[TYPE THE COMPANY NAME]
MNG2601 Assignment 2
QUIZ (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026
- DUE 16 April 2026
NO PLAGIARISM
[Pick the date]
[Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of
the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of
the contents of the document.]
,Exam (elaborations)
MNG2601 Assignment 2 QUIZ
(COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 -
DUE 16 April 2026
MNG2601 Assignment 2 QUIZ (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DUE
16 April 2026; 100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations.
Jonathan Bradfield has been farming for 42 years and is currently the owner
of Limestone Hill, outside Bathurst in the Eastern Cape. Jonathan farms
mainly with pineapples together with his sons in law, Anton Ferreira and
Albert van der Westhuizen. In 2006, Limestone Hill was nearly ruined when
the toxic metal cadmium was found in a consignment of canned pineapples
in Europe. A multi national fertiliser distributor imported low grade zinc
sulphate from Asia that contained high concentrations of cadmium and lead.
It contaminated the local export of canned pineapple rings, and South
Africa’s reputation as a pineapple producer was scarred. At the time, it was a
catastrophe as no one knew where it was going to end. The problem was
discovered in Switzerland while testing a batch of canned pineapples
imported from South Africa. The entire shipment had to be returned as it
could not be established which of the cans contained the toxic metal. This
was a tremendous loss for Limestone Hill, as most of their annual produce
was included in this shipment. Switzerland importers form part of the _____
sub environment of Limestone Hill’s _____ environment. competitor; market
social; micro international; competitive customer; task On 21 April 2016,
Taste Holdings opened the doors of the first Starbucks in Johannesburg,
bringing the full Starbucks experience to Rosebank. Taste Holdings, under an
agreement with Starbucks, is a business franchise group holding the rights to
own and open Starbucks stores in South Africa. Taste Holdings is a South
African based management group that owned and licensed a portfolio of
brands such as The Fish and Chip Co, Maxi’s and Domino’s Pizza, as well as
NWJ, Arthur Kaplan and World’s Finest Watches. Under this alliance, Taste
Holdings opened 12 Starbucks in South Africa. The Starbucks stores did not
perform optimally in 2018. In the same year they paused all roll out plans to
investigate the matter. They found that the Starbucks business model was
not suited for the South African market. South Africa consumers, for
example, do not like strong coffee, which is what the brand is known for.
Which one of the following options is an example of a turnaround strategy
implemented by Taste Holdings? Taste Holdings started to liquidate its food
division as they could not find a buyer for Domino’s Pizza. They paused all
roll out plans, to secure additional capital from investors. Growing the
business and opening 12 Starbucks stores. In 2019, Taste Holdings also
restructured their operations to eliminate inefficiencies. Jonathan Bradfield
, has been farming for 42 years and is currently the owner of Limestone Hill,
outside Bathurst in the Eastern Cape. Jonathan farms mainly with pineapples
together with his sons in law, Anton Ferreira and Albert van der Westhuizen.
Responsibility for the main farming activities was transferred to Ferreira in
2022. Ferreira explains that it is not that he has a passion specifically for
farming and that it is a challenging industry, but the opportunities it holds in
terms of the environment and the people make the hardship worth it.
Ferreira was also responsible for the establishment and growth of a dried
pineapple business unit of the farm started in 2008. Bradfield gave Ferreira
full rein in developing the product and establishing the necessary processes.
Since 2022, Anton Ferreira has been part of the
1. Switzerland importers form part of the:
✅ customer; task
Importers are customers → part of the task (micro) environment
2. Turnaround strategy by Taste Holdings:
✅ They paused all roll out plans, to secure additional capital from investors.
Turnaround = stopping decline and stabilising
3. Anton Ferreira management level:
✅ lower; accomplishing day to day goals
He manages operations → lower-level management
4. Likert leadership style:
✅ participative
Involves employees in decision-making
5. Responsible management principles:
MNG2601 Assignment 2
QUIZ (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026
- DUE 16 April 2026
NO PLAGIARISM
[Pick the date]
[Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of
the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of
the contents of the document.]
,Exam (elaborations)
MNG2601 Assignment 2 QUIZ
(COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 -
DUE 16 April 2026
MNG2601 Assignment 2 QUIZ (COMPLETE ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DUE
16 April 2026; 100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and explanations.
Jonathan Bradfield has been farming for 42 years and is currently the owner
of Limestone Hill, outside Bathurst in the Eastern Cape. Jonathan farms
mainly with pineapples together with his sons in law, Anton Ferreira and
Albert van der Westhuizen. In 2006, Limestone Hill was nearly ruined when
the toxic metal cadmium was found in a consignment of canned pineapples
in Europe. A multi national fertiliser distributor imported low grade zinc
sulphate from Asia that contained high concentrations of cadmium and lead.
It contaminated the local export of canned pineapple rings, and South
Africa’s reputation as a pineapple producer was scarred. At the time, it was a
catastrophe as no one knew where it was going to end. The problem was
discovered in Switzerland while testing a batch of canned pineapples
imported from South Africa. The entire shipment had to be returned as it
could not be established which of the cans contained the toxic metal. This
was a tremendous loss for Limestone Hill, as most of their annual produce
was included in this shipment. Switzerland importers form part of the _____
sub environment of Limestone Hill’s _____ environment. competitor; market
social; micro international; competitive customer; task On 21 April 2016,
Taste Holdings opened the doors of the first Starbucks in Johannesburg,
bringing the full Starbucks experience to Rosebank. Taste Holdings, under an
agreement with Starbucks, is a business franchise group holding the rights to
own and open Starbucks stores in South Africa. Taste Holdings is a South
African based management group that owned and licensed a portfolio of
brands such as The Fish and Chip Co, Maxi’s and Domino’s Pizza, as well as
NWJ, Arthur Kaplan and World’s Finest Watches. Under this alliance, Taste
Holdings opened 12 Starbucks in South Africa. The Starbucks stores did not
perform optimally in 2018. In the same year they paused all roll out plans to
investigate the matter. They found that the Starbucks business model was
not suited for the South African market. South Africa consumers, for
example, do not like strong coffee, which is what the brand is known for.
Which one of the following options is an example of a turnaround strategy
implemented by Taste Holdings? Taste Holdings started to liquidate its food
division as they could not find a buyer for Domino’s Pizza. They paused all
roll out plans, to secure additional capital from investors. Growing the
business and opening 12 Starbucks stores. In 2019, Taste Holdings also
restructured their operations to eliminate inefficiencies. Jonathan Bradfield
, has been farming for 42 years and is currently the owner of Limestone Hill,
outside Bathurst in the Eastern Cape. Jonathan farms mainly with pineapples
together with his sons in law, Anton Ferreira and Albert van der Westhuizen.
Responsibility for the main farming activities was transferred to Ferreira in
2022. Ferreira explains that it is not that he has a passion specifically for
farming and that it is a challenging industry, but the opportunities it holds in
terms of the environment and the people make the hardship worth it.
Ferreira was also responsible for the establishment and growth of a dried
pineapple business unit of the farm started in 2008. Bradfield gave Ferreira
full rein in developing the product and establishing the necessary processes.
Since 2022, Anton Ferreira has been part of the
1. Switzerland importers form part of the:
✅ customer; task
Importers are customers → part of the task (micro) environment
2. Turnaround strategy by Taste Holdings:
✅ They paused all roll out plans, to secure additional capital from investors.
Turnaround = stopping decline and stabilising
3. Anton Ferreira management level:
✅ lower; accomplishing day to day goals
He manages operations → lower-level management
4. Likert leadership style:
✅ participative
Involves employees in decision-making
5. Responsible management principles:
