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Ippudo: Bringing Japan To Paris In a Bowl

Caroline S.L. Tan; Yi Zhu

Product #:9B20A008
Supplier:Ivey
Discipline:International Business, Marketing
Setting:France, Japan, United States, 2016
Details:Case (PDF) • 12 pages • 2020-02-12

Subjects:

Customer serviceCustomer experienceStrategic positioningStrategy managementBusiness managementSales and marketingInternational businessMarketing

Industries:

Food and beverage sector

Geography:

EuropeAsiaNorth AmericaFranceJapanUnited States
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In early January 2016, the chief strategy officer and his team at Ippudo, an expanding ramen restaurant operation, were tasked to formulate both marketing and customer service management strategies for the company's first ramen shop in France, which was due to open in Paris in late 2016. Ippudo, a famous ramen brand in Japan, started its global expansion in 2008, when it successfully established its presence in New York City. When it entered the US market, Ippudo changed its marketing mix and customer service approach to follow a strategy that incorporated Ippudo's corporate values with both Japanese and New York culture and norms. Moving forward, how should Ippudo’s chief strategy officer position the new ramen restaurant in Paris? What marketing mix should Ippudo pursue? Should Ippudo change its product offerings to appeal to Parisians? And should Ippudo France’s website follow the same concept used in New York, where the website served only to convey information?

Learning Objectives

This case is suitable for undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in marketing management and customer service management. After working through the case and assignment questions, students should be able to
  • discuss a company’s corporate values and how they dovetail with its marketing and customer service decisions;
  • evaluate local conditions that shape marketing-mix decisions;
  • evaluate existing marketing and customer service strategies; and
  • develop new feasible options for a company’s marketing mix and customer service strategies, and discuss the pros and cons of each option, taking into consideration the company’s corporate values and local customer needs.
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