Running Head: COCA-COLA INTERNATIONAL Coca-Cola Company Opening Happiness across the Globe Tammy Parker August 4‚ 2012 Introduction In 1886‚ Coca-Cola brought a refreshing fountain beverage to customers of a small Atlanta pharmacy at five cents a glass. Today‚ The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company. The three main headquarters are Coca-Cola International which is located in Europe‚ Pacific and Eurasia‚ and Africa‚ Coca-Cola Americas which are located in North America
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The Coca-Cola Company is a beverage company‚ manufacturer‚ distributor‚ 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 400 brands in over 200 countries or territories and serves
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Coca-Cola Managing Resource Constraints in China Background China is a major and expanding market for Coca-Cola. Surging sales in emerging markets like China and India have been credited for Coke’s best sales growth for almost nine years with sales rising 19% from 2007 (The Times‚ 2007). According to President of Coca-Cola China‚ Doug Jackson‚ the company currently counts China as it’s fourth-largest market in terms of revenue‚ although it is expected to overtake Brazil to become its third-largest
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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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marketer of non-alcoholic beverages in the world‚ Coca-Cola has a strong brand recognition and brand portfolio. The company owns more than 400 brands‚ including sports drinks‚ teas‚ juices‚ and energy drinks. Coca-cola operates in more than 200 countries‚ with 75% of profits coming from abroad (Hoover‚ 2009). The company ranks well ahead its closest competitor Pepsi‚ with brand equity of $67 billion compared to Pepsi’s $13 billion. However‚ Coca-Cola is threatened by intense negative publicity and
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HISTORY OF COCA COLA Birth of Refreshing Idea The product that has given the world its best-known taste was born in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ on May 8‚ 1886. Dr. John Stith Pemberton‚ a local pharmacist‚ produced the syrup for Coca-Cola®‚ and carried a jug of the new product down the street to Jacobs’ Pharmacy‚ where it was sampled‚ pronounced "excellent" and placed on sale for five cents a glass as a soda fountain drink. Carbonated water was teamed with the new syrup to produce a drink
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Globalization and the Coca-Cola Company Introduction Today‚ Coca-Cola is one of most well-known brands in the world. This company has continued to gain momentum and growth‚ capitalizing on the rapidly expanding beverage industry and ranking as the largest beverage company in the world. With its push for global market share‚ Coca-Cola now operates in over 200 countries with over 84‚000 suppliers. Currently‚ over 70% of Coca Cola’s business income is generated from non-US sources (Coca-Cola Company‚ 2012)
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Marketing for a New Coca Cola Drink The Coca Cola Company requires ideas on the development of a new fizzy Coca Cola Drink. It must utilise the flavours and styles of existing Coca Cola Fizzy Drinks‚ but capture a currently untapped or unfulfilled market segment. You need to consider the current market‚ find a suitable segment and develop a marketing strategy for your idea. Market research - Identify the most appropriate sources of primary and secondary data and consider which
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FIN560 Securities Analysis Course Project: Stock Analysis- The Coca-Cola Company (KO) Company’s Summary The Coca-Cola Company manufactures‚ markets‚ and sells nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company primarily offers sparkling beverages and still beverages. Its sparkling beverages include nonalcoholic ready-to-drink beverages with carbonation‚ such as carbonated energy drinks‚ and carbonated waters and flavored waters. The company’s still beverages comprise nonalcoholic beverages
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