Wheaties Fuel Cereal Case Study: re-energizing a stalling cereal brand
Datamonitor
August 17, 2009 SKU: DFMN2421641
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Introduction
This case study on Wheaties Fuel forms part of Datamonitor's case studies series, which explores business practices across a variety of disciplines and business sectors. It focuses on how General Mills has attempted to revive flagging sales of the iconic Wheaties cereal brand with a new brand extension that is targeted specifically towards men.
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- DATAMONITOR VIEW
- CATALYST
- SUMMARY
- ANALYSIS
- Introduction
- The US cereal market is mature and changes are often incremental
- The US cereal market is dominated by Kellogg's and General Mills
- While Wheaties is an iconic brand, its need for reinvigoration has been noted
- The Wheaties brand has leveraged sportiness for many decades
- Masculine positioning is a likely future commercial strategy in the cereal category
- Wheaties Fuel taps into the sportiness of the original product and amplifies its positioning while making it more gender-specific
- The development of the Wheaties Fuel cereal is in stark contrast to the original
- Wheaties Fuel is a consumer-generated cereal brand
- Wheaties Fuel will have a new nutritional profile which is yet to be decided
- Conclusions
- APPENDIX
- Case study series
- Methodology
- Secondary sources
- Further reading
- Ask the analyst
- Datamonitor consulting
- Disclaimer
- List of Tables
- Table 1: Breakfast cereal market value (US$ m), US, 2003-2013
- Table 2: Breakfast cereal market share by company (US$ m), US, 2002-2008
- Table 3: Breakfast cereal consumption by gender and age, US, 2003-2006
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: The Wheaties brand has a strong heritage that is reflected in its iconography
- Figure 2: The Wheaties Fuel brand makes good use of relevant marketing channels and tactics
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