This document analyzes options for a yogurt company called Natureview Farm to grow its revenues by over 50% in the next 23 months. Option 1 is to expand 6 SKUs of its 8-oz product line into one or two selected supermarket regions. Option 2 is to expand 4 SKUs of its 32-oz product line nationally. Option 3 is to expand 2 SKUs of a children's multi-pack into the natural foods channel. The financial analysis shows that Option 1 has the highest average net marketing contribution of $7.6 million, making it the recommended option for growth.
Presentation on Analysis of Harvard Case: Natureview Farm
This was created by Pearl Gupta, PEC University of Technology during the course of a marketing internship under Prof. Sameer Mathur
Presentation on Analysis of Harvard Case: Natureview Farm
This was created by Pearl Gupta, PEC University of Technology during the course of a marketing internship under Prof. Sameer Mathur
A marketing Case Study of Natureview Farm, an organic yogurt manufacturer. This analysis was performed by E. Santhosh Kumar, IIT Madras, during an internship with Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow.
A marketing Case Study of Natureview Farm, an organic yogurt manufacturer. This analysis was performed by E. Santhosh Kumar, IIT Madras, during an internship with Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow.
Natureview Farm, a yogurt manufacturer faces a challenging situation. The management team should come up with the right verdict for the company to thrive in the future.
This is a case analysis of a Harvard Business Review. The slide was made during a marketing internship under the guidance of Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow.
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3. Company
Founded in 1989
Manufaturers and marketers of refrigerated cup yogurt
Differntiators:
o Natural ingredients
o Longer shelf life
o Reputation for high quality and great taste
Key success factors:
o Strong brand
o Effective , low cost “guerrilla marketing”
o National distribution in natural foods channel
o Strong relationships with distributors
4. Natural/Organic Market Trends
Organic foods market predicted to grow from $6.5 billion to
$13.3 over 4 years.
Gererally organic products customers tend to be more
educated, earn higher incomes, be older and live in the
northeast and west.
67% of households consider price as a barrier to purchase of
organic products
44% of consumers would like a wider selection of organic
products in supermarkets.
Supermarkets are moving toward attracting new customers by
offering more organic products.
5. Yogurt Market Trends
Concentrated – 4 competitors control over 50% share
Supermarkets = 97% of total sales (3% annual growth)
Natural food stores = 3% total sales (20% annual growth)
Factors in purchasing decisions:
package type/size , flavour, price, freshness, ingredients,
organic
6. Natureview
Challenge : identify path to grow revenues by
over 50% within 23 months.
Goal : Attain highest possible valuation in
order to secure new investors or position
itself for acquisition.
7. Option 1
Expand 6 SKU’s of the 8-oz product line into one or two selected supermarket
channel region
Pros: 8-oz cups represent
largest dollar and unit
share of market
Supermarkets fear losing
market share to natural
food competitors
Other natural food brands
have successfully
expanded to supermarkets
Cons Highest level of competitive
trade promotion and
marketing spend
Possible channel conflict
between supermarkets and
natural food stores
Promotion and lower price
at supermarkets may hurt
the brand
8. Option 2
Expand 4 SKU’s of the 32-oz product line nationally
32-oz cups generate
an above-average
gross profit margin
(43.6% vs 36% for 8-
oz line)
Fewer competitive
offerings in this size
Competitive
advantage due to
long shelf life of
product
Lower promotional
expenses than
option 1
Pros
Higher slotting
fees due to
national
distribution
National
distribution will
be challenging
within 12 month
No guarantee
that customer
awareness of the
brand would
grow
Promotion and
lower price at
supermarkets
may hurt the
bran d
Cons
9. Option 3
Expand 2 SKU’s of a children’s multi-pack into the natural foods channel
Natureview
already has strong
relationships with
leading natural
foods channel
retailers
More time to
prepare the
company for
moving into
supermarkets
Financially-
attractive
High margins-
37.6%
Pros
Fast growth of
natural foods
channel will lead
to demands equal
to those of
supermarkets
Miss opportunity
to enter
supermarkets
before
competitors
Cons
10. Financial of option 1
Sale price $0.78
Retail margin $0.21
Price to retail $0.57
Distributor margin $0.09
Price to distributor $0.48
Mfc cost $0.31
Gross profit NV $0.17
Gross profit margin 35.95%
15. Recommendation
Option 1:
Financials
Only a regional distribution instead of national which should make it easier to
implement
Competitors are going to move into the supermarket space and we may miss a
huge opportunity by not taking the risk
Higher slotting fees, but more visibility of the product
16. Recommended adjustments
What action plan should the company pursue?
Marketing mix: 8-oz, $0.78, located in-store with other major yogurt
manufactures, in-store promotions
Sales: utilize more sophisticated technology to monitor sales trends
Brand: will remain premium through joint promotions with other
premium products such as granola or organic fresh fruit
Channel partner Arrangements:
1. Lower MSRP for natural food retailers to better compete with
supermarkets
2. Work with retailer, distributer, and wholesaler to reduce costs and
maintain margins
3. Ex: case-breaking , shelf stocking, paperwork