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Kraft Foods UK

Using planning analysts at the centre of brand development
  1. Summary
  2. Introduction
  3. Planning analysts
  4. Corporate goals, vision and strategies
  5. Managing the product portfolio
  6. New Product Development
  7. Forecasting and evaluation
  8. Manufacturing and supply chain variances
  9. Traditional financial controls
  10. Conclusion
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Managing the product portfolio

One of Kraft's aims is to ensure that its products become consumers' first choice. To achieve this, Kraft has identified and developed a range of distinctive key brands which are known within the company as its Power Brands. Kraft concentrates on the innovation and rapid development of these Power Brands, with a view to having new, exciting products 'out there, now'.

The major element in managing and developing these Power Brands to ensure that they provide more value for consumers, is to use the experience of key managers to make important planning decisions about their future. Fixing tight deadlines for product launches and then achieving those deadlines calls for careful, co-ordinated planning to ensure that the:

  • funds to support the venture are in place
  • whole exercise stays within budget.

Pages in this study:

  1. Summary
  2. Introduction
  3. Planning analysts
  4. Corporate goals, vision and strategies
  5. Managing the product portfolio
  6. New Product Development
  7. Forecasting and evaluation
  8. Manufacturing and supply chain variances
  9. Traditional financial controls
  10. Conclusion

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