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The point at which a customer chooses one foodservice operation over another is a result of the operation creating a competitive edge. This is referred to as the point of:


A) sale
B) difference
C) service
D) competition

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A specialty line of sandwiches with its own logo has been developed by the foodservice staff at a local hospital and is sold in the food court. This represents which type of branding?


A) quick serve restaurant
B) manufacturer's
C) signature
D) local

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Choosing the "point-at-sale" to display a product is an applied example at which marketing strategy?


A) product
B) place
C) price
D) promotion

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A clinical dietitian wants to use a "value-added" promotion to entice working parents to participate in a healthy food preparation class. Which of the following will best achieve this goal?


A) offer free childcare
B) reduce the price of the class
C) offer the class several different times
D) offer the class at several locations

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A product may be an object, service, or idea.

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True

Market segmentation defines a group of people who, as individuals or an organization, have needs for products and possess the ability, willingness, and authority to make a purchase.

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Market research indicates that customers in an employee cafeteria want more vegetarian items. Menu items are added but do not sell well. The manager of the cafeteria should:


A) discontinue the vegetarian product line
B) reduce the price of the vegetarian items
C) collect feedback from customers to determine why the items are not selling
D) hire a marketing firm to conduct additional research

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A hospital sells Dannon Yogurt in the cafeteria. This is an example of which type of branding?


A) restaurant
B) manufacturer's
C) signature
D) local

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One theory behind the success of branding as a marketing strategy is that customers are willing to pay more for a branded item. This concept, then, should have the most direct influence on which of the following financial objectives?


A) increase the number of customers using the cafeteria
B) increase the average check
C) improve customer satisfaction
D) generate residual traffic

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B

Market segmentation divides the market into groups of people based on various factors. (Match the description of these factors with the type of segmentation)

Premises
lifestyle, attitude, personality
age, sex, income, education
location of home
customer behavior
Responses
psychographic
demographic
product preference
geographic

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lifestyle, attitude, personality
age, sex, income, education
location of home
customer behavior

Share-of-mind promotions are based on financial, volume-based activities.

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False

Which of the following components of the marketing mix refers to channel of distribution for goods and services?


A) price
B) place
C) promotion
D) product

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Identifying people within a target market according to where they live is referred to as:


A) economics
B) demographics
C) psychographics
D) geographics

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A major force driving branding in school foodservice is


A) the US Dietary Guidelines
B) competition with other schools
C) pressure to generate revenue
D) recent regulatory changes under the USDA

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Demographics refer to the statistical data related to customer characteristics such as sex, age, and income.

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Match the following branded concepts with the type of branding it represents.

Premises
Ralph's supermarket deli sandwiches
Pizza Hut operation in a hospital lobby
Ben and Jerry's ice cream served on American Airlines flights
Responses
restaurant
signature
retail-item

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Ralph's supermarket deli sandwiches
Pizza Hut operation in a hospital lobby
Ben and Jerry's ice cream served on American Airlines flights

The advantage of offering free samples of a new product is that it reduces the risk of first-time buying.

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