1. General Information on Coca Cola 1.1 Description of Coca-Cola Co. and its history Coca-Cola started as a cure for the addiction to morphine. After Colonel John Pemberton was injured in war and addicted to morphine‚ he looked into ways to find a cure for the addiction and finally in 1886‚ the first non-alcoholic version of a French Coco Wine called Coca-Cola was made. Today the Coca-Cola Company is a conglomerate focused on beverage manufacture‚ retail and marketing. It produces non-alcoholic
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Coca-Cola: Marketing Plan Introduction [pic] The Coca-Cola Company was originally established in 1886 by Dr. John Styth Pemberton‚ since then the company has developed into one of the largest companies in the world and accomplishing more than they could ever imagine such as becoming the worlds number one manufacturer of soft drinks‚ operating worldwide in over 200 countries‚ having over a billion cans of Coca-Cola consumed everyday worldwide‚ to become the first company to both produce and use
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Why or why not? Corporate Reputation is extremely important when considering the role that it plays regarding organizational performance and social responsibility. A companies overall success or demise mainly relies on its reputation. In Business Ethics‚ corporate reputation is defined as "one of an organization’s greatest intangible assets with tangible value"(Ferrell‚ 2011). This meaning that although sometimes a companies reputation may be unwritten‚ the value of it is obvious. There
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ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE The Coca-Cola Company TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages 1. Executive Summary 3 2. Main Issues 4 3. Ethics Policy and its Development 5 3.1. Proposed Ethics Policy 5 3.2. Rationale of Ethics Policy 6 3.3. Policy Development 6 3.3.1. Virtue Ethic 7 3.3.2. Utilitarianism Ethic 7 3.3.3. Kantianism Ethic
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opened doors for the world’s most recognizable beverage brand‚ Coca-Cola‚ to enter a rapidly growing consumer market. However‚ Coca-Cola is challenged with developing a strategy to ensure direct investments are protected despite the Burmese legal system. Entering into the Burmese market poses many political‚ economic and legal issues. The important question that must be answered when analyzing this situation is how Coca-Cola will be able to mitigate the risks involved with the instability
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you for your business! And President Obama‚ if you’re listening by chance on Public Radio or watching live on C-span‚ I know from press reports that many of the soft drinks of choice in the White House are produced by Coca-Cola. That’s a policy position I certainly endorse and appreciate. I have been looking forward to this engagement at the Press Club for quite some time. As someone who has spent the vast majority of his career traveling to markets around the world for Coca-Cola‚ I have seen‚
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Today cold drinks have become an important item of refreshment. Cold drinks are an important part of each and every occasion that provides freshness. Worldwide‚ Coca-Cola and Pepsi are well known as the best soft drinks in the field of beverages. Under the present scenario companies are facing major problem that is “How to meet the consumer need.” The mind of the consumer is very unpredictable and it is very difficult to know what is going in the mind of the consumer. In today’s
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April 23‚ 1985 The Coca Cola Company announced that it would change the formula of its flagship soft drink; a formula that had been America’s favorite for 100 years. Kansas newspaper editor William Allen White said‚ “Coca Cola is the sublimated essence of all that America stands for. A decent thing honestly made [and] universally distributed.” (As cited in Oliver‚ 1986‚ p.4) How could Coca Cola have tampered with the taste of a drink that was distributed to 155 countries and consumed more than
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Sanjiv Gupta‚ President and CEO of Coca Cola in India‚ is facing a crisis concerning pesticide levels in coke in the country of India. The Center for Science and Environment (CSE)‚ an activist group in India focused on environmental sustainability issues issued a press release stating: "12 major cold drink brands sold in and around Delhi contain a deadly cocktail of pesticide residues" (Argenti‚ p. 284). Recommendations for Coke’s communications strategies include accepting and adhering to higher
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Coca-Cola India Wins Golden Peacock Global Award for Corporate Social Responsibility Coca-Cola India was awarded the prestigious 2008 Golden Peacock Global Award for Corporate Social Responsibility on Feb. 15 during a global conference in Vilamoura‚ Portugal. Dr. Ola Ullsten‚ former prime minister of Sweden‚ presented the award to Deepak Jolly‚ Vice-President‚ Public Affairs & Communication‚ Coca-Cola India‚ on behalf of the Company. The Golden Peacock Global CSR Award showcases the “human face
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