Managerial Analysis Mountain Man Brewing Company Goes “Light” 12/13/2010 Mountain Man Brewing Company Nicole Fiamingo Company History Mountain Man Brewing Company was established in 1925‚ and since then has come to be known as “West Virginia’s Beer”. In 2005‚ despite a 2% drop in annual sales they sold approximately 520‚000 barrels and reported revenue close to $50‚000‚000. Mountain Man Brewing Company’s average consumer is male‚ above the age of 45 and typically in the middle-to-lower
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------------------------------------------------- Case 2: Mountain Man Brewing Company Prepared for: Marketing 181 Date: February 9‚ 2011 ------------------------------------------------- Question 1: There are many factors that have enabled MMBC to create a strong brand. These include: taste‚ perceived quality‚ image‚ tradition‚ and authenticity. Taste is achieved through a selection of rare Bavarian hops and unusual strains of barley creating a defined Mountain Man quality. In addition
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Mountain Man Brewing Company TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPANY ANALYSIS .................................................................................. 3 OUR DECISION ............................................................................................. 7 FORECASTS AND ESTIMATES ................................................................. 8 BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS ........................................................................... 12 MARKET SUMMARY ...........................
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he brewing industry in 1985 can be analyzed using Porter’s five competitive forces: threat of new entrants‚ bargaining power of suppliers‚ bargaining power of buyers‚ substitutes and rivalry among existing competitors. All five competitive forces jointly determine the intensity of industry competition and profitability. Furthermore‚ the five forces narrow in on why the brewing industry became more concentrated and key features defining industry success. In the brewing industry‚ barriers to entry
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Although Skilling was the one at the forefront when the Enron ship began to sink‚ the presence of many strong players all competing for individual power within the organization attributed to Enron’s downfall. Although Skilling came in fresh out of HBS ready to aggressively hit the ground running‚ it seems as higher management at the time‚ namely Lay‚ did not have the foresight to control
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1. What are the critical success factors for MMBC? What are its competitive advantages? Ans. The critical factors for the success of Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC) are: * Brand awareness among blue collar customers * The quality in terms of smoothness‚ percentage of water content‚ drinkability (distinctly bitter flavour‚ higher than average alcohol content) which created a unique brand equity * Branding activities done by MMBC such as establishing an independent sales force to
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Module: Strategic Planning Process Lecturer: Michael Shovelin Date: 04th September 2010 Postassignment: Case example Global Forces and the European brewing industry ------------------------------------------------- This assignment is based on the case example ‘Global forces and the European brewing industry’ and relates to two questions raised in chapter 2 at the end of the case example (Johnson et al. 2008‚ p. 91) of the book ‘Exploring Corporate Strategy: Text
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