Private entity with less than 60 employees for the Manufacturing Sector 30 employees for the...
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