what some experts call the "Coke Fiasco" in 1985? In 1985 Coca-Cola decided to introduce to the market a "variation" of the original formula. They called the product‚ New Coke‚ with the intent that it too would take the market by storm like its predecessor had. However‚ according to various articles‚ it soon became clear that customer were in an uproar about the change to the American classic drink. Michael Ross from MSNBC.com quotes‚ "[S]ome likened the change in Coke to trampling the American flag
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summary: The case discusses the major strategies adopted by Pepsi Co (Soft drinks & snack food major) to enter the Indian market in the late 1980s. Initially the company found it very hard to sell itself to the Indian government as the Indian economy was highly regulated. So to lure Indian government Pepsi Co made promises of working towards enrichment of the rural economy Punjab by getting involved in the agricultural activities. Pepsi Co also made several promises to make its proposal look very
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ABSTRACT This case is about the global water sustainability initiatives undertaken by The Coca-Cola Company (Coca-Cola). It details the activities undertaken by Coca-Cola’s management and employees to contribute to the benefit of the society and community in which the company operated by pledging to return all the water it used in its operations back to the environment. On June 5‚ 2007‚ Coca-Cola and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) launched a global project that focused on water conservation. Coca-Cola
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Pepsi BY: Saba Zarif Thousands of people love the irresistible taste of Pepsi and because of that it is one of the most famous carbonated soft drinks to this day. The PepsiCo started off their glorious franchise from the Pepsi soft drink in 1893 by Caleb Bradham‚ who made it in his drug store where the drink was sold. In 1931‚ at the depth of the Great Depression‚ the Pepsi-Cola Company entered bankruptcy‚ due to financial losses acquired by speculating on wildly
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that when you buy Pepsi you get more of flavor‚ amount and/or whatever than the competition offers. Pepsi is for everyone and that Pepsi alone can refresh or change the world. Many slogans have to deal with being young as well as being in the future. Most of the slogans indicate that if you want to be part of the future or new generation then you have to drink Pepsi. For example‚ their current 2012 slogan is “The Best Drink Created Worldwide.” Their latest campaign‚ called Pepsi Refresh‚ calls upon
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Pepsi: Promoting Nothing Q1) What markets should Pepsi target for Aquafina? A1) Since Aquafina is a consumer product‚ Pepsi should choose a large target market. Firstly‚ Pepsi could mimic the other water producers and target women. But to narrow the targeting even more‚ it could target the 20-35 aged‚ active‚ on-the-go‚ health-conscious woman. Then‚ in response to the concerns over teenagers drinking too many soft drinks‚ it can also position the drink as a substitute for soft drinks. This would
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(1) I think it was a good decision for PepsiCo to adopt diversity as a strategic priority in 2001‚ because by encouraging executives to meet diversity-related objectives‚ the company could easily break down the barriers between employers and employees‚ especially between employers and minority employees. Diversity strategy gives managers a chance to perceive the attitudes of their employees. A close relationship between managers and employees makes employees consider their perceived performance level
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FINOLEX CABLES Ltd. Finolex Cables Ltd‚ the flagship company of the Finolex Group was established in 1958 in Pune. Today‚ it is India’s largest and leading manufacturer of electrical and telecommunication cables with a turnover in excess of Rs.16 Billion Starting with a modest beginning way back in 1958‚ Finolex has steadily grown and transformed to post a Rs. 2‚100 crore turnover in 2011-12. From modernizing plants with state of the art technology to offering innovative solutions to customers
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Osmosis Egg Lab I. Introduction The reason for doing this lab was to see the process of osmosis. Osmosis is diffusion from a high concretion to a low concentration across a cell membrane. The cell membrane was represented by an egg without a shell. II. Hypothesis The egg that will placed in the distilled water will swell like a balloon. This is because distilled water is a hypotonic solution which makes water go in a cell (the egg without a shell) and make it swell. The egg that will placed
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the main issue at hand: The company has paid £8.6m in corporation tax in its 14 years of trading in the UK and nothing in the last three years‚ despite UK sales of nearly £400m in 2011. only paid £8.5m in corporation tax since it launched in Britain in 1998 despite sales of £3bn‚ starbucks has reported a taxable profit only once in its 15 years of operating in the UK‚ often posting losses‚but on the other hand it reported profitability and good perfomance to its investors. corporation tax in the
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