Cola or Soda giants need to improve the thirst-quenching experience of people around the world especially in India with a potential market of over 17000 Crore Rupees. The per-capita consumption of Cola products in India is 14 bottles per year which is way lesser than the global average of 94. In India‚ Coke and Pepsi have a combined market share of around 95% directly or through franchisees‚ creating a duopoly situation. Campa Cola has a 1% share‚ and the rest is divided among local players. Drying
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Inbound logistics for the Pepsi and Coca Cola consisted of largely the same operations. Both companies purchase their own ingredients through use of future contracts (to avoid market volatility) and produce their concentrate from their own facilities. Once this is done‚ these companies send their concentrate out to bottlers upon approval of contract for bottling company. Once the bottling company receives the shipment of concentration‚ it is diluted to the correct concentration by adding the correct
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Issue/Problem Identification This case study shows the difficulties multinational corporations face when doing business in developing countries. Although Coke and Pepsi were prompt at addressing the accusations brought against them‚ they overlooked multiple issues when starting business in India. When starting a business in a foreign country‚ the first priority a company should have is to learn the native culture. This was Coke and Pepsi’s biggest mistake and was most likely the reason why the
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1.2- INDUSTRY HISTORY OF PEPSI-COLA INDUSTRY. The Pepsi-Cola story itself begins with a drugstore in New Bern‚ North Carolina‚ and a pharmacist named Caleb Bradham. Bradham’s aim was to create a fountain drink that was both delicious and healthful in aiding digestion and boosting energy. It would be free of the impurities found in many bottled health tonics‚ and it would contain none of the stronger narcotics often added to popular fountain drinks. As most pharmacies in 1896‚ Bradham’s
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Undergraduate Program Coca Cola CASE STUDY Submitted by: Cecilia BUISSON Winter 2014 INSTRUCTOR Momtchil Kovatchev COCA COLA CASE STUDY 1.What are the pricing strategies adopted by Coca Cola brand in the three key markets of India‚ China and USA? (15 points) 2.Should they have done anything differently? In which market and why? (5 points) 3.Was the price decrease the right move in India? Why? What were the consequences for both companies? (5 points) 1) Coca Cola is one of the three largest
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Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi Co 2 1. Using the current ratio‚ discuss what conclusions you can make about each company’s ability to pay current liabilities (debt). The current ratio measures the company’s ability to pay its short term obligations with its short term assets. Between Coca Cola and PepsiCo‚ PepsiCo has a higher current ratio implying that is more capable of paying its obligations
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Business Elements of Pepsi & Coca-Cola Introduction The following is a comparison and contrast of the business elements based on a number of business elements like management and operations and on environmental aspects using SWOT and PEST. The two organizations chosen are Pepsi and Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola is a worldwide corporation that manufactures many different beverages. They also manufacture‚ distribute‚ and sell concentrates and syrups that are based in
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Q1. Trace the history and major milestone of the Coca Cola Company. Write about new businesses‚ divestment‚ new market entered and exited. Coca Cola History: Coca-Cola began its existence in a three-legged brass pot in the backyard of John S. Pemberton on May 8‚ 1886. Pemberton was a pharmacist trying to create a new headache tonic. Pemberton took his creation to the now famous Jacob’s Pharmacy about 2 blocks from his home. There the syrup was mixed with cold tap water and sold to ailing customers
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Discussion Questions: 1- Discuss the attitude and related beliefs towards Coca-Cola of intensely brand-loyal consumers (perhaps like those who were upset by the new Coke in 1985). How might their attitude and beliefs differ from those of less involved‚ less loyal consumers? What marketing implications would these differences have? Answer: For those types of consumers they have a strong positive attitude toward the Coca-Cola brand. And this can surpass what the company can imagine to even reach the
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1. What are the key problems that Gupta should focus on in the short term and in the long term? In the short term‚ Sanjiv Gupta‚ CEO Coke India‚ has to focus on improving the tarnished image of Coke owing to CSE’s recent findings. He needs to win back customer confidence in Coke’s products and should work on controlling the declining sales of the company In the long term‚ Gupta needs to ensure the basic safety standards are always being met by the company so the event does not occur again. He also
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