Situation Analysis
Prepared for
Tasty Baking Company
Flowers Foods Inc.
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Your Name
Your Name Consulting Inc.
BUSN 7210X Innovation Spring 2020
Professor Myles Bassell Deputy Chairperson
AACSB Assurance of Learning (AOL)
Ethical Reasoning ~ Written Communication ~ Critical Thinking ~ Information Literacy
Table of Contents
Executive Summary………..……………………………………………….……….1 - 3
Industry: Situation Analysis of Snack Food:..….………………..…………..…….4 - 6
Company: Situation Analysis of Flowers Foods Inc:…………………..………….7 - 8
Brand: Situation Analysis of Tastykake:…….……………………..……………….9 - 12
Strategic Focus: Mission, Vision, Values……………………………………....…10-11
New Product Development Process………………………………………………11-12
Product Innovation Charter………………………………………………………...12 - 13
Concept Statement………………………………………………………………..…14 Brand Strategies and Packaging……………………………………………...….15 Categories of Brand names…………………………………..………………..….16
Analysis of Flowers Foods Inc. (Tastykake) ……..…………………………….17
Analysis of Snack Food Industry Report………………….………..……….….18
Ethical Dilemma……………………………………………………..……………….19-20
Operational Definitions……………………………………………..……………….21-22
Source List (Bibliography…..……………………………………..……………….22-23
Appendix……….……………………………………………………..……………….23-35
Executive Summary
Reviewing the case study regarding the Tastykake Sensables product line provided a context. Conducting secondary research regarding the Snack Food Industry, the Flowers Foods Inc. company, and the Tastykake brand allowed me to demonstrate my information literacy skills. As a consultant, I will now summarize my findings and analysis to demonstrate my written communication skills, critical thinking skills, and ethical reasoning skills.
Snack Food Industry
The snack food industry…
Flowers Foods Inc.
The Flowers Foods Inc. company…
Tastykake
The Tasktykake brand….
Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
As a consultant to Tasty Baking Company I will now provide my perspective regarding the ethical dilemma associated with the sale of Tastykake products to consumers.
Situation Analysis
Conducting secondary research enabled me to gather facts and statistics regarding the Snack Food Industry, Flowers Foods Inc, and the Tastykake brand. I will now discuss my findings and analysis to demonstrate my written communication, critical thinking, and ethical reasoning skills.
Industry: Situation Analysis of Snack Food
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Company: Situation Analysis of Flowers Foods Inc
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Brand: Situation Analysis of Tastykake
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Strategic Focus
Strategic Focus: Mission, Vision, Values
New Product Development Process
Tastykake used a new product development process that included
Product Innovation Charter
Based on the information I reviewed I prepared the following Product Innovation Charter to demonstrate my ability to apply this concept.
Concept Statement
Based on the information I evaluated I prepared the following concept statement.
Brand Strategies and Packaging
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Categories of Brand Names
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Analysis of Flowers Foods Inc. (Tastykake)
As a consultant I analyzed the historical information for Flower Foods Inc. and identified the following changes from 2016 to 2018.
Analysis of Snack Food Industry Report
In my role as a consultant I analyzed the 2016 and 2019 Snack Food Industry Reports and identified the following changes during that time period.
Ethical Dilemma
As a consultant to Tasty Baking Company I will now provide my perspective regarding the ethical dilemma associated with the sale of Tastykake products to consumers.
Operational Definitions
Categories of New Products:
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Product Innovation Charter (P.I.C.):
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Problem Analysis Procedure:
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Reverse Brainstorming:
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Types of Attributes:
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Analytical Attribute Techniques:
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Determinant Gap Maps
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Adaptive Conjoint Analysis
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Umbrella Brand
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Individual Brand
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Categories of Brand Names
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Bibliography
Source List
Appendix
BUSN 7210X Innovation Spring 2020 Prof. Myles Bassell, Deputy Chairperson