The Hershey Company By: Chelsea Boles, Elizabeth Burrows, Jessica Edwards, Melinda Nguyen, & Rachel Parrish

The Hershey Company is the leading North American manufacturer of quality chocolate and candies. Future Vision: To expand into more categories beyond candies, finding new ways to bring goodness to people everywhere.

Business Level Strategy Best-Cost Provider More Value for Money Satisfy Expectations Resources & Capabilities Value Conscious Buyers

Target Market & Demographics Target Market: North America

External Analysis: 5 Competitive Forces Overall – Moderately high Suppliers Moderately High Buyers Moderate New Entrants Weak Rivals Substitutes

External Analysis: Strategic Group Map

Financial Analysis

Financial Analysis

SWOT Analysis

SWOT Analysis

(IBISWORLD, 2014)

The Central Problem The central issue is not maximizing available resources as a company as well as limited international involvement in the marketplace.

Symptoms Competitors have at least 7 times the # of plants. Major competitors control 70% of the chocolate market in China. 90% of Hershey’s revenues/profits come from U.S. market. (Hershey’s Food HSY) (Lawerence, 2013)

Concentrate on growth in Chinese chocolate market Potential Solutions Concentrate on growth in Chinese chocolate market Expand the number of Hershey plants and increase the number of employees

Rejected Solution: Expanding plants and increasing # of employees Total of approximately $300 million to open a single manufacturing plant Approximately 700 employees to run a single plant Costs may outweigh the benefits

The Best Solution: Concentrate on growth in Chinese chocolate market How we get there: Introduce 2 new products Ongoing research for product innovation Increase advertising budget Expand availability of Hershey products in Asian market Results will include: Competitive advantage Heighten buyers interest in the new market Increase market share in Asian market

Come out with 2 new products, catering to Asian market Implementation Come out with 2 new products, catering to Asian market Every 1 year to 1 ½ years introduce new product attribute Ongoing research for product innovation Increase retail presence & introduce Chocolate World Start with 13% of net sales to advertising  increase to 15% year 2

Strategy Defense Innovating and producing new candies that appeal to the Asian culture will ensure that Hershey can increase their market share to compete with their rivals (Murphy, 2013). The timeline for this project would be within the next five years since Hershey plans to increase sales by a variable of seven in China during that time frame (Murphy, 2013).

Strategy Defense The costs that are associated with this strategy would be the sunk cost of $250 million to complete the new plant in Johor, Malaysia, which is scheduled for completion in 2015 and any additional research costs that would be related to inventing new candies (Hershey expands, 2013). This new plant’s vital geographic area empowers delivery access to over 25 markets across Asia where Hershey has assertively attempted to develop its presence in recent years (Hershey expands, 2013). The only issue that we could potentially face would be overspending on additional production facilities and on research for the innovation of new candies in order to increase brand awareness and brand recognition.

Chinese Chocolate Industry 2013 8% increase = $1,200,000,000 Market Shares Mars 43.30% $519,600,000 Nestle 12.50% $150,000,000 Mondelez 1.00% $12,000,000 Hershey’s 2.20% $26,400,000 2014 8% increase = $1,296,000,000 Market Shares Mars 47% $609,120,000 Nestle 14% $181,440,000 Mondelez 1% $18,144,000 Hershey’s 7% $90,720,000 2015 8% increase = $1,399,680,000 Market Shares Mars 52% $723,634,560 Nestle 15% $215,550,720 Mondelez 2% $21,555,072 Hershey’s 14% $195,955,200 Hershey’s wants to increase retail stores by 32% and sales force by 60%.

Projected Income Statement

Projected Income Statement

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