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Gluten-Free. Cookie Dough. Presented by: Whitney Chadwick, Chris Holle, Erin Howard, & Brittanie Turner. Agenda. Background SWOT Analysis The Product Market Trends, Needs, & Segments Target Markets Market Growth & Objectives Value & Product Position Competition Marketing Mix
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Gluten-Free Cookie Dough Presented by: Whitney Chadwick, Chris Holle, Erin Howard, & Brittanie Turner
Agenda • Background • SWOT Analysis • The Product • Market Trends, Needs, & Segments • Target Markets • Market Growth & Objectives • Value & Product Position • Competition • Marketing Mix • Financial Plan • Conclusion & Questions
Background • Initiated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, and the Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé Company • More than 2,000 brands with 330,000 employees worldwide • Products include: baby food, coffee, snacks, dairy products, ice cream, pet food, etc. • Objective: Be primary leader in nutrition, health, and wellness
The Product • Ingredients and Nutritional Factors • Teff Flour • Cheap Gluten-Free Option • Added Nutrional Value: Protein, calcium, and iron • Different Packaging Types • Cookie Bar Dough • Cylinder Tube • Mini Cookie Bar Dough • Tub • Customer Satisfaction Guarantee • Increase Quality
Market Needs • 18 percent of the U.S. population prefer and buy gluten-free products
Market Trends • 3 million Americans diagnosed with celiac disease • 18 million Americans suffer from gluten sensitivity • Nearly 50 percent of those surveyed they or someone they know has celiac or other gluten-intolerance
Market Segments • Geographics • U.S. Focus – West coast • $2.3 billion global market worth • Demographics • Focus on celiac and other gluten intolerances • Psychographics & Behavioral • Gluten conscious
Target Market Mothers Demographic • 30 to 40 age range • Health conscious • Leads active lifestyle • Values time by use easy and convenient products Gluten Intolerant Demographic • Celiac disease • Other gluten intolerances • 44 million U.S. consumers
Market Growth • 1 in 133 Americans have celiac disease • The appearance of allergen-related claims such as “gluten-free” on restaurant menus has increased by 200 percent • $15 billion of gluten-free food category to be generated in annual sales by 2015 • Household purchases double from 5 percent in 2010 to 11 percent in 2013
Marketing Objectives • Healthy product for celiacs and gluten intolerances • Gluten Intolerance awareness • 10% of all profits to Celiac Central • Sale price will not surpass $5 • Reach both supermarkets and health food stores
Value Proposition • A healthy product for consumers • Celiacs, gluten-intolerances • Allergy free product • Offered in a variety of chain and health food stores • Affordable • Awareness
Competition Brand Name Niche Market • Pillsbury • Gluten-free chocolate chip cookie dough • Betty Crocker • Gluten-free cookie, cake, and brown dough dry mixes Gluten-Free Market • Kellogg • Gluten-free cereals • Pamela’s Products • Gluten-free snack products: cereals, health bars, cookies, chips, etc.
Marketing Mix • Distribution • Nestlé’s Current Distribution Method • Micro-Distributors • Pricing • Current Cookie Dough Products: $3.99 • Gluten-Free Cookie Dough Products: $4.03 • Marketing Communication • Advertising • PR • Sales Promotion • Direct Marketing • Social Media Networking
Financial Mix • Sales price $5 • Variable Costs • Ingredients $2.45 • Packaging $0.10 • Net profit $2.45 per unit • Fixed costs $6.4 million • Break even units: • Monthly: 217,000 • Annually: 2.6 million
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