Laura Lindroth GBS 235 Paper #1 Prof Cherivtch 21 March 2015 Response Paper: Coke and Pepsi Learn to Compete in India 1. The political environment in India has proven to be critical to company performance for both PepsiCo and Coca-Cola India. What specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? Could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? If not‚ could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? There have been several aspects
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Coke Is Better Than Pepsi Pepsi and Coca Cola have long been rivals in the marketing industry and two most recognizable names in soft drinks. Together they produce the #1 (Coca Cola)‚ #2 (Diet Coke) and #3 (Pepsi) soft drinks in the United States and each make tens of billions of dollars in profits every year. Since 1886‚ Coke has been going strong holding the award of "Best Soda Drink in the World." In 2011‚ Coke still beats Pepsi in sales and long-term taste tests. I totally agree because to
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Comparison Contrast Essay 30 March 2011 Coca Cola VS Pepsi Coca Cola and Pepsi are the two most popular and widely recognized beverage brands in the United States. Pepsi and Coca Cola contrast each other on their taste‚ its associated colors and themes‚ and ingredients. Coca-Cola and Pepsi differentiate in more ways than one. Coca-Cola has more of a coke flavor taste. It is fizzier than that of Pepsi. It is smoother going down‚ and after about six hours it changes flavor and becomes more watery
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and Pepsi are the two greatest competitors in the soft drink industry. A brief introduction and history of the two companies will provide a basis for understanding how the companies have come to be where they are today and how they run their companies. The company structure of each will also be briefly explained to provide an understanding of how management style is impacted. Marketing and Advertising The marketing skills that these companies possess are the reason both Coca-Cola and Pepsi are
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Strategy – NCC 5090 Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006 Case Part 1: Why was concentrate manufacturing profitable until the late ‘90s? Porter’s Five Forces provides an in-depth understanding as to how the interconnected relationship between Entrants‚ Buyers‚ Suppliers‚ Substitutes‚ and Rivals allowed concentrate producers to increase profitability. Entrants: Existing Concentrate Producers create high barriers to entry Despite low capital requirements to enter the
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weighted average cost of capital (WACC) to be 8.3%. I find error in this calculation as a result of the following points of disagreement: a) Weighting of Capital Structure: Use of book values of capital rather than the market values b) Cost of Debt Calculation: Incorrect method for calculating debt c) Tax Rate: Use of a tax rate derived from the summation of state and statutory taxes instead of the firm’s marginal tax rate 2. Revised Calculation of WACC: WACC reflects the weighted average
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The case of Coke and Pepsi in India is a lesson that all marketers can observe‚ analyze and learn from‚ since it involves so many marketing aspects that are essential for all marketers to take into consideration. Both companies had many difficulties‚ especially Coca-Cola‚ and it’s useful to observe how it dealt with the different aspects‚ stating from the political environment of the Indian market and the trade barriers it faced‚ going through the market entry and penetration strategies considered
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Case 2.4 Coke and Pepsi Learn to Compete in India BRIEF SUMMARY OF CASE CONTENT: This is a detailed and comprehensive case describing the market entry of two global consumer product companies‚ PepsiCo and Coca-Cola Corporation into a Big Emerging Market (BEM)‚ India. It traces the history of the challenges encountered by these two companies in the developing country environment of India from the late 1980s to the present time. Emphasis is placed on lessons learned by the two companies as they
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COKE CLASSIC VERSES PEPSI THE CHOICE OF A NEW GENERATION 11/15/99 The American Soft drink has become an internationally recognized icon. As a children we choose our preference Coca-Cola or Pepsi-cola. We go to restaurants and ask for it by name‚ and if for some ungodly reason‚ we are forced to submit to one or the other we do it with reluctance and hesitation. Coke-cola and Pepsi-cola have integrated and weave itself‚ into our daily lives‚ through fast food‚ celebrities‚ and controversy
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conducted by Dr. Issham Ismail in Malaysia with the purpose to examine the relationship between EVA and the company performance in Malaysia. The study indicates that EVA has a strong relationship with stock return as compared to other measures due to its focus on long-term performance. EVA enhances stock performances by including more informational content in describing the stock returns. According to the study‚ EVA is considered as a better alternative to other traditional valuation tools such as EPS‚ ROE
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