Essays on Vodka

Let’s imagine you are on the island and you want to eat. Englishmen, as a rule, are not concentrated on food too much. They can choose to buy food in the shop and to eat at home or to go to some pub. All pubs are nearly the same. But only some restaurants in London can impress their visitors. I want to start my story about one special place that I want to visit more again and that has impressed me a lot. I would like even to work there one day if it is possible, but it ...

Beer ranks highly among the most desired alcoholic drinks in Europe. The commencement of beer consumption initiated in Western Europe and soon after extended to Eastern Europe. Russia and Ukraine are among the main nation’s leading in the consumption of alcoholic drink in Eastern Europe. The rate of consumption of beer in Europe is advanced compared to other alcoholic drinks like Wine and Spirits which comprise Whiskey, Rum, Vodka, and several others. In the recent past, the beer market in Russia has been defined because of the macro economy, inevitable momentous price upturns and the change in regulations ( ...

Absolut vodka has developed into one of the largest spirit corporations in the world. The Swedish company’s campaign of “constant creativity” have caused it to perform strongly over the years. Absolut was founded in 1879 by Lars Olsson Smith, and by the time he was in his twenties, Smith controlled one-third of the Swedish vodka production by improving the production process and using local products (Pernod Ricard). Distilling this fine liquor in a country where vodka was already a rich tradition, Smith invented the process of continuous distillation, where the liquor is continuously distilled through its production. This ...

Vodka

Vodka

Background Introduction

Vodka remains one of the most consumed alcoholic drinks in the world despite undergoing multiple reinventions. The drink is distilled from vegetables or grain mash fermentation. From the high proof fermentation, the alcohol content is measured. A half percentage of alcohol can be measured by a single proof degree. From these metrics, percentages of alcohol content in a bottle can then be established. For example, 100 level proof has 50% alcohol, 90% proof has 45% alcohol, and the rest follows proportionally. Distilled vodka sometimes reaches proof of up to 145 high. At such levels, vodka is a neutral ...

Alcohol just like any other good has different brands so as to meet the customer’s demand. Alcoholic beverages are usually of three types; beer, wines, and spirits. Each and every consumer has their own preference of the drink. As such, bars ensure that they have all these drinks in their counters so as to ensure that consumer’s preferences are readily available. The following paper would look at several aspects pertaining to one of the bars I visited and some of the observations I made that are in relations to the questions put forward. I recently visited Royals ...

SWOT analysis is a valuable analytical tool that firms use to identify and categorize external and internal factors. In SWOT analysis, strengths and weaknesses are regarded as internal factors, whereas opportunities and threats are external factors (Hastings 49). A company can undertake SWOT analysis when starting a new venture, project, or even for individual purposes. SWOT analysis is helpful to business more especially when it is contemplating to make strategic plans that match their resources and abilities to remain in operation in the competitive market. This paper focuses on highlighting discussing Dash Vodka’s SWOT analysis.

Strengths

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On 4 April 2013, Rehtaeh Parsons attempted suicide after facing months of harassment online. She was taken off life support three days later after she slipped into a coma. Cyberbullying claimed yet another young person. In response to the tragic incident, numerous reports and evidence hunting commenced; the police were not spearheading the operation. It was the media, Rehtaeh’s friends and family, and Anonymous (A hacking community) who were calling the shots. Subsequently, pressure from several quarters in the public and the justice system, a new law came into effect to protect anyone who faced cyberbullying. The law ...

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Brined French Fried Chicken (Source: www.davidlebovitz.com) Everybody (or, at least, most people) loves good fried chicken. However, most people are clueless as to how to make their fried chicken as crispy and tender as possible. There are four secrets to for you to get that very crispy fried chicken that you have always been craving. First, adding the right amount of salt to the liquid marinade so that the chicken does not lose its moisture while it is being fried. The next step is to add the correct amount of vodka to the liquid marinade. ...

Introduction

People's belief in God is a very personal experience and they are free to join whatever church that most closely aligns with the individual's choice to practice their religion. Catholics believe that they are the only true church; the Jews believe that the messiah is still coming. And so the list of the nuances of the religions goes on and on. In this paper an attempt will be made to examine the Scientology, Heaven's Gate, and Transcendental Meditation as a method of serving God. The end result is the same in that all hope for eternal salvation. But the ...

The advertisement of Skyy Vodka, in which a man is standing above a woman holding a glass in one hand and a bottle of vodka in the other hand, is controversial even today, although it was published in 2000. The woman is objectified in this advertisement, but the final result is effective and this campaign is a success because it does not cross the line between what is right and what is wrong, it just tackles the issue of how gender roles could be perceived in the society. The advertisement depicts a woman as a sexual object at first ...

Foresight is one of the most important qualities to possess in survival. One has to be able to assess a situation and decide whether or not it is safe to get involved. That point will come for each and every individual. I have personally been at a crossroads as such. I was forced to “predict” the future and weigh the pros and cons of the outcome. After all was said and done, I do believe that I made the best decision. One summer evening, I receive a call from my friends. They were on a mission to get out ...

Abstract

The legal business environment, including laws and regulations formulated to control the conduct of business activities is one of the most important external factors that affect major commercial decisions by business organizations (Pathak, 2013, p. 96). This legal framework influences decision making by businesses right from registration, workplace safety of employees, decisions on employment or dismissals, product safety, business agreements, to financing and marketing decisions (Campbell, 2009, p. 154). Businesses enterprises, according to Miller and Jentz (2011) must always operate within the purview of this legal framework as they make decisions on the various commercial activities, processes and operations ...

Introduction

The aim of this paper is to present a comprehensive report on a case study conducted on an individual who is displaying symptoms of hypertension. The paper explicitly explores as a chronic disease and some of the aspects that will be touched on include its epidemiology, Pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, treatment plan, drug analysis and follow up care.

Hypertension, also commonly referred to as high blood pressure is a body condition in which blood vessels, specifically the arteries high and persistent pressure. This high pressure makes it hard for the heart to pump blood to all the other parts of the body. Hypertension inadvertently ...

SVEDKA Vodka Case Study

There is definitely a gap in the spirits industry between under-$10 and $25-and-up “prestige” vodkas; therefore, Cuvelier could convince U.S. distributors of SVEDKA vodka to launch this mid priced high quality brand at a selling price of $12-13 for American consumers. It should be noted that the distributors could acquire 0.75 L vodka bottle SVEDKA at $6 – $6.5 and could offer it to retailers, stores, bar and night clubs at the price of $9-10 depending upon sales volume growth of customers. The SVEDKA distributors could make relatively higher gross margins of 35 – 40% at aforementioned price that enables them to ...

Gender socialization defines the attitudes and behaviors that the society expects of the two genders: male and female. It has four major agents, which are namely: family, peer groups, education, and mass media. The media is the most pronounced of the four agents due to its aggressive nature and is a key contributor to gender socialization. The media creates, maintains, and reflects the gender-based roles that characterize our social environment. The advertisements in the mass media particularly play a major pat in gender role socialization. There is much use of gender displays in various forms of advertisements. The femininity and masculinity ...

Polly Persuader

Persuasive Speech General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade or reinforce the ideology that Smirnoff is the best alcoholic drink that has ever been manufactured and persuade people to start buying Smirnoff. Thematic Statement: There are people that believe that Smirnoff is not the best alcoholic drink that has ever been made. Smirnoff is a brand of Vodka that is produced by a British company named Diageo. It has many varieties and has great taste too. Some of the products that are produced under Smirnoff include Vodka, Malt beverages, and flavored Vodka. These have been time and ...

The show is premised on the life and acting career of Mark Wahlberg. He represents his life with the use of other actors and showcases the people around him and the substantial role they played in his career. Mark chose to create a fictional show that was based in his as opposed to a reality show because of the impact on the audience. His past included a criminal, violent history that would have negatively impacted his audience and fans on his image (Michael, Todd, 34). The show is produced and aired on HBO and is a comedy-drama series. Vince, who is the main ...

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Analysis of Absolut Vodka

Companies make growth and advancement strategies for their products to meet the ever growing and changing demand for products. These strategies ought to realign the company with market trends by providing viable links between the realized strategy and the unrealized and intended strategy. Managers always try to formulate precise and targeted plans and then strive towards implementing them with minimal expenditure. The Absolut Vodka faces a major challenge from new entrants into the alcohol market. The change of the drinking characters by consumers and the awareness about the dangers of alcohol are also ...

Benchmark is the measure of success of any product in the market. Alcohol industry benchmark is setup to work from small level investors to medium level investors and encourage them to do with quality work. Benchmark set by the industry in comparison with the product of other companies (Robinson, 15-Sep-2009).

We will study three brands in the alcohol industry and their benchmarks.

First we will study the brand named “Absolut Vodka”. This brand is a Sweden brand and is popular for many types of drinks ranging from cocktails to different kinds of alcohol. It is among the top alcoholic brands of the world.

Profile and overview:

This company started by Swedish industrialist in the early ...

Companies make strategies of growth and advancement of their products in an attempt to meet the ever growing and changing demand for products. These strategies ought to realign the company according to the market trends by providing viable links between the realized strategy to the unrealized and the intended strategy. Managers always try to formulate plans precisely and then striving towards implementing them with minimal expenditure. The Absolut Vodka faces the new major challenge that has been created by the new entrants into the alcohol market. The change of the drinking characters by the consumers and the awareness about ...

In recent times, there has been an increase in advertising. The upsurge of advertising activities in the United States indicates the high need of companies to promote their products to consumers. This has also been necessitated by the increased disposable income by a majority of the Americans. On average, an American consumer is certain to view more than 30 television ads in a day. Furthermore, the radio waves are full of advertisements, and newspapers have numerous adverts about various types of products. All these advertisements are geared towards attracting and enticing the consumer to make a purchase. In most of the cases, ...

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The vodka market in Canada is growing at a faster rate compared to other premium drinks. 34 million Litres of vodka worth $864 million imported and locally produced were sold in the year 2007 by Canadian liquor authorities. Out of the total amount of vodka sold in Canada, 28% was imported from other countries. Vodka closely competes for market share with other spirits, which include Scotch whiskey and rum. In 2007, total vodka sales in Canada amounted to $864,412 compared to whisky sales of $1,252,659 and rum sales of $708,559. These figures corresponds to those presented ...

Introduction

The aim of this paper is to present a comprehensive report on a case study conducted on an individual who is displaying symptoms of hypertension. The paper explicitly explores as a chronic disease and some of the aspects that will be touched on include its epidemiology, Pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, treatment plan, drug analysis and follow up care. Hypertension, also commonly referred to as high blood pressure is a body condition in which blood vessels, specifically the arteries high and persistent pressure. This high pressure makes it hard for the heart to pump blood to all the other parts of the body. Hypertension ...

Vodka is believed to have been first produced in the 15th C in Moscow. In Russia it was first produced in 1386. The word ‘vodka’ means little water in Russia. This is because vodka looks like water. The idea of producing vodka was stumbled upon when the distillation of alcohol was first discovered in Russia under the leadership of Vladimir. Russians may not be the highest consumers of alcohol but they are the one of the best if not the best producers of vodka. The Russian standard vodka is known to be a smooth, crisp and fine masterpiece that begs ...

Want Beverages strengths

Want Beverages is a beverage company based in Burlington, Ontario owned by Bill and Angela Moffat. Even though the company owners could clearly picture where they want their company to be in the next few years, they are not sure of the means of making it get there. Strengths are those attributes that will enable the firm to increase its sales to a level that will ensure success in achieving its long-term goals. The firm operates in a dynamic industry, which requires it to position itself to achieve a competitive edge over other competitors (Fredrick and Gary, 2011).

The Moffats have represented various ...

Contemporary issues in marketing

Part 1: critical review of a journal article: Alcohol advertising and youth by David Jernigan Credentials of the author Dr Jernigan is a renowned scholar who has made significant contribution in alcohol policy and the field of public health in general. He has also made several contributions in media advocacy specifically advocating for strategic and proper use of media to influence public health policy. Dr. Jernigan has served under several capacities in many organizations. He has been an adviser to the World Bank and the world health organization with regards to health, development and the role of alcohol. Currently ...