Qdoba Mexican Grill Qdoba Mexican Grill Final Paper/Portfolio Final Paper/Portfolio BAUD 3467 Group Members: Halie Westphal John/Mark Halstead Jessica Ratke Nate Sullivan Amanda Bergstrom BAUD 3467 Group Members: Halie Westphal John/Mark Halstead Jessica Ratke Nate Sullivan Amanda Bergstrom Executive Summary “A place where we appreciate tradition, but are not bound by it. A place where creativity and experimentation thrive. A place where fresh ingredients are prepared and hand crafted into delicious meals right before your eyes. At Qdoba, we believe perfection is achieved through skilled cooks, an open grill, and a friendly atmosphere.”—Qdoba’s Mission Statement. Qdoba is starting to expand …show more content…
Generally our target market includes people with busy lives who need convenient meals, but don’t want to give up good quality when looking for convenience. Qdoba generally serves dual-income families with time restricting schedules as well as serving a wide spread of generations. It is typical to see grandparents, parents, and children all coming in together. Qdoba has many competitive factors that come into play. Being a ‘fast casual’ (meaning sit down food at a fast pace) restaurant is a huge competitive advantage among other Mexican restaurants. Another thing that puts Qdoba ahead of other restaurants is that it offers a wide variety of sauces and salsa’s made at different heats. Another competitive factor associated with Qdoba and other Mexican food chains is buying real-estate. Every Mexican food chain wants to be in that ‘prime spot’; a place with not much competition and a lot of people. For example right now, the owner of the Bemidji Qdoba is looking to open another store in Duluth, MN. Not only is land expensive up there, but there is not another Mexican restaurant around the area which makes it possibly a very profitable place to start a store. Qdoba isn’t the only Mexican restaurant to notice this though; right now they are competing with Chipotle to get the best possible location in Duluth where they can maximize their profits. Qdoba's main attraction for consumers is that it
It features an elegant look and functionality which will enhance any home or office. The GXS Beverage Brewer brings your beverage brewing to new heights with exceptional, on demand heating meaning zero wait time to brew and accurate brew sizes based upon cup capacity which brings unmatched capability amongst competitors. The GXS Beverage Brewer adds quality and convenience to our customer’s lives by being completely portable and offering just the right amount of beverage brewed. The added benefit to the customer is that there is no longer a need to look for all ready limited electrical outlets in the kitchen. Thanks to the patented extended life lithium battery and charging station technology exclusively developed by Company G, our customers will never have to worry about plugging in a beverage brewer system again. Finally, with the accurate brew system with Brew Rite technology, you can program up to 16 ounces of hot beverage based upon your cup or mug capacity. Whatever amount you choose you know that you will be using the best beverage brewing system in the world, something that customers of Company G have come to expect.
First off, Qdoba provides many more options on its menu than Chipotle. For example, kids have four options on
Marketing is essential for every business, be it a small household business or a large multinational group. All businesses depend on marketing in one way or the other. Setting of goals according to entrepreneur’s visions marks the starting o f the plan. It is better to do proper research and documentation before launching a product in the market or else the results will not be according to one’s thinking. Raymond Morose is the owner of Pet Palace and has been running this business for the last 44 years (Manta, 2010). Raymond Morose is running the business with a small staff but is very clear about his goals, as he has set his goals according to SMART approach. SMART stands for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-based and
The Lebara Group was founded in 2001. Lebara generates annual sales in excess of Ä371 million operating as a provider of international wholesale minutes and as a virtual mobile operator (MVNO).
Orange Kingdom is a clothing retail store owned by Between, Inc. It is differentiated from its family brands such as Between and Old Marine, as it gives an upscale image compared to the other two brands, and targets young professional population aged mid twenties to mid thirties both men and women. It provides mid-scale work-to-play casual and business apparel, accessories, and shoes through about 500 stores including factory stores in the United States. It is also gaining market share in Asia, South America, and Europe as well. In this marketing proposal, I would like to discuss three service options to retain and acquire customers.
In order to distinguish itself from competitors, especially Qdoba doesn’t want to be “me-too Chipotle”, Qdoba redesigned everything includes in-store layout, new branding, and personalized service. For example, Qdoba has colorful and artistic design on the wall, seating and washroom, which creates strong visual effect of Mexican culture and makes customer feel casual and happy. As we know, Chipotle is the King of burrito, however Qdoba choose to promote variety tacos to develop it’s competitive advantage. Qdoba launched a set of six Knockout tacos on October 27th, 2015, which enriched Qdoba’s menu items and provided more options for customers. Also, Qdoba’s employees with new designed uniforms are encouraged to speak their recommendations and provide more human touch services not machine-like assembly line. “The worst thing you could hear is as server who says everything’s good.” said John Cooke, VP, menu strategy and innovation at Qdoba. Furthermore, Qdoba introduced a kid’s menu and has 24 open hours for some locations to satisfy more customer needs.
The Fast food industry is extremely competitive. Although Chipotle is a step up from most fast food restaurants, it still must
The main competitors of Chipotle include Panera Bread, Qdoba and Pei Wei as well as regional competitors, which are providing similar services and products and in some cases cheaper than Chipotle.
This group will most likely be living alone in an apartment or single family home in the low income section of town that is situated close to strip mall type of shopping center, which may or may not have a major anchor store.
Target Corporation company was first established in the year 1902 by an American known as George Dayton. The company was first called the Dayton Dry Goods and later in the year 1962 its name was changed to Dayton-Hudson to suite some interested parties. Moving onto the year 2000 , the name was finally and permanently made to be The Target Corporation and has since then not been changed. This company is a public company majorly retailing having a major base in Target Plaza North and Target Plaza which is South Minneapolis, Minnesota , in the United States. The target company is a US based company that is the second biggest retailing company in the United States. It was established by George Dayton who had the establishment of its headquarters in Minneapolis. It opened its first store in Roseville that is in Minnesota in 1962. The primary company had a name of Dayton-Hudson Corporation, and this took place after joining with J.L. Hudson Company in the year 1969.It had some ownership in various departments such as Dayton 's, Mervyn 's, Hudson 's and lastly Marshall Fields 's. The Target (Basil, 2009).
This document represents The i-Fusions Consultant’s Report on BRITA. The company’s current business situation is analysed and various options for action considered. The report aims to identify a clear marketing strategy for Brita in order to address the current issues facing the company the associated falling sales.
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Marketing is an essentially about marshalling the resources of the organization so that they can meet the changing needs of the customers on whom the organization depends. As a verb, marketing is all about how an organization addresses its markets. Marketing is “The management process which identifies, anticipates and supplies the customer requirements efficiently and profitability”.
The proposals that we are going to depose are a planning of continuous action in order to confront the challenges, which BT confronts. The most important factor is considered to be the fact that the marketing environment changed rapidly after the deregulation of the telephone industry. Up to then BT was operating as a monopoly, ignoring the competition and ways to face it.
Punjabi Junction considers importance on developing a menu which customers want. Market research establishes exactly what this is. However, customer’s requirements change over time. What is fashionable and attractive today may be rejected tomorrow. Marketing continuously monitors customers' preferences. In order to meet these changes, Punjabi Junction will introduced new products and phased out old ones, and will continue to do so. Punjabi Junction will provide excellent service to their customers. Our restaurant