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Doritos: A Dangerously Successful Franchise Doritos have been around for 54 years and counting. The brand is always coming out with new exciting flavors, but the Nacho Cheese flavor has been a classic favorite. The company has recently decided to change up the classic by producing a 30-ounce bag that they sell at wholesale stores, such as Costco. Because these chips are sold in such a large quantity, buyers often save more money rather than buying multiple bags of the standard size. Buyers have many other new opportunities with bags this large. Many of them purchase chips like these for parties or large gatherings. The chips are sealed in a sachet bag that keeps them fresh until they are opened. This essentially makes the large bags a nonperishable …show more content…

For example, in 2013, Doritos launched their first global campaign; meaning that they would distribute their product at an international level. E.J. Shultz, the author of the article on this new launch, also stated, “Doritos is the world’s largest tortilla/corn-chip brand, with 39% market share, according to Euromonitor International.” This means that the launch was a success and that expansion and differentiation is a good option for this brand. Along with global expansions, Doritos spends much of its time coming up with new ‘bold’ flavors to release to buyers. The newest flavor was released on January 4th of this year. The flavor, titled Blaze, is meant to catch the eye of buyers who enjoy spicy flavors. Doritos can trust the release of this flavor because of the extensive research that they have done. Mintel research claims that, “…spicy heat is projected to be one of the most popular food trends in the years to come, as 1 out of 4 consumers are eating spicy foods more often than they have in the …show more content…

A few years ago, Doritos partnered up with Taco Bell to create the new Doritos Locos Tacos. This was a great hit with both companies and is still very popular today. Taco Bell simply gave customers an option to buy tacos with a taco shell made from Doritos tortilla chips. It is promotions and changes like these that make it easier for the company to engage in non-price competition. Doritos need to stay as cheap as they can because the target market is young college students and children. There is also no specific tax on the product because they are simply chips and only general sales taxes apply. The price of the chip stays relatively cheap because if the price was raised, then their target market would buy the cheaper chips that are similar to the product. Rather than raising prices, the company tries to sell more of their product by simply being different. Doritos also chooses to not discriminate pricewise. Much of the product is sold at the same price, regardless of location. Prices tend to vary based on how much of the product is being sold (or by bag sizes). Even the production of these tortilla chips is relatively cheap. According to Jeff Smith, author of the GRIID, a 99-cent bag of Doritos costs about 01 cents to produce. Along with the process of production, the government really does not have much to do with the price or how the chips are produced. The FDA simply

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