STUDY OF CONSUMER PREFERENCE TOWARDS CADBURY AND NESTLE CHOCOLATES

A report submitted to Delhi Business School, New Delhi as a part fulfillment of MBA+PGP Graduate program (industry integrated) in entrepreneurship and business.

Submitted to: Submitted by: Keerti Jain Ratul Bhattacharyya Faculty: Roll No:151/9208490197 DELHI BUSINESS SCHOOL Batch: spring(09-11) Semester:2nd

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This is to certify that the summer training was done on STUDY OF CONSUMER PREFERENCE TOWARDS CADBURY AND NESTLE CHOCOLATES Submitted to Delhi Business school, New Delhi Ratul Bhattacharyya in partial fulfillment of the award of degree of MBA& post graduate in entrepreneurship& business, is a bonafide work carried out by him under my supervision and guidance . This work has not been submitted anywhere else for any other degree /diploma. The original work was carried during 1st may to 31st June .

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I hereby certify that the work which is being presented in the project entitled, STUDY OF CONSUMER PREFERENCE TOWARDS CADBURY AND NESTLE
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CHOCOLATES. in partial Fulfilment of the requirements for the award degree of M.B.A [for D.B.S (New Delhi)], is an authentic record of my own work .The matter presented in this Project Report has not been submitted by me for the award of any other degree of this or any other University. DATE: RATUL BHATTACHARYYA

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Concentration, dedication and application are necessary but not sufficient to achieve any goal. Therefore, it is our pleasant duty to offer our service of acknowledgement to those honourable
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personalities of the department who helped me to follow the path to success for the completion of this project. Survey is an excellent tool for learning and exploration. No classroom routine can substitute which is possible while working in real situations. Application of theoretical knowledge to practical situations is the bonanzas of this survey. Without a proper combination of inspection and perspiration, its not easy to achieve anything. There is always a sense of gratitude, which we express to others for the help and the needy services they render during the different phases of our lives. I too would like to do it as I really wish to express my gratitude toward all those who have been helpful to me directly or indirectly during the development of this project. I would like to thank my faculty who was always there to help and guide me when I needed help. His perceptive criticism kept me working to make this project more full proof. I am thankful to him for his encouraging and valuable support. Working under him was an extremely knowledgeable and enriching experience for me. I am very thankful to him for all the value addition and enhancement done to me. No words can adequately express my overriding debt of gratitude to my parents whose support helps me in all the way. Above all I shall thank my friends who constantly encouraged and blessed me so as to enable me to do this work successfully.

RATULBHATTACHARYYA

INTRODUCTION

In this research I have survey the product performance and buying behaviour of two famous brands of chocolates Nestle and Cadbury, which are consumed by people of all ages. During this research I have interacted with people of Kolkata. After this research I came to know how people perceives these products on the variables like price, quality, advertisement, satisfaction, taste, packaging, brand loyalty etc. I also came to know which particular brand of chocolate is most preferred by people of different age groups. In this research I have surveyed that how frequently and how much chocolate they consume, whether they buy small, big or family pack. Trend of ongoing changes in their likings has been shown in the report. In this report I have tried to explain the entire research and facts product wise.

THE INDUSTRY SCENARIO With the entry of multinationals and home companies sprucing up their act, the confectionery market is booming. McKinsey & Co. has
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estimated the confectionery industry to touch a whopping Rs. 6 500 crore by the year 2008. Till the eighties, the chocolate market was small and the product category itself was fuzzy. In the eighties, Cadburys - the virtual monopolist had decided to focus its efforts on making chocolates a distinct category with an identity of its own. And the marketer had sharply positioned its product at children to do that. Hence, chocolates bore an Only for kids tag, and kept adults at bay. By the end of the eighties, Cadburys still ruled the roost with over 80 percent market share. And though several brands - like Amul and Campco - tried to break into the market, none of them had succeeded in shaking the leaders grip. In fact, Cadburys had become a brand virtually generic to chocolates. Then chocolates were used to reward and reinforce positive behaviour and hence were categorised as a luxury reserved for special occasions. This was, a stark contrast to the west where chocolates were snacked on, eaten as mini meals or just to suppress pangs of hunger. But constant working by players like Cadburys (re-launch of Cadburys Dairy Milk targeting adults and as a casual any-time buy) and Nestle towards exploding the myth that chocolates are meant for children only, has resulted in the segment booming. Trends in the Industry With socio-economic changes rapidly taking place, the young and not so young population will lead a new life style and chocolate eating is definitely going to be widespread and acceptable.

 In the industry, both population and family incomes as well as urbanisation are on the increase. There has been a significant growth in the middle class, with 5.8 million people having upgraded to the quoted middle class. There is quantified data on FMCG usage having increased (NRS-VI & IRS98 figures) Thanks to the above reasons the growth in the chocolate market is estimated to be at 22% in 2001. But marketers in the industry are looking forward to a much higher growth rate, as Indias per capita consumption of chocolates is only 15 Gms. Versus 6 Kg in the west.

The Indian Chocolate market can be sliced into four parts. 1. Moulded Chocolate Segment - comprising slab chocolates like Dairy milk chocolates, etc. These are made by pouring the ingredients into moulds. 2. Countline Segment - comprising bars like 5 star, Bar One, Perk, Kit Kat, etc. These have ingredients other then chocolate and are usually Bar shaped, making for chunky bites. 3. Choco-Panned Segment - comprising chocolate forms like Butterscotch, Nutties, Tiffins, etc. Panned variety has different cores/centers which are covered with a layer of chocolate. 4. Sugar-Panned Segment - comprising chocolate forms such as Gems, Chocolate eclairs, etc. These generally have a sugar coating on the outside.

CONSUMER PREFERENCE
All marketing starts with the consumer. So consumer is a very important person to a marketer. Consumer decides what to purchase,
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for whom to purchase, why to purchase, from where to purchase, and how much to purchase. In order to become a successful marketer, he must know the liking or disliking of the customers. He must also know the time and the quantity of goods and services, a consumer may purchase, so that he may store the goods or provide the services according to the likings of the consumers. Gone are the days when the concept of market was let the buyers beware or when the market was mainly the sellers market. Now the whole concept of consumers sovereignty prevails. The manufacturers produce and the sellers sell whatever the consumer likes. In this sense, consumer is the supreme in the market. As consumers, we play a very vital role in the health of the economy local, national or international. The decision we make concerning our consumption behavior affect the demand for the basic raw materials, for the transportation, for the banking, for the production; they effect the employment of workers and deployment of resources and success of some industries and failures of others. Thus marketer must understand this. Preference (or "taste") is a concept, used in the social sciences, particularly economics. It assumes a real or imagined "choice" between alternatives and the possibility of rank ordering of these alternatives, based on happiness, satisfaction, gratification, enjoyment, utility they provide. More generally, it can be seen as a source of motivation. In cognitive sciences, individual preferences enable choice of objectives/goals. The study of the consumer preference not only focuses on how and why consumers make buying decision, but also focuses on how and why consumers make choice of the goods they buy and their evaluation of these goods after use. So for success of any company or product promotion it is very necessary to depart its concentration towards consumer preference.

SCOPE OF THE STUDY

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As learning is a human activity and is as natural, as breathing. Despite of the fact that learning is all pervasive in our lives, psychologists do not agree on how learning takes place. How individuals learn is a matter of interest to marketers. They want to teach consumers in their roles as their roles as consumers. They want consumers to learn about their products, product attributes, potential consumers benefit, how to use, maintain or even dispose of the product and new ways of behaving that will satisfy not only the consumers needs, but the marketers objectives. The scope of my study restricts itself to the analysis of consumer preferences, perception and consumption of Cadbury and Nestle Chocolates. There are many other brands of chocolates available but my study is limited to two major players of chocolates leaving behind the others. The scope of my study is also restricts itself to Moradabad region only.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

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This project is based on the comparative study consumer behavior towards Nestle and Cadbury chocolates. Objectives of the study are: The other objective is to know about the customer satisfaction level associated with the product and the customer preference level. To increase customer satisfaction and recapture the market share by fulfillingthe customer needs. To study the factors affecting the consumption pattern.

LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

In attempt to make this project authentic and reliable, every possible aspect of the topic was kept in mind. Nevertheless, despite of fact constraints were at play during the formulation of this project. The main limitations are as follows: Due to limitation of time only few people were selected for the study. So the sample of consumers was not enough to generalize the findings of the study. The main source of data for the study was primary data with the help of self-administered questionnaires. Hence, the chances of unbiased information are less. People were hesitant to disclose the true facts. The chance of biased response cant be eliminated though all necessary steps were taken to avoid the same.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
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As mentioned earlier, the objective of the study is to formulate a Marketing Strategy for any new entrant in the Indian Chocolate Industry. While recommending the said strategy detailed information from both primary and secondary sources was collected and analysed. This included: Primary Sources Four level primary information collections were undertaken. 1. To analyse buying behaviour and in order to gain an insight into the buyer need-satisfaction level, a questionnaire was formulated and administered among 80 people. The profile of the respondents was as follows: 1. Consumers of chocolates 12 years + in KOLKATA. This was since; chocolate consumption was witnessed amongst all age groups. 2. A distributor was also interviewed so as to get pertinent information regarding the most important P of FMCG marketing Place. 3. Extensive interviews were conducted with retailers in the KOLKATA area. These included pan shops, grocery shops, bakeries, departmental stores, etc. They provided information on various facts of chocolate distribution such as Point-of purchase material (dispensers etc.), infrastructure problems, critical informational regarding the policies of the present players in the market, etc.

Secondary Sources

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A number of secondary sources of information were used. These were: Information: Industry statistics, problems facing the industry, future outlook, etc. Also measures being adopted for cocoa production development. Internet websites Of Cadburys, Nestle and indiainfoline.com, askjeeves.com Extensive use of secondary information in the form of magazines/journals/newspapers clippings, such as Business World, Business Today, Business India, A&M, Brand Equity, Economic Times, etc. The methodology adopted was as follows: Industry Scenario Sketch (utilizing secondary information) Extensive Interviews held with Primary/Secondary Sources (Companies/Chocolate manufacturers Association). Extensive retailer interviews in KOLKATA Area Formulation and administration of a questionnaire Formulation of the Recommended Strategy on the basis of the above mentioned Primary and Secondary Information. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY: 1. To get familiar with their marketing strategies separately. 2. To view the segments being targeted by these brands in the market. 3. Up to what extent do the public respond to their products? 4. To prepare a marketing plan for any brand that is planning to enter the India Chocolate Market. 5. To be a relevant guide for any brand launch in India.

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Chocolate
The very word makes your mouth water. Chocolate is more than just a food: its a state of mind.

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Chocolates Chocolates! Chocolates! Every body has a liking for them, be they in the form of bar Or a tiny little gem, Or shaped like a rectangle, Or a sphere, a brick or an clair. For chocolate lovers it is fun, To have them during rain, breeze or sun. They are white and brown in color, And taste sweet and bitter Some have them in a glass of cold coffee, or in the form of a toffee. Some eat them when they are sad Some relish them when they are happy or have sweet dreams, But I feel, to have chocolates We dont need a reason, Cause we can have it Anytime, any season!

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History of chocolate:
The origin of chocolate can be traced back to the ancient Maya and Aztec civilizations in Central America, who first enjoyed chocolati a much-prized spicy drink made from roasted cocoa beans. Throughout its history, whether as cocoa or drinking chocolate beverage or confectionary treat, chocolate has been a much sought after food.

The Aztec empire

Chocolate(in the form of a luxury drink) was consumed in large quantities by the aztecs: the drink was described as finely ground, soft, foamy, reddish, bitter with chilli water, aromatic flowers, vanilla and wild bee honey. The dry climate meant the Aztecs were unable to grow cocoa trees, and had to obtain supplies of cocoa beans from tribute or trade

Don Cortes
The Spanish invaded Mexico in the 16th century, by this time the Aztecs had created a powerful empire, and the Spanish armies conquered Mexico. Don Cortes was made captain general and governor of Mexico. When he returned to Spain in1528 he loaded his galleons with cocoa beans and equipment for making the chocolate drink. Soon chocolate became a fashionable drink enjoyed by the rich in Spain.

Chocolate across Europe

An Italian traveler, Francesco carletti, was the first to break the Spanish monopoly. He had visited Central America and seen how the Indians prepared the cocoa beans and how they made the drink, and by 1606 chocolate was well established in Italy.

History of chocolate:
The origin of chocolate can be traced back to the ancient Maya and Aztec civilizations in Central America, who first enjoyed chocolati a much-prized spicy drink made from roasted cocoa beans. Throughout its history, whether as cocoa or drinking chocolate beverage or confectionary treat, chocolate has been a much sought after food.

The Aztec empire

Chocolate(in the form of a luxury drink) was consumed in large quantities by the aztecs: the drink was described as finely ground, soft, foamy, reddish, bitter with chilli water, aromatic flowers, vanilla and wild bee honey. The dry climate meant the Aztecs were unable to grow cocoa trees, and had to obtain supplies of cocoa beans from tribute or trade

Don Cortes
The Spanish invaded Mexico in the 16th century, by this time the Aztecs had created a powerful empire, and the Spanish armies conquered Mexico. Don Cortes was made captain general and governor of Mexico. When he returned to Spain in1528 he loaded his galleons with cocoa beans and equipment for making the chocolate drink. Soon chocolate became a fashionable drink enjoyed by the rich in Spain.

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Chocolate across Europe

An Italian traveler, Francesco carletti, was the first to break the Spanish monopoly. He had visited Central America and seen how the Indians prepared the cocoa beans and how they made the drink, and by 1606 chocolate was well established in Italy.

Drinking chocolate
The secret of chocolate was taken to France in 1615, when Anne, daughter of Phillip 2 of Spain married king Louis 13 of France The French court enthusiastically adopted this new exotic drink, which was considered to have medicinal benefits as well as being a nourishing food. Gradually the custom of drinking chocolate spread across Europe, reaching England in the 1650s

First chocolate for eating

Up until this point all chocolate recipes were based on plain chocolate. It was an English doctor, sir Hanss sloane, who- after traveling in south America- focused on cocoa and food values, bringing a milk chocolate recipe back to England. The original Cadbury milk chocolate was prepared to his recipe.

History:
The earliest record of chocolate was over fifteen hundred years ago in the central America rain forests, where the tropical mix of high rain fall combined with high year round temperatures and humidity provide the ideal climate for cultivation of the plant from which chocolate is derived, the cacao tree. Chocolate is made from the cocoa bean, found in pods growing from the trunk and lower branches of the cacao tree, Latin name theobroma cacao meaning food of the gods Cacao was corrupted into the more familiar cocoa by the early European explorers. The Maya brewed a spicy, bittersweet drink by roasting and pounding the seeds of the cacao tree with maize and capsicum peppers and letting the mixture ferment. This drink was reserved for use in ceremonies as well as for drinking by the wealthy and religious elite; they also ate cacao porridge. The Aztecs, like the Mayans, also enjoyed cacao as a beverage fermented from the raw beans, which again featured prominently in ritual and as a luxury available only to the very wealthy. The Aztecs called this drink xocolatl, the Spanish conquistadors found this almost impossible to pronounce and so corrupted it to the easier chocolat the English further changed this to chocolate. The Aztecs regarded chocolate as an aphrodisiac and their emperor, Montezuma reputedly drank it fifty times a day from a golden goblet and is quoted as saying of xocolatl: the divine drink, which builds up resistance and fights fatigue. A cup of this precious drink permits a man to walk for a whole day without food

Chocolate in Europe
Xocolatl! or chocolat or chocolate as it became known, was brought to Europe by Cortez, by this time the conquistadors had learned to make the drink more palatable to European tastes by mixing the ground roasted beans with sugar and vanilla ( a practice still continued today), thus offsetting the spicy bitterness of the brew the Aztecs drank. The first chocolate factories opened in Spain, where the dried fermented beans brought back from the new world by the Spanish treasure fleets were roasted and ground, and by the early 17th century chocolate powder from which the European version of the drink was made- was being exported to other parts of Europe. The Spanish kept the source of

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the drink- the beans- a secret for many years, so successfully in fact, that when English buccaneers boarded what they thought was a Spanish treasurer galleon in 1579, only to find it loaded with what appeared to be dried sheeps droppings, they burned the whole ship in frustration. If only they had known, chocolate was so expensive at that time, that it was worth its weight in silver ( if not gold), chocolate was treasure indeed ! Within a few years, the cocoa beverage made from the powder produced in Spain had become popular throughout Europe, in the Spanish Netherlands, Italy, France, Germany and in about 1520 it arrived in England. The first chocolate house in England opened in London in 1657 followed rapidly by many others. Like the already well established coffee houses, they were used as clubs where the wealthy and business community met to smoke a clay pipe of tobacco, conduct business and socialize over a cup of chocolate.

Back to the Americas

Events went full circle when English colonists carried chocolate (and coffee) with them to Englands colonies in north America. Destined to become the united states of America and Canada, they are now the worlds largest consumers by far of both chocolate and coffee, consuming over half of the words total production of chocolate alone.

The Quakers
The Quakers were, and still are, a pacifist religious sect, an offshoot of the puritans of English civil war and pilgrim fathers fame and a history of chocolate would not be complete without mentioning their part in it. Some of the most famous names in chocolate were Quakers, who for centuries held a virtual monopoly of chocolate making in the English speaking world fry, Cadbury and row tree are probably the best known. Its probably before the time of the English civil war between parliament and king Charles 1st that the Quakers who evolved from the puritans, first began their historic association with chocolate. Because of their pacifist religion, they were prohibited from many normal business activities, so as an industrious people with a strong belief in the work ethic (like the puritans), they involved themselves in food related businesses and did very well. Baking was a common occupation for them because bread was regarded as the biblical staff of life, and bakers in England were the first to add chocolate to cakes so it would be a natural progression for them to start making pure chocolate. They were also heavily involved in breakfast cereals but thats another story. What is certain is that the fry, row tree and Cadbury families in England among others, began chocolate making and in fact Joseph fry of fry &sons (founded 1728 in Bristol, England) is credited with producing and selling the worlds first chocolate bar. Frys have now all but disappeared (taken over by Cadbury) and row tree have merged Swiss company nestle, to form the largest chocolate manufacturer in the world. Cadbury have stayed with chocolate production and are now, if not quite the largest, probably one of the best-known chocolate makers in the world.

Chocolate as we know it
The first mention of chocolate being eaten in solid form is when bakers in England began adding cocoa powder to cakes in the mid 1600s. Then in 1828 a Dutch chemist, Johannes van houten, invented a method of extracting the bitter tasting fat or cocoa butter from the roasted ground beans, his aim was to make the drink smoother and more palatable, however he unknowingly paved the way for solid chocolate as we know it. Chocolate as we know it today first appeared in 1847 when fry & sons of Bristol, England mixed sugar with cocoa powder and cocoa butter (made by the van houten process) to produce the first solid chocolate bar then in1875 a Swiss manufacturer,

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Daniel peters, found a way to combine (some would say improve, some would say ruin) cocoa powder and cocoa butter with sugar and dried milk powder to produce the first milk chocolate.

CHOCOLATE PRODUCTION
The cocoa-bean -- the heart of the sweetest delicacy in the world -- is bitter! This is why, up to the 18th century some native tribes ate only the sweetish flesh of the cocoa fruit. They regarded the precious bean as waste or used it, as was the case among the Aztecs, as a form of currency.

TheVarieties
There are two quite different basic classifications of cocoa, under which practically all varieties can be categorised: Criollo and Forastero cocoas. The pure variety of the Criollo tree is found mainly in its native Equador and Venezuela. The seeds are of finer quality than those of the Forastero variety. They have a particularly fine, mild aroma and are, therefore, used only in the production of high-quality chocolate and for blending. However, Criollo cocoa accounts for only 10% of the world crop. The remaining 90% is harvested from trees of the Forastero family, with its many hybrids and varieties. The main growing area is West Africa. The cocoa tree can flourish only in the hottest regions of the world.

TheHarvest
Immediately after harvesting, the fruit is treated to prevent it from rotting. At fermentation sites either in the plantation or at, collecting points, the fruit is opened.

Fermentation
The fermentation process is decisive in the production of high quality raw cocoa. The technique varies depending on the growing region.

Drying
After fermentation, the raw cocoa still contains far too much water; in fact about 60%. Most of this has to be removed. What could be more natural than to spread the beans out to dry on the sun-soaked ground or on mats? After a week or so, all but a small percentage of the water has evaporated.

Cleaning
Before the real processing begins, the raw cocoa is thoroughly cleaned by passing through sieves, and by brushing. Finally, the last vestiges of wood, jute fibres, sand and even the finest dust are extracted by powerful vacuum equipment.

Roasting
The subsequent roasting process is primarily designed to develop the aroma. The entire roasting process, during which the air in the nearly 10 feet high furnaces reaches a temperature of 130 C, is carried out automatically.

Crushingandshelling
The roasted beans are now broken into medium sized pieces in the crushing machine.

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Blending
Before grinding, the crushed beans are weighed and blended according to special recipes. The secret of every chocolate factory lies in the special mixing ratios, which it has developed for different types of cocoa.

Grinding
The crushed cocoa beans, which are still fairly coarse are now pre-ground by special milling equipment and then fed on to rollers where they are ground into a fine paste. The heat generated by the resulting pressure and friction causes the cocoa butter (approximately 50% of the bean) contained in the beans to melt, producing a thick, liquid mixture. This is dark brown in color with a characteristic, strong odour. During cooling it gradually sets: this is the cocoa paste. At this point the production process divides into two paths, but which soon join again. A part of the cocoa paste is taken to large presses, which extract the cocoa butter. The other part passes through various blending and refining processes, during which some of the cocoa butter is added to it. The two paths have rejoined.

CocoaButter
The cocoa butter has important functions. It not only forms part of every recipe, but it also later gives the chocolate its fine structure, beautiful lustre and delicate, attractive glaze. Cocoa Powder After the cocoa butter has left the press; cocoa cakes are left which still contain a 10 to 20% proportion of fat depending on the intensity of compression. These cakes are crushed again, ground to powder and finely sifted in several stages and we obtain a dark, strongly aromatic powder, which is excellent for the preparation of delicious drinks - cocoa. Cocoa paste, cocoa butter, sugar and milk are the four basic ingredients for making chocolate. By blending them in accordance with specific recipes the three types of chocolate are obtained which form the basis of ever product assortment, namely:

Kneading
In the case of milk chocolate for example, the cocoa paste, cocoa butter, powdered or condensed milk, sugar and flavouring - maybe vanilla - go into the mixer, where they are pulverized and kneaded.

Rolling
Depending on the design of the rolling mills, three or five vertically mounted steel rollers rotate in opposite directions. Under heavy pressure they pulverise the tiny particles of cocoa and sugar down to a size of approx. 30 microns. (One micron is a thousandth part of a millimetre.)

Conching
But still the chocolate paste is not smooth enough to satisfy our palates. But within two or three days all that will have been put right. For during

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this period the chocolate paste will be refined to such an extent in the conches that it will flatter even the most discriminating palate. Conches (from the Spanish word "concha", meaning a shell) is the name given to the troughs in which 100 to 1000 kilograms of chocolate paste at a time can be heated up to 80 C and, while being constantly stirred, is given a velvet smoothness by the addition of certain amounts of cocoa butter. A kind of aeration of the liquid chocolate paste then takes place in the conches: its bitter taste gradually disappears and the flavor is fully developed. The chocolate no longer seems sandy, but dissolves meltingly on the tongue. It has attained the outstanding purity, which gives it its reputation.

CONSUMPTION OF CHOCOLATES IN INDIA

Chocolate consumption in India is extremely low. Per capita consumption is around 160 gms in the urban areas, compared to 810kg in the developed countries. In rural areas, it is even lower. Chocolates in India are consumed as indulgence and not as a snack food. A strong volume growth was witnessed in the early 90s when Cadbury repositioned chocolates from children to adult consumption. The biggest opportunity is likely to stem from increasing the consumer base. Leading players like Cadbury and Nestle have been attempting to do this by value for money offerings, which are affordable to the masses.

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NESTLE
Nestle India
Nestle India is a subsidiary of Nestle S.A. of Switzerland. The company insists on honesty, integrity and fairness in all aspects of its business and expects the same in its relationships.

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Nestle India- Presence Across India

Beginning with its first investment in Moga in 1961, Nestls regular and substantial investments established that it was here to stay. In 1967, Nestl set up its next factory at Choladi (Tamil Nadu) as a pilot plant to process the tea grown in the area into soluble tea. The Nanjangud factory (Karnataka), became operational in 1989, the Samalkha factory (Haryana), in 1993 and in 1995 and 1997, Nestl commissioned two factories in Goa at Ponda and Bicholim respectively. Nestl India is now putting up the 7th factory at Pant Nagar in Uttaranchal.

Nestle Story
Nestl was founded in 1867 on the shores of Lake Geneva in Vevey, Switzerland and its first product was Farine Lacte Nestl, an infant cereal specially formulated by Henri Nestl to provide and improve infant nutrition. From its first historic merger with the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company in 1905, Nestl has grown to become the worlds largest and most diversified food Company, and is about twice the size of its nearest competitor in the food ~
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and beverage sector. Nestls trademark of birds in a nest, derived from Henri Nestls personal coat of arms, evokes the values upon which he founded his Company. Namely, the values of security, maternity and affection, nature and nourishment, family and tradition. Today, it is not only the central element of Nestls corporate identity but serves to define the Companys products, responsibilities, business practices, ethics and goals. In 2004, Nestl had around 247,000 employees worldwide, operated 500 factories in approx. 100 countries and offered over 8,000 products to millions of consumers universally. The Companys transparent business practices, pioneering environment policy and respect for the fundamental values of different cultures have earned it an enviable place in the countries it operates in. Nestls activities contribute to and nurture the sustainable economic development of people, communities and nations. Above all, Nestl is dedicated to bringing the joy of Good Food, Good Life to peoplethroughout their lives, throughout the world.

Nestle Brands
Milk Products & Nutrition Beverages Prepared Dishes and Cooking Aids Chocolates & Confectionary

MILK PRODUCTS AND NUTRITION: NESTL EVERYDAY Dairy Whitener NESTL EVERYDAY Slim NESTL EVERYDAY Ghee NESTL MILKMAID NESTL Fresh 'n' Natural Dahi NESTL Fresh 'n' Natural Slim Dahi NESTL Jeera Raita NESTL MILKMAID Fruit yoghurt ~
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NESTL Milk NESTL Slim Milk BEVERAGES: NESCAF CLASSIC NESCAF SUNRISE NESTL MILO NESCAF 3 in 1 NESCAF Koolerz PREPARED DISHES AND COOKING AIDS MAGGI 2-MINUTE Noodles MAGGI Vegetable Atta Noodles MAGGI Dal Atta Noodles MAGGI Rice Noodles Mania MAGGI Sauces MAGGI Pizza Mazza MAGGI Healthy Soups MAGGI Healthy Soup- Sanjeevni MAGGI MAGIC Cubes CHOCOLATES & CONFECTIONARY NESTL KIT KAT NESTL KIT KAT LITE NESTL MUNCH NESTL MUNCH POP CHOC NESTL MILKYBAR NESTL MILKYBAR CHOO NESTL BAR-ONE NESTL FUNBAR NESTL Milk Chocolate POLO POLO Powermint NESTL Eclairs

NESTLEKITKAT

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Are crisp wafer fingers covered with choco layer? NESTL KIT KAT has a unique finger format with a breaking' ritual attached to it. NESTL KIT KAT is one of the most successful brands in the world and every year over 12 billion NESTL KIT KAT fingers are consumed around the globe.
NESTLE MUNCH

NESTL MUNCH is wafer layer covered with delicious choco layer. NESTL MUNCH is so crisp, light and irresistible that you just can't stop Munching.' NESTL MUNCH is the largest selling SKU in the category!
NESTLE MILKY BAR:

NESTL MILKYBAR is a delicious milky treat, which kids love. Relaunched in January 2006 with a Calcium Rich recipe, NESTL MILKYBAR is a favorite with parents to treat their kids with.
NESTLE BAR-ONE

is a luscious nougat and caramel with delicious choco layer. NESTL BARONE constantly reminds you that it is Time for Action'.
NESTLE Milk Chocolate:

NESTL Milk Chocolate is a milk chocolate with a delicious taste. Kids just love it!

CADBURY
How Cadbury Chocolate is made

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Milk chocolate for eating was first made by Cadbury in 1897 by adding milk powder John paste to the dark chocolate recipe of cocoa mass, cocoa butter and sugar. By today's standards this chocolate was not particularly good: it was coarse and dry and not sweet or milky enough for public tastes. There was a great deal of competition from continental manufacturers, not only the French,but also the Swiss, renowned for their milk chocolate. Led by George Cadbury Junior, the Bournville experts set out to meet the challenge. A considerable amount of time and money was spent on research and on new plant designed to produce the chocolate in larger quantities. A recipe was formulated incorporating fresh milk, and production processes were developed to produce a milk chocolate 'not merely as good as, but better than' the imported milk chocolate'.

Four years of hard work were invested in the project and in 1905 what was to be Cadbury's top selling brand was launched. Three names were considered: Jersey, Highland Milk and Dairy Maid. Dairy Maid became Dairy Milk, and Cadbury's Dairy Milk, with its unique flavour and smooth creamy texture, was ready to challenge the Swiss domination of the milk chocolate market. By 1913 Dairy Milk had become the company's best selling line and in the mid twenties Cadbury's Dairy Milk gained its status as the brand leader, a position it has held ever since.

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COMPANY OVERVIEW OF CADBURY INDIA

Cadbury began its operations in 1948 by importing chocolates and then repacking them before distribution in the Indian market. After 59 years of existence, it today has five company-owned manufacturing facilities at Thane, Induri (Pune) and Malanpur (Gwalior), Bangalore and Baddi (Himachal Pradesh) and 4 sales offices (New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkota and Chennai). The corporate office is in Mumbai.Currently Cadbury India operates in three sectors viz. Chocolate Confectionery, Milk Food Drinks and in the Candy category. In the Chocolate Confectionery business, Cadbury has maintained its undisputed leadership over the years. Some of the key brands are Cadbury Dairy Milk, 5 Star, Perk, clairs and Celebrations. Cadbury enjoys a value market share of over 70% - the highest Cadbury brand share in the world! Their flagship brand Cadbury Dairy Milk is considered the "gold standard" for chocolates in India. The pure taste of CDM defines the chocolate taste for the Indian consumer. In the Milk Food drinks segment their main product is Bournvita - the leading Malted Food Drink (MFD) in the country. Similarly in the medicated candy category Halls is the undisputed leader. The Cadbury India Brand Strategy has received consistent support through simple but imaginative extensions to product categories and distribution. A good example of this is the development of Bytes. Crispy wafers filled with coca cream in the form of a bagged snack, Bytes is positioned as "The new concept of sweet snacking". It delivers the taste of chocolate in the form of a light snack, and thus heralds the entry of Cadbury India into the growing bagged Snack Market, which has been dominated until now by Salted Bagged Snack Brands. Bytes was first launched in South India in 2003. Since 1965 Cadbury has also pioneered the development of cocoa cultivation in India. For over two decades, it has worked with the Kerala Agriculture University to undertake cocoa research and released clones, hybrids that improve the cocoa yield. Today, Cadbury is poised in its leap towards quantum growth and new categories of business, namely gums, mints, snacking and gifting. It is a part of the Cadbury Schweppes Group, world's No.1 Confectionery Company. ~
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CADBURY WORLD WIDE

Cadbury is the world's largest confectionery company and have a strong regional presence in beverages in the Americas and Australia. With origins stretching back over 200 years, today their products which include brands such as Cadbury, Schweppes, Halls, Trident, Dr Pepper, Snapple, Trebor, Dentyne, Bubblicious and Bassett - are enjoyed in almost every country around the world. We employ around 60,00 people. Their heritage starts back in 1783 when Jacob Schweppe perfected his process for manufacturing carbonated mineral water in Geneva, Switzerland. And in 1824 John Cadbury opened in Birmingham selling cocoa and chocolate. These two great household names merged in 1969 to form Cadbury Schweppes plc. Since then they have expanded their business throughout the world by a programme of organic and acquisition led growth. Concentrating on their core brands in beverages and confectionery since the 1980s, they have strengthened their portfolio through almost fifty acquisitions, including brand icons such as Mott's, Canada Dry, Halls, Trident, Dentyne, Bubblicious,Trebor, Bassett, Dr Pepper, 7 Up and Snapple. - It employ 60,000 people in over 200 countries - Worlds No 1 Confectionery company - World's No 2 Gums company - World's No 3 beverage company

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Cadbury Brands:
Chocolates Snacks Beverages Candy

SNACKS:
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BEVERAGES
Bournvita

CANDY
Halls

CHOCOLATES
Dairy Milk 5 Star Perk Celebrations Temptation Eclairs Gems

DAIRY MILK

The story of Cadbury Dairy Milk started way back in 1905 at Bournville, U.K., but the journey with chocolate lovers in India began in1948. The variants Fruit & Nut, Crackle and Roast Almond, combine the classic taste of Cadbury Dairy Milk with a variety of ingredients and are very popular amongst teens & adults. Cadbury Dairy Milk has exciting products on offer - Cadbury Dairy Milk ~ ~

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Wowie, chocolate with Disney characters embossed in it, and Cadbury Dairy Milk 2 in 1, a delightful combination of milk chocolate and white chocolate. Giving consumers an exciting reason to keep coming back into the fun filled world of Cadbury. Today, Cadbury Dairy Milk alone holds 30% value share of the Indian chocolate market.

5 STAR

the second largest after Cadbury Dairy Milk with a market share of 14%, Cadbury 5 Star moves from strength to strength every year by increasing its user base. Launched in 1969 as a bar of chocolate that was hard outside with soft caramel nougat inside, Cadbury 5 Star has re-invented itself over the years to keep satisfying the consumers taste for a high quality & different chocolate eating experience. One of the key properties that Cadbury 5 Star was associated with was its classic Gold colour. And through the passage of time, this was one property that both, the brand and the consumer stuck to as a valuable association. More recently, to give consumers another reason to come into the Cadbury 5 Star fold, Cadbury 5 Star Crunchy was launched. The same delicious Cadbury 5 Star was now available with a dash of rice crispies.

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Cadbury launched Perk in 1996. With its light chocolate and wafer construct, Cadbury Perk targeted the casual snacking space that was dominated primarily by chips & wafers. With the rise of more value-for-money brands in the wafer chocolate segment, Cadbury Perk unveiled two new offerings - Perk XL and XXL. In 2004, with an added dose of 'Real Cadbury Dairy Milk' and an 'improved wafer', Perk became even more irresistible.

CELEBRATIONS

Cadbury Celebrations was aimed at replacing traditional gifting options like Mithai and dry- fruits during festive seasons. Cadbury Celebrations is available in several assortments: An assortment of chocolates like 5 Star, Perk, Gems, Dairy Milk and Nutties and rich dry fruits enrobed in Cadbury dairy milk chocolate in 5 variants, Almond magic, raisin magic, cashew magic, nut butterscotch and caramels. The super premium Celebrations Rich Dry Fruit Collection which is a festive offering is an exotic range of chocolate covered dry fruits and nuts in various flavours and the premium dark chocolate range which is exotic dark chocolate in luscious flavours.

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Cadbury Temptations is a range of delicious premium chocolate in five flavours variants - Roast Almond Coffee, Honey Apricot, Mint Crunch, Black Forest and Old Jamaica.

VISION
The governing objective for Cadbury India is to deliver: Superior Shareholder Value Cadbury in every pocket

The company believe this requires:

Broadening our consumer appeal and extending their reach to newer markets Sustained growth of their market share through aggressive product development Striving for international quality in their products and processes Focusing on cost competitiveness and productivity in their operations and innovative utilisation of their assets Investing to develop people.

Finding a Market Winner

Developing a successful new product which will stand the test of time and gain a permanent place in a companys product portfolio is not easy. Much quoted figures estimate that it takes in the region of 58 new product ideas to end up with one successful new product and some people put the initial figure as high as 100. The majority of ideas fail early in the process well before they reach the consumer. A further significant proportion fail to move from the test market into national distribution. With the tremendous investment required for totally new products, it is essential that the whole project is carefully researched. In fact, it may take several years for a new product to grow from ~
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concept stage to national distribution. The search for a new product usually beings with an evaluation of the opportunities or gaps in the market. Successful new brands are targeted as far as possible to avoid taking market share from a companys existing brands. A new sector must be created in the market or the new product must attack competitors brands. Successful new product development is essentially team work involving research and development, marketing and sales, market research, production, engineering and finance. At Cadbury, in common with most companies, the marketing role is fulfilled by the Product/Brand Manager whose function is to coordinate and mastermind the project through from the initial brief to national launch, until the largest sales tonnage has been achieved.

The initial impetus for embarking on a New Product Development project can be:
Changes in consumer lifestyles Technology developments where new processing techniques have been devised The need for market extension abroad, particularly into Asia Pacific, and the demise of trade barriers. However, products cannot be simply transferred from one market to another without review and possible adaptation to suit differing expectations and cultures. Whether the product strategy is: Existing product improvement New product development within the current range of activity Production diversification

ADVERTISING & SALES PROMOTION

As we have discussed the importance of Advertising and Sales promotion in introduction, so we know how much advertising aim sales promotion are important. The slogans of advertising are the tools of sales promotion are so important which couples the customer to purchase the product. Now we are going to discuss all these things one by one about Cadbury. Following are a few advertising slogans used by Cadbury for introducing the product to the customers:~
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 THE REAL TASTE OF LIFE (DAIRY MILK ) THODI SI PET POOJA KABHI BHI KAHI BHI (PERK) WHEN EVER ON HUNGER STRIKE (PERK) TAN KI SHAKTI, MAN KI SHAKTI (BOURNVITA) KUCH ZADA HI SOLID (PICNIC) YEH CHOCOLATE KHAE AAP INHE KHAE (ECLAIRS) All these slogans used by Cadbury are beautifully prepared because they can compel the consumer to buy the product to some extent. Now we will discuss them in details with the help of which we can easily understand how these slogans can leave these impression on the customer.

The Real Taste of Life This slogan was prepared for the first chocolate introduce by the Cadbury first time in India. The chocolate was Dairy Milk. This slogan says that there are many types of products present in the market, they have different taste but Dairy Milk is the best and the true taste of the life. This slogan also stands for the victory. On electronic media, the advertisement shows that a cricketer wins the match and after that he and his girl friend eats this product. Therefore, this stands for victory of any body eats this product will definitely win in his life. Thodi Si Pet Pooja Kabhi Bhi Kahi Bhi When Cadbury introduced its next chocolate named Perk this slogan were used. This explains that if anybody is hungry and he do not have any thing to eat accept this Perk then he can have this. This shows that Perk is so good chocolate which can be used as a substitute of food and is a complete food. Whenever on Hunger Strike Later on Cadbury came out with new slogan on television; the advertisement shows that few students are on hunger strike. But they had the chocolate. This shows that nobody can control himself/herself if this product of Cadbury is lying in front of that person. This means that Cadbury product is so good that nobody can leave it. Tan Ki Shakti, Man Ki Shakti This slogan was used for Bournvita. Bournvita is full of proteins, vitamins, minerals and all those necessary things which are useful for our body and mind. Therefore, this slogan stood best for Bournvita. TAN KI SHAKTI, means ~
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the energy to the body. If anybody here this product, he /she will remain active for whole day. That person will look healthy, active and will look smart. YEH CHOCOLATE KHAIN, AAP INHE KHAIN When Eclairs toffee came in the market, this slogan was used. Eclairs is a toffee filled with chocolate. It means that instead of having chocolate you can have eclairs toffee too. It a person does not want to have 12 pieces of chocolate, can have one or two eclairs toffee. KUCH ZADA HI SOLID Nowadays new chocolate has been introduced by the Cadbury and this slogans going on creating demand for this new product. In this ad we can see that one chocolate falls on a car and damages the car. This chocolate is so strong due to lots of nuts, caramel etc. etc. present in this chocolate. This also shows that this is for adventurous people who love thrills, adventure etc.

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ADOPTED BY CADBURY

Cadbury Schweppes pick the world number 3 soda market has aggfed to sell most of its soft drinks business outside the US to Coca Co. for $ 1.85 billions to finance a head on battle with Coke in the No. 1 soda makers home market. The agreements included the Schwoers Dr. Pepper chanda dry and crush brands and exude South Africa and France the pact which was dependent on regulatory approval was likely to be concealed in mid 1999 Cadbury said. The more will allow Cadbury to expand it Dr. Peeper business in US where it derives two-thirds of its soft drinks sales and was a 15 per cent market share at the same time it get Cadbury out of markets where it is growing at a slower pace. The shares rose as much as 70.5 per cent or 7.5 per cent or 7.5 per cent 1002. This sort out the places where Cadburys systems werent strong enough to compete with Coca-Cola, said Mr. David long an analyst a Henderson Croshtwaite, they were fighting with proper for this.

Patterns of distribution channels and types of distribution intermediaries

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Manufacture Stockiest/Distributor Semi-wholesaler Retailer User

Main steps involved in Developing the channel design

Formulation of channel objectives. Identification of channel functions. Analysing the product characteristics and linking channel design to the product. Evaluation of the distribution environment including legal aspects Evaluation of competitors channel patterns. Evaluation of company resources and matching the channel design to the resources. Development of alternative channel designs and selation of the one that suits the firm most.

Qualities that Cadbury management look for while selecting dealers

Business reputation and business standing. Business capacity and salesmanship. Expertise and previous experience in the line. Financial capacity and willingness to invest in the line. Credit worthiness. Capacity to offer to customers : ~
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 Required assortments of products. Required services. Capacity and willingness to extend credit to customers. Capacity to provide. (1) Storage facilities. (2) Showrooms, (3) Shops, (4) Service workshops, (5) Salesmen and (6) Service men commensurate with expected business Social status Good relation with: Consumer, especially, bulk consumers, and sub dealers.

PRICING POLICIES ADOPTED BY CADBURY Despite intensifying competition for target share and a stream of new products, pitted against each other, the price line of popular brands of chocolate had move upward over the past one year. Prices of key brands like Nestles Kitkat and Cadburys Dairy Milk have rose by 25 per cent each between November 2001 and November 2002. Brands such as Cadburys Eclairs, where the unit prices is lower, have seen a sharpener price hike. A major portion of the price revision occurred in the last part of 2001 and in the first quarter of 2002. A sharp rise in cocoa prices and rupee and depreciation escalation in input costs for chocolate manufacturers in the last leg of fiscal 2001-98. Whole cocoa, prices have receded from their high after September 2001, rupee depreciation and the higher incidence depreciation and the higher incidence of excise duties has kept the price line of chocolates. The cost of cocoa, the key input, accounts for around 45 per cent of the manufacturing costs for chocolates production. Domestic cocoa production (estimated at 4500) to 5000 tonnes for the current year) has been stagnant and takes are of less than a third of domestic requirements of chocolate and malted food manufacturers. Manufacturers such as Cadbury and Nestle India import over half of this cocoa requirements. International cocoa prices moved up from 140 cents per kg in January 2001 to ~
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peak at 190 cents per kg in September 2001, prompting a round or price increase in chocolates in the last part of 2001. Subsequently cocoa prices have receded to around 150-160 cents per kg and are expected to rule at these levels in the near term. However, rupee depreciation of around 17 per cent since September 2001 is likely to have offset the impact of this on production costs. The reclassification of the wafer-coated chocolates, making them chargeable to an excise duty of 18 per cent, against 8 per cent earlier, is also likely to contribute to price escalation. The excise authorities have recently passed an order on Nestle, directing it to pay excise dues at the higher rate of 18 per cent. The matter is now under appeal. Maximum Retail Price - based excise duties, which have been introduced on chocolates in the latest budget could also add to the production cost especially in the premium categories. Though cocoa prices have extended to rule relatively soft. The price line for chocolates appears unlikely to come down in the near future.

FACTORS INFLUENCING PRICING OF CADBURY

Internal Factors Corporate and marketing objectives of the firm. The image sought by the firm through pricing. The characteristics of the product. Price elasticity of demand of the product. The stage of the product on the product life cycle. Use pattern and turn around rate of the product. Cost of manufacturing and marketing. Extent of distinctiveness of the product and extent of production differentiation practiced by the firm. Other elements of the marketing mix of the firm and their interaction with pricing. Composition of the product line of the firm. External Factors Market characteristics. Buyers behavior in respect of the given product. Bargaining power of major customers. Competitors pricing policy. Government controls regulations on pricing. Other relevant legal aspects. Societal (or social) considerations. Understanding, if any reached with price cartels. ~
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Cadbury objective of pricing Profit maximization in the short-term. Profit optimization in the long-term. A minimum return (or target return) on investment. A minimum return on sales turnover. Targets sales volume. Target market share. Deeper penetration of the market. Entering new markets. Target profit on the entire product line irrespective of profit level in individual products. Keeping competition out, or keeping it under check. Fast turn around and early cash recovery. Stabilizing prices and margins in the market.

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Analysis & interpretation:

Chocolate is a product which is like by the all age group of people. According to the survey 83% of people says yes they eat chocolate and 17% say no they are not eating chocolate. May be the reason behind that is they are not eating chocolate on daily or weakly basis or may be they are eating any other brand of chocolate.

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Analysis & Interpretation:

There are many brands available in the market. But the market leaders in India are basically two brands like Cadbury & Nestle. According to survey 64% of the market is captured by the Cadbury and only 36% of the market is covered by the Nestle. To capture the market the company should do more advertising and ~
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Analysis & Interpretation:

In this survey nestle is having five sub-brands like kitkat, Munch, Milkybar, Barone,milk chocolates and their consumption are like kitkat 33% ,munch 56 ,milky bar 3% ,bare one 5% ,and milk chocolate 3%. And if we talk about Cadbury the sub-brand of the Cadbury is dairymilk, 5 star, perk, celebration and ~
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Temptation and their consumption are like dairy milk 62%, 5 star 17%, perk 14%, celebration 2% and Temptation 5%. According to the survey the highest selling product is Cadbury.
Rank the sub-brands of chocolates according to your preference NESTLE

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Analysis & Interpretation

In this survey I found that the most selling product is Munch the sub-brand of Nestle the Munch has capture the 50% of the market as compared to the Cadbury product the highest selling product of Cadbury is Dairy milk which captured the market stake of 47% which is as compared to Much 20%less which is a good sigh for Nestle and the less consumption of the Nestle product is Milk ~
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bar & Milk Chocolate the market share is only 3% and in Cadbury less selling product are Celebration and Temptation the reason behind this is they are too Costly to consume. And it can only use occasionally.

Which form of a chocolate do you like?

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Every person have there own taste and preferences towards the eatable product in chocolates there are four varieties available in the market among this 47% of the consumer like hard chocolates, 29% of the consumer like crunchy chocolates, 18% of the consumer like nutties chocolates & only 6% of the consumer like Chew chocolates.

What pack do you purchase?

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Analysis & Interpretation:

The chocolates are available in the market in different packaging like small, big, & family pack, from the survey we can say that the consumption of the chocolates are more eaten by the teenage group so they more prefer the small packaging because of there availability in market is good and most important ~
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thing is its very much affordable. According to the survey 73% are using small pack, 17% are using big pack of the chocolates, 10% are consuming family pack because of there high price. So we can easily see that the consumption of small pack is having boom in the market compare to other packaging

Which promotional offers attract you most?

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Analysis & Interpretation: To sell out the product there are many promotions activity conducted by the company to face the competition the offer give by the company are like free gift, price offer, or any other scheme. In this 12% are giving the free gift offer (scratch the card scheme), 84% are directly giving the price offer, and 4% giving the any other kind of scheme.

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Analysis & Interpretation: There are many factors affecting at the time of purchase. So company is doing promotional activities to acquire the desired target of the product. Basically there are six main type of the promotional activities like 69% of the advertisement, 1% of the suggestions, 2% of the attractive display, 0%of the doctors advice, 21% of the companies are using Brand Ambassadors in there advertisement, 7% of the ingredients. So all this factors are affecting the purchase. ~
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Findings
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CONSUMER RESEARCH:
Consumer research deals with consumer and their problems and solution to the problems. In this we came to know about the consumers need and expectation levels regarding products and ascertainable levels of consumer satisfaction.

PRODUCT RESEARCH:
Under product research I came to know about the modification which consumers wants as to the quality, packing, shape, color, and quantity etc. of their favorite chocolate.

PRICING RESEARCH:
This includes ability to consume, to pay for the product, how much a person can spend on his/her favorite chocolate. In this I have tried to find out consumers price expectations and reactions.

ADVERTISING RESEARCH:
Under this I have concluded that whether the advertisement appeals the consumers or not. This also includes evaluating and selecting the proper mediamix and measuring advertising effectiveness. From the one and half month experience of our research project with Consumer preference towards Nestle and Cadbury Chocolates, We have come to know lot things and it has enhanced our knowledge to great extent. We found many things which are well executed by distributors. Here are some of the key findings given by us are purely based on our research. It doesnt have any kind of bias from our side.

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By doing the comparison of Nestle and Cadbury chocolates, we have found that the preference of the chocolates more preferred by the consumer is Cadbury. From the analysis we have found that Nestls some brand has covered 50% of the market in one product (Munch) of the chocolates which is a very good sign for the company. Through the research we found that consumer is very conscious about the quality of the product in that matter they are not ready to compromise. And we found both company product are very qualitative. In some cases we found that if a product is not available in the market than some consumer would to switchover to another product or brand. So from these survey we have found that the consumption of the chocolates are more in children and teenage group though having any occasion or not having any occasion. The most selling product of both the companies is in small size of chocolates and there market share is 73% because its not much costlier and is also easily available & affordable.

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SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Chocolates products at Mumbai city are available in comparison to previous years, but still there is requirement of development in Chocolate products. Due to increasing overall cost in Chocolate Products everywhere, cost format should be made as such that it is affordable to each and everyone in the society. In this we also found that if the demanded brand is not available, so at that time the customers switch over the brand of the chocolate so, here the company should build up the healthy distribution channel by which company can attract the customers and company loose the fear from the market. Company should concentrate more on television for advertisement, as mostly people get attracted through television only. For promotional offers, company should go for free gifts rather than going for other ways. Nestle company should concentrate on its packing as people are least satisfied with it while Cadbury should concentrate on the shape of a chocolate. People are unsatisfied with the price and quantity of chocolate so companies should concentrate in this regard also.

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CONCLUSION
A survey of the people has been conducted to know the liking pattern of the two products Cadbury and Nestle. It is observed that overall people like to eat Cadbury brand rather than Nestle. It is concluded that mostly people preferred Dairy Milk of Cadbury due to its flavor/taste, quality and image and due to its hard form. Some people often like to have a chocolate with good flavor, quality hard form. Some people often like to have a chocolate with good flavor, quality taste and crunchiness. It is thus concluded from the facts collected that mostly people refer to buy big pack of their favorite chocolate, and sometimes some of them go for small and family pack.

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