Document Type
Presentation
Presentation Date
2013
Abstract or Description
Two different fruitcake companies in the same small town are discussed and their widely different strategies are presented. Each of the entrepreneurs began working with a “master baker” as little boys but later followed different paths to develop a successful fruitcake business. A brief history of the fruitcake is offered as evidence that the product has been around for hundreds of years and will likely not go away anytime soon in spite of the ridicule and humor that has surrounded fruitcakes during the past twenty-five years.
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
Academic and Business Research Institute International Conference (AABRI)
Location
Orlando, FL
Recommended Citation
Grimes, Sara J., Michael P. McDonald, John Leaptrott.
2013.
"The Fruitcake Capital of the World."
Department of Management Faculty Presentations.
Presentation 27.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/management-facpres/27
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