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Abstract
The marketing committee of Paradise Foods decided against national rollout of Sweet Dream, the company''s new premium frozen dessert. They feared Sweet Dream would take away market share from LaTreat, the company''s first, and still successful, entry in frozen specialty desserts. Bill Horton, Sweet Dream''s product manager, who had spent 18 months evaluating the new product and strongly favored the launch, doubted LaTreat''s long-term market strength, believing that the company was protecting a product that was already tiring. Four executives - Jerry Della Femina, chairman and CEO of Della Femina, McNamee WCRS, Inc.; William H. Moult, executive vice president of SAMI/Burke; John M. Keenan, executive vice president of General Foods Worldwide; and Richard F. Chay, director of marketing research for NutraSweet Co. - evaluate Bill Horton''s performance and examine whether Paradise Foods should reconsider its no-launch decision.
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Abstract
The marketing committee of Paradise Foods decided against national rollout of Sweet Dream, the company''s new premium frozen dessert. They feared Sweet Dream would take away market share from LaTreat, the company''s first, and still successful, entry in frozen specialty desserts. Bill Horton, Sweet Dream''s product manager, who had spent 18 months evaluating the new product and strongly favored the launch, doubted LaTreat''s long-term market strength, believing that the company was protecting a product that was already tiring. Four executives - Jerry Della Femina, chairman and CEO of Della Femina, McNamee WCRS, Inc.; William H. Moult, executive vice president of SAMI/Burke; John M. Keenan, executive vice president of General Foods Worldwide; and Richard F. Chay, director of marketing research for NutraSweet Co. - evaluate Bill Horton''s performance and examine whether Paradise Foods should reconsider its no-launch decision.