Nordsee – the Different Fast Food Restaurant

The Different Fast- Food restaurant (Case Study for Marketing Course) pic MK 300 Michaela Ouzka F03 B April 27, 2005 Summarizing the Facts As Slovakia becomes an integrated europiuman country, it is increasingly involved in globalization. As a result, many a(prenominal) hostile citizens, Slovak business nation, and professionals come e particular(prenominal)ly to Bratislava for investment or for differentwise reasons and obviously, as they spend more(prenominal) time in town, there is a higher demand for levelheaded quality restaurants.Nordsee is a non- handed-down troubled food restaurant it offers quality sea food with self- service. Moreover, a sort proscribed of the restaurant is a snack-bar for the busier people or for students and there also exists a sea-food store with delicate and fresh sea specialties for the more demanding customers. Nordsee is a German confederacy which was established in 1896. Origin all toldy, it was a small firm that consisted of 7 steam b oats and was fishing all kinds of sea-food in order to sell it in its own store as fresh as possible. Nowadays, this company is europiums No. sea-food restaurant with stores all over Germany (364 restaurants combined with snack-bars and stores), Austria and Switzerland collectable to its ampere-second years of know-how, its technology, and its outstanding product quality. State the line/ probability Other fast-food chains adjudge already entered the Slovak market and did very well, as for instance McDonalds or Pizza Hut. However, Nordsee differs a lot from these traditional high-sugar, high-fat burgers and low-carb pizzas. Its meals atomic number 18 very healthy, tasty, and even qualified for vegetarians.It these days, more and more people cargon about their weight and their lifestyle, and Nordsee kitty sure as shooting help to sign the peoples weight and to stay in shape. The main dishes in the restaurant argon for instance salmon, shrimps, and many different kinds of se a-fishes, squid or lobster for attractive prices combined with salads, potatoes or soups and sauces. Slovakia represents a good opportunity for Nordsee to thunder to Eastern Europe. It provides low labor-cost and a still rather open market.The engineer market would be students (snack-bar), labor, professionals or business people (self-service restaurant), and the gourmets (store). The probably biggest conundrum would be the relatively high prices for the top-quality sea food and the challenger from former(a) already existing fast food restaurants. Analyze the Causes of the Problems Problem No. 1 Relatively High Prices of the Products This is certainly true if we are speaking about top-quality lobster or salmon. But there are also separate, cheaper products in the self-service store or in the snack-bar, as a part of a restaurant.As you give the bounce see there is a wide range of many different products and therefore of many price levels from cheap to affordable, exclusively of top quality. An average salmon sandwich with salad and a tasty herb-sauce would probably cost just as much as a high-fat McRoyal. Which one would you chose? Problem No. 2 Competition plainly there are already fast-food restaurants or baguetterias, but they offer just about no variety and they are incomparable with a Nordsee restaurant, as you personate down in a nice atmosphere and you eat the dishes with prod and fork, and not with your bare hands.You can also fork out a special fish-soup or a salad with shrimps if you chose to. It is a self-service restaurant therefore, it wouldnt start out more than 15 minutes to eat a full meal. It would be completely innovative and that is why there would be no sincere competition in that sense. Of course it would be necessary to open much(prenominal) a store in some shopping center or in the city center of Bratislava where there are many potential customers located. Alternative Solutions 1.Nordsee opens its own store in Bratislava and if it approves, other stores can be opened in Banska Bystrica or Kosice. Strenghts Over 100 years of know-how, technology, excellent product quality Weaknesses It is a German company and it does not completely know how to operate in Eastern Europe (lack of knowledge and experience) Opportunities Number 1 self-service restaurant with sea-food in Slovakia Threats Competition, as well as high prices for Slovak market 2. FranchisingStrenghts Low risk-taking for Nordsee, other Slovak entrepreneurs invest their money and have better know-how of their domestic market Weaknesses Nordsee has to provide them with their technology, their expertise and product render Opportunities Nordsee receives payment from Slovak entrepreneurs and without much risk-taking it can become leading fast-food restaurant Threats Entrepreneurs can stay profitless, Nordsee Company may have therefore damaged reputation, it can no more expand successfully on its own to other Eastern European countries . Slovak e ntrepreneurs open a similar store with other brand name on their own Strenghts They do not have to pay Nordsee for franchising they do not have to obey the standards and orders from Nordsee (independence) Weaknesses They might not have the required equipment and know-how Opportunities Opening a similar store but with a different product line and therefore a different, eventually lower pricing Threats Competition from other, already existing fast-food chains, which are more organized and already experienced Recommended SolutionFranchising would probably be the most suitable choice in order to successfully expand to Slovakia. It would be needful to go to Nordsee headquarter in Germany to have a negotiation with the suitable persons to pick out for a license to distribute their products and to receive their technology for the preparation of their food. after their agreement, it is necessary to pay for this license and for the equipment for the stores, as they are standardized and ar e therefore almost identical in every location. This would be called niche-marketing, as there is no other sea-food self-service restaurant in Slovakia yet.Justification and paygrade Franchising would be the most effective choice, as I have worked out the 4 Ps (marketing mix) Product Sea-food (fish specialties, shrimps, soups, salads, etc. ) Price In a similar range as already existing fast-food restaurants in Slovakia (e. g. McDonalds) Promotion Advertising through TV-spots (depending on the extent of the promotion budget), billboards, flyers, secrete samples in the stores within the first week of the opening, newspapers, magazines, fitness centers, etc. government agency Bratislavas city center, shopping malls, etc. (eventually Banska Bystrica and Kosice) To sum up, Nordsee has an fantastic potential in Eastern Europe, especially Slovakia through franchising. It is evident that it would certainly do quite well under such conditions especially in Bratislava. thither are stil l no, or just very few, good restaurants with high-quality food where you can eat within a few minutes. There would also be special offerings for small children with an exceptional dish with a little toy (such as the Happy Meal in McDonalds stores).As you can see, the potential market is wide-spread and I am positive that Nordsee would in spades be a good alternative to all the fat pizzas and burgers that we all weekly consume with disregard to our health.