After winning important battles against soda, governments and health activists are targeting chocolate bars because of their high sugar content, and some, like the UK government in 2017, have set strict targets on the amount of sugar and calories that can be contained in each chocolate bar.

The case describes the rapid development of BCP into one of the largest banks in Portugal with 6 distinct networks and hundreds of branches. Its growth was based largely on a strategy of customer responsiveness, rooted in a sophisticated approach to market segmentation and in a bold use of information technology and innovation to gain competitive advantage.