The Great Italian Food Company (GIFC) is a family owned business. For the restaurant business to survive, it must give attention in providing high quality products and service, perform corporate social responsibility and integrity. The GIFC managers have understood that for the restaurant business to succeed, in the long run, must focus on integrity in relationships with customers, employees and business partners. The GIFC is an authentic Italian restaurant, so opening up other ethnic restaurants
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Strategic Planning Case: The Great Italian Food Company (GIFC) The Great Italian Food Company is well respected four restaurant family-owned business that is looking to expand its locations while making a profit. GIFC wants to be the top Italian food company in the industry, in order to achieve this, they have great manufactured foods, first-rate promotion and distribution, and while providing outstanding customer service. The first step in achieving company goals is to determine the vision and
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The Future of the Great Italian Food Company The Future of the Great Italian Food Company Problem Statement Six members of the of the Great Italian Food Company’s Board of Directors have ideas for the future growth of the company. Each of the members proposed idea has its merits, but their ideas are mutually exclusive and only one strategy can be chosen. This could be a potential issue and delay the company’s future growth if the board members cannot come to an agreement. Without
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Executive Summary The following pages focus on proving a strategic plan for The Great Italian Food Company. The paper starts with the presentation of the company’s mission and vision. This explanation is intended to introduce readers in the environment of this company. The values of the company are also presented. It is important to identify these values in order to determine the strategic options that the company should address. The paper continues with the Environmental Analysis. This section
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4277 APRIL 4, 2011 JAMES L. HESKETT RICHARD LUECKE Porcini’s Pronto: “Great Italian cuisine without the wait!” In January 2011 Tom Alessio, marketing vice president at Porcini’s, Inc., of Boston, was pondering issues raised by a potential expansion of his company’s restaurant business. The domestic market for full-service chain restaurants was nearing its saturation point at both in-city and shopping mall locations. The big chains were looking overseas for growth, but as a small regional
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Eataly 1. Would you invest in Eataly? Eataly’s successful integration of eating, shopping and learning has achieved great rewards, its 50,000-square-foot Madison Square Park location, is does approximately $85 million in annual revenue. It’s even larger counterpart in Chicago, which opened in late 2013, was on pace to hit $50 million last year (Carr, 2015). Eataly opened its New York store in 2010 with an initial investment of $20 million, by 2012 investors had recouped their initial investment
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4277 APRIL 4, 2011 JAMES L. HESKETT RICHARD LUECKE Porcini’s Pronto: “Great Italian cuisine without the wait!” In January 2011 Tom Alessio, marketing vice president at Porcini’s, Inc., of Boston, was pondering issues raised by a potential expansion of his company’s restaurant business. The domestic market for full-service chain restaurants was nearing its saturation point at both in-city and shopping mall locations. The big chains were looking overseas for growth, but as a small regional
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Eataly 1. Would you invest in Eataly? Eataly’s successful integration of eating, shopping and learning has achieved great rewards, as its 50,000-square-foot Madison Square Park location does approximately $85 million in annual revenue. Its even larger counterpart in Chicago, which opened in late 2013, was on pace to hit $50 million last year (Carr, 2015). Eataly opened its New York store in 2010 with an initial investment of $20 million and by 2012, investors had recouped their initial investment
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1. Executive Summary Today’s market is very competitive & commercial. In this time a company or a firm mostly emphasize on customers demand. So they tries to serve their best product with best service. As a result, they use different kinds of marketing tools according to customer. Also that, they tries to build up a long-term customer relationship which is considered as a mass weapon of marketing. A perfect business depends mostly on what kind of products they are serving with a perfect price
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Café Italia Marketing Plan Branding Strategy- Name, Logo, Slogan and Product Extension Café Italia is a family owned Italian restaurant, located in the China Town area of Washington, DC. We serve every Italian dish on our menu that our customers desire. Majority of our client base are families that live near by that are looking for that great authentic taste, whether it’s for lunch, dinner or even late night (Some items are excluded). We have extended our hours during the busiest
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