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Wolters Brewery (B): Traditions for the Future
Klaus MeyerCase IVEY-9B12M010-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThis case is a supplement to Wolters Brewery (A): Negotiating Restructuring. It gives a debriefing of the (A) case. It is also an independent case on small- and medium-sized enterprises facing issues of local brand marketing in an industry increasingly dominated by global players, and of developing exports from scratch.Starting at €5.74
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Making Waves in Rural Kenya
Sebastian Herrmann; Glenn Brophey; Denyse Lafrance-HorningCase IVEY-9B09A015-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThe developers of a simple, inexpensive, locally produced rain water harvesting system tackle the social marketing issues in the undeveloped market of rural Kenya. The benefits of the product are obvious but the poverty levels and entrenched traditions create significant and unique marketing challenges.Starting at €8.20
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True Fruits: A Juiced-Up Internationalization Strategy
Marc Fetscherin; Patrick SellCase IVEY-9B17A058-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn 2017, True Fruits, a German smoothie company, was operating in three European markets. The company had developed flash pasteurization, which was an efficient and gentle production process that made their product one of the highest quality smoothies in the world. The company successfully exported its product to premium Austrian and Swiss supermarkets, and was planning further expansion within Europe. True Fruits had strong brand loyalty, and a ...Starting at €8.20
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Yogurt Mamas: Probiotics in Tanzania
Oana Branzei; David J. Sharp; Jessica Kelly; Osama SiddiquiCase IVEY-9B09M051-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThis case illustrates a grassroots enterprise's path to self-sufficiency in a subsistence market context. It explores the gradual evolution of a business model with strong social mandates (pro-health, pro-women) and asks which growth options best marry profitability and positive social change. The Mwanza, Tanzania-based Yogurt Mamas emerge as entrepreneurial role models in their communities, with funds from Western donors and an exciting new tech...Starting at €8.20
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Wolters Brewery (A): Negotiating Restructuring
Klaus MeyerCase IVEY-9B12M009-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyPart (A) of this case series presents the situation of a multinational brewer, InBev, having acquired several breweries in Germany, and wishing to proceed with operational integration and the closure of smaller, less efficient plants. This move triggers resistance not only from the local workforce, but the local community. For InBev, this is a case of corporate restructuring and strategy implementation. Yet for a group of local entrepreneurs, thi...Starting at €8.20
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LIDL: A German Grocer in the United States
Lubna Nafees; Neel Das; Mokhalles MehdiCase IVEY-9B19A007-EMarketing, StrategyIn 2017, the German grocery chain Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (Lidl) opened its first 20 U.S. stores in the southern states of Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Key target segments of Lidl were budget-conscious customers, middle-class families with children, and elderly customers on a fixed income. Lidl offered lower prices than its competitors and quickly gained a strong advantage in the marketplace. Despite high early consumer demand, ho...Starting at €8.20
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Enhancing Competitive Strategy at Darling Kenya
Pamela Odhiambo; Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Ali Kanji; Brandon SwartzCase IVEY-9B15A012-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn September 2013, the managing director of Darling Kenya, a hair care product company headquartered in Nairobi, was pondering his next move. As a leader in the beauty hair care industry in Africa, the company needed to stay a step ahead of increasing competition from both local and multinational firms. With limited room to grow in the industry, he was looking at a set of alternatives to protect Darling’s brand from losing market share. Which opt...Starting at €8.20
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Jumbo vs. Líder. La Batalla por el Mercado Chileno
Martínez, J.Case ESE-DC-C-ES-05-004MarketingEn la primavera de 2004, el mercado chileno del retail parecía no tener descanso. Las noticias de trascendentales cambios propiciados por grandes actores se sucedían unas a otras sin tregua. A vuelta de Fiestas Patrias, Almacenes París “levantaba” a Pablo Turner de la Gerencia General de Falabella. El último día de agosto, Cencosud anunció la compra de la cadena Montecarlo con 14 locales y dos en construcción, y un 2,7% de participación de mercad...Starting at €8.20
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Quatro (A): Lanzamiento en Chile
Martínez, J.Case ESE-DC-C-ES-05-005AMarketingA principios de 1996, Coca Cola buscaba una nueva bebida para lanzar en Chile con el objetivo de generar un volumen incremental rentable a costa de algunos productos de la competencia. Habían escogido a Quatro, una bebida diferente con sabor a pomelo, que había tenido éxito en Argentina y Colombia. Se preguntaban si el lanzamiento que habían preparado para Chile podía alcanzar resultados similares.Starting at €8.20
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CMPC Celulosa S.A.
Martínez, J., Barchiesi, F., Campos, I., Eitner, E., Yuraszeck, F.Case ESE-DC-C-ES-07-014MarketingEn una fría mañana de agosto de 1997, Luis Llanos, Gerente de Estudios de CMPC Celulosa S.A., conducía su automóvil por las congestionadas avenidas que llevan al Centro Cívico de Santiago, donde se ubica el edificio corporativo del holding forestal más grande y tradicional de Chile. No podía dejar de reflexionar sobre las implicancias que la recomendación que debía hacer en las próximas horas al Directorio de la Matriz, tendría en la estrategia d...Starting at €8.20