IB Chapter Five Joint Venture by Maureen Ariel https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg Find 10 facts about a joint venture en-us 2017-04-04 19:21:43 UTC 2026-02-03 10:52:25 UTC hello@padlet.com Mrs. Ariel - mariel2 https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/164721997
Do some research on Joint Ventures - Find one that you feel is interesting. Name the companies that are involved and find 10 facts about them. Please be ready to share what you found. ]]> 2017-04-04 19:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/164721997 Jaxon Bator https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/164962475 I found it was really interesting that they are usually created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership.

The company I found was

Tata Starbucks.

1. October 2012, Starbucks opened its first store in India
2.Founded in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
3. 73 stores located in India
4. Apart from the usual products offered internationally, Starbucks in India has some Indian style product offerings such as Tandoori Paneer Roll, Elaichi Mewa Croissant and Murg Tikka Panini to suit Indian customers
5. Starbucks "A TATA Alliance is the trading name
6. Starbucks had previously attempted to enter the Indian market in 2007. Starbucks did not cite any reason for the withdrawal.
7. Tata Starbucks announced that it was suspending the use of ingredients that had not been approved by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
8. 1,200 employees.
9. Avani Davda is the CEO
10. is a 50:50 joint venture company, owned by Tata Global Beverages and Starbucks Corporation

]]> 2017-04-05 17:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/164962475 Evan Alfano https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/164962889 Kellogg and Wilmer International.
1. 50:50 joint venture
2. Wilmer will help sell Kellogg products in China
3. This will combine the Kellogg and Pringles brands.
4. China's food-market is going to reach $12 billion by years end.
5. The headquarters will be in Shanghai, China.
6. Cereal consumption is driven by a rising milk consumption.
7. The launch is subject to conditions put forth by the Chinese government.
8. The $12 billion food-market is a 44 percent increase from 2008.
9. In 2011, Kellogg's had sales of $13 billion.
10. Wilmer was founded in 1991 and their headquarters is in Singapore. ]]> 2017-04-05 17:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/164962889 Andrew Pascarella https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/164963420 I found Beverage Partners Worldwide (as Coca-Cola Nestle refreshments Company S.A.)It was created to develop the business of ready to drink coffee, chocolate, and tea around the world.

1. Covers 52 markets spanning Europe, Canada, Australia, etc.
2. Has 15-50 hired employees.
3. Headquarters are in Zurich, Switzerland.
4. Ready to drink tea joint venture.
5. BPW began in 1991 as Coca-Cola Nestle refreshments company S.A.
6. Nestle granted Coca-Cola a license to distribute and manufacture Nestea.
7. $4.5 billion ready to drink tea company
8. Will dissolve the joint venture starting January 1, 2018
9. Has a volume base of 250 million cases
10. 60 professionals on its entrepreneurial management team.]]> 2017-04-05 17:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/164963420 Jake Mielcarz https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/164964332
Microsoft and GE Joint Venture
1. its cloud-based productivity software in a multimillion dollar deal.
2. Microsoft’s cloud productivity suite Office 365 to GE’s more than 300,000 employees in 170 countries.
3.GE said it will integrate a number of its line of business applications with Office 365
4. it will deploy cloud-based email and Skype for Business calling and meetings.
5. GE and Microsoft are longtime technology partner.
6. the joint venture comes at a critical time for the company and is in some ways a validation of Microsoft’s goal.
7. They wanted to turn its business around from a number of strategic stumbles and focusing on its core strengths in software and the joint venture helps this.
8. more customers are using the Predix platform that they created, developers will design applications and services on it because of the success.
9. The company has went to 5 billion dollars to 6 billion in software applications in just a year since the joint venture.
10. the company's total revenue in 2015 was around $117.4 billion, so software-related revenue represented around 4.2%.]]> 2017-04-05 17:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/164964332 Trey Jenkins https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/165441165 Jaguar and Land Rover.
10 Facts
1. Land Rover is part of the Jaguar Land Rover group, which in turn is a subordinate of Tata Motors, which is an Indian conglomerate.
2. Range Rover is known to provide vehicles in the military capacity.
3. The Range Rover was first available to the United States car market in 1986.
4. The original Range Rover designer thought using them in towns and cities was stupid.
5. The new Range Rover designer hired the Aston Martin designer.
6. The engine in the new Range Rover Supercharged is unchanged from the old car.
7. Land Rovers have been around 30 years longer than their company has.
8. The first Land Rover had the steering wheel in the middle.
9. They sponsored the ultimate college joyride.
10. You could order a Land Rover with tank treads in the fifties from the Rover factory.]]> 2017-04-07 17:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/165441165 Evan Alfano https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/166137639 2017-04-12 17:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/166137639 Matt Harkins https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/166395147 Microsoft

1. Founded April 4, 1975

2. The company's most recently reported total annual revenue was more than $93 billion.

3. Microsoft now has more than 118,500 employees, which essentially doubles the total population of Redmond, Wash., where the company is headquartered.

4. Microsoft's 2011 acquisition of Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion was its largest to date.

5. Co-founder Bill Gates' reported worth is now $79.2 billion.

6. Current CEO Satya Nadella is worth $45 billion.

7. In 2010, Gates, investor Warren Buffett and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg signed a "Giving Pledge," promising to donate half of their wealth to charity.

8. An estimated 15 million Xbox One units have sold since the console launched in 2013, according to VentureBeat.

9. Since 2009, more than 115 Microsoft Stores have opened globally. (There are more than 463 Apple stores around the world.)

10. Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 10, is already installed on more than 110 million devices.

]]> 2017-04-14 18:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/166395147 Olivia Krause https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/166395387 Cereal Partners Worldwide and Nestle share a partnership since 1991
The partnership marries two strengths:
-The expertise of General Mills, the second-largest cereal manufacturer in North America.
-The worldwide presence of Nestlé, which also has local market knowledge and distribution strength.
-both are General Mills companies
-Also partnered with Häagen-Dazs Japan
-This partnership operates our ice cream business in Japan
-The partnership accounts for 16 percent of our joint venture sales.
-CPW is a 50-50 partnership with Nestlé that began in 1991.
-CPW markets breakfast cereals in 130 countries and accounts for 84 percent of our joint venture sales
-CPW's international research center is in Switzerland
-All 3 companies are part of the joint venture.]]> 2017-04-14 18:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/166395387 Saara Bliss https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/166609579 Sony-Ericsson
1. It is a multi national telecommunications company.
2. It was found on October 1, 2002.
3. The headquarters are in Tokyo, Japan.
4. There are 10 locations located throughout the world.
5. Their most popular product is the Sony Xperia XZ.
6. The company was made from both Sony and Ericsson mobile communications.
7. They are responsible for making the first PlayStation certified device.
8. They started making Bluetooth watches in 2008.
9. Their sales have dropped dramatically in the past few years.
10. They have tried to increase sales by increasing their presence on social media. ]]> 2017-04-17 18:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/166609579 Sam Windsor https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/172863681 Miller-Coors
1. The company is the second-largest brewer in the U.S
2. SABMiller sold its stake in MillerCoors for around US $12 billion after the company was acquired by Anheuser-Busch InBev, making Molson Coors the 100 per cent owner of MillerCoors
3. Molson Coors plans to keep the MillerCoors name and the Chicago headquarters and plans to operate it in much the same way as before October 11, 2016
4. MillerCoors is the US businesses of Molson Coors and employs around 9,000 people.
5. MillerCoors was announced as a joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors in October 2007
6. Owns 22 beer companies
7. The U.S. company brews, markets and sells the MillerCoors portfolio of brands in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
8. For the consumer, and for employees, the change to 100 percent ownership (from the previous 42 percent) by Molson Coors will not be apparent, according to Jon Stern, MillerCoors' director of media relations.
9. MillerCoors operates eight major breweries in the U.S., as well as the Leinenkugel's craft brewery in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and three microbreweries: the 10th Street Brewery in Milwaukee, Terrapin Beer Co. in Athens, GA and the Blue Moon Brewing Company at Coors Field in Denver.
10. September 14, 2015, Miller Coors announced that it would shut down its Eden, NC brewery in September 2016 due to declining corporate sales. ]]> 2017-05-19 17:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mariel2/swv74rw9wkbg/wish/172863681