and consequences global forces have, by using the PESTEL framework. This framework is used to help form a strategic analysis of the macro-environment; the outside factors beyond the control of a company. It categorises the environmental influences into six groups: political, economical, socio-cultural, technological, environmental and legal; making up the acronym PESTEL. Analysis Political factors Europe has traditionally been seen as the centre of the beer brewing industry. However, the level
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Western European Brewing Industry Case Study Question: 2. For the breweries outlined above explain: (a) How these trends will impact differently on these different companies; and (b) The relative strengths and weaknesses of each company. (A) Impact of these trends. 1. InBev (Belgium/brazil) • INBev is a merger of two companies Anheuser and Busch and hold the top spot in the world’s top 10 breweries. • INBev is known for being the world’s largest brewing company through mergers and acquisitions
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UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH NAME : STEPHANIE ROBERTS COURSE NAME: MANAGING STRATEGY COURSE CODE: BUSI1484 PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENTS: PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT 1; GLOBAL FORCES AND THE WESTERN EUROPEAN BREWING INDUSTRY DATE OF SUBMISSION: 09/02/2012 1. (i) PESTEL ANALYSIS OF THE WESTERN EUROPEAN BREWING INDUSTRY The PESTEL framework provides a comprehensive list of influences on the possible success or failure of particular strategies (Johnson et al, 2008, p55). PESTEL stands for
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importance of strategic management, the report’s purpose is to exploit supplied information from the case study “Global forces and the European brewing industry” to carry out the external environment analysis which uses PESTEL and Five Forces Models. Basing on the achievements from the industry analysis, a further analysis called strategic groups which based from strengths and weaknesses of four brewing firms is made to categorize each kind of firms. References from books, journal articles were used to providing
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Porters Five Forces in Western European the Brewery Industry Porter’s five forces framework helps identify the attractiveness of an industry. The five forces are as follows; Threat of Entry, Threat of Substitutes, Power of Buyers, Power of Suppliers and the Extent of Rivalry between competitors (Johnson, Whittington and Scholes 2011, p.54). These five forces help to organize an industry’s structure. Originally, the five forces framework helped to identify industry structures that offered good
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Global forces and the European brewing industry Mike Blee This case is centred on the European brewing industry and examines how the increasingly competitive pressure of operating within global markets is causing consolidation through acquisitions, alliances and closures within the industry. This has resulted in the growth of the brewers’ reliance upon super brands. In the mid 2000s the major centre for production of beer in the world was Europe; its production was twice that of the USA, which
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the third-most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is thought by some to be the oldest fermented beverage. The brewing industry is a global business, consisting of several dominant multinational companies and many thousands of smaller producers. We estimate that the global beer market represented approximately 1.85 billion hectoliters in 2010, producing total global revenue of approximately $160 billion. The most dynamically growing regions have been Asia Pacific and Africa/Middle East
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Table of Content Question 1 3 PEST analysis 3 Porter’s 5 forces 5 Question 2 6 Michael Porter's Generic Competitive Strategies 6 Threshold Resources 7 Core Resources 7 Question 3 8 Ansoff Matrix 8 Market penetration 9 Product development and Market development 9 Organic development 10 Question 4 10 Johnson and Scholes framework of Suitability, Feasibility and Acceptability 11 SABMiller’s strategic priorities: 11 Constraint of acquisitions 13 Reference 14
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Question 1 (i): Using the data from the case (and any other source available), carry out for the European brewing industry a PESTEL analysis. What do you conclude? Beer has been a part of the social fabric of cultures around the world for thousands of years. Even today beer ranks as the third most popular beverage in the world next to water and tea. Considered one of the oldest drinks, the origin of beer dates back to 6000 B.C. With low-cost strategies and lack of marketing and product innovations
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Company Overview 3 Executive Summary 5 Mission Statement 6 Vision Statement 6 Objectives 6 Strategies 6 Products 8 External Assessment 9 Competition 9 AB/InBev 9 SABMiller 11 Heineken 12 Craft Beer 13 External Trends 14 AB/InBev Trends 14 Water Management 15 Energy Use 16 Recycling 16 Government/Political/Legal 17 Economics 17 Internal
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