Beyond Meats:

$1.$ Using Porter$$s Five Forces framework, explain whether Beyond Meat entered an attractive industry. If

not, what can the company do to make it attractive?

$2.$ Do you think Beyond Meat is overvalued? Explain.

$3.$ How can Beyond Meat break even and become profitable while keeping competitors at bay? Explain

using value$-$chain analysis.

$4.$ Can Beyond Meat disrupt the meat industry? Does the company have the potential to form a strategic

group within the meat industry?

Aldi:

$1.$ Using Porter's framework as your guide, how would you describe the competitive structure of the U$.$S$.$ grocery retailing industry? What are the key forces driving the competitiveness of the industry? What major changes can one envisage looking ahead to the future?

$2.$ Why has Aldi emerged as a leader among hard$-$discounters in the grocery business? What are the roots of its competitive advantage? How has Aldi deployed its resources to secure competitive advantage in the industry? Do these advantages appear to be sustainable?

$3.$ As Aldi looks ahead to a future where its peers are nipping at its heels, what changes would you suggest that Aldi make in retaining its position as a leader? How can its peers compete against Aldi? What are the chinks in Aldi$$s armor that competitors can take advantage of$?$