Examine the trends that are influencing the consumer packaged goods $($CPG$)$ industry to which Beyond Meat belongs

Define the market for Beyond Meat. What segmentation variables should the company use and why?

What can Beyond Meat do to shape consumer behaviour and preferences regarding eating a plant based meat substitute.

Develop a marketing strategy to help Beyond Meat launch new products.

Instructions

$1.$ Students will purchase the case directly from the publisher.

$2.$ Students will be required to address the questions that follow the case using course materials to inform and support their answers. Additional research is likely to be needed to satisfactorily address the questions.

$3.$ Remember, this is a Marketing class. The Product $($the content, the presentation, etc.$),$ Place $($the manner in which it is presented to the instructor$),$ Price $($the amount of effort required to read and consider the points $$ this is a place where clarity, conciseness and attention to grammar, and spelling and punctuation counts$),$ and Promotion $($how well are your ideas supported and whether you $$sell$$ your position$)$ work together as the professor evaluates your work.

$4.$ The written submission should be substantive, both in length $1500$ words and content, directly and thoughtfully addressing the question or issue.

$5.$ Responses should draw on materials from the assigned readings and discussion materials to develop a thoughtful and reasoned answer. Students should not hesitate to draw on past experience, knowledge and external sources to support their position.

$6.$ The report should address each case question individually and the answers should be formatted in a manner where there is an introductory and a concluding paragraph. The report should also be free of spelling errors, be grammatically correct, written in full$-$sentences and contain full words $($no shorthand, emoticons, etc.$).$

$7.$ Responses must be well written, properly cited and referenced $($APA$),$ and be free of spelling and grammatical errors.

Students will be expected to read the case, identifying the main issues and, following the case method, provide a thorough analysis of case facts, identify and assess alternatives and provide recommendations to address the problems identified.

Objectives

Students will use a solutions$-$based problem solving approach

Students will analyze and synthesize information provided in the case

Students will provide recommendations in response to case questions that are based on a comprehensive analysis of the case materials and other supporting documents