U.S. READY-TO-EAT BREAKFAST CEREALS' EXPANSION IN CHINA

Fang Zhang

No 11229, Graduate Research Master's Degree Plan B Papers from Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Abstract: US ready-to-eat breakfast cereals entered the Chinese market in the mid-1990s. In the past years, this all-American food has been generating business losses. Such underperformance calls for prompt strategic modification by the cereal investors. This study focuses on foreign entry strategy and product strategy, and characterizes a combination of literature review and case study. Literature review seeks appropriate theories and frameworks, and therefore renders a sound conceptual foundation for the later analysis. Case study proposes a generic entry/product strategy, critiques current company-specific strategies, an d provides recommendations for future improvement. Selected in the case study are three brand-name cereal manufacturers, including Kellogg, Quaker Oats, and General Mills, with Kellogg being the focus and the others serving as a comparison.

Keywords: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Relations/Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 126
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.11229

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