Kudler Fine Foods is a gourmet grocery store that specializes in fine meats, produce, cheese and wine. It was founded in 1998, when founder, Kathy Kudler wanted to make it easier to go shopping for gourmet products. The idea came to her because she had a love for cooking gourmet meals and she releazied that it was hard for her to find specific products where she lived in La Jolla. So she set up business plan and got the financing and she was able to open her first store in La Jolla, CA which was so successful that in 2000 she opened her second store in Del Mar, CA and her third store in Encinitas, CA in 2003. All three areas are in San Diego, CA. Kudler Fine Foods planes on opening more stores in the area and also out of the area and hopefully in the future expanding out into different states.
Primary function as Management
For an organization to be successful they must be mange people and resources efficiently to accomplish organizational goals and to keep those goals in tune with changes in the external environment, such as those brought about by technology, legislation, and competitors (Gomez, Mejia and Balkin, pg 4). To be able to this management is broken up to 4 different functions: Planning and strategizing, organizing, leading and controlling. Planning and strategizing are two sides of the same coin. Planning helps different parts of the organization set future objectives and map out activities necessary to achieve those objectives. To be effective, the objectives of individuals, teams, and management should be coordinated to support the firm’s mission. Organizing involves specifying how the firm’s human, financial, physical, informational, and technical resources are arranged and coordinated to perform tasks to achieve desired goals. Organizing activities include defining roles for all players, delegating tasks, marshalling and allocating resources, clarifying procedures, and determining priorities. Leading is energizing people to...