Autumn_Harvest_Power_Point_Part_1

History
 Started by two brothers
Darren and Dylan wells
 Planted too many
pumpkins
 Decided to sell extra
pumpkins
 Autumn Harvest is the
largest supplier of mini
pumpkins and gourds.
Pumpkins
 Jack Be Little
 Our most popular miniature
pumpkin! Has a medium
orange coloring with deep
ribbing. Averages 3-4 inches in
diameter and 2 inches tall.
 Li’l Pump-Ke-Mon
 These are white pumpkins with
orange striped light ribbing.
They average 4-6 ½ inches in
diameter and 3 inches tall.
… Pumpkins…
 Baby Boo

Ghostly white with deep
ribbing. The Baby boo’s
average diameter is 2.5
to 3.5 inches and
approximately 2 inches
high.
 Wee Be Little

Medium to deep orange
in color, approximately 34 inch globe. Looks
most like a miniature
Jack- o- lantern. A
wonderful decoration for
around the house!
Mixed Bags!
 Mixed Pumpkins

Cannot decide which pumpkin
to order? How about our
pumpkin mix that includes 6
Jack-Be-Little’s, 6 Wee Be
Little’s, and 6 Baby Boo’s
 Mixed Gourds

A range of color, size, shape &
textures. Varieties in the mix
include small ornamentals,
Fancy Warted, Crown of
Thorns, and Autumn Wings &
Galaxy of the Stars.
Pumpkin Prep!
Customers can chose the type of processing they want.
Below are the different process types!
 Natural
 Each pumpkin is washed and thoroughly cleaned and
inspected before it ever reaches the customers hands.
 Waxed
 Any of the pumpkins (except for the Baby Boo’s) can be
ordered with a wax coating giving each and exceptional
shine.
 Field Run
 Bulk products can be purchased with field run processing.
This means the product is fresh picked out of the field with
no other processing involved.
Squash
 Delicatta Squash
 Delicatta Squash have a
sweet potato-like flavor.
They are three inches in
diameter and six to eight
inches long, cream colored
with green stripes down the
fruit.
 Kabocha Squash
 Kabocha’s Squash weight is
around ten plus pounds
bluish-gray color. Very hard
shelled, the flesh is a deep
orange color, thick, very
sweet, dry and fine grained.
…Squash…
 Acorn Squash
 Acorn Squash produce two
pound, glossy dark green,
acorn-shaped fruits with a
small seed cavity and pale
orange flesh.
 Spaghetti / Pasta Squash
 Spaghetti/Pasta Squash are
shaped like a cylinder, eight
inches long, weighing about
four pounds, smooth and
yellow in color
…Squash
 Butternut Squash
 Butternut Squash are
light tan, seven to nine
inches long with a thick
neck and a small seed
cavity. The flesh is a
wonderful, bright
orange.
S.W.O.T Analysis
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Opportunities
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S.W.O.T Analysis
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Website
Products
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S.W.O.T Analysis
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Seasonality
Local Retailers
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Google Adwords
Harvest Own Seeds
Event Hosting
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Opportunities
Easy Entry
Suppliers
Five Forces
Threat of
New EntryLow
 High cost to get
going.
 Have to have an
establish name to
get into stores.
Five Forces
Competitive
RivalryLow
 Few competitors
 Geographically
separated
 Share a lot of
information
Five Forces
Buyer PowerLow to
Moderate
 There is many
customers but not
many choices.
 Large Grocers and
retails have some
power.
Five Forces
Threat of
Substitution
- Moderate
 Local Fruit stands
 Other fall decorations
Five Forces
Supplier
Power- Low
 Many Suppliers
 Basic office needs
 Able to switch
suppliers very easy