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 area have been handled better by each company? Ans: The primary barrier to Pepsi and Coca-Cola’s entry into the Indian market was its political / legal environment as a result of its history. Despite the liberalization of the Indian economy in 1991 and introduction of the New Industrial Policy to eliminate barriers‚ such as bureaucracy
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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 and Pepsi Coke and Pepsi are both two big companies in the world which are known by cola. Pepsi is the biggest competitor of coke. The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest manufacturer‚ distributor and beverage company.(No author‚ 2009-6-26) Pepsi company is also a transnational corporation with long history. Each of them has big market in the world. However‚ a comparison of Pepsi and Coke reveals several similarities but a great number of differences. Coke and Pepsi are similar
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Coke v. Pepsi – 5 Forces Analysis Industry concentrate produces High intensity (depends on price/advertising cost/ high number of substitutes(low calorie drinks/no carb drinks/ not carbonated drinks like orange juice) Pepsi products /Coke products New Entrants (barriers/rivalry) High Intensity-Brand recognition dominant market/ patents on style and colors Network relationships & high cost of entry established such as distribution‚ warehouse‚ bottlers‚ and shelf-location high marketing
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Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century: Threat of Entry:low 1. Economies of scale - High production volume but merit not clear (1st paragraph on page 2) 2. Product differentiation - Brand identification (high advertising expense‚ Exhibit 2) 3. Capital requirements - CPs: little capital investment (1st paragraph on page 2) - Bottlers: capital intensive (2nd paragraph on page 3) 4. Cost disadvantages independent of size - No 5. Access to distribution channels - Food stores (35%): intense
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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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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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Financial Analysis By XACC 280 Professor University of Phoenix The objective of this paper is to compare the major players in the beverage/soft drink industry‚ Pepsi Co. & Coca Cola Co. This paper will give you sound information on which company to invest in as well as taking a deeper look at both companies over all. My analysis will be made based on the company’s income statements‚ horizontal‚ vertical analysis‚ balances sheets and financial
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Pepsi is a manufacturer or use manufacturers‚ market and sell a variety of salty‚ sweet and grain-based snacks‚ carbonated and non-carbonated beverages‚ and foods through their North American and international divisions. B) Coca-Cola has the dominant position in beverage sales. C) Coca-Cola 2006 $29‚963‚ 2007 $43‚269 The difference is $13‚306 for a 44.4% increase. Pepsi 2006 $29‚930‚ 2007‚ $34‚628 The difference is $4‚698 for a 15.6% increase. D) Pepsi had
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......................................................................................................... 1 Coca Cola versus Pepsi Cola – The History.................................................................................. 2 Examples of Coca Cola vs Pepsi De-Positioning .......................................................................... 3 Critical Analysis ............................................................................................................................ 5
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