krispy kreme case study solution
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FLOW OF PRESENTATION
• Company overview• Growth• Focus• Strategy• Fall and acquisition• Competitors• Recommendation• Question and answers
Company Overview
• Established – 1937
• Founder – Vernon Rudolph
• Origin – Winston-Salem, North
Carolina
• Specialty – Doughnut
Growth
Small Chain Of Stores
French Chef(New Orleans)
Small Doughnut Shop Rented Building
FOCUS……
Strategies
Fall And Acquisition
•Death of Vernon Rudolph
•Acquired by Beatrice Foods
•Repurchase by its franchisees
Competitors
•Beatrice foods
•Mc Donald’s
•Dunkin’ donates
RECOMMENDATION
• Company should focus more on advertisement
• Should plan to minimize wastage
Question 1
What are the key elements of Krispy Kreme’s strategic philosophy?How do these elements relate to the organizing trend of balancing decentralization with centralization?
ANSWER
• Unique quality and taste • Freshness of the ingredients • Growth initiatives • Unique taste and quality balanced
centralization and decentralization
Question 2
What type of organizational structure does Krispy Kreme appear to be using ?
ANSWERInternal structure
Corporate internet
Efficient training of employees
External structure
Franchisees
Roasting process for coffee beans
QUESTION 3
What is the potential for developing a network structure at Krispy Kreme?
ANSWER
• International expansion• Information technology