Gunjan Satija (BCG Matrix)
Gunjan Satija (BCG Matrix)
Gunjan Satija (BCG Matrix)
Gunjan Satija
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Cash Cows
For Nestle, there are some products those have been undoubtedly the Cash Cows.
They are- Nestle’s Maggi Noodles, NesCafe and its popular chocolates like KitKat,
Munch.
Stars
In the case of Nestle, Nestle’s Mineral Water and Nestle’s Nescafe Coffee (like
Nescafe Latte) fall in the Star quadrant of the BCG Matrix of Nestle.
With the growing number of health-conscious customers, these products have the
potential to produce greater ROI later. Even though, it might take heavy
investment to make Nestle-brand visible in that market, they may turn to cash-
cows pretty soon!
Question Mark
Now this is an interesting bunch of products!
Nestle Everyday, Nestlé slim and Nestlé Milk maid are some of the milk and milk-
based products from the house of Nestlé. And they come under Question Mark
category.
This domain needs a higher investment, because its in the phase of development.
And it is a high-risk decision to invest in them too. Like for example, “É by
Nescafé”! Nestle aims to revolutionize coffee-making with this new smart coffee
maker.
Pets
Products under this category are not expected to bring in any significant capital. So
future investment is seen as a wastage by firms, it could be invested in a Question
mark or Star category instead.
I believe Nestle Milo and Koko Crunch can be put in this category. They did not
have any significant grasp in the market.
Its time to dig deeper. Let’s see how Nestle “milked” their Cash-Cow Maggi!!
Firstly, new variants of existing product lines have more chances of surviving out.
Secondly, if gaining popularity then same distribution channels can be used,
without extra efforts. And thirdly, analysts have noticed that Nestle doesn’t even
feel the need to advertise them.
And lastly, as consumer already love Maggi’s brand, they hardly spend time for
purchase decisions.