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An overview

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Population – 65 lacs, Literacy- 90%
Women are more powerful in society, ratio
of male/ female- 0.94/1.00
 Weather – very hot & humid
Most of the population are Non- Veg

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No significant presence of any sweet or
snacks shop
Most bakery shops selling packed meals –
some buffet meals; almost all have sitting
arrangement in shop

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P & S
The Fab
Sen- Saal
The Sponge
Others local players

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The Fab P&S Sen Saal The
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Others
Caravan Fresh
3%
The Fab
10%
The Sponge
2%
Others
4%
Sen Saal
7%
P&S
74%

9. CompetitionCompetition
 Most of the P&S shops are without A/C, but they
are the biggest in number; 98 shops, daily avg sale
per shop 40k (Srilankan Rupee)
 The Fab – 7 outlet, very strong in gateaux, avg
sale 75k
 Sen Saal- 3 outlets, very strong in meal, avg sale
120k
 The Sponge, Galle Road – Best outlet in my
opinion – only 1 shop- with
see-through kitchen- 125 k

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Other local players like Don & Sons,
Remco, Lanka Bake, Family Chef are
present with 1-3 shops, with avg sale of 25k
each

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 7 old shop (daily avg 14k)+ 1 renovated (avg 44k)
shop ; 65 staff, 2 vans operating out of 6
 2008- 28 shops- 500k per day- 210 staff
 Very good motivation noticed in all staff of
Caravan, which will definitely speed up the turn
around process
 Butter Cake is excellent, need to work on kitchen

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All 7 shops need to be renovated ASAP, as
they are in very poor condition compare to
competitors
Glass sticker is essential- as Glow Sign isn’t
visible by customers in many cases
Some more branding inside shop is required
, like on counter base, counter top tent card
type

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Gateaux big pics and albums need to be
placed in shops. Presently all other shops
sell gateaux off the shelf and on spl order,
but Caravan sells only on spl (prior) order
A big scope is there to icrease gateaux sale
which is presently just 5%

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Gateaux
5%
Pastry
17%
Savouries
46%
Drinks
7%
Cookies &
dessert
5%
Meal
6%
Dry cakes
14%

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Renovation is the key for turn around
Lunch/Meal business as extension of Cake
Shop
Huge growth potential as there are only
bakery shops are available as Fast Food

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