Research and Markets: Premier Foods: Power Brands Strategy

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wqpslw/premier_foods) has announced the addition of the "Premier Foods: Power Brands Strategy" report to their offering.

A number of costly acquisitions led to huge debts for Premier Foods, which coupled with declining sales led to the company being in financial difficulty. In early 2012 a strategy was introduced focusing on the company's Power Brands. This case study will examine the factors that led to the introduction of this strategy, how the strategy has been implemented, and the success of the strategy so far.

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Highlights

- The acquisition of large brands led to Premier Foods becoming the largest producer of branded food in the UK. However, the cost of these acquisitions left the company with a lot of debt. Premier Foods was struggling to pay interest on its loans and its sales and profits began to fall. As such the company was facing increasing financial difficulty.

- In July 2011, Michael Clarke was announced as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Premier Foods, to replace Robert Schofield in September 2011. Clarke was tasked with turning the fortunes of the company around. Clarke adapted the structure of the company and replaced around 60% of the management.

- Clarke announced that Premier Foods would be focusing on 8 of its core brands in an attempt to rescue the company from crisis. This would involve driving marketing and innovation into the 8 Power Brands, whilst at the same time disposing of non-core bands in an attempt to simplify the business and raise money to pay off mounting debts.

Your key questions answered

- What factors led to the company falling into financial difficulty?

- What is the Power Brands strategy and how did it come about?

- How has the strategy been implemented?

- How successful has the strategy been thus far?

Key Topics Covered:

OVERVIEW

- Catalyst

- Summary

PREMIER FOODS GREW THROUGH ACQUISITION

- Early acquisitions began in the 1980s

- The 2000s saw a major growth in the company's brand portfolio