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FACTORS AFFECTING CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOUR
TOWARDS AMUL BUTTER IN COMPARISON TO GOWARDHAN
BUTTER AT PUNE CITY WITH REFERENCE TO GUJARAT COOPERATIVE MILK MARKETING FEDERATION LIMITED, ,
PUNE
Project Report submitted to University of Pune, Pune
In partial Fulfillment for the Award of Degree of
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Submitted By
(2010-12)
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DECLARATION
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the Project Report entitled FACTORS
AFFECTING
CONSUMER
BUYING
BEHAVIOUR
TOWARDS
AMUL
Place: Pune
Date:
Research Student
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
My first thanks to all those people who helped me during the training and completion of
this project report. The list of such people is indeed exhaustive but a need special
mentioning.
Iam thankful to (Sales Executive), who helped me in challenging my thoughts for the
keen interest shown during the preparation of this report and thankful for giving me an
opportunity to work in their esteemed organization. Also thankful to (Sales), who
helped me during the project preparation.
I take this opportunity to extend my gratitude for co-operation; professional guidance
and useful help tips provided to me by guide Prof.
would not have been completed. I would like to express my profound gratitude to Dr.
(Director, )
Iam thankful to all my friends for their valuable advice and guidance during preparation
of this project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In todays competitive world while entering in the market it is very necessary to have
good knowledge of the potential of a particular market. The information regarding the
activities of competitors existing in the market so that we can plan our each activity
according to that. It is also necessary to retain the existing customers apart from
attracting the new customers.
The Project is concern with the market analysis of consumer buying behaviour towards
Amul butter in comparison with Gowardhan butter in Pune city the project included as
part of MBA programme and the project is done from 8th May to 8th July 2011.
The title of the project is FACTORS AFFECTING CONSUMER
BUYING BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS AMUL BUTTER IN COMPARISON TO
GOWARDHAN BUTTER AT PUNE CITY from Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing
Federation (GCMMF), Wagholi, Pune.Primary objective of study was to find factors
affecting consumers buying behaviour towards Amu butter. And the secondary
objective was tomake a comparative analysis between Amul and Gowardhan butter with
reference to other players in the market, to find out the reasons for purchasing butter, to
know the usage of butter and to know the frequency and source of information for
purchasing Amul butter.
Research type was descriptive. The research was done through consumer survey. I have
collected the primary data through questionnaire which was filled by me with questions
to customers. Questions were both open and close ended. Most of the secondary data
was collected from website www.amul.com and www.gowardhanindia.com. Sampling
done is nonprobability sampling. The type of sampling method was convenience
sampling
In Pune region there are around more players in of butter manufacturer. Those are like
Amul, Gowardhan, Britannia, Nutralite, etc. and many other local brands. As per the
findings Amul is the Market leader and having more than 75% market share. Awareness
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of Amul butter among the consumers is high because it brand awareness in the public
from to many years.
The data analysis has done area wise. It gives idea about the competitors of Gowardhan
butter. It gives information regarding their market share.
It was concluded that Amul butter has a high potential in the market and
it is the known to its customers but still its acceptance is comparatively good as other
competitors present in the market, because perception of customers towards the product
is best, most of the consumer continuously using other brand and they use mostly in
their day to day breakfast like to use butter on bread and to make pavbhaji.
INDEX
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CHAPTER NO.
TITLE
PAGE NO.
1.
INTRODUCTION
2.
COMPANY PROFILE
3.
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4.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
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5.
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6.
FINDINGS
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7.
CONCLUSION
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8.
SUGGESTIONS
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9.
LIMITATIONS
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10.
ANNEXURES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
QUESTIONNAIRE
INTRODUCTION
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Concept:
FOOD INDUSTRY
The food industry is the complex, global collective of diverse businesses that
together supply much of the food energy consumed by the world population. Only
subsistence farmers, those who survive on what they grow, can be considered outside of
the scope of the modern food industry. India is the world's second largest producer of
food next to China, and has the potential of being the biggest with the food and
agricultural sector. The total food production in India is likely to double in the next ten
years and there is an opportunity for large investments in food and food processing
technologies, skills and equipment, especially in areas of Canning, Dairy and Food
Processing, Specialty Processing, Packaging, Frozen Food/Refrigeration and Thermo
Processing. Fruits & Vegetables, Fisheries, Milk & Milk Products, Meat & Poultry,
Packaged/Convenience Foods, Alcoholic Beverages & Soft Drinks and Grains are
important sub-sectors of the food processing industry.
A health food and health food supplement is another rapidly rising segment
of this industry which is gaining vast popularity amongst the health conscious. The food
industry is the complex, global collective of diverse businesses that together supply
much of the food energy consumed by the world population. Only subsistence farmers,
those who survive on what they grow, can be considered outside of the scope of the
modern food industry.
The food industry includes:
Regulation: Local, regional, national and international rules and regulations for
food production and sale, including food quality and food safety, and industry
lobbying activities
Education: Academic, vocational, consultancy
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cornered by the middlemen, the system ensured that the profit goes to the participants for
their socio-economic upliftment and common good.
Recently the Indian cooperative movement got a much needed facelift. With
competition snapping at its heels, the sector which has been governed by arcane laws
until the recent past will see a special provision inserted in the companies Act, 1956. All
the cooperative unions will be re- christened cooperative companies; they will come
under the purview of the registrar of companies, instead of the registrar of cooperatives.
Dairy cooperatives account for the major share of processed liquid milk marketed in the
country. Milk is processed and marketed by 170 milk producers cooperative unions,
which federate into 15 state co-operative milk marketing federations.
The dairy board's programme and activities seek to strengthen the functioning
of dairy co- operatives, as producer-owned and controlled organizations. NDDB supports
the development of dairy co-operatives by providing them financial assistance and
technical expertise, ensuring a better future for India's farmers. Over the years, brands
created by cooperatives have become synonymous with quality and value. Brands like
Amul (GCMMF), Vijaya (AP), Verka (Punjab), Saras (Rajasthan). Nandini (Karnataka),
Milma (Kerala) and Gokul (Kolhapur) are among those that have earned
customer
confidence.
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Is owned by nearly 12 million farmer members. Apart from making India self
sufficient in milk, these dairy co-operatives have established our country as the
largest milk-producing nation in the world.
Dairy Processing
The Dairy Technology Society of India was constituted to promote the linkage
between academia and industry aimed at exchanging views and providing a forum for
championing the cause of Dairy Education & Research at national and international
levels. Dairying is an instrument for change in social and economic status of people in
a country like India. Over the last four decades, there have been tremendous changes in
the dairy sector of this country.
India now occupies 1st position in milk production in the world. In the process of
attaining this distinction the Dairy Technologists of the country have played a
monumental role. In this age of liberalization and globalization, there will be renewed
focus on product diversification, value addition, quality improvement and export
promotion which will define a more challenging role for the professionals engaged in the
pursuit of Dairy Technology and allied sciences. Success in various developmental plans
by various states and national agencies have resulted in the modernization and building
up a vibrant dairy industry in India.
Availability of large number of milch animals and milk at the competitive prices
provides India certain strategic advantages globally. With the liberalization of economy
and access to better prices in the world market newer opportunities would be emerging in
the immediate future. Though we have occupied 1st position in milk production in the
world, our contribution to world trade is negligible. The gap can be bridged by value
addition and product diversification. The demand for value added foods is being driven
by the growing public understanding of the linkage between diet and health, and the
interest in self- health maintenance, rising healthcare costs and advances in food
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life with customer focus and IT integrated. The network would consist of
over
servicing nearly 10 lakh outlets with a turnover of `.10, 000 Cr and serving several
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co-operatives.
countries.
Mission:
We at GCMMF endeavor to satisfy the taste and nutritional requirements of
the customer of the world through excellence in the marketing by our committed team.
Through co-operative networking, we are committed to offering quality product that
provides best value for money.
History:
The brand name Amul means AMULYA. This word derived form the Sanskrit
word AMULYA which means PRICELESS. A quality control expert in Anand
had suggested the brand name AMUL. Amul products have been in use in millions of
homes since 1946. Amul Butter, Amul Milk Powder, Amul Ghee, Amulspray, Amul
Cheese, Amul Chocolates, Amul Shrikhand, Amul Ice cream, Nutramul, Amul Milk and
Amulya have made Amul a leading food brand in India.
Today Amul is a symbol of many things like of the high-quality products sold at
reasonable prices, of the genesis of a vast co-operative network, of the triumph of
indigenous technology, of the marketing savvy of a farmers' organization. And have a
proven model for dairy development (Generally known as ANAND PATTERN).
AMUL is based in Anand, Gujarat and has been an example of a co-operative
organic actions success in the long term. It is one of the best examples of co-operate e
achievement in the developing economy "Anyone who has seen. The dairy cooperatives
in the state of Gujarat, especially the highly successful one known as AMUL,
will naturally wonder what combination of influences and incentives is needed to
multiply such a model a thousand times over in developing regions everywhere."
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The Amul Pattern has established itself as uniquely appropriate model for rural
development. Amul has spurred the White Revolution of India, which has made
India the largest producer of milk and milk products in the world.
It is also
world's biggest vegetarian cheese brand. Amul is the largest food brand in India and
world's Largest Pouched Milk Brand with an annual turnover of US $1050 million
(2006-07. Currently Unions making up GCMMF have 2.8 million producer members
with milk collection average of 10.16 million liters per day. Besides India, Amul
has entered overseas markets such as Mauritius, UAE, USA, Bangladesh, Australia,
China, Singapore, Hong Kong and a few South African countries. Its bid to enter
Japanese market in 1994 did not succeed, but now it has fresh plans entering the Japanese
markets.
COMPANY INFORMATION:
The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, Anand (GCMMF) is
the largest food products marketing organization of India. It is the apex organization of
the Dairy Cooperatives of Gujarat. This State has been a pioneer in organizing dairy
cooperatives and our success has not only been emulated in India but serves as a model
for rest of the World. Over the last five and a half decades, Dairy Cooperatives in Gujarat
have created an economic network that links more than 2.8 million village milk
producers with millions of consumers in India and abroad through a cooperative system
that includes 13,141 Village Dairy Cooperative Societies (VDCS) at the village level,
affiliated to 13 District Cooperative Milk Producers' Unions at the District level and
GCMMF at the State level.
These cooperatives collect on an average 7.5 million litres of milk per day
from their producer members, more than 70% of whom are small, marginal farmers
and landless laborers and include a sizeable population of tribal folk and people
belonging to the scheduled casts. The turnover of GCMMF (AMUL) during 2008 -09
was 67.11 billion. It markets the products, produced by the district milk unions in 30
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dairy plants, under the renowned AMUL brand dairy plants having processing capacity
in excess of 1 million Litres per day. The farmers of Gujarat own the largest state of the
art dairy plant in Asia - Mother Dairy, Gandhinagar, and Gujarat - which can handle 2.5
million litres of milk per day and process 100 MTs of milk powder daily.
During the last year, 3.1 billion liters of milk was collected by Member Unions
of GCMMF. Huge capacities for milk drying, product manufacture and cattle feed
manufacture have been installed. All its products are manufactured under the most
hygienic conditions. All dairy plants of the unions are ISO 9001 -2000, ISO 22000
and HACCP certified. GCMMF (AMUL)'s Total Quality Management ensures the
quality of products right from the starting point (milk producer) through value chain until
it reaches the consumer. Ever since the movement was launched fifty-five years ago,
Gujarat's Dairy Cooperatives have brought about a significant social and economic
change to our rural people. The Dairy Cooperatives have helped in ending the
exploitation of farmers and demonstrated that when our rural producers benefit, the
community and nation benefits as well.
The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. cannot be viewed
simply as a business enterprise. It is an institution created by the milk producers
themselves to primarily safeguard their interest economically, socially as well as
democratically. Business houses create profit in order to distribute it to the shareholders.
In the case of GCMMF the surplus is ploughed back to farmers through the District
Unions as well as the village societies. This circulation of capital with value addition
within the structure not only benefits the final beneficiary - the farmer - but eventually
contributes to the development of the village community. This is the most significant
contribution the Amul model co -operatives has made in building Nation.
Organizational Chart:
Organization Structure is divided into two parts:
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Villagers
As we know, GCMMF is unit of Gujarat Milk Marketing Federation, which is
a co- operative organization. The villagers of more than 10000 villages of Gujarat are the
bases of this structure. They all make village milk producers union, district level milk
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producers union and then a state level marketing federation is established. The structure
is line relationship, which provides easy way to operation. It also provides better
communication between two stages.
Finance
Production
Marketing
Dept.
Dept.
Dept.
Senior
Senior
Senior
Senior
Manager
Manager
Manager
Manager
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Personnel
Dept.
Senior
Manager
Finance
Production
Marketing
Sales
Personnel
Manager
Manager
Manager
Manager
Accountant
Officer
Marketing
Officer
P.R.F
Salesmen
Executive
Manager
Executive
Officers
Supervisor
F.S.R.
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GCMMF which markets the popular Amul brand of milk and dairy products
crosses yet another landmark in its long and illustrious history. The results of the apex
body of the dairy cooperatives in Gujarat were declared on 21st June 2011, in the 37th
Annual General Meeting of GCMMF. The organization which symbolizes taste of India
achieved a historical milestone by crossing the 2 billion dollar mark. During the financial
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GCMMF informed that this performance is even more remarkable, when viewed from the
perspective that the organization was able to achieve 1 billion dollar turnover in the 33rd
year of its formation while it took only just four more years to add another 1 billion dollar
to its turnover. Turnover of GCMMF registered CAGR of 23% during the last 4 years.
During the year 2010-11, GCMMF paid ` 8345 crores to its 30 lakhs farmer members.
Payout to farmers also registered 23% CAGR in last 4 years.
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Milk shed area will increase to 231 lakh kg per day (23.1 million kg per day), at
an annual growth rate of 4%.
Installing Bulk Milk Chillers and Automatic Milk Collection Systems in all our
village cooperative societies.
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Collect as much as 195 lakh kg per day (19.5 million kg per day) of milk in the
peak flush season.
Satellite dairies with combined processing and liquid milk packaging capacity of
Milk drying capacity will also be enhanced by 2OO MT's per day
Plan to expand our cattle feed manufacturing capacity, more than four times to
Total investments envisaged for creating all the required infrastructure would be `.
When we are about to celebrate Swarnim Gujarat, Amul has brought one more
laurel not only for Gujarat, but for whole of India At a celebratory gala dinner at the
Knight's Hall, Residenz Palace, Salzburg, Austria on 28 April 2010, attended by over 150
dairy industry representatives from all over the world Mr. Richard Doyle, President,
International Dairy Federation, presented an award to Shri Parthibhai Bhatol, Chairman,
and Dr. S. T. Desai, General Manager (Cooperative Services and Administration),
GCMMF (Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd.). The award was given
to GCMMF (Amul) for the best environmental initiative in the "sustainability category"
during the 4th Global Dairy Conference held from 27th April to 29th April 2010 at
Salzburg Congress Centre, Austria.
IDF, every year gives dairy innovation awards to its members in various
categories like brand and products, nutrition and health, sustainability, packaging,
ingredients and marketing. The inaugural awards programme attracted over 170 entries
from 29 countries in 12 categories, designed to reward and champion innovation and
excellence in the global dairy industry.
The award has been given to Amul by IDF for its environmental initiative for
tree plantation. . As a first step on 15th August 2007 the milk producers of more than
15,000 village dairy cooperative societies planted 18.9 lakh tree saplings across 19
districts of Gujarat, after the flag hoisting ceremony. Initially "One member, one tree
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plantation" was the basis. Inspired by the thumping success, they carried out similar
exercise on 15th August 2008 on "one member, three tree plantation" basis, in
which 52.74 lakh tree saplings were planted.
Rival:
Gowardhan, founded by Parag milk Foods Pvt. Ltd. in 1992, is one of India's
largest private dairies, with an output capacity of 1,000,000 liters per day. Located in a
lush green village called Manchar in Maharashtra (60 km from Pune), we pride ourselves
on owning the largest cow farm in India as well as Asia's largest cheese plant.
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Gowardhan manufactures dairy products that are not just 100% natural, but also
lighter and rich in calcium. That's because the milk, procured from its own cow farm - the
largest in Asia - is 100% natural cow's milk. What's more, the use of latest European
technology in our manufacturing units ensures superior quality and freshness of our
products, giving them the unique Gowardhan taste and flavor.
We are an ISO 9000 and AGMARK certified company, committed to
international standards of product quality. Our product portfolio includes Skim Milk
Powder, Whole Milk Powder, Ghee, Processed Cheese, Butter, Dahi, proprietary foods
like Dairy Whitener and Gulab Jamun Mix powder under the brand names of
"Gowardhan" and 'Go' ,all made from 100% fresh cow milk.
Infrastructure & Technology:
Our commitment to quality and innovation has resulted in huge investments in
infrastructure and technology. Our integrated dairy and cow farm at Manchar, is rapidly
scaling up to cater to the ever expanding circle of customers in India, who seek allnatural, wholesome and delicious dairy products.
Dairy Plant, Manchar, Pune
The extensive range of our products is processed at this ultra modern dairy. Our
dairy plant is fully automated, of international standards and equipped with the best
European technology. Right from reception of milk to the finished product, we maintain
strict no-human-contact through the entire manufacturing process. Our plant churns out
1,000,000 litres of milk per day, has an output capacity up to 10 MT of butter, 25 MT of
ghee and 10 MT of dahi (yoghurt) and 65 MT of milk powder.
Motilal Oswal Venture invested `600mn in Parag Milk Foods
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1960s & 1970s to self-reliance. India is the largest milk producing country in the world,
followed by USA, Russia, Germany and France.
According to Dairy Book 2007, Milk production in 2005 was around 94 mn tonnes and
is estimated to be over 100 mn tonnes currently with an annual growth rate of 4%. Cow
milk constitutes about 41% of total annual milk production inIndia and has started to
create a strong niche as compared to buffalo or mixed milk.
Mumbai based Investment Bank - Ladderup Corporate Advisory Private Ltd.
acted as the exclusive financial advisors to Parag for the deal.
Products:
Competition to Amul
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To know the frequency and source of information for purchasing Amul butter.
Scope and limitation of the study:
The scope of the study is limited solely to the markets visited by the researcher
for the purpose of research; this may hence not be a total reflection of the penetration of
AMUL products for all the retail outlets in Pune.
Assumptions:
The consumer segment for packaged butter is primarily urban and ranges from
the middle to upper classes.
Amul, Gowardhan and Britannia are the key players of the Indian butter market
with Amul capturing 80% of the market share.
Butter is used more as bread spread over any other form of use.
While doing research project I came across the following limitations
Lack of proper experience on the part of the researcher in conducting such studies
in the past.
Time frame required was not enough to survey more number of outlets.
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
1. Research Methodology:
The research was conducted from 9 th May to 8th July 2011. The researches include
meetings with the consumers. It included preparation of the questionnaire to be answered
by above people for knowing the competitive position of Amul in the market. The views
of the parties were recorded in the research as per the questionnaire set by me.
2. Data Collection Method:
I have used survey method for data collection. Survey is the most commonly
used method.
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3. Data Sources
A) Primary Data:
The primary data was collected through questionnaires. They were filled using
the scheduled method of data collection by the researcher. Herein, Face-to face
interviews were conducted between our research executive and a respondent. Data was
collected through a survey. The questionnaire was prepared considering various
parameters and thus had a mix of o pen and close-ended questions using various scales to
measure the responses and draw easy conclusions from the study.
The research would leave very little room for any discrepancy or
misinterpretation of the asked questions since researcher would interview the respondents
face -to-face and so also give an insight into their body language of the respondents
making use of observation technique along with the survey method. Also observation
technique was used to study consumer behaviour patterns as retail outlets.
B) Secondary Data:
I collected data from magazines, newspaper and different websites. The
secondary sources were used only for collecting information regarding the sample;
they were however not used for analysis.
Sampling:
Step 1: Defining the population:
In case the research in conducted in Pune only. Considering the city and its
huge population, I my have selected our population from the Chandan Nagar to
Kharadi, covering all strata's of society. I have segmented it further on to have a very
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specific sample group covering all the decision -makers in the case of butter.
Step 2: Specify the Sampling frame:
The sample frame in my case is Map of the city. A sample of specific suburbs is
taken covering all the directions of the city from only Pune-North-East.
Step 3: Specify the Sampling unit:
In my case I have considered 4 sample units to be studied- Home-makers,
bachelor students, working professionals and senior citizens. I have undertaken random
sampling in the selected areas and defined our sample units in the said criteria.
Step 4: Specify the Sampling method:
Convenience sampling was adopted in where I approached to home makers,
working professional, bachelors students, senior citizens as per the convenience of the
researcher.
Step 5: Determination of Sample size:
The sample size for our study is l00 sample units for consumer's survey.
Areas covered:
For Consumers survey:
Chandan Nagar Bhaji Market
Chandan Nagar Kharadi Road
Kharadi Gaon
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Population Covered:
For Customers survey:
Home-makers
Working professionals (male and female)
Bachelor students (male and female)
Senior citizen (male and female)
Tools Utilized
Percentage Analysis
Graph Chart
4. Research Instrument
A) Questionnaire Method:
The research instrument was the structured questionnaire designed for the
respondents. The questionnaire was for the consumers there was a different set of
questionnaire. There were also the area maps.
Types of Question:
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Open-ended question
Multiple-choice Question
Phrasing of Question:
In questionnaire, I try to phrase the question in logical way. For example I
arrange question in sequence as personal information, income, product preferences, and
finally related to feedback. Both the questionnaire consists of all three types of question.
Mostly all questions are multiple type questions. There is only one open-ended type
question.
Personal Interview:
It is direct form of investigation, involving face-to-face communication with
free feedback information. It offers a sense of participation. It is more flexible form of
data collection. Use of unstructured, open-end questions is possible. Rate of refusal is
low. Depth interview is possible. Complex questions can be asked.
The interview can have questions to secure more information. Observation
approach can be combined to verify age, income, status, standard information. Visual
aids in the form of catalogues samples etc. can be used to get views, opinions, and
attitudes of responder.
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Product Details:
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Product Name:
Amul Butter
Description:
Packing:
Product
Nutritional Information*
Specifications:
Composition :
Energy, kcal
722
720
Total Fat, g
Saturated fat, g
80
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Salt, Max : 3%
C holesterol, mg
180
Curd, Max : 1%
Sodium, mg
836
Total C arbohydrate, g
Sugar, g
Protein, g
Vitamin A, mcg
Not a significant source of Dietary fiber, Sugars, Vitamin C , calcium and
Iron.
* Approx Values
# Not Detectable
0
0
0.5
65
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Market Presence
Demographi cs
Age-5 yrs - 80 yrs. Sex - No bar
Income- Low to high
Occupation -Any sector (not necessary) Education - Lower to higher
Psychographi cs
Personality - No discrimination.
Life style - A basic normal life to high class living standard
Buying Motives - It is generic with butter category, renowned butter available in
market, loved by all consumers.
Product Analysis
Product Specification Meets AGMARK standards and BIS specifications.
No.IS:l3690:l992.
Product personality - It is a unisex product.
USP- is its taste. Amul butter is made from fresh cream by modern continuous butter
making machines (purely vegetarian).
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S. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Total
Brand of Butter
Amul
Gowardhan
Britannia
Nutralite
Home Made
Others
No. of Customers
48
28
7
9
2
6
100
Percentage (%)
48
28
7
9
2
6
100
Graph No: 1
Interpretation:
The above graph shows that from the 100 respondents 48 customers purchase
Amul, 28 Gowardhan, 7 Britannia, 9 Nutralite, 2 Home Made and 6 Others butter
like Mother Dairy, Chetna Etc.
Brand Name /
Parameters
Amul
Gowardhan
Britannia
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Nutralite
Others
Price
Taste
Variety
Nutritional
Value
No. of
Respondents
(100)
9
34
3
2
10
14
1
3
6
1
1
1
3
5
1
1
1
2
1
1
48
28
10
Graph No. 2
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Price
Taste
Variety
Nutritional Value
Interpretation:
34 consumers said that they prefer Amul butter because of taste, 9 consumers
prefer price.
14 consumers said that they prefer Gowardhan butter because of taste and 10
consumers because of prick.
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S. No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Total
Source of Awareness
Advertisement
News Paper
Sample
Magazines
Others
No. of Customers
52
32
2
6
8
100
Percentage (%)
52
32
2
6
8
100
Graph No. 3
Interpretation:
The graph shows that 52% of the total customers are aware about the butter
because of advertisement.
32% of the customers aware of the butter because of newspaper.
It shown that Advertisement is the most powerful medium.
Q.4: From which place do you normally buy Butter?
Table No. 4
47
Retail Market
42
Local Market
58
Percentage (%)
100
Graph No.4
Interpretation:
Graphs clearly shows that 58 customer purchased butter from local market rather
than retail market.
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Table No.5
Purchase of Butter quantity
Sr. No.
1
2
3
4
Butter Quantity
100 gm
500 gm
1 kg
1 kg
Total
No. of Customers
58
22
11
9
100
Graph No. 5
Interpretation:
58 customers prefer to buy 100 gm butter from small use like spread on roti or
butter
2 Times in
week
28
1 time in week
12
On a special
occasion
6
Other
4
Graph No. 6
30
25
20
Customers
15
10
5
0
2 Times in week
1 time in week
On a special
occasion
Other
Interpretation:
From the above graph it is clear that 28 customers purchase Amul butter
Purpose of Use
Customers
Roti
6
Pav Bhaji
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Bread
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Graph No. 7
Interpretation:
The above graph shows that most customers like to use butter on bread.
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Dosa
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Q 8: At what time you see more no. of Advertisements on Amul & Gowardhan?
Table No.8
Timing of advertisement
Time
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Amul Advertisement
7 times
11 times
4 times
Gowardhan Advertisement
8 times
3 times
10 times
Night
17 times
2 times
Graph No.8
Interpretation:
Difference
Customers
Percentage (%)
Quality
19
19
Quality
31
31
Promotion
36
36
price
14
14
Total
100
100
Graph No. 9
Interpretation:
Above graph shows that Quantity is main factor which affected purchasing power
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of customer.
After Quantity 31% shows that customer do or not buy butter because of Quality
difference between Amul and Gowardhan.
Q 10: Can you recall latest Amul or Gowardhan advertisement?
Table No.10
Recall of advertisement
Recall of Advertisement
Amul
Gowardhan
Yes
26
13
No
21
19
Graph No.10
Interpretation:
Graph shows that 26 customers remembered Amuls advertisement and 13
customers remembered Gowardhans advertisement.
21 customers did not remember Amuls advertisement and 19 customers did not
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Competitor to
Amul
Thinking of
Customer
Gowardhan
Britannia
Nutralite
Other
45
32
15
Graph No. 11
Interpretation:
Above graph shows that Gowardhan is main competitor to Amul. And after
Gowardhan, Britannia is second competitor to Amul in market.
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12: If Amul comes with low cholesterol will you accept it?
Table No.12
Responses for cholesterol factor in the butter
Customer response
Yes
No
79 Customers
60
19
Graph No. 12
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Yes
No
Interpretation:
From the above graph, i can conclude that if Amul comes with low cholesterol 60
customers said that, they will definitely purchase it but 19 customers are not ready
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Q 13: Do you think that the present cost of product which you prefer is costly? If yes
(What will be your ideal price range for 100gm butter pack?)
Table No.13
Price range of 100gm butter
Price Range
Rs 26-28
Rs 23-25
Rs 19-22
Customers
25
51
24
Graph No.13
Interpretation:
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Above graphs shows that 51 customer thinks that the present price of butter is
costly so they are ready to pay ` 23 to ` 25 for Amuls butter.
25 customers think that the currant price of butter is normal and they are ready to
pay ` 26 to ` 28.
23 customers are not satisfied the currant price of butter they are ready pay from `
19 to ` 22 which is the lowest price.
Q 14: Why do you feel Gowardhan brand is not as well, dairy product in market as
Compare to Amul?
Table No. 14
Customer responses
Sr. No.
1
2
3
4
5
Factors
Low quality
Small size
High price
Less promotion
Packing problem
Total
Graph No.14
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Interpretation:
Above graph shows that 55 customer think that Gowardhan butter is lacking
behind compare with Amul butter because of less promotion and 18 customer
think that because of high price.
FINDINGS
1. As per my research, the consumption of butter is predominant in almost every
household with
Respondents
also
recalled
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the
various
products
they
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9. Most
respondents
were
relatively
unaware
about
the
exact
amount
CONCLUSION
1. This research has been instrumental in finding the Indian consumers'
response to the various brands of butter and in studying the butter industry of
India in general.
butter, however sparingly. Indian consumers who have tried low -fat / zerocholesterol butter substitutes have not found the taste satisfactory, and demand a
product that tastes more like butter and does not have a distinct processed taste.
2. Also, the demand for unsalted butter is small but significant, as the high sodium
content in packaged butters has been a source of worry for patients of high blood
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pressure. This could also be the result of experimenting with new cuisines as
most baked desserts call for unsalted butter. In terms of brand recall, only two
brands have so far made their presence felt in the Indian market. The former being
Amul, which changed the concept of 'butter' through highly strategic advertising
and the latter - 'Nutralite' and Britannia - the butter substitute that has occupied
the place of pride on the tables of the lean and health-conscious. Most consumers
associate 'Amul' with taste and 'Nutralite with 'health'.
3. While taste and pricing was the deciding factor for most consumers, a significant
section commented on the poor packaging quality of some brands like Nutralite as
compared to Gowardhan, which provides containers for the butter. Most
consumers demanded a low - fat/low-cholesterol variant of their existing brand,
thus confirming that the need of today's butter consumer's in India is a healthy
yet tasty product, which makes it an open opportunity for a new brand to
come and take over before the existing brands can reposition.
SUGGETIONS
1. Amul has a relatively good distribution network, but still company is not able to
fulfill the demand of outlet in the peak season when demand is very high. Here
company should consider on the supply of product in the peak season.
2. Amul should take care of their goodwill of company market any damage product
sell in the open market it may be effect company reputation.
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3. Given the fact that margin offered to the retailer is not similar in the case of the
competitors product. For this fact, the company should give good margin to the
retailers than the competitors.
4. Company should also give the replacement offer to those outlets which is running
with small business.
5. Only fresh product should be supply in the outlet. The main cause of the supply of
fresh product is that customer always wants fresh product. They dont want to
take 3 or 4 days old product.
6. Company should also target the consumer by offering discount coupons or pens
/spoon free offer or some other innovative viable for attracting them.
LIMITATIONS
1. The survey is limited only for two wards Chandan Nagar and Kharadi.
2. Time period of the project was 8 weeks, which may not be enough to understand
the whole market.
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3. The sample size of the taken was small, therefore it can be said that the chosen
sample is not the representative of the whole population and this hindered
quantitative research.
4. The psychology and temperament of a respondent play a significant role.
Some respondents are more sensitive as against others who are more tolerant. A
change in the composition of the respondents can affect the answers adversely or
favorably.
5. Respondents may not have been true in answering various questions and may be
biased to certain other questions.
6. Out of the whole research and analysis, only three major brands could be
highlighted, leaving aside the other non-popular brands.
7. The questionnaire mostly contained multiple choice questions, therefore many
respondents did not give a proper thought before up the questions, and some even
ticked things, which were not applicable. Therefore, all this increased the bias.
8. During the course of survey some unavoidable error are faced such as no
response, inaccuracy in response.
9. The findings are totally based on respondents prediction and hence can be biased
to some extent.
ANNEXURE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Name of the book:
Author
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Edition
A. Marketing management
B. Research Methodology
Kothari C.R
WEBLIOGRAPHY
Webliography:
www.amul.com
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www.gowardhanindia.com
www.indianfoodindustry.net
www.wikipedia.org
www.scibd.com
www.amul.tv.com
www.moneycontrol.com
QUESTIONNAIRE
Personal detail :
Name :
Address:
Age
:
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Gender:
Occupation:
Income p.a. :
Total family member:
Questions:
Q .1) what kind of butter you buy?
Amul
Nutralite
Britannia
Gowardhan
Home made
Taste
Nutritional Value
Newspaper
Sample
Magazines
Retail market
No
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500 gm
5 kg
once in week
On special occasion
others
On Bhaji
On bread
On dosa
No
Afternoon
Evening
Night
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night
Quantity
Size
Price
Promotion
No
Britannia
Nutralite
Other
No
Q .16) If Amul come with low cholesterol did you accept it?
Yes
No
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Q. 17) Do you think that the present cost of product which you p refer is costly? If yes
what will be your ideal price range for 100gm butter pack?
19 to 22
23 to 25
26 to 28
Q. 18) Would you prefer to switch to butter of anther brand if it is cheaper than your
preferred brand without any change in quality & taste?
Yes
No
Q .19) is there anything that you feel lacking in your preferred brand
Yes
No
Q .20) Dou you fell that company should change their brand name?
Yes
No
Q .21) Amul product with the Red and yellow colure packing its work in the market or
not?
Yes
No
Q .22) Why do you fell Gowardhan brand is not as well, dairy product in market as
compare to Amul?
Low quality
Small size
Less promotion
Problem in packing
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High price
No
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