This ethnographic study analyzed Happy Donuts bakery in Puyallup, WA to identify areas to make it more environmentally friendly. Through observation and interviews, three problem areas were identified: use of non-recycled cardboard boxes and non-compostable cups, excessive preventable waste, and unnecessary energy use. Alternatives proposed included using recycled cardboard boxes, compostable cups, adding a recycling bin, using ceramic mugs, and installing energy efficient light bulbs. A marketing campaign with the slogan "Happy Donuts...Thinking Globally, Acting Locally!" was suggested to promote the changes through employee training, press releases, signage, and discounts for using ceramic mugs.
6. Description of Business
• Happy Donuts is a small
bakery in downtown
Puyallup, WA
• Founded in November of
1992 by Coye and Sey-Po
Ung
• Products include:
– Donuts and scones
– Espresso
– Assortment of beverages
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Description of the Community
• Demographic Factors
– Population of 36,790
– 12,780 households
– Prominent age group,
25-44, 30.8%
– Smallest age group
65+, 10.9%
Age Breakdown
22.6%
14.9%
30.8%
20.8%
10.9%
15 or
younger
16-24
25-44
45-64
65+
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Description of the Community
• Demographic Factors
– Seven notable race
and ethnicity groups
– Prominent ethnicity is
Caucasian, with 84%
– The second largest
ethnicity is Hispanic,
with 4.5%
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown
84.0%
4.5%
3.9%
1.4%
1.0%
3.2%
0.3%
1.8%
White
African American
American Indian and Alaska native
Asian
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific
islander
Other
Two or More
Hispanic
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Research Methods
• Ethnography Study of
Customers and Employees
– Sat in lobby 9:30 AM-3:30 PM
for five consecutive Sundays
– Studying customer and
employee behavior
– Recording any behavior that
was not eco-friendly
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Research Methods
– After noticing harmful
behaviors, we used
graphs to record the
number of:
• Potential ceramic mug
users
• Number of cardboard
packaging boxes being
used
• Weight of garbages
• Number of light bulbs
being used
Follow-up Data
Collecting
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Research Methods
• Interview with Owner
– Sey-Po Ung
– October 21st, 2007
• Customer Surveys
– To analyze the customer’s
attitudes toward possible
green alternatives
– 13 Questions
– 37 respondents
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Findings and Conclusions
• Problem Area 1: Happy
Donuts is using cardboard
boxes and cups made from
harmful resource absorbing
materials.
– Cardboard boxes are not made
from recycled boxes
• Average of 77 boxes are used to
package donuts on Sundays
– Paper cups Happy Donuts’ uses
are lined with harmful
petrochemical lining.
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Findings and Conclusions
• Problem Area 2: Happy Donuts is
generating an excessive amount of
preventable waste.
– On Sundays, an average of 38.2 pounds of
waste is being generated
– No recycle bin
– Ceramic mugs are not being used by dine-in
customers
• An average of 33.8 people are not utilizing mugs
each Sunday
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Findings and Conclusions
• Problem Area 3: Happy
Donuts is consuming a
large quantity of
unnecessary energy.
– Bathroom lights and
appliances are continually left
on
– Happy Donut’s uses 113 light
bulbs, none are energy
conserving
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Proposed Alternatives
• Alternatives for Problem Area
1 (Cardboard boxes and cups
made from harmful resource
absorbing materials)
– Use cardboard boxes made from
100% recycled boxes
– Implement Tully’s new
International Paper’s Ecotainer Hot
Cup
• Lined with bioplastic rather than a
petrochemical
• Only commercially available 100%
compostable container
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Proposed Alternatives
• Alternatives for
Problem Area 2
(Excessive amount of
preventable waste)
– Place a recycle bin in the
lobby
– Have dine-in customers
use the ceramic mugs
instead of disposable cups
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Proposed Alternatives
• Alternatives for Problem
Area 3 (Unnecessary energy)
– Turn off bathroom lights and
appliances when not in use
– Convert the 113 lights to energy-
efficient Compact Fluorescent
Lights
• Uses 1/3 of the energy
• Lasts up to 10 times longer
• 56.5 tons of carbon dioxide would
not be released into environment
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Goal and Objectives for Proposed Green
Marketing Campaign
• Overall Goal
– Lessen the adverse
environmental
impact of Happy
Donuts
– To get customers
and employees to
utilize these eco-
friendly habits
Objective Reasoning
Ensure that every customer is
aware of Happy Donut’s
new changes.
Improve customer morale and
attract them with new
changes to generate more
money.
Reward customers for
participating and utilizing
the new green alternatives.
To increase customer participation
and sales.
Inform the public of the changes
that Happy Donuts’ is
implementing.
To attract new customers and
associate Happy Donut’s
name with eco-friendly
habits.
Get employees trained to adopt
and enhance Happy
Donuts’ new eco-friendly
image.
To improve personal selling and
attitude consistency.
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Proposed Green Marketing Campaign
• Marketing slogan:
“Happy Donuts…Thinking Globally,
Acting Locally!”
– Unify each marketing activity
– The customer will easily associate Happy
Donuts with the green market
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Proposed Green Marketing Campaign
• Personal Selling
– Orientation for employees which will train
them to:
• Participate in each green alternative
• Adopt an environmentally friendly attitude
• Save energy by turning off appliances at closing
• Check that the bathroom lights are off when
customers are not using them
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Proposed Green Marketing
Campaign
• Publicity
– Press Release
• To the The Puyallup Herald
– Reaches 25,500 homes
• To the Tacoma News
Tribune
– Reaches 116,150 homes
• Inform public about Happy
Donuts’ eco-friendly
changes
• Title will be the slogan
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Proposed Green Marketing Campaign
• Advertising
– A-board
• Professional and permanent
installment
• Visible to each entering
customer
• States new environmental habits
• Slogan will be the title
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Proposed Green Marketing
Campaign
• Advertising
– Sticker labels on cardboard
packaging boxes
– Will be sent out into
community
• Sales Promotion
– 5% discount on total
purchase when you use a
ceramic mug
– Encourage dine-in
customers to use the
ceramic mugs
“Happy Donuts…
Thinking Globally,
Acting Locally!”
305 2nd
St. NE, Puyallup, WA
(253) 840-9398
5% Off Total Purchase
When you use a ceramic mug!
“Happy Donuts…Thinking
Globally, Acting Locally!”