2. How it all started!
1989
• FOUNDED AND MANUFACTURED IN CABOT, VERMONT
• FIRST ENTER MARKET 8-OZ AND 32-OZ WITH PLAIN AND VANILLA
FLAVOR
• USE NATURAL INGREDIENT WITH LONGER AVERAGE SHELF-LIFE OF 50
DAYS
1999
• COMPANY REVENUE GROWTH FROM $ 100,000 TO $13 MILLION
• FRUIT ON THE BOTTOM YOGURT
2000
• EXPAND TO 12 YOGURT FLAVORS & MULTIPACK YOGURT (FOR
CHILDREN)
3. Hurdles VC NEEDED TO CASH OUT OF ITS INVESTMENT
NEED TO FIND A PATH TO GROW REVENUES BY OVER 50% BEFORE THE END OF
2001 ($20 MIL)
SHOULD NATUREVIEW FARM EXPAND INTO SUPERMARKET CHANNEL?
15. Production Costs by Channel
8 oz. Cup
$ 0
$ 0.22
$ 0.44
$ 0.66
$ 0.88
Natural Food Supermarket Manufacturing
16. Production Costs by Channel
32 oz. Cup
$ 0
$ 0.798
$ 1.595
$ 2.393
$ 3.19
Natural Food Supermarket Manufacturing
17. Production Costs by Channel
4 oz. Cup Multipack
$ 0
$ 0.838
$ 1.675
$ 2.513
$ 3.35
Natural Food Supermarket Manufacturing
18. OPTIONS & DILEMMA
OPTION 1
• EXPAND IN NORTHEAST AND WEST SUPERMARKET
REGION
• BRING IN THE 6 SKUS OF THE 8-OZ. SIZE
OPTION 2
• EXPAND IN SUPERMARKET NATIONALLY
• BRING IN THE 4 SKUS OF THE 32-OZ. SIZE
OPTION 3
• STAY IN NATURAL FOOD CHANNEL
• INTRODUCE 2 CHILDREN’S MULTIPACK
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29. THE DECISION
We look forward to be working with OPTION 1.
It is because :-
�Reach beyond the target objective of 20 million revenue by
end of 2001 with projected of
� $31 060 000
�8 –oz yogurt is the highest demand
� In supermarket, can expose to more range of customers
�Will have the first mover advantages of natural product to
enter supermarket
�A bit risky but in a long term will generate revenues of 200%
(as looking at two other competitors)
30. disclaimer ! ! !
P R O F . S A M E E R M A T H U R
IIM Lucknow, Marketing Professor 2013 - McGill
University Marketing Professor 2009 – 2013 Carnegie
Mellon Ph.D and M.S (Marketing) 2003 - 2009
C H I T R A N
R O Y C H O W D H U R Y
KIIT Bhubaneshwar, 2014 - 2019
Marketing Management Intern WINTER 2017