The solution was to reduce processing and manufacturing costs (Lynch, 1998)
Patents: Tate & Lyle got their products licensed and obtained patents for them; this strategy was highly useful when the demand for one of the company's sweeteners increased and the company was the only one with rights to produce it (Lynch, 1998)
Despite the expected beneficial results, the company's international expansion failed to deliver the foreseen growth as its profitability decreased after the entrance on global markets. A main reason for this is that the market for starch and sweeteners is a mature one and the registration of massive profits is rather difficult to achieve. Another reason for the company's limited success onto the international market is given by the nature of their activity. As such, since they operate and process agricultural products, they are directly dependent upon the crops; which are also dependent upon natural conditions, which are then out of Tate & Lyle's control; and floods and droughts massively impact the corporate results. Also, they are highly influenced by price and currency fluctuations and the general economic status within the countries where they operate.
It is a known fact that no strategy can be implemented exactly like another company did, but it should be further developed and adapted to fit the unique needs of each company, operating in a given industry segment, conducting a certain type of operations, addressing a certain type of customers an employing a certain number of employees. However, the strategies implemented by Tate and Lyle could be used as guidelines for other companies outside the food additive industry segment.
A first strategy to be implemented is the expansionist one through mergers and acquisitions. The best approach to this strategy is given by intense research of the market within the destination country and then the purchase of an undervalued company, but with great potential.
The strategy of price reduction is also an important one. However in the case of the industries based on agricultural products this is harder to achieve, it can be done within other industries. Among the most successful implementation of this is the increase of productivity through the usage of better technologies, leading as a consequence to a decrease in staff and manufacturing costs.
Product development, interactive marketing and protection against financial risks are also highly important strategies to be implemented by other industries and industry sectors.
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