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Publication Date: 2011
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Bleu Ribbon Chocolates: How Can Small Businesses Adapt to a Changing Environment?
Deeter-Schmelz, Dawn R.; Ramsey, Rosemary P.; Gassenheimer, Jule B.
Marketing Education Review, v21 n2 p177-182 Sum 2011
Bleu Ribbon Chocolates is a small regional manufacturer of high-quality chocolate that sells its products via trade accounts, corporate-owned stores, and online/mail. Historically, the company has not engaged in strategic planning, as demand was greater than manufacturing capabilities. The trend toward healthier foods and the poor economy, however, has hurt sales. The owners must determine their new strategic direction. Should they change the product line, in-source manufacturing, reduce the number of company-owned stores, increase sales to retail outlets, lay off workers, or hope the health craze ends soon and the economy turns around? (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Small Businesses, Strategic Planning, Business Administration, Marketing, Business Administration Education, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Discussion (Teaching Technique)
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Language: English
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