THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH REVENUE THAT COFFEE, LATTES, AND  PASTRIES CAN BRING IN, SO STARBUCKS PERFORMED SWOT AND QSPM  ANALYSIS AND DECIDED TO SPEND MILLIONS ON THREE NEW STRATEGIES: (1)  PROVIDE BEER AND WINE, (2) PROVIDE EXPANDED LUNCH AND DINNER  MENUS, AND (3) PROVIDE ADVANCED MOBILE ORDERING. SEVERAL KEY FACTORS THAT ENTERED INTO THIS DECISION WERE: (1) THERE  HAVE BEEN LONG WAIT TIMES FOR CUSTOMERS TO GET SERVED AS MANY OF  ITS LOCATIONS, (2) COMPANY BUSINESS HAD FALLEN OFF 30% AFTER  MORNING BREAKFAST, AND (3) PANERA BREAD, ATLANTA BREAD AND DUNKIN  DONUTS WERE EXPANDING THEIR MENUS AND GROWING REVENUE 15%  FASTER THAN STARBUCKS. STARBUCKS FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN IS TO DOUBLE ITS U.S. FOOD  REVENUE TO MORE THAN $4 BILLION, WITH WINE AND BEER ALONE ADDING 1  BILLION IN 2015. STARBUCKS NEW FOOD ITEMS INCLUDE TRUFFLE MACARONI AND CHEESE,  PARMESAN CRUSTED CHICKEN SKEWERS, BACON-WRAPPED DATES WITH  BALSAMIC GLAZE, ARTICHOKE AND GOAT CHEESE FLATBREAD, AND  CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO, CHAMPAGNE, AND RASPBERRY TRUFFLES. STARBUCKS’ NEW WINES INCLUDE A VARIETY OF SPARKLING, RED, WHITE  AND ROSE CHOICES. STARBUCKS NEW MOBILE APP AND COFFEE TRUCK AND DELIVERY TRUCKS  HELP STORES ANTICIPATE DEMAND SO CUSTOMERS ORDERS ARE OFTEN  AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY QUESTIONS: 1. DEVELOP A SWOT MATRIX FOR STARBUCKS THAT INCLUDES THE THREE  STRATEGIES AND THREE FACTORS CITED IN THE CASE. 2. WHICH OF THE THREE FACTORS RECEIVED THE HIGHEST WEIGHT?  3. WHICH

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CASE # 2: THERE IS ONLY SO MUCH REVENUE THAT COFFEE, LATTES, AND 
PASTRIES CAN BRING IN, SO STARBUCKS PERFORMED SWOT AND QSPM 
ANALYSIS AND DECIDED TO SPEND MILLIONS ON THREE NEW STRATEGIES: (1) 
PROVIDE BEER AND WINE, (2) PROVIDE EXPANDED LUNCH AND DINNER 
MENUS, AND (3) PROVIDE ADVANCED MOBILE ORDERING.
SEVERAL KEY FACTORS THAT ENTERED INTO THIS DECISION WERE: (1) THERE 
HAVE BEEN LONG WAIT TIMES FOR CUSTOMERS TO GET SERVED AS MANY OF 
ITS LOCATIONS, (2) COMPANY BUSINESS HAD FALLEN OFF 30% AFTER 
MORNING BREAKFAST, AND (3) PANERA BREAD, ATLANTA BREAD AND DUNKIN 
DONUTS WERE EXPANDING THEIR MENUS AND GROWING REVENUE 15% 
FASTER THAN STARBUCKS.
STARBUCKS FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN IS TO DOUBLE ITS U.S. FOOD 
REVENUE TO MORE THAN $4 BILLION, WITH WINE AND BEER ALONE ADDING 1 
BILLION IN 2015.
STARBUCKS NEW FOOD ITEMS INCLUDE TRUFFLE MACARONI AND CHEESE, 
PARMESAN CRUSTED CHICKEN SKEWERS, BACON-WRAPPED DATES WITH 
BALSAMIC GLAZE, ARTICHOKE AND GOAT CHEESE FLATBREAD, AND 
CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO, CHAMPAGNE, AND RASPBERRY TRUFFLES.
STARBUCKS’ NEW WINES INCLUDE A VARIETY OF SPARKLING, RED, WHITE 
AND ROSE CHOICES.
STARBUCKS NEW MOBILE APP AND COFFEE TRUCK AND DELIVERY TRUCKS 
HELP STORES ANTICIPATE DEMAND SO CUSTOMERS ORDERS ARE OFTEN 
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

QUESTIONS:
1. DEVELOP A SWOT MATRIX FOR STARBUCKS THAT INCLUDES THE THREE 
STRATEGIES AND THREE FACTORS CITED IN THE CASE.
2. WHICH OF THE THREE FACTORS RECEIVED THE HIGHEST WEIGHT? 
3. WHICH OF THE THREE STRATEGIES WAS MOST ATTRACTIVE? EXPLAIN.

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