Coffee market

November 2021

Patrick McGinnis

By John Mullins, Jeremy Hughes, Tiffany Putimahtama

The case analyses the scenario facing Paddy McGiness, the sole founder of Breathe coffee shop in Hays, Kansas, as he seeks to launch his new business without seeking any external financing. The case explores the various mindsets that characterise many entrepreneurs and uses Mullins' texts 'The Count...

July 2008

Nestle and the Multi-beverage Machine Market (C)

By Costas Markides, Daniel Oyon, Laura Winig

Nestle is considering whether to introduce a new multi-beverage coffee machine positioned for the mass market. The decision is complicated by the fact that Nestle already has a successful coffee machine (called Nespresso), that is positioned at the high-end of the market and has a best-selling insta...

July 2008

Nestle and the Multi-beverage Machine Market (B)

By Costas Markides, Daniel Oyon, Laura Winig

Nestle is considering whether to introduce a new multi-beverage coffee machine positioned for the mass market. The decision is complicated by the fact that Nestle already has a successful coffee machine (called Nespresso), that is positioned at the high-end of the market and has a best-selling insta...

July 2008

Nestle and the Multi-beverage Machine Market (A)

By Costas Markides, Daniel Oyon, Laura Winig

Nestle is considering whether to introduce a new multi-beverage coffee machine positioned for the mass market. The decision is complicated by the fact that Nestle already has a successful coffee machine (called Nespresso), that is positioned at the high-end of the market and has a best-selling insta...

January 2012

Nespresso: What Else?

By Nader Tavassoli

In 2011 Nespresso, the premium single-serve coffee brand of the multinational Swiss company Nestle, found itself at a crossroads. Between 2006 and 2010 Nespresso had managed to nearly triple sales - from CHF1.16 billion to well over CHF3 billion. But despite its meteoric growth in recent years, comp...