Cory Wells Coke and Pepsi Case Coke and Pepsi have been long time rivals with competition being the name of the game in their industry. Historically‚ the soft drink industry has been so profitable because Americans tend to love soft drinks‚ more than any other beverages out there. Americans soda consumption grew by an average of 3% a year since 1970. Coke and Pepsi had an average annual growth of 10% from 1975 to 1995. Not to mention‚ the internal rivalry
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Case Study 16: Coke and Pepsi 1. Identify the ongoing issues in this case with respect to issues management‚ crisis management‚ global business ethics‚ and stakeholder management. Rank order these in terms of their priorities for Coca-Cola and for PepsiCo. Number 1 Priority: The major global business ethics I found in this case study was the whole issue with excessive water usage in their companies as well as the pollution of the water. The book explains that water is very sacred in India. Even
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In 1886‚ the Coca Cola Company was developed but it wasn ’t until 1898 that the fierce competitor Pepsi-Cola entered into the market. These 2 companies are the two major players that dominate the consumer beverage (soft-drink) industry. Coke and Pepsi have since been competing to rein the global market in consumer beverages. The market of drinks in the United States alone is valued at more than thirty million dollars annually. With the growth of these two companies‚ PepsiCo has developed and acquired
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debating whether Pepsi is better than Coke or if Coke is better than Pepsi. A few articles say Coke wins the battle between Pepsi and Coke. The other articles state Pepsi wins the controversy. Some articles state that nobody wins the Coke vs. Pepsi battle. Pepsi apparently has a softer fizz than Coke. Pepsi’s characterized is a citrusy flavor burst‚ while Coke has more of a raisiny vanilla flavor. Pepsi’s flavor is more sharper than Coke’s flavor. Coke has 160 calories while Pepsi has 10 less
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Case 3 Assignment: Coke and Pepsi Identification of the strategic issues and problems- The world’s two largest soft drinks‚ Pepsi and Coca-Cola experienced numerous unexpected problems and difficulties‚ leading them to learn that marketing and competing in India requires a special type of knowledge and local skills to become successful. Working in America is not always going to be similar as working overseas. Analysis and evaluations- Strengths- Pepsi had an early entry‚ since they entered
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Current Market Conditions Paper Productivity Coca is always looking for ways to improve their productivity to stay a top notch competitive in the market of soft drinks. Currently Coca is introducing a new system call MC9000. Coca-Cola’s deployment of Symbol’s flagship MC9000 mobile computers across EMEA operations is part of a strategic initiative to improve the efficiency‚ productivity and customer service delivered by its mobile workforce. The Symbol mobility platform replaces
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THE BEVERAGE BATTLEFIELD In 2003‚ Jagdeep Kapoor‚ chairman of Samsika Marketing Consultants in Mumbai (formerly Bombay)‚ commented that "Coke lost a number ofyears over errors. But at last it seems to be getting its positioning right." Similarly‚ Ronald McEachern‚ PepsiCo ’s Asia chief‚ asserted "India is the beverage battlefield for 2003." The experience ofthe world ’s two giant soft drinks companies in India during the 1990s and the beginning of the new millennium was not a happy one‚ even though
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Running head: COKE A Coke is a Coke ITT Tech PROBLEM Why do some of us have such strong soda preferences? There’s all this uproar of Coke vs. Pepsi‚ and really looking at the ingredients‚ the products aren’t all that different. Both are made of carbonated water‚ high fructose corn syrup‚ caramel color‚ sugar‚ phosphoric acid‚ caffeine‚ citric acid and natural flavors (Pendergrast‚ 2000‚ p.6). The natural flavors are where they differ. Coke includes a “secret ingredient” known as Merchandise
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Coke Vs. Pepsi Interpret the results of your EVA calculation. If you had to choose between Coca Cola Co. and Pepsi Co‚ which one would you choose? Why? Both Firms EVAs are increasing from 2001 to 2003 _EVAs of Coca Cola is significantly higher than those of PepsiCo._ _EVAs insures that management perspective and objective is to maximize shareholders wealth‚ as such we would choose Coca Cola. The reason is because EVA is a measure of added value‚ and since Coca Colas EVA is
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Coke Strengths: 1. In 1993 Coke held a 59% share of the fountain market—using it to promote the brand further. 2. Coke earned a high percentage of its profits in the international market. They established themselves with the help of “ ‘anchor bottlers’—large‚ committed‚ and experienced bottling outfits like Norway’s Ringnes and Australia’s Amatil” 3. During WWII Coke was able to establish itself in the European and Asian markets with the help of the government because it was being
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