Heinz

Strategic Concepts & Mechanics

Signature MoveIverson: Four Layers Max, Then Stop Building Hierarchy

Cornerstone MoveIncentives as Architecture, Not Decoration

Strategic PatternStay Half a Step Ahead, Not a Mile

Capital StrategyCash Reinvested for Domination Not Dividends

Cornerstone MoveDominate One Small Thing Before Growing

Signature MoveSchwab: Split Half the Profit and Watch It Multiply

Risk DoctrineTen-Million-Dollar Education, Not Termination

Signature MoveLemann's 3G: Buy the Brewer, Install the Meritocracy

Signature MovePatterson: Educate the Customer Into Needing You

Cornerstone MoveDecentralize Everything Except Culture

Signature MovePrice: Lowest Price as Moral Crusade, Not Marketing Tactic

Risk DoctrineCalculated Bullets Before Cannonballs

Competitive AdvantageCulture as the Only Uncopiable Moat

Signature MoveKelleher: Distill Strategy to Doing, Not Planning

Cornerstone MovePromote From the Ranks, Never Import Generals

Identity & CulturePermanent Dissatisfaction as Fuel

Identity & CultureDream Replaces Mission Statement

Cornerstone MoveTalent Factory as Acquisition Currency

Capital StrategyBonus Pool Tied to EVA, Not Revenue

Cornerstone MoveBuy Beloved Brands Run by Nobody

Signature MoveOwners Recruit, Not HR Drones

Signature MoveBottom 10% Shaved Every Year Forever

Risk DoctrineType IV Leader Purge Despite Results

Cornerstone MoveExit Banking, Enter Boring Forever

Signature MoveFire the Rebellious on Day One

Signature MoveOpen Floor, No Offices for Anyone

Strategic PatternHoshin Kanri Goal Cascade to Factory Floor

Cornerstone MoveLeak the Offer to Shame the Board

Signature MovePeople Chess Not Performance Reviews

Decision FrameworkFive Whys to Kill Surface Excuses

Operating PrincipleComfort-Zone Rotation as Growth Engine

Primary Evidence

"Cristiane Correa, Dream Big: How the Brazilian Trio behind 3G Capital —Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles, and Beto Sicupira —Acquired Anheuser-Busch, Burger King and Heinz, (Rio de Janeiro: Sextante,"

Source:Intelligent Fanatics Project

"The common thread It’s clear, by the trio’s business trajectory that they were getting more and more focused on a very narrow specialty of transactions. Here are three common threads between the companies they allocate most of their time and money to nowadays (only confirmed by the announced deal to merge Kraft and Heinz). a)Focus on developed markets Since merging their stakes with Interbrew, the trio has increasingly concentrated their efforts on developed markets like the U.S. and Europe. These markets present a unique combination of factors which suit their skills:"

Source:The 3g Way

"The deal, completed in June 2013, was significantly larger than the previous ones, but followed the same overall framework: taking a large, U.S.-based, public company private and using large amounts of cheap debt to do so. Heinz shareholders received $ 72.5 per share, or an aggregate amount of $23.3 billion in cash."

Source:The 3g Way

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Intelligent Fanatics Project The 3g Way