Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Zydus Wellness: Nutralite’s Marketing Twist
Falguni Vasavada-Oza; Smita Pranav Kothari; Sudiksha PatilCase IVEY-9B19A009-EMarketingZydus Wellness Ltd. (Zydus), based in Ahmedabad, India, operated in the consumer goods sector, offering health and hygiene products and brands such as Sugar Free, Everyuth, Actilife, and Nutralite. Zydus promoted its Nutralite margarine brand mainly through television advertising. Its other communication strategies included digital marketing efforts and on-ground activities. Entering a market that was primarily dominated by Amul butter, Nutralite...Starting at €8.20
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MICA Dining Hall: Debottlenecking Operations
Subrat Sarangi; Sudiksha PatilCase IVEY-9B19D001-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn July 2018, MICA, Ahmedabad, one of the leading management institutions in India, was experiencing bottlenecks in its dining hall that were delaying regular operations during peak lunch hours. The lunch break was for about 75 minutes between classes. The dining hall catered to 480 people at any given time—not only students but also faculty members and other MICA staff. After eating lunch at the dining hall, many students had to rush to post-lun...Starting at €8.20
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Jio and Facebook: Adding Value through an Alliance
Prashant Salwan; Shailesh Pandey; Srinivasan R IyengarCase IVEY-9B21M006-EStrategyIn April 2020, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Jio), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, announced an alliance with social media giant Facebook Inc. (Facebook). This was the biggest foreign direct investment for a technology firm in India. The association between Jio and Facebook offered both firms many opportunities, and the strengths and core competencies of the two organizations promised to create value for Indian consumers and busines...Starting at €8.20
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Kumar Food Corporation: Product and Market Growth Strategies
Prashant Salwan; Shailesh Pandey; Milind MaratheCase IVEY-9B19M140-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyKumar Food Corporation (KFC) was a partnership firm founded in the state of Maharashtra in India by Neeraj Kumar in 2010. The company manufactured, packaged, and distributed pickles, papads, and spices. Kumar, who had previously worked at a multinational company specializing in food processing, quit that job to start his own venture with an investment of ₹1 million. The company flourished and, in 2017, its revenue reached ₹50 million. Kumar then ...Starting at €8.20