Essays on Pet Food

Assignment #5: Product Management, Branding and Pricing Strategies

Colgate-Palmolive as a whole seems to be excelling in terms of profitability and performance, within the global market. According to the Colgate-Palmolive 2015 Annual Report, their worldwide net sales were over 16 million in the last year alone. The company has become increasingly popular for its longtime production of high quality oral products and home care items. However, there are plans to expand the company’s operation into newer, more relevant products. Following this, Colgate has chosen to introduce a new product segment under pet nutrition. The Colgate brand is mother to world-renowned brands such as Ajax and Softsoap. ...

1. U.S. Milk Supply Chain The problem with the supply chain of U.S. milk might affect several products. These products include milk, cream, yogurt, cheese, cakes, bread, pastries, cottage cheese, butter, and buttermilk. The industry of ice cream is probably also going to be lost since milk is the base of ice cream. The consumer might also file a lawsuit for any damages that they sustained because of the contaminated milk that came from the company. If an incident like this happens to an ice cream business, the people who contaminated the milk could lose their job or go ...

Mary Roach’s book Gulp (Adventures on the alimentary canal) presents a series of adventures in gastroenterological studies. It is an investigation of our digestive system right from the mouth to the anus. It is simply an exploration to the human digestive system. The book gives an in depth analysis from the time we smell food, taste food, swallow, digest and finally excrete the undigested food material. Roach writes about the alimentary canal, which is a long tube from the mouth to the rear, in a way that makes science such an interesting topic. Where many people have seen writing about the ...

Executive Summary

Pet Store will enhance the quality of life of the pets by offering them the food and care services of heath, which are best in the business. All the care plans will be custom made, according to the requirements and needs of the clients. Our home care aides, and companions are trained to provide pets care and assistance with the activities of daily living. The prime attraction of our service is that we will be reaching out to pet owners, facilitating our customers at the outdoor parts in Aberdeen where pet-owners need us the most; thus adding value ...

Coast Fishery and the West Coast Salmon Fishery

Introduction History has it that the East Coast also known as Northern cod was one of the largest fish hubs in the Northwest Atlantic. The term East Coast Fisheries, arose from the sailors who had found the fishing grounds on the Eastern Coast of Canada. The entire communities greatly relied on fishing for their daily activities (Shield 22). No one ever imagined that the fishing industry would near extinction. Canadians and foreigners who had found great resources, generated a lot of revenue from the exercise, and this led to overfishing. Although Shield (23) believes overfishing was the reason to ...

Introduction

The food imports from China are significantly growing in the US. Between 2001 and 2008, the quantity of food imports from China has tripled in the US making China the third largest source of food imports in the country. USA spends billions of dollars every year in importing foods from China. Apart from importing some select vegetables, fish and seafood for humans, USA also imports dog treats from China. Statistics show that in last ten years, especially between the periods of 2003-2011, the volume of pet food imported from China to USA has increased by 85% (Huehnergarth, 2014). In ...

1a) Slack, Chambers, & Johnston describe five performance objectives, or factors to be considered, for job design (2007). The first of these is quality, as the ability of employees to provide high quality goods and services is impacted by job design. Certainly providing high quality grocery goods and services is important to this business. Extremely high quality can provide real differentiation for a business (Brittin, 2013). The second objective is speed. There are jobs where speed is imperative, such as emergency personnel. Although less important than in medical emergencies, speed is a factor in the grocery business, if just to keep the ...

Nestlé S.A This essay analyses Nestlé S.A, as a transnational corporation, based on its political and global operations. It will also discuss some of the strategies the company pursues such as outsourcing and form of integration. Kondratyev (2011) defines Transnational Corporations (TNCs) as companies based in one country with additional companies in other countries. The author further asserts that with the advent of globalization, TNCs continue to enjoy historically unmatched advantages. For instance, they exist as some of the most influential corporate players on the global socio-economic front (Kondratyev, 2011). Nestlé S.A is a transnational snack food, health, and ...

PetSmart is a company that specializes in pet food production and sale. Just like any other industry, the pet food production industry is characterized by competition and rivalry among the industry’s players. PetSmart offers unique services to its customers making it enjoy some elements of competitive advantage. For instance, as other companies only sell their products at discounted prices because economies of scale, Petsmart adds to this by offering product knowledge and depth. In addition to this, PetSmart being among the pioneers in this industry and having produced quality products, it enjoys customer loyalty and thus possesses some element ...