could produce gourmet coffee. The home market. As the owner of a coffee-processing business, Mr Vu could improve the quality but there was no efficient distribution network. The answer was to set up a chain of coffee shops, modelled in part on Starbucks, that would also sell coffee beans for home consumption. The branding of Trung Nguyên was carefully planned. To counter competition from big multinationals, whether coffee shops or brands such as Nescafé, Mr Vu positioned it as part of a Vietnamese
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1 Brief Company Overview 3 1.2 Speciality Coffee Industry and Starbucks Coffee Supply Chain 3 1.4 Problem Definition 4 Literature Review 4 2.1 Current Situation of Starbucks and Older Supply Chain Method 4 2.2 Supply Chain Visibility 5 2.5 C.A.F.E (Coffee and Farmer Equity Practices) Practices 6 Findings 7 3.1 Starbucks’ Operations 7 3.1.1. Material Flow 7 3.1.2 Purchasing System 9 Discussion and Analysis 10 4.1 Starbucks’ 3PLs Strategy 10 4.2 Value Change Analysis 10 Conclusion 11
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represented in the graph below shows most people like to have “Cappuccino and latte”. Favorite Coffee Shops The second question that we put across to people was “Which is your favorite coffee shop” .The answer was obvious as most people selected Starbucks as their favorite coffee shop. Now we have identified who our main competitor in Liverpool Street is. Will People try new coffee shops? We were very much inquisitive to know whether people in and around Liverpool Street are interested in trying
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Starbucks is a very customer focused company. They want to ensure that every customer who walks into their stores, or shops online are satisfied to the last drop! It is simply stated in their mission statement, “Our mission: to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time” (Starbucks, 2013). In order for an organization to have a positive customer focus such as this, they have to have a very strong organizational culture. If the culture of a company is
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Starbucks Firm Profile Size 9,405 total company-operated Starbucks stores open (as of September 30, 2012). 160,000 employees. 12 properties internationally for manufacturing, roasting, distribution, warehousing and administering; totaling in (approximately) 3,436,000 square feet. Corporate Strategy Business: Recording achievements by living up to its heritage, Starbucks balanced profits with a social conscience. Its commitment to creating shareholder value through the lens of humanity is truly
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Starbucks’ Special Blend Tiffany A Noble Columbia College Abstract Upholding a mission statement that aims to inspire and nurture the human spirit- one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time, it’s no wonder that Starbucks is the number one coffee business in the world. Although the success can be attributed to Starbucks’ CEO Howard Shultz’s accurate premonition of the company’s direction and future expansion; a vast portion of due recognition is warranted to Starbucks’ Human Resource
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Who are the people? For Starbucks, the term’ people’ encompasses all of their customers, employees, farmers, shareholders and the founder of the company himself. ‘Onwards’ is basically a book about the return of Howard Schultz as the ceo of Starbucks on January, 2008. Howard Schultz returned to his former post in a very difficult time. The company’s overall performance was deteriorating in addition to the ongoing financial crisis of the economy. In spite of all the difficulties, he turned the wheel
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STARBUCKS- GOING GLOBAL FAST Background * Starbucks Corporation is an American global coffee companyand coffeehouse-chain based in Seattle, Washington. * The first Starbucks opened in Seattle, Washington, on March30, 1971 by three partners that met while students atthe University of San Francisco: English teacher JerryBaldwin, history teacher Zev Siegl, and writer Gordon Bowker. * They sold beans and coffee makers. * Customers were encouraged to learn how to grind the beans andmake
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105 Westwood Drive Lexington, KY 40503 April 22, 2013 Mr. James Marinelli University of Kentucky 1522 Patterson Office Tower Lexington, KY 40506 Dear Mr. Marinelli: As students at the University of Kentucky, we are required to take a class titled “business writing.” In this class we were assigned a project which allowed us the opportunity of creating a proposal for a specific company. Due to the fact that Dunkin’ Donuts is already successful company with many loyal customers, our
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‘America runs on Dunkin’ advertising campaign, the recent use of innovative marketing practices like the inclusion of Vine videos in TV advertising, and current headlines that read plans by DD to market to Californians after an initial failure in the Starbucks dominated state. As told by the company: “Dunkin' Donuts is the world's leading baked goods and coffee chain, serving more than 3 million customers per day. Dunkin' Donuts sells 52 varieties of donuts and more than a dozen coffee beverages as
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