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mid 1999‚ in which‚ Children at six schools in Belgium had complained of headache‚ nausea‚ vomiting and shivering after drinking Coca-Cola’s beverages‚ leading to their hospitalizations. Most of them reported an unusual odor and an off-taste in the drink. Coca-Cola had to recall about 30 million cans and bottles‚ the largest ever product recall in its 113-year history. For the first time‚ the entire inventory of Coca-Cola’s products in Belgium was banned from sale. Coca-Cola sales did drop
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Case #14 Coke vs. Pepsi‚ 2001 Synopsis and Objectives Set in December 2000‚ immediately after the merger announcement between PepsiCo‚ Inc.‚ and the Quaker Oats Company‚ this case asks to examine the implications of the merger for the rivalry between the Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo and for value creation by each firm. Because the merger would allow PepsiCo to control Gatorade‚ which held an 83% share in the sports-drink market‚ PepsiCo would further strengthen its already wide lead
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COCA-COLA Believe in Happier Tomorrow This new ad commercial launched in December 2011 by Coca-Cola was christened as "Believe in happier tomorrow". The Beverage giant continued with the same message of “Open Happiness” unlike its rival Pepsi who keeps changing their theme (From Youngistan to Wow). This ad‚ as stated earlier‚ is more or less on the same lines with its Diwali Counterpart where the main theme was to spread happiness and feeling of togetherness. It was fashioned to spawn the
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Coke Blāk Case Analysis I. Summary: Coca-Cola is the world’s largest non-alcoholic beverage manufacturer. The company has been in existence for more than 120 years and offers more than 3‚500 products in more than 200 countries. Within the past 10 years‚ the carbonated beverage industry has experienced a decline in sales. This drop in sales is most likely associated with more knowledgeable consumers and the facts presented that link obesity to the high amounts of sugars in these beverages. In the
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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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Topic | Page No. | 1. | Introduction | 2 | 2. | Problem Statement | 3 | 3. | Probable Solutions | 4 | 4. | Development of Key Decision Criteria | 5-6 | 5. | Contingency Plan | 7-8 | Introduction When the cola giants‚ Pepsi and Coke‚ entered the Indian market‚ they brought with them the cola wars that had become part of global folklore. This case study details the various battles fought in India by the two rivals with its focus on the publicity campaigns where the two sought to
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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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Mohamed Saada. Coke vs. Pepsi War Overview: In 1985 Coke has introduced a new Coke product replacing its old Coke Formula that has been around for almost 100 years. The reaction has been outrageous by the consumers who resisted the new Coke forcing the company to go back in its decision and sell the two products together. My opinion is that the mistake was partially being a wrong strategic call and partially a mistake in interpreting the market research date. On the strategic call‚ Coke was losing
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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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