CASE 13 Coke and Pepsi Learn to Compete in India THE BEVERAGE BATTLEFIELD In 2007‚ the President and CEO of Coca-Cola asserted that Coke has had a rather rough run in India; but now it seems to be getting its positioning right. Similarly‚ PepsiCo’s Asia chief asserted that India is the beverage battlefield for this decade and beyond. Even though the government had opened its doors wide to foreign companies‚ the experience of the world’s two giant soft drinks companies in India during the 1990s
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the products of PepsiCo: The major brand categories owned by PepsiCo‚ Inc. include Pepsi‚ Frito-Lay‚ Gatorade‚ Quaker Oats and Tropicana. Each of these has numerous other product offerings in their respective categories‚ both U.S. and internationally 1. Pepsi 2. Diet Pepsi 3. Caffeine-Free Pepsi 4. Caffeine-Free Diet Pepsi 5. Pepsi Wild Cherry 6. Diet Pepsi Wild Cherry 7. Diet Pepsi Vanilla 8. Pepsi ONE LITRATURE REVIEW: • According to kabir c. sen (june‚1997) Unlike
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Case 23: Coke and Pepsi in India: Issues‚ Ethics‚ and Crisis Management In APA style Table of Contents Chapter Page 1. Abstract 3 2. Introduction 4 3. Issue Management 5 4. Crisis Management 7 5. Global Business Ethics 10 6. Stakeholder Management 13 7. Corporate Social Responsibility 14 1. Economic Responsibilities
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role in the performance of both Coke and Pepsi in India. At the time when Pepsi was entering the Indian market‚ India was generally seen as a very unfriendly place for foreigners to do business. In addition‚ in 1991 India experienced a severe economic crisis that was triggered by the rise in imported oil prices following the first Gulf War. This was around the time Pepsi was already in the market in India‚ and had already got a decent foothold in the market before Coke. Due to the strict regulations
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Coke & Pepsi in India Q1) Identify the issues that are going on in this case with respect to issues management‚ crisis management‚ global business ethics‚ and stakeholder management. Rank these in terms of their order of priorities for Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. Q 2) Evaluate the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of Coke and Pepsi in India. Q 3) Are these companies ignoring their responsibilities in India? Or is something else at work? Q 4) why does it seem that Coke has become a larger and
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competitive moves between players. This interaction over time should make it easier for a firm to predict the direction and nature of their rival’s next (competitive) move. The authors suggest in Hypothesis 2a that the volatility of the relationship between Coke and Pepsi’s competitive moves would attenuate over time. However‚ they also discuss how it can be argued that firms will engage in
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reentry of coca-cola in the market had its disadvantages and of course that was Pepsi co was there first their applications was approved and coke was turned down. 3- Coca-cola made special promotions during the summer season such as ”buy one- get one free” and lucky draws. Coca –cola used a strategy of “building a connect” by using local idioms. They also reduced prices by 15% to 25% in order to encourage consumption. Pepsi co participated through massive sponsorships of “garba”‚ they also tied up
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Laura Sanchidrian Fuertes Laura Sanchidrian INTB 4202 Prof. Grigorios Livanis Spring 2014 Coke and Pepsi Discussion Assignment Compare the economics of the concentrate business to that of the bottling business: Why is profitability so different? Comparing the financial statements of the largest concentrate producers (Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo) and those of the largest bottlers (CCE and PBG) we can easily identify numerous factors affecting their economies and profitability. The first
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in the debate of Coke vs. Pepsi. Very recently‚ Coca-Cola launched a new campaign called “Share a Coke”. The basis of the campaign was that on every coke bottle there was either a first name‚ such as Thomas or Emily‚ or something more general like Share a Coke with friends or family. Share a Coke not only attracted regular customers but everyday people. Seeing either your name or your friend’s name on a soda bottle just made consumers want to buy them. Having personalized coke bottles really helped
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Indian market prior to Coca-Cola’s entry in 1993. Both of these MNCs experienced difficulty in establishing their companies‚ and while they have made some great headway they have also experienced some extreme business angst along the way. Issue/Problem Identification Facts and Assumptions India has the second largest population by country in the entire world. The population is estimated at 1.22 billion as of July of 2013 ( (The World Factbook‚ 2013). India‚ with its expanding economy‚ represents
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