Assignment H

Situation Analysis

 

Prepared for

Tasty Baking Company

Flowers Foods Inc.

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