Demand and Supply in Sction - Haggis
Monday, January 25, 2010
by Jim Riley
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Buried deep in the “Earth News” section of the Telegraph today is this neat little mini case study on demand and supply. Various economic and social factors are having the effect of driving up the demand for Haggis. Some nice stuff in here about market size, market growth, new product development too. . The market leader in Haggis production is Macsween of Edinburgh. Students can do some follow-up research on this business here
Categories: BUSINESS THEMES Credit Crunch Economic Environment Marketing
Tags: demand, supply, market share, market growth, market size, macsween, haggis
Tags: demand, supply, market share, market growth, market size, macsween, haggis
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