Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies CONSUMERS SATISFACTION FOR BISCONNI CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES CONSUMERS SATISFACTION FOR BISCONNI CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY BY HASSASN ABBAS MIRZA AND SYEDA SALIHA ALI UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies ABSTRACT The purpose of whole study is to investigate the consumers’ satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies. The study is conducted to determine people’s view for the price, taste and comparison with other similar brands. The target audience of this survey is students of different universities. In order to get perfect analysis for the product the type of research method used in this survey are both qualitative and quantitative. The sample is collected from 30 participants through Google Forms and Zoom meetings. This survey would suggest the beneficial ideas to the company for their consumer’s point of view in regarding the taste, price, quality and any kind of change in future. Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies TABLE OF CONTENT Contents 1.INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1.Statement of problem: ......................................................................................................................... 4 1.2.Objectives: .......................................................................................................................................... 4 1.3.Research questions: ............................................................................................................................. 4 1.4.Historical background: ........................................................................................................................ 5 1.5.Significance of the Study: ................................................................................................................... 5 1.6.Hypothesis: ......................................................................................................................................... 6 2.RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................... 7 2.1.Type of method: .................................................................................................................................. 7 2.2.Research Design: ................................................................................................................................ 7 2.3.Research Setting: ................................................................................................................................ 8 2.4.Scale of Measurement: ....................................................................................................................... 8 2.5.Type of Questionnaire: ....................................................................................................................... 8 2.6.Sample Size:........................................................................................................................................ 8 2.7.Sampling Technique: .......................................................................................................................... 9 2.8.Target population: ............................................................................................................................... 9 2.9.Data Collection Procedure: ................................................................................................................. 9 3.DATA ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................. 10 3.1.Tabular Representation ..................................................................................................................... 10 3.2.QUALITATIVE RESEARCH .......................................................................................................... 11 4.GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION ................................................................................................... 12 5.CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................................................... 20 Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Statement of problem: The problem of a research was based on the market worth of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies and their market share plus the popularity among its consumers and we conduct this to measure all above factors on our research scale. 1.2 Objectives: Below are the research objectives which will be achieved at the end of the case study: To determine that how often people buy Bisconni chocolate chip cookies. To determine that how people prioritized Bisconni chocolate chip cookies on other brands. To investigate the market size of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies on other snacks/brands. 1.3 Research questions: How commonly you buy Bisconni chocolate chip cookies while shopping out your grocery? How you prioritized Bisconni chocolate chip cookies on other brands while buying biscuits? Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies 1.4 Historical background: Bisconni make some of the most well-known and loved brands. At Bisconni, their purpose is to enrich people’s lives through flavorful snacks. Flavor is emotionally charged and much richer than just the notion of taste. Flavor can be nostalgic and take you away. Bisconni bring their products to public through authenticity in a way that is authentic, progressive and feels right and Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies being the leader in the segment is crunchy to bite and loaded with chocolate chips that melt in the mouth like a divine offering. The crunchy texture and the smooth rich taste is chocolate lover’s dream and it’s making Significant place among all the cookies in the market. 1.5 Significance of the Study: This study will help to understand that how Chocolate Chip cookies is capturing the marking and what are the market size amount different segment of market We mainly study below market segments in this study Education Gender Age groups Professionals Income based Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies In educational segment we will study different group of students who are studying is school colleges and university in general While in Gender we will see where our product is more famous in male or female. Age groups are very important part is in this research, consumption of cookies are highly matters upon age, i.e. seen that kids use cookies more often than old people in general Professional segmentations will be based on type of work people do because most of studies tells that in few professions consumption of cookies are higher than others such as Clark, govt. officers or other white color jobs while people work in field areas have lesser use of cookies during their job timings Income based segment is highly important in any kind of study , the buying power will decide how people react on buying some products for them, so in this study we will see the consumption of Chocolate Chip among different societies on income range bases. 1.6 Hypothesis: The Bisconni Chocolate Chip has a unique feature among other Chocolate Chip cookies offering by different companies is they are filled up with Chocolate from inside and this unique feature gives boost to this product. ________________________________________________________ Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies 2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2.1 Type of method: The research methodology used in this research was both quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative methods emphasize objective measurements and the statistical, mathematical, or numerical analysis of data collected through polls, questionnaires, and surveys, or by manipulating pre-existing statistical data using computational techniques. Quantitative research focuses on gathering numerical data and generalizing it across groups of people or to explain a particular phenomenon. Qualitative research is a type of social science research that collects and works with non-numerical data and that seeks to interpret meaning from these data that help understand social life through the study of targeted populations or places. 2.2 Research Design: The research design refers to the overall strategy that you choose to integrate the different components of the study, so we applied different ways to conduct this such as, interviews, surveys from the students belongs to different institutions Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies 2.3 Research Setting: The research setting can be seen as the physical, social, and cultural site in which the researcher conducts the study so we check the social trend of consumption of cookies among our target people which are our student in different institution, we conduct this research by using online tools such as Google form and zoom meetings 2.4 Scale of Measurement: • MCQs based questions used for this research. 2.5 Type of Questionnaire: The appropriate scale used in this questionnaire was MCQs type of questions. A MCQ question is based on multiple options where a person can chose answer in given scenario these are basically close ended questions strict towards the research objectives 2.6 Sample Size: The sample size for this research is 30 • Sample size for Google form 24 • Sample size for Zoom meeting 6 Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies 2.7 Sampling Technique: • The sampling technique used in this research was inquiring sampling. 2.8 Target population: • Undergraduate students of private and government institution. 2.9 Data Collection Procedure: • Data was collected by multiple ways i.e. questionnaire, interview and general study of targeted sample _______________________________________________________________ Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies 3. DATA ANALYSIS 3.1 Tabular Representation: Factors How often people buy How you prioritized Bisconni Bisconni chocolate chip chocolate chip cookies on cookies other brands Female 30% 30% Male 70% 70% Age 18 - 25 18 – 25 Comparison Oreo Oreo This table shows the key factors of our research. Our main research questions contained 30% responses of female and 70% responses of male, while the age group of these participants was 18 to 25 years. Our comparison was with other brands of biscuits such as Oreo biscuits. Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies 3.2 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: INTERVIEWS NO. Of Gender Age participants Like Kind of Consumption Satisfaction Bisconni Buy If free about change of chocolate for chocolate Chocolate samples chocolate want in chip cookies Bisconni chip chip will chip chocolate in a week Chocolate cookies cookies offered cookies chip chip not other the most what cookies cookies by brand's will you cookies pick up because most of 1. Male 20 Taste It’s perfect Less than 10 Company Quality reputation General Chocolate store chip cookies 2. Male 20 Taste No. of Less than 10 Ads Quality cookies 3. Male 20 Taste Color of General Oreo store Greater than 10 wrapper Company Quality reputation General Chocolate store chip cookies 4. Male 20 Taste It’s perfect Greater than 10 Ads Taste General Chocolate store chip cookies 5. Male 22 Taste No. of Less than 10 Ingredients Taste cookies General Chocolate store chip cookies 6. Female 19 Taste Color of wrapper Less than 10 Ads Quality General store Oreo Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies 4. GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION Total responses for each question is 24 4.1 What is your age? 16 to 20 20 to 25 25 to 30 4% 38% 58% Figure 4.1 shows that 58% participants were from age group of 20 to 25 which means that 14 responses out of 24 were from the age group of 20 to 25. While 38% participants were from the age group 16 to 20 which means that 9 responses out of 24 were from that age group. And only 4% were from the age group of 25 to 30 which means that only 1 participant was from this age group. Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies 4.2 What is your gender? Male Female 33% 67% Figure 4.2 shows that the responses on this question contain 67% male participants which mean that 16 responses out of 24 were from male participants while 33% responses were from female participants which means that 8 responses out of 24 were from female participants. 4.3 Why you like Bisconni Chocolate chip cookies? Taste Price Packing 0% 100% Figure 4.3 shows that 100% participants were liked the taste of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies which means that 24 responses out of 24 were for preferring taste on price and packing. Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies 4.4 What kind of change you want to see in current packing? Its Perfect Color of wrapper No.of cookies 25% 8% 67% Figure 4.4 shows that 67% participants responded for No. of cookies which means that 16 participants out 24 were wanted to see change in No. of cookies, while 25% participants marked Bisconni Chocolate chip cookies as perfect which means 6 participants out of 24 didn’t want any kind of change. However 8% participants were wanted to see change in the color of wrapper that means 2 participants out of 24 want to see new packing. 4.5 What other item you like to consume with Chocolate chip cookies? Milk Tea Nothing 13% 54% 33% Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies Figure 4.5 shows that 54% participants didn’t like to consume anything with chocolate chip cookies which means that 13 participants out of 24 didn’t like to take anything with chocolate chip cookies, while 33% participants were liked to take tea with chocolate chip cookies which means which means that there were 8 responses out of 24 for tea. However 13% participants were liked to have milk with chocolate chip cookies which means 3 participants out of 24 liked to have milk with chocolate chip cookies. 4.6 How many times in a week you buy(consume) chocolate chip cookies? Less then 10 21% Greater then 10 None 8% 71% Figure 4.6 shows that 71% participants consume chocolate chip cookies less than 10 in a week which means that the amount of consumption chocolate chip cookies for 17 participants out of 24 cookies were less than 10 in a week, while 21% participants were liked to buy chocolate chip cookies more than 10 in a week which means that the amount of consumption of chocolate chip cookies for 5 Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies participants out of 24 were more than 10 in a week. However 8% participants didn’t have any specific amount of consumption in a week. 4.7 Where you buy Chocolate chip cookies the most? University café Super markets 12% General stores 4% 84% Figure 4.7 shows that 84% participants were liked to buy chocolate chip cookies from general stores which means that 20 participants out of 24 were liked to buy chocolate chip cookies from general stores, while 12% participants were liked to buy chocolate chip cookies from there university cafes which means that 3 participants out of 24 were liked to buy chocolate chip cookies from there university cafes. However 4% participants were liked to buy chocolate chip cookies from super markets which means that only one participant out of 24 was liked to buy chocolate chip cookies from super markets. Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies 4.8 What is the most common thing which makes you to get Bisconni chocolate chip cookies not other brand's cookies? Quality Taste Packing 0% 17% 83% Figure 4.8 shows that 83% participants were satisfied with the taste of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies as compared to other brand’s cookies which means that 20 participants out of 24 were satisfied with the taste of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies as compared to other brand’s cookies, while 17% participants were liked the quality of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies as compared to others which means that 4 participants out of 24 were satisfied with the quality of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies as compared to other brand’s cookies. However no one answered for packing. 4.9 Did you try all the other brands who make chocolate cookies? Yes No Will do 29% 54% 17% Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies Figure 4.9 shows that 54% participants had tired all the other brands of chocolate cookies which means that 13 participants out of 24 had tired all the brands of chocolate cookies, while 29% participants wanted to try other brands of chocolate cookies in future which means that 7 participants out of 24 will want to try other brands of chocolate cookies. However 17% participants didn’t try any other brand of chocolate cookies which means that 4 participants out of 24 didn’t try any other brands of chocolate chip cookies. 4.10 What make you satisfy most for Bisconni Chocolate chip cookies? Ads Ingredients 17% Company Reputation 25% 58% Figure 4.10 shows that 58% participants were satisfied with the ingredients of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies which means that 14 participants out of 24 were satisfied with the ingredients of Bisconni Chocolate chip cookies, while 25% participants were satisfied with the ads of Bisconni Chocolate chip cookies which Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies means that 6 participants were satisfied with the ads of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies. However 17% participants were satisfied with the company reputation of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies which means that 4 participants out of 24 were satisfied with the company reputation of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies. 4.11 If free samples will offered what will you pick up most? Bisconni Chocolate chip cookies Oreo Any sandwich biscuits 0% 21% 79% Figure 4.11 shows that 79% participants will like to pick free sample of Bisconni chocolate chips cookies among Oreo and other sandwich biscuits which means that 19 participants out of 24 will pick up the free sample of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies among Oreo and other sandwich biscuits, while 21% participants will like to pick Oreo biscuits among the free samples of Bisconni Chocolate chip cookies and other sandwich biscuits which means that 5 participants out of 24 will like to pick up the free sample of Oreo biscuits among Bisconni Chocolate chip cookies and other sandwich biscuits. However no one answered for other sandwich biscuits. _______________________________________________ Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies 5. CONCLUSION As we know Bisconni is one of the leading company among the snacks provider in Pakistan its specific product chocolate chip cookies are highly getting popularity among general public, so this research is being conducted to identify the core reasons that why and how this product is penetrated into the consumers mind because being a consumer its always come as a free will that where that consumer will go and which product he like to use so its depends on company that what features they going to put in their product to attract there consumer more. So we studied the market trend of this product in two ways one is product based second consumer based. In product based we studied very specifically the nature of the product, the qualities, the feature and the taste of the product. We also studied what is the offerings of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies and we went competitive intelligence analysis where we studied its competitive products that what features they are offering. On the other hand we studied Bisconni Chocolate chip cookies consumers and non Bisconni chocolate chip cookies consumer that why a consumer using this product and what’s making him to strict with the product, on the other side we studied non Bisconni chocolate chip cookies consumer to identify what’s stooping them to use this product and why they are using competitor’s product. Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies Now to investigate these discussed scenarios we conduct to types of research methods one is qualitative and the second is quantitative. In qualitative research we conducted interviews with the consumers on zoom meetings we asked them questions in regarding their views and thoughts about Bisconni chocolate chip cookies and there priority on other brands such as Oreo biscuits. In quantitative research we conducted a survey on Google form in which we get 24 responses for Bisconni chocolate chip cookies and there priority on other brands. The results are according to hypotheses where people like Bisconni chocolate chip cookies more than other products because of its richness in taste, price and quality. Our research method was based on different sort of surveys based on M.C.Qs plus interviews. In surveys we had multiple type questions where a consumer openly share their views and thoughts regarding Bisconni chocolate chip cookies we conducted this questionnaire from different age participants, where age range was from 20 to 25 of both male and female ,we asked them question about the liking of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies in which 100% participants liked the taste of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies ,then we asked about the change they want to see in current packing on which 67% participants want to see change in No. of cookies . Then we asked about that what they want to consume with Bisconni chocolate chip cookies on which 54% participants don’t like to take anything with Bisconni chocolate chip cookies. Then we asked about their consumption of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies in a week on which 71% participants consume Bisconni chocolate chip cookies less than 10 in a week. Then we asked about that where they buy Bisconni chocolate chip cookies the most on Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies which 84% participants buy Bisconni chocolate chip cookies from general stores. Then we asked about the comparison of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies with other brands on which 83% participants were liked Bisconni chocolate chip cookies because of its good quality as compared to other. Then we asked them that did they try all the other brands who make chocolate cookies on which 54% participants said that they tried all the other brands of chocolate cookies then we asked them about their satisfaction point for Bisconni chocolate chip cookies on which 58% participants were satisfied due to the ingredients of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies. After that we asked them about their preference in which we asked them if free samples will offered which will you pick up we had options like Bisconni chocolate chip cookies, Oreo biscuits and any other sandwich biscuits on which 79% participants picked Bisconni chocolate chip cookies. However in our qualitative research we conducted live zoom meetings with 6 participants and we asked them same questions but the audience on zoom meetings was different from Google form’s questionnaire. We didn’t conduct the interview with those participants who filled the Google form questionnaire. So in these meetings there were 5 males and 1 female and we asked them the same questions but we highlighted some most important points in our report. On our question about liking the Bisconni chocolate chip cookies all the 6 participants answered that the taste of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies is good that’s why they like to eat Bisconni chocolate chip cookies. Then we asked about the change they want to see in current packing on which 2 participants said that it’s perfect while 2 participants want to see change in No. of cookies and 2 participant said that they want to see Consumers satisfaction for Bisconni Chocolate Chip Cookies the change in color of wrapper. Then we asked them about their consumption of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies in a week on which 4 participants said that they consume Bisconni chocolate chip cookies less than 10 in a week while 2 participants said that they consume Bisconni chocolate chip cookies more than 10 in a week. Then we asked them about their satisfaction point for Bisconni chocolate chip cookies on which 2 participants said that they are satisfy because of the company reputation of Bisconni while 3 participants was satisfy by the advertisements and 1 participant was satisfy by the ingredients. Then we asked them that where they buy Bisconni chocolate chip cookies most on this all the 6 participants said that they buy Bisconni chocolate chip cookies from general stores. Then we asked them that why they give priority to Bisconni chocolate chip cookies on other brand’s cookies on which 4 participants said that the quality of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies is much better than other brands that’s why they give priority to Bisconni chocolate chip cookies while 2 participants said that they give priority because of the rich taste of Bisconni chocolate chip cookies. At last we asked them that if you will offered free samples which will you pick up most on this 4 participants said that they will pick Bisconni chocolate chip cookies while 2 participants said that they will pick Oreo biscuits. _____________________________________________