Case Study – Hubbard Foods-Fake CompanyCase Study – Hubbard Foods-Fake CompanyCOMPANY BACKGROUNDHubbard Foods Ltd started up in mid-1988 and a private limited company. The company was originally named Winner Foods Ltd and only 4 employees at that moment, now currently has staff about 150.
In 1990, DickЎ¦s decision was made to introduce the Hubbard brand as the main brand for breakfast cereal products. The companyЎ¦s products set the price at both the high price range and low end of the cereal market.
HubbardЎ¦s has consistently built a culture around caring for others, creating employment and being socially responsible. In 2000, the company increased pay and allowances, and increased communication between management, the union and employees.
In 2000/2001, the company exported 14.4 per cent of its production mainly to Australia, but the small amount was exported to the United Kingdom, Singapore and Hong Kong and the turnover was $24.32 million, resulting the net profit before tax of $0.98 million. The market share was increased from 17.4% in 1998/1999 to 18.5% in 2000/2001. (Hanson, 2005)
VISION STATEMENTThe vision of Hubbard Foods Ltd is to provide sustenance for the mind, body and soul. The body means that a commitment to manufacture breakfast cereals and where appropriate, other food products that are innovation, nutritionally responsible and responsibly priced.
In addition, the company is concerned about social and people responsibilities, planet and environmental responsibility, and profits and financial responsibilities. Therefore, they pride themselves an innovation and embracing new technology and concept, and communication with their customer is huge importance to them.
INTERNAL STRENGTHSInternal weaknesses1.Lack of advertisingThe company thinks that heavily advertising will cause the social pollution and it is not cost-saving measurement, and not matched with the companyЎ¦s policies.
2.DidnЎ¦t be the strategic followerThe company didnЎ¦t be the strategic follower may lost the position in the market because it didnЎ¦t follow the Uncle Tobys and KelloggЎ¦s to produce cereal bars.
3.Outdated workflowThe manufacturing process is still manually and some of the mixing still do by hands, so the company is weak in technology, the production line was not working so the machine have to be redesigned, otherwise it will waste a lot of time in production. This means there is no standard flow.
External opportunities1.Capture in untapped marketThe company has capture the untapped market, as a result of strong growth in 1993 and increasing the demand in the coming year.External threats2.Strong competitorsThere are two main competitors: Uncle Tobys and KelloggЎ¦s.3.Seasonal variationThe consumption in winter months is fewer than the summer months around 10%.Change the product-style. The demand of muesli-style cereal is increasing because it is more convenient than the traditional cereal.MAJOR DRIVING FORCEPolitical AffairsExportIn HubbardЎ¦s, they mainly exported the product to Australia, only small amount of product was exported to the United Kingdom, Singapore and Hong Kong. It exported 14.4% of our production where mainly to Australia, and small amount to U.K., Singapore and Hong Kong.
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Muzolini and the Molos: Due to the company size, it canЎ¦t expect the company can same as their competitors to export the product in a large proportion to the world-wide. ItЎ¦s the fact that the market share would be smaller than the competitors. However, it have a slightly increase in the export sales as percentage of the total sales if compare the figure. In addition, if they donЎ¦t have a well-designed production line, it canЎ¦t produce enough products to export out of New Zealand. It has a relationship between the production line and the export rate.
By the international strategies, due to the company is expanding; there is a chance to enter into larger market. Enter the new market through exporting, licensing, strategic alliances, acquisition and new wholly owned subsidiary. Using the exporting way and went into U.K., Singapore and Hong Kong, it can try to use the strategic alliances with the global supermarket first, because one of their competitors