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Tata Tea. Roll Nos. 41 - 50. Strengths - Tea Industry. Tea can be considered as a health drink (known of its antioxidant properties) Demand for tea has been growing at some 2% per annum and should accelerate further . Weaknesses.
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Tata Tea Roll Nos. 41 - 50
Strengths - Tea Industry • Tea can be considered as a health drink (known of its antioxidant properties) • Demand for tea has been growing at some 2% per annum and should accelerate further
Weaknesses • Draconian Indian labor laws, do more harm to industry and labor. • Labor intensive industry so related problems • Limited scalability; it’s a US $ 5 billion market globally and growing at a very slow pace. • Supply from more efficient players like Kenya, Vietnam, Sri lanka • Climate change may harm tea growing region, escalating prices and hampering the capacity.
Opportunities • Visible trend towards the health drink; up to the tea industry to make aware consuming population of the facts. • Tea has a distinct advantage over more popular beverage – coffee • To make tea more acceptable and fashionable like coffee • To come up with new flavors/formulation of the tea
Threats • To retain young population from being lured by multinationals to aerated and flavored drinks. • Labor problems • Cost escalation • Fragmented production
Tata Tea Vision • Be India’s foremost tea based beverage company Mission • Achieve market and thought leadership for branded tea in India • Be recognised as the foremost innovator in tea and tea based beverage solutions • Drive long term profitable growth • Co-create enhanced value for all stakeholders • Make Tata tea a great place to work
Company History • A part of the Tata group of companies, one of the largest and most respected business houses of India. • Tata Tea was formed in 1983. • Headquartered in Kolkata, India. • Set up in 1964 as a joint venture with UK-based James Finlay. • Tata Tea has been involved in the tea extract business for last 40 odd years.
Business of Tata Tea • Leads market share (in volume) in India • Hot beverages • Tata Tea, Tetley, Kanan Devan, Chakra Gold, Gemini • Mineral water • Non carbonated drinks • Chai Unchai outlets
SWOT (Tata Tea) STRENGTHS • Market leader in tea segment • Backward integration • Wide market coverage WEAKNESS • Concentration risk over single category
SWOT (Tata Tea) contd… OPPORTUNITES • Potential in fruit & herbal teas • Global existence • Low penetration level THREAT • Competition from regional and local players
Porter’s Model Threat of new entrants: • High level • Encouraging govt. policies • Easy to imitate Bargaining power of suppliers: • High; as suppliers are few Bargaining power of buyers: • Low; as demand is high • Loyalty for taste
Porter’s Model (contd.)… Threat of substitute products: • Moderate to high • Substitutes – Coffee, Cold drinks, etc (young generation new to tea) • Existing consumers are loyal Competition: • Intense competition • Lipton, Brooke bond, other local players, loose tea market • Ad-spend of cos. : indication of competition
Internal environment analysis Resources : • 51 tea estates in states of Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerela. • Area of 26,500 hectares under tea cultivation. • Produces about 60 million kg of black tea annually. • Subsidiaries & Associated companies • Overseas business Capabilities • Distribution system. • Strong and trusted management. • Research and development. • Marketing. Core competencies. • Brand name • Distribution network
Business Level Strategies Bought leaf factories & co-operatives to change the structure of green leaf production Un-remunerative operations are 1st given the opportunity to transform and if not hived off Re-organisation of 20 tea estates in clusters of 5 Identified branded tea as its thrust area To exit the beverage retailing business to focus on branded products
Business Level Strategies • Tata Coffee sold off its stake in Barista, no plans of re-entering the business • Introducing drinks like TiON, all over India • ‘Jaago Re’ campaign followed by the 'Aaj Se Khilana Bandh, Pilana Shuru' campaign to target the youth for voting and work against corruption • Focus on brands like Chakra Gold, Gemini and Kanan Devan in regions where they are strong
Competitive Rivalry and Competitive Dynamics • Competitors: Firms operating in the same market, offering similar products and targeting similar customers. • Competitive Dynamics: Ongoing actions and responses taking place between all firms competing within a market for advantageous positions. • Competitive Rivalry: Ongoing actions and responses taking place between an individual firmand its competitors for advantageous market position.
Competitive Rivalry v/s Dynamics • Competitive Dynamics (All firms) • Market speed (slow-cycle, fast-cycle, and standard-cycle • Effects of market speed on actions and responses of all competitors in the market • Competitive Rivalry (Individual firms) • Market commonality and resource similarity • Awareness, motivation and ability • First mover incentives, size and quality
Drivers of Competitive Behavior • Awareness • Motivation • Ability • Competitive Analysis • Market commonality • Resource similarity Feedback • Inter firm Rivalry • Likelihood of Attack • First-mover incentives • Organizational size • Quality • Likelihood of Response • Type of competitive action • Reputation • Market dependence • Outcomes • Market position • Financial performance A Model of Competitive Rivalry
TATA TEA in Practical Era… Competitors with their Market Share & Profit:
Competitive Rivalry & Dynamics Rivalry • The competitors are using same resources to acquiring product here Tea leaves. • It is working for • To use to innovate products e.g. Tata Tea Gold • To give aggressive advertising • To invent or modify the product in R&D e.g. Tetley green Tea It become difficult for competitors to acquire market share of Tata Tea. • The company has loyal customers. Approx 52.37% of market share is captured by Tata tea. • Because of it’s quality standard. • Variety of brands.
contd… Dynamics: • Tea companies have competitive advantage of slow cycle market. In which - Tea needs less innovation & upgradation - All firms are like to protect their market share by maintaining quality. • The firm Tata tea enjoys global market share of more than 38.76% ( • Market is very sustainable for Tea because the user of tea are not ready to change their preferences for long time period.
Corporate Level Strategy • Started out with tea extract business, owned tea plantations • Later on ventured into coffee business as both drinks go hand in hand (Related diversification) • Entered the business of packaged drinking water (Himalaya) • Now also venturing into RTD beverages (introduced a juice drink Tion in India) , seeking more opportunities in this space • The Co entered in these businesses keeping in line with their focus on providing “a refreshing drink for a thirsty world” • Taken a conscious decision to hive off their plantation business
Corporate Level Strategy • Taken a conscious decision to hive off their plantation business • Tata Tea no longer a tea company, it is a “beverage company” • The Co entered in these businesses keeping in line with their focus on providing “a refreshing drink for a thirsty world” • New strategy - To diversify away from its core categories of tea and coffee and build positions in high growth areas of ‘good for you’ beverage through strong product innovation and growth.
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M & A’s TATA Tea has 3 subsidiary – Tata tea inc US, Tata Coffee, Tata Tea GB (formed to acquire and add Tetley into the group) • Tata Tea along with Tata sons acquired Tetley group of UK – 100% owned for $453 million in Feb 2000. • Tata Tea GB subsidiary acquired Joekels Tea Packers of South Africa with 33% for $0.91 million in Sep 2006. • Tata Tea GB subsidiary acquired JEMCA Czech Republic $11.60million in May 2006 • Tata Tea GB acquired Good Earth Corporation & FMali Herb Inc – US - 100% owned for $31 million in Oct 2005. • Tata Tea Tetley subsidiary acquired Vitax and Flosana trademarks – Poland.
Restructuring • Restructuring of the organization structure worldwide • Strategy - Focused on 'Good for you' drinks along with coffee and tea - more like ready to drink beverages (have launched Tion drink in Chennai and planning national launch) • Divest - Pulled out of retailing business - sold off stake in Barista and moved out of ChaiUnchai chain of tea stores in Bangalore • Emphasis on R&D - innovation (disruptive) in tea and coffee business - (first innovation in ready to drink with tea bags of liquid tea - Tetley fusion) • Re-branding exercise for Tata Tea name • Restructuring the operations in North India
International Strategy • To be world’s no.1 tea-based beverage company • West Asia, South America and Africa to be targeted • Will soon begin operations in France and Australia • Regional focus to be on brands like Vitax, Jemca, Eight O'Clock Coffee, etc