Financial Analysis of Coca-Cola Company - February 7th‚ 2011 The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a beverage retailer‚ manufacturer and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola‚ invented by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in 1886. The Coca-Cola formula and brand was bought in 1889 by Asa Candler who incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in 1892. Besides its namesake Coca-Cola beverage‚ Coca-Cola currently offers more than
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Production‚ Distribution‚ and Marketing of Coca Cola‚ by Lateifa Hope Lateifa Hope Organization & Management Fall 2011 December 2‚ 2011 The Production Raw Materials Coca-Cola consists of 94 % carbonated water. Carbon Dioxide acts as a mild preservative giving the beverage that special sparkle. Carbon dioxide is the main ingredient in all soft drinks because it’s non-toxic‚ cheap‚ and easy to liquefy. Sugar is the second main ingredient in Coca-Cola in which it makes up 7-12% of the beverage
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Coca Cola Research Proposal Outline December 11‚ 2013 Coca Cola Research Proposal Doctor John Pemberton a pharmacist from Atlanta Georgia invented Coca Cola in May‚ 1886 (Bellis‚ 2013). The name of the product was created by Doctor Pemberton’s bookkeeper‚ Frank Robinson. A year later‚ Doctor Pemberton sold the Coca Cola formula to another pharmacist named‚ Asa Candler. Asa Candler purchased the formula for $2‚300 and began to aggressively market the Coca Cola product
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Coca-Cola Company applies to an undifferentiated targeting strategy to promote a single product of identical size. This approach allows the firm to consider a potential buyer as the one who has similar needs and preferences like any other consumer at the market. Hence‚ there is no a particular market segment because market is regarded as the whole. Producing one item saves costs for advertising and marketing (Lamb et al.‚ 2011‚ p. 275). However‚ focusing on undifferentiated marketing prevents
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SWOT ANALYSIS The Coca-Cola Company (Coca-Cola) is a leading manufacturer‚ distributor and marketer of Non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups‚ in the world. Coca-Cola has a strong brand name and brand portfolio. Business-Week and Interbrand‚ a branding consultancy‚ recognize Coca-Cola as one of the leading brands in their top 100 global brands ranking in 2006. The Business Week-Interbred valued Coca-Cola at $67‚000 million in 2006. Coca-Cola ranks well ahead of its close competitor
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Undergraduate Program Coca Cola CASE STUDY Submitted by: Cecilia BUISSON Winter 2014 INSTRUCTOR Momtchil Kovatchev COCA COLA CASE STUDY 1.What are the pricing strategies adopted by Coca Cola brand in the three key markets of India‚ China and USA? (15 points) 2.Should they have done anything differently? In which market and why? (5 points) 3.Was the price decrease the right move in India? Why? What were the consequences for both companies? (5 points) 1) Coca Cola is one of the three
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.7 Weakness…………..……………………………………………………………..….….9 Key success factors….………………………………………………………………...10 Conclusion and recommendation………………………………….…………………10 Reference……………………………………….………………………………………11 I. INTRODUCTION 1. Background Coca-Cola‚ often referred to as Coke (generic trademark)‚ is a carbonated beverage that is available in stores‚ restaurants‚ and vending machines across the world. Invented in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ by Doctor John Pemberton‚ a pharmacist‚ in 1886‚ it has become
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- AMSM Product (Category -Soft Drinks) Coca-Cola is the leading provider of soft drinks in the world. In 2010‚ it not only had the No. 1 selling soda with regular Coke‚ but its Diet Coke brand outpaced Pepsi for second billing. Within the pop category‚ Coca-Cola has a number of brand variants‚ including Dr Pepper and Sprite. The company also produces fruit juices and sports drinks. Emphasis on the soft drink industry‚ though‚ has contributed to Coca-Cola’s ability to distinguish itself as a quality
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1. Why do you think Coca-Cola has had one ethical issue after another over the last decade or so? Ethical issues have been a problem for Coca-Cola because the company has lacked quality leadership in many areas of the organization. It seems that the company was not prepared to handle disputes or incidents when they occurred. They were slow to respond in many incidents because they were ill equipped to handle the fall out. They essentially had no crisis management skills. It seems that
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Coca-Cola May 17‚ 2013 I. Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility is the corporate initiative to assess and take responsibility for the company ’s effects on the environment and impact on social welfare. The term generally applies to company efforts that go beyond what may be required by regulators or environmental protection groups. Corporate social responsibility may also be referred to as "corporate citizenship" and can involve incurring short-term costs that do not provide an
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