INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN) INTERNATIONAL MARKETING TERM REPORT (2021) ANNUAL TERM REPORT COURSE WORK: INTERNATIONAL MARKETING May 30, 2021 Syed Ali Raza| BE-17-13 Aeman Sohail | BE-17-44 Muhammad Usama | BE-17-61 Haseeb Ur Rehman | BE-17-62 INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN) INTERNATIONAL MARKETING TERM REPORT (2021) NESTLE PRODUCT MARKETING IN FOREIGN MARKET (PAKISTAN) INTRODUCTION Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. It is the largest food company in the world, measured by revenue and other metrics, since 2014. Our history begins in 1866, with the foundation of the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company. Henri Nestlé develops a breakthrough infant food in 1867, and in 1905 the company he founded merges with Anglo-Swiss, to form what is now known as the Nestlé Group. During this period cities grow and railways and steamships bring down commodity costs, spurring international trade in consumer goods. Nestlé was formed in 1905 by the merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1866 by brothers George and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1867 by Henri Nestlé.[14] The company grew significantly during the First World War and again following the Second World War, expanding its offerings beyond its early condensed milk and infant formula products. Nestlé's products include baby food, medical food, bottled water, breakfast cereals, coffee and tea, confectionery, dairy products, ice cream, frozen food, pet foods, and snacks. HISTORY • 1900 operating factories in the united states, Germany, Britain & Spain. 1905 merger with Anglo Swiss condensed milk company. 1920’s saw nestles first expansion with chocolate. INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN) INTERNATIONAL MARKETING TERM REPORT (2021) • • Since 1996 there have been acquisitions including: San Pellegrino 1997, Spiller’s pet food 1998, Ralston Purina 2002, Jenny Craig and uncle toby’s 2006, and Novartis medical nutrition 2007. LOGO meaning: The Nestlé logo was launched by Henri Nestlé in 1868 on the basis of the meaning of his name in German, i.e., little nest, and of his family emblem. NESTLE PAKISTAN Nestlé Pakistan is a Pakistani food company which is a subsidiary of Swiss multinational company Nestlé. It is active in dairy, confectionery, coffee, beverages, infant nutrition and bottled drinking water areas. It is based in Lahore, Pakistan. The company was founded in 1988 by Nestlé in a joint venture with Milk Pak. Then in 1992, Nestlé acquired Milk Pak brand from its former owner Packages Limited. Nestle Pakistan Products include: • • • Milk, milk-based products and cereals Beverages, juices and bottled drinking water Baby food, coffee and confectionary WHY NESTLE PAKISTAN? Nestlé Pakistan is proud of its commitment to excellence in product safety and quality and to providing value and aims to be the leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness Company. Nestlé in Pakistan is operating since 1988 under a joint venture with Milk Pak ltd and took over management in 1992. We choose Nestle due to its harmonistic cultural environment. Nestle's culture is generally a very healthy one. The work environment is pleasant, supportive, and collaborative. Nestle seems to do a good job of consistently hiring good people; they are honest, nice people- solid citizens. We believe in the power of food to enhance lives. Good food nourishes and delights the senses. It helps children grow healthy, pets thrive, parents age gracefully and everyone live life to the fullest. At Nestlé Pakistan, the global ideology of Nutrition, Health and Wellness is inspired by the scientific breakthrough of our founder, Henri Nestlé and ever since it runs in our DNA ever since. Guided by our values and with nutrition at our core, we enhance quality of life and contribute to a healthier future. We are the leading Food & Beverages Company in Pakistan, reaching out to the remotest areas, offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day. INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN) INTERNATIONAL MARKETING TERM REPORT (2021) Nutrition support program by Nestle Pakistan Under the Nutrition Support Program, Nestlé Pakistan regularly provides milk to approximately 20,000 children and underprivileged people who suffer from key micronutrient deficiencies in urban, semi-urban and rural areas. The initiative is geared to support school going children whose parents are unable to provide them with a serving of milk to fulfill their nutritional needs. These schools are selected after giving due consideration of the profile to ensure that the benefits of this program reach those who need it most, the outreach capacity of the company and availability of resources. The program also supports organizations working with destitute women as well as social welfare organizations for sports, culture and differently abled children. NESTLE Juices Nestle Juices is Pakistan’s number one and fastest growing food company. The company is trying their level best to differentiate themselves from other local companies and trying to win the competition in juice industry by adopting the modern trends and technologies in both operational fields as well as in marketing of their products. Nestle Fruita Vitals is a range of premium juices and nectars from nestle. Nestle Fruita Vitals has always been committed to the health and wellbeing of the consumers. Nestle Fruita Vitals is currently the market leader of the juices and nectar category in Pakistan. Nestle Juices have evolved over the period of time, starting from just a couple of flavours to now being available in a wide array of natural fruit flavours. Nestle Fruita Vitals is the finest selection of fruit juices from the house of Nestlé. NESTLÉ FRUITA VITALS is a brand that inspires the world to be more positive and encourages people to celebrate the positivity around them. NESTLÉ Fruita Vitals Premium and Super Premium range is currently available in Chaunsa, Red Grape, Apple, Kinnow, Pineapple, Guava, Peach and Red Anar that offers the perfect blend of super fruit. NESTLÉ Fruita Vitals also launched its three new flavours - Mint Margarita, Pina Colada and Royal Mangoes. Nestlé’s strategy for Nestlé Fruita Vitals has been fair, simple and fruitful – Pure fruit, pure energy and pure juice. Nestle Entrance in Pakistan Nestle started its operation in Pakistan back in 1988, by acquiring diary company MILKPAK Ltd. Butter, Cream, Desi-Ghee, under brands name Milk Pak. Juice drink under brand name FROST. • 1990 it starts producing NIDO, EVERYDAY, CRELAC. • 1991 Lactogenic 1 & 2. • 1994 Milo and Nescafe 3 in 1. INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN) INTERNATIONAL MARKETING TERM REPORT (2021) • 1998 Sweet street’s (POLO). • 1999 Fruit Drops, NESTLE PURE LIFE. NESTLE FRUITA VITAL BRANCHES IN PAKISTAN Nestle in Pakistan has its branches following major cities. • Lahore • Islamabad • Faisalabad • Sheikhupura (Factory) • Karachi COMPANY STRUCTURE Nestle Head Office in Pakistan is in Lahore, it also has registration in Lahore. Nestle has divided the whole Pakistan in three Zones • Northern Zone • Central Zone • Southern Zone Nestle has 8 regional offices in all over Pakistan, these offices work under their respective zonal offices. FACTORIES in Pakistan Nestle has two factories in Pakistan for the product of Juice items • One near Sheikhupura, near Lahore (29 kilometers on Lahore Sheikhupura) • Second in Kabir Wala, Multan (Khanewal Road District Kabir Wala) Products • • • • • • • Milk, Dairy and Chilled Dairy: Nido Neslace Everyday Yogurt Fruit Yogurt Raita INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN) INTERNATIONAL MARKETING TERM REPORT (2021) • • Milk Pak Cream Milk Pak Desi Ghee Nestle Beverages • • • • Bottle Water Nestle pure life Nestle Juice Fruita vital Guava Chonsa (mango) Mango-orange Mango Red Grape Pineapple Baby Food • Cerelac Prepared Meal • • • • • Maggie 2-Minutes Noodles Break Fast Cereals Nestle Cornflakes Nestle Cococrunch Nestle Honey Stars2 Chocolates & Confectionary • Nestle KitKat and KitKat Chunky. CONSUMER MARKET FOR NESTLE JUICES Segmentation A market segment consists of a group of customers who share a similar set of needs and wants. Segmentation is made on the basis of the following Demographic Segmentation Fruita Vitals has different demographic areas to segment their market. Like – age and income. Age: Fruita Vitals target ages from all groups of people, like children, teenagers, young people, middle age group, and the older people; as everyone likes pure and good quality juice. Income: There are a lot of income groups in the market. Fruita Vitals targets mostly the upper class, upper middle class and middle-class people (SEC-A, B, C). As it is a premium juice its price are relatively higher than other juices being offered in the market. It targets school, university going students to working professionals. It is preferred by a variety of customers. INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN) INTERNATIONAL MARKETING TERM REPORT (2021) Psychographic Segmentation Fruita Vitals contains less than 100 calories per serving making it a calorie smart juice. It targets the calorie conscious people who focus on a healthy life style. To make people aware that Fruita Vitals is not only for professionals and executive people, it carried out an advertisement in which they showed university students enjoying the calorie smart juice, changing its brand image from executive class to fun and enthusiastic. It is a very good source of vitamin C with no sugar added in its Orange juice. It fulfils its 3S promise i.e., SMART, SAFE AND SUPERB. Geographical Segmentation Making it a premium quality juice it’s available in all the metropolitan cities of Pakistan i.e., Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Hyderabad, Peshawar. Behavioral Segmentation Fruita Vitals segments the buyers into groups on the basis of their knowledge, attitude, usage pattern, or response to a product. There are 3 kinds of users of Fruita vitals which are New Users, Potential Users and the Regular Users. Nestle welcomes all three kinds of users. Due to the existence of Potential and Regular Users Fruita Vitals is bringing out new flavors to its product range. Fruita Vitals carried out an occasional promotion on” Pakistan Resolution Day” in hyper star by selling 1000 ML Fruita Vital (made in Pakistan) at less price. Segmentation on the basis of Benefits and Needs • • For Travelling and Occasional Fruita Vitals has introduced their 200 ML pack for convenience during travelling or occasions mostly for those people who are busy with their working schedules because they have to carry single or small packing and juices are the best for that. For Domestic Use 1000ML pack for parties or family gatherings. INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN) INTERNATIONAL MARKETING TERM REPORT (2021) Targeting Target market consists of a set of buyers who share common needs or characteristics that the company decides to serve. A target market is a group of customers that the business has chosen to point its marketing efforts. The three most common target marketing strategies are differentiated, undifferentiated and concentrated. Nestle use differentiated marketing strategy for Fruita Vitals. A differentiated marketing strategy targets different market segments with specific marketing mixes designed specially to meet those segments' needs. Each mix includes a Product, Price, Placement and Promotional program customized specifically for a particular segment. Positioning Nestle has created a certain image in consumers mind about their product. It can be expected that Fruita Vitals being a product of Nestle will also be able to create a good image in consumers mind. It has certain quality that ensures consumers belief to prefer this product more than the competitors. • • • Healthy and Nutritional High quality product Reliable and safe Competitor Analysis Fruita Vitals has 40% of maket shares. Direct Competitor of Nestle Fruita Vitals are • • • • • Olfrute by Olpers Shezan Beverages (All Pure, fruit drink, Twist) Slice juice under umbrella of PepsiCo Fresher by Al-Hilal Industries Tropico and Just Fruit by Haleeb Foods 10%market shares 20% market shares 10% market shares 10% market shares 10% market shares Indirect Competitor of Nestle Fruita Vitals are • • Coca Cola,Fanta,Sprite by Coca Cola Company Pepsi Cola,Mountain Dew,7up,Mirinda by PepsiCo INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN) INTERNATIONAL MARKETING TERM REPORT (2021) • • • Energy Drinks (Red Bull,Monster) Tea (Lipton, Tapal Danedar, Vital Tea, Supreme) Coffee (Nescafe, Gloria Jeans and others) PEST ANALYSIS Political or Legal Forces • Taxation Law If government imposes heavy taxes on the industry, then it badly effects the industry growth. The taxes impose is from government side and it varies from industry to industry. Nestle Juices have no tax except sales tax. • Environmental Protection Laws They do concern for environment and contribute more and more for the betterment of environment. • Foreign Trade Regulations Foreign trade regulation does not affect the overall policy and the working of the “Nestle Fruita Vitals” because it operates nationally not internationally. • Political Instability The government stability also plays a great role for Nestle Fruita Vitals growth. In Pakistan government face lot of difficulty from the side of terrorism and also its activity that badly effect environment of the country which is totally very upset. Economic Forces • Inflation Rate Now in Pakistan inflation rate is almost 8.21% so if increase in inflation rate, then increase in prices of Nestle Fruita Vitals juices. • Economic Growth Rate Economy growth rate is 5.8%(FY2018). INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN) INTERNATIONAL MARKETING TERM REPORT (2021) Social Factor Nestle Fruita Vitals is looking at a sizeable population. Also, as Pakistan is a high context culture (Lee's Global Reputation Management Blog) meaning that social events and familiarity and intimacy among individuals is preferred. Nestle Fruita Vitals is such a product which is consumed at such social events which foster closeness and celebration. Also, nestle in Pakistan is a big corporate social responsibility player and many projects and programs by Nestle are targeting social uplift in Pakistan. • Health consciousness Today people are more health conscious so Nestle Fruita Vitals Juices by identifying this need of the people they are also producing health-conscious juices with more vitamins. • Demographic Trend In Pakistan the population growth rate is 2.63% in 2018-2019 and total population is 207,774,520. So, it affects the production of Fruita Vitals. • Environmental Concerns About the environmental concerns of Nestle Fruita Vitals Juices is good health. • Life Style Changes Nestle Fruita Vitals consider quality life changes and take advantages of accordingly so that customer can convinced as well as it plays a vital role to attain & retain the customer. Consumer adopts the trend of changing environment because of modern facility as well as globalization they are aware about each and every thing happening all around them. Technological Forces • New Products Nestle Fruita Vitals focusing concentric and conglomerate diversification because in present era it is not possible for any organization to exist in market for long run by providing just one product. So Fruita Vitals Juices are diversifying according to changing demand of customers and trends. INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN) INTERNATIONAL MARKETING TERM REPORT (2021) • Product Innovation Product innovation is becoming more necessary for the organization because of globalization people are becoming aware about the changes being taken place around them so in order tactical the situation Fruita Vitals is focusing on product innovation by introducing new flavor of juices with the passage of time NESTLE FRUITA VITALS JUICES use new tetra packing like easy open cork of pack. • Productivity Improvement Through Automation Automation don’t matter a lot but to some extent it contributes towards productivity and improvement. • New Communication Technology All the modern as well as traditional ways of communication are being adopted by Nestle Fruita Vitals including own emails, letters, faxes and monthly visit in different offices of Nestle Fruita Vitals for better communication among supplier, distributor and customers. SWOT Analysis of Nestle Juices SRTENGTHS: • Company images - Nestle company has a great image in the mind of people. Nestle company has worldwide reputation. • Quality conscious - Nestle produce a good quality product. It can’t compromise on quality. • Well-developed strategy - Nestle has recognizes there is a right time and place for their product, therefore, their strategy makes room for adjustments. • Market share - Nestle juices has a highest market share i.e 60% in juices market. • Good marketing skills and services - Nestle is now a days working on this concept because they want to increase their market share. They are providing quality products to the customers that include their services and products. INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN) INTERNATIONAL MARKETING TERM REPORT (2021) • Brand strength - In Pakistan nestle has some very strong brands like Nescafe and Nestle Juice, Maggi Cerelac, nestle water and these brands are almost generic to their product categories. • Research and Development - Research and development department keeps nestle in continuous knowledge about itself and competitors. It has a competitor advantage because many local juices have no research and development department. • Product innovation - The company have been continuously introducing new products thus expending its product offerings. • HR DEPARMENT - Nestle company has a strong HR department. WEAKNESS: • Storage ability - Nestle juice not store able for long time. OPPORTUNITIES: • Support foreign investors - Government support foreign investors to invest in Pakistan. • Scientifically gas - This is great opportunities for nestle company. Because in coming future nestle take the benefits of uses the scientifically gas. • Changing social trend - Consumers in urban areas drink functional drinks on a regular basis as they increasingly and adopt western life styles, especially the youngergeneration which is hugely influenced by the western media. Younger-consumers tend to follow western eating and drinking habits. They were an increase demand for functional drinks over the review period. • Health conscious - Increasing health and hygiene awareness among Pakistanis has greatly increase sales of fruit/vegetable. Both the government and the media have started health awareness campaigns to make Pakistani’s reliance that consumption of fruit/juice is has essential and eating food. Fruit/juices are doing very well in both Urban and Rural areas. • Global hub - Since manufacturing of some products is cheaper in Pakistan than in other South East Asian countries. INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN) INTERNATIONAL MARKETING TERM REPORT (2021) • • Market growth - Juice’s market expends very fast. A new research proves that in future (2016) every person uses 85.5 litters juices per year. Limited offers options in real fruits juices - Limited options in locally produced real fruit juices. THREATS: • Government regulation - They face problem if government employ taxes on them which force them to raise the price of their products. • Increase in competition - There is large competition in juices market. • Entry barrier - There are no many entry barriers so a large number of local juices inter in juices market. • Labour coast - Increase labour cost. • Inflation rate - Increase inflation rate very fast. In 2014 expected inflation rate 23.3%. Marketing MIX Marketing Mix is defined as a set of controllable tactical marketing tools that firm blends to produce the response it wants in the target market. The marketing mix consists of everything the firm can do to influence the demand for its products. The many possibilities can be collected into four groups of variables known as the four P’s that are as follows: • • • • Product Price Place Promotion PRODUCT A Product is ‘anything that is offered to a market for attention, acquisition, use or consumption & that might satisfy a need or want’ We are going to launch three refreshing flavors of Nestle Fruita Vitals in upcoming years. Cocktail, Falsa and Strawberry. INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN) INTERNATIONAL MARKETING TERM REPORT (2021) As Fruita Vitals known the No.1 nectar juice with no contamination among their competitors. These three new refreshing flavors will lead Nestle Fruita Vitals to their maturity stage as it already has. According to Nestle Fruita Vitals PLC Model: The juices are in between the growth and maturity stage by considering the sales of juices and the time period that the juices being sold in the market. PRICE Nestle Fruita Vitals juices are available in different flavors and different sizes in the market with 100% Nectar. Most common sizes are 200ml and 1000ml. So, the prices of the new flavors of Nestle Fruita Vitals that we are going to launch will be: COCKTAIL • • 200ml 1000ml Rs.35.00 Rs.160.00 • • 200 ml 1000ml Rs. 30.00 Rs. 155.00 FALSA STRAWBERRY • 200 ml Rs. 30.00 INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN) INTERNATIONAL MARKETING TERM REPORT (2021) • 1000ml Rs. 155.00 PLACE Place includes company activities that make the product available to target consumers. It is the very important element of the marketing mix. Place is also known as channel, distribution, or intermediary. It is the mechanism though which goods and/or services are moved from the manufacturer/service provider to the user or consumer. We are going to launch three refreshing Fruita Vitals flavors in Lahore. In the beginning we will target only Youth. Distribution Strategies We choose the intensive distribution strategy to ensure widespread availability of new flavors. We will supply these three new flavors in supermarket, hyper market, food stores, corner shops, café, restaurant, hotels, airports, railway stations, school and college and university canteens and bus depot on the basis of product demand so that the consumer can get the product easily. Warehouses and Distribution Centers For the storage of juices, we will buy specialized distribution centers and warehouses in Lahore, Sheikhupura and also hired some warehouses. Wholesaler and Retailer We will sell new flavors of Nestle Fruita Vitals directly from its warehouses or distribution centers to the wholesale corporate customers such as Hyper-stars, Metro Cash & Carry, by giving them large bulk discounts. We will also sell our juices to mega retailers. We will pay to use the shelf to store the juices to the retailer for sale to the final consumers. We will place our juices in the right places and right shelves and make sure they are visible to consumer. Mode of Transportation Our mode of transportation will be road transport. Inventory Management For the inventory management of raw materials, goods in progress and finished good we will keep the record in our system of each and every flavor of juice we produced, where it is currently and how much time it took to reach the final customer. PROMOTION Promotion is any form of communication a business or organization uses to inform, persuade, or remind people about its products and improve its public image. A promotional mix is an allocation of resources among five primary elements: INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES BAHAUDDIN ZAKARIYA UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN) INTERNATIONAL MARKETING TERM REPORT (2021) • • • • • Advertising. (Traditional Media and Social Media) Public Relations or Publicity. (Celebrity Endorsement) Sales Promotion. Direct Marketing. Personal Selling. For the purpose of marketing mix we’ll promote 3 newly launched nectars of Nestle Fruita Vitals by focusing mainly on advertising via Sponsorship of events, Social Media Marketing, TVC, Electronic boards and Billboards. As the target audience is Generation Y and Z that is youth, so promotion would be done through sponsorship of the coming World Cup, Summer Festivals specifically in leading universities of the Lahore city e.g., Lahore School of Economics, Lahore University of Management Sciences, University of Central Punjab and University of Management and Technology. Adding to this, we’ll sponsor events in Punjab College, Kinnaird College and Lahore College just to target the youth of colleges. We’ll also place advertisement on billboards near schools, colleges and universities to cater the targeted market. We’ll place billboard on main boulevard Iqbal Town, opposite to University of the Punjab, and near Niazi chowk closer to Government High School. We’ll do marketing by displaying ads on electronic boards on MM Alam Road. Along with this we will sponsor the events like, Summer Fest, Daachi (Arts and Crafts), All Girls Band: Live in Concert etc. For Social Media audience, we will capture them by consumer promotion on the search engine or home page of Nestle and target them by involving them in gifts, prizes and coupons by sending the maxim number of selfies with the new flavors to the Team of Nestle Fruita Vitals on the Facebook page. For TVC, w will play ad of 60 seconds endorsed by Wasim Akram and Fawad Khan on Geo, ARY and HUM for 2 times in an hour. The ad will be displayed from 7am to 9am in the morning and 8pm to 11 pm in the night for the period of 6 months. And in the season of World Cup, we’ll do bombardment of advertising on PTV Sports during over break, lunch break or game break. Total Budget approximated for the above-mentioned promotional activities will be Rs 2.5 crore.