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"The Emperor of Ice-Cream", 2002.
A review of Wallace Stevens' poem "The Emperor of Ice-Cream".
699 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 0 sources, £ 13.95
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This paper discusses the poem "The Emperor of Ice-Cream" by Wallace Stevens which describes a funeral scene. It shows how although the poem is based on the story of an old woman's wake, Stevens delves into the deeper meanings of life, death and reality in the poem. It examines how the title also symbolizes the primacy of physical, sensual pleasures, which is one of the themes of the poem. Although a funeral is about to take place, the narrator and the funeral attendants are more concerned with mundane details such as ice cream. It looks at how the poet ends each stanza with the line, "The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream," which emphasizes that sensual pleasures are more important than thoughts of religion or the hereafter.
From the Paper
"However, Stevens isn't just trying to startle his readers. The poet presents a complex attitude toward death with "The Emperor of Ice-Cream." Death is treated by the funeral-goers as an unimportant, inconsequential, even distracting part of life. The funeral-goers, who cannot properly be called mourners because they show no signs of mourning, are not as concerned about the dead woman as they are with mundane things. Ice cream is the main symbol of these mundane considerations. Other minute details that distract the attendants, including the narrator, from the matter at hand are the "three glass knobs" missing from the deal dresser and the embroidery on the woman's cloth."
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Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Company, 2004.
A discussion and analysis of strategies adopted by the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Company that have contributed to the company's success.
4,391 words (approx. 17.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 64.95
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This paper discusses the ice cream industry with specific reference to the ice cream company, Ben & Jerry's. The focus of the paper is on the significance of the internet and the use of information technology in the development of business strategies. The paper considers the successes, failures and weaknesses of these techniques and includes a general discussion of the ice cream industry. This is followed by a specific analysis of Ben & Jerry's. The analysis is achieved through a consideration of information systems within the company and an examination of Ben & Jerry's success in the industry. The company's use of information technology and the Internet to further their success is also examined in detail.
Table of Contents
Industry Summary
Company Perspective
Information Systems at Ben & Jerry's
Final Analysis: The Success of Ben & Jerry's
From the Paper
"Technology moves forward on a continual basis. All businesses have moved forward with the times and it is almost unthinkable for a modern company of fair size not to have a web page. The ice cream industry is no exception. Another example of how the increasing sophistication of technology is the fact that programmable freezers and aerators now form part of the world of ice cream manufacture."
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The Ice Cream Industry, 2002.
An overview of the ice cream industry with an emphasis on the position of Ben and Jerry's within the industry.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, £ 24.95
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This five-page paper considers the ice cream industry in general as well as the place that Ben and Jerry's has in the industry. Porters five forces model is used to analyze the environment as well as an external environmental analysis. Using as business model and looking at how small businesses grow by looking at demographics and consumer systems.
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Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream & Unilever, 2001.
Background of acquisition of Ben & Jerry's by Dutch-based conglomerate. Reaction to sale, potential effects. 2 charts.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, £ 35.95
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"Background of the Deal
On April 12, 2000, the Dutch-based consumer goods conglomerate Unilever Inc. agreed to acquire Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc. for $326 million cash, based on a tender offer of $43.60 cash for each outstanding B & J share, a price which represents a 25% premium over the company's April 11 closing price of 34-15/16.
Among the terms of the deal are these:
* The South Burlington, Vermont-based company will operate as an independent entity from Unilever's current U.S. ice cream business, which includes the Breyer's, Good Humor and Klondike specialty brands.
* Ben & Jerry's also will continue to have its own independent ..."
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Ice-Fili, 2005.
Looks at the ice cream industry in Russia in the form of the Ice-Fili company.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 8 sources, £ 39.95
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This paper examines the ice cream business in Russia in the form of the Ice-Fili company, a mid-sized producer of ice cream in Russia and the top ice cream producer in that country. The paper shows that the Russians have a particular love of ice cream, which makes the market attractive in terms of having a large number of eager consumers ready for an ice cream product (though this is a market that has declined in recent years).
From the Paper
"Ice-Fili is a mid-sized producer of ice cream in Russia and the top ice cream producer in that country. The industry is embedded in the larger Russian economy and serves the Russian ice cream market. Russians have a particular love of ice cream, which makes the market attractive in terms of having a large number of eager consumers ready for an ice cream product (though this is a market that has declined in recent years {"Russians Refuse to Eat Ice Cream Despite Their Great Fondness for the Product" para. 1]). Ice-Fili has had trouble surviving in the New Russia since the collapse of the former Soviet Union. Ice-Fili must also compete with major international producers of ice cream such as Ben & Jerry's, though that company left the market in 2001."
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'Ben and Jerry's', 2002.
An overview the economic success of this American ice cream company.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 14.95
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This paper will discuss the growth rate of the market segments of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Company. By realizing the statistics, which have been created for the company to the fiscal year 1999-2000, we can see how the company is growing to an international level. By showing the facts about its financial growth, we can see how the new merger with Unilever was made to consolidate Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream industry on a world level.
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Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc., 2005.
A look at the origins, development, and evolution of the famous ice cream company, Ben & Jerry's.
9,154 words (approx. 36.6 pages), 41 sources, APA, £ 105.95
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This paper describes the beginnings of the Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream company, its mission statement, the takeover of the company by Unilever, the "caring capitalism" approach to business that Ben & Jerry's founders promoted and which was continued under the ownership of Unilever, and the reasons for the company's continued success.
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Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc.
History of Unilever
Unilever's Purchase of Ben & Jerry's
Ben & Jerry's Social Responsibilities Post-Unilever
Conclusions
From the Paper
"Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen, friends who happened to be hippies, decided to go into business. They did not decide on producing ice cream right away; however, all their ideas for business ventures did revolve around food (Lager, 1994). Once Jerry and Ben decided on ice cream, they were on the hunt for the ideal location and ended up in Vermont. The first Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream and Crepe shop opened May 5, 1978 (Lager, 1994; and Theroux, 1993). Surprising both Jerry and Ben, the business did so well that by the ninth day they had to close early due to lack of salable ice cream (Lager, 1994). Nevertheless, the business continued to grow even though Jerry and Ben were not astute businesspersons."
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Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc., 2002.
A paper which assesses the ice cream company Ben and Jerry's marketing and financial plan.
1,215 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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The paper analyzes Ben & Jerry's marketing and financial plan. It provides a history of the company and its mission - to provide premium quality products, benefit the social structure of society and to increase profitability. The paper discusses the company's marketing strategy in Russia and its sales forecast.
From the Paper
"Ben & Jerry's is contributing the necessary equipment and expertise of manufacturing ice cream to the local business partner and is providing production facilities to operate in different regions of Russia. The company is working with the local partners to open several more scoop shops in Russia and to further expand the distribution setup for the company's products. This expansion will lead to increased availability of company's products in major cities of Russia including Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other cities. "
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Ben & Jerry's, 2002.
This paper provides an industrial analysis of the Ben & Jerry's ice-cream company.
1,960 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 34.95
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This paper investigates the running of the Ben & Jerry's company. It begins by exploring the present environment. It gives an internal analysis of the company and it lists its manufacturing and marketing capabilities in detail. It concludes with a SWOT analysis of the business.
Table of Contents
Industry Analysis
Economic Environment
Social and Cultural Environment
Technological Environment
Political and Legal Environment.
Ecological/Natural Environment
Competitive Environment
Internal Analysis
Organizational Capabilities
Creative Abilities of Management
Reputation for Quality of Staff
Clarity of Strategic Goals
Experience in Planning
Corporate Culture
Manufacturing Capabilities
Operating Capacity
Facilities for Increasing Production
Marketing Capabilities
Strength of Marketing Function
Effectiveness of the Marketing Information System
Range and Quality of Marketing Information
Market - Market Position, Understanding of Market Trends and Target Customers
Product - Reputation for Quality and Reliability, Newness of Product, Originality of Product
Distribution - Value of Location, Size of Distribution Systems, Level of Control Over Distribution, Quality of Relations with Distributors
Pricing - Accuracy of Costing Information, Appropriateness of Costing methods, Adequacy of Profit Margins
SWOT Analysis
Strengths of the Business
Strengths of the Product
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
From the Paper
"Ben & Jerry's break their mission statement into three parts. The first is product, with the mission described as being "To make, distribute and sell the finest quality all natural ice cream and related products in a wide variety of innovative flavors made from Vermont dairy products" (Ben & Jerry's, Statement of Mission). The economic mission is "To operate the Company on a sound financial basis of profitable growth, increasing value for our shareholders, and creating career opportunities and financial rewards for our employees" (Ben & Jerry's, Statement of Mission). Finally, the social mission is "To operate the Company in a way that actively recognizes the central role that business plays in the structure of society by initiating innovative ways to improve the quality of life of a broad community - local, national, and international" (Ben & Jerry's, Statement of Mission). This three part mission shows a clarity of strategic thought in that the various aspects important to the company have been taken into account."
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Ice in Dante's "Inferno", 2002.
An analysis of the symbolic meaning of ice in the poem.
766 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 0 sources, £ 15.95
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This paper explores the symbolic meaning of ice and the concepts of Hell and Satan in Dante's "Inferno". The qualities of ice are examined against many examples from the text.
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"Dante's Inferno describes an icy hell; the closer the Poets travel towards Satan's lair, the icier Hell becomes, literally and metaphorically.
Ice forms physically in the absence of the warm comfort of the sun; it is a symbol of winter. When Dante descends with Virgil into the levels of Hell, they travel through Circles that spiral farther and farther from the source of physical and spiritual warmth, the sun. In the Second Circle of Hell, Dante already refers to "the cold season," (Canto V, 41). Winter sees days short, sunlight scarce and valuable. When nighttime rules, so do cold and ice. Qualities of ice such as coldness, hardness, and discomfort are apparent in the Third Circle: "In the third circle am I of the rain/Eternal, maledict, and cold, and heavy; Its law and quality are never new," (Canto VI, 7-9)"
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The Great Ice Storm of 1998, 2005.
Understanding the biological, geographic, and ecosystem problems of the ice storm in Canada in 1998.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 0 sources, £ 39.95
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In this paper the various data related to the Ice Storm of 1998 reveals the problem of ecosystems and the necessary geological positioning of important forest regions to sustain inter-special life. The paper analyzes the significance of the overall landfall of the ice in relation to the forest area that was damaged, especially to a Canadian economy, that depends on forestry as an important economic import export product.
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"In this study, the Great Ice Storm of 1998 will be analyzed in regards to the nature of damage that the storm had caused. In this manner, the government reports and special information that is related in the aftermath of the storm will be presented. Also, the issue of other disturbances in the region of Southern Quebec can be integrated to help understand why the Ice Storm was so catastrophic to wildlife and farming. In essence, the Ice Storm of 1998 will be examined to bring forth scientific data and government information relating to the aftermath of this natural disaster and how environmental communities, and ecosystems were affected. One of the major problems that related to the Ice Storm of 1998 revolve around the problem of cattle and livestock...."
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"Cream of the Crop", 2002.
This is a book review and summary essay on "Cream of the Crop: The Impact of Elite Education on the Decade After College" by Katchadourian and Boli.
770 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 15.95
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The following paper examines how the "Cream of the Crop" gives one a sense of the value of an elite education, however, it is of the writer's opinion that a comparison of their subjects to graduates of less prestigious schools might have given a broader picture of the importance of an elite education.
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"In Cream of the Crop: The Impact of Elite Education on the Decade After College, Katchadourian and Boli examine not only how the college you attend, but the choices you make while in college shape and mold the rest of your life. In this book, a group of Stanford University alumni are followed for ten years after graduation (Katchadourian, 1994). It shows how decisions they made in college affected their family and career choices. It focuses on their professional careers, experiences in the workplace, their personal lives and their life's reflections a decade after graduation. This book is the first to examine these issues systematically (Katchadourian, 1994)."
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"Fire and Ice", 2005.
A book review of "Fire and Ice", analyzing social and political change in the U.S. and Canada.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, £ 14.95
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This paper analyzes "Fire and Ice", a work of nonfiction that comparatively examines social and political change in the United States and Canada over a decade between approximately 1992 and 2002. The paper describes the way in which its principal author, Michael Adams, draws on survey material from his Canadian social research firm Environics to critically explain the past histories, current trends, and likely projections of social change in the United States and Canada.
From the Paper
"Book Review: "Fire and Ice" Michael Adams, Amy Langstaff and David Jamieson. Fire and Ice: The United States, Canada and the Myth of Converging Values. Toronto: Penguin, 2003, 224 pages. Fire and Ice is a work of nonfiction that comparatively examines social and political change in the United States and Canada over a decade between approximately 1992 and 2002. Its principal author, Michael Adams, draws on survey material from his Canadian social research firm Environics to critically explain the past histories, current trends and likely projections of social change in the United States and Canada."
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Michael Adams' "Fire and Ice", 2006.
A critical review of Michael Adams' book "Fire and Ice".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, £ 14.95
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Michael Adams, president of the Canadian polling research company Environics, argues in his book, "Fire and Ice" that, contrary to the views of many prominent media and political commentators in Canada, "Canadians and Americans are markedly different, and are becoming more so". This review critically examines Adams' text and, with reference to a number of other sources on this topic, argues the thesis that Adams is not only accurate in this assessment but all signs point to an increasing dissimilarity between Canadian and American societies and cultures.
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