ACC 621 – Summer 2013 Problem Set #1 Overview of the Annual Report and Form 10K And The Balance sheet – Pepsi & Coke The following instructions apply to all problem sets and to all individual assignments. Respond to the following questions. In your responses refer to the page numbers or footnote numbers in Coca Cola’s 2012 Annual Review and 201210-K where the information used in located. Except where the question only asks for a presentation of calculations (such as the common sized balance
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up. The India Resource Center approached Pepsico in 2010 to question them on how it accounted for its claim of "positive water balance." We were provided with an audit conducted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Private Limited‚ a firm that provides "audit‚ consulting‚ financial advisory‚ risk management‚ and tax services to selected clients." The audit was based on 2009 figures provided primarily by Pepsico‚ and the audit was released in 2010. This was followed by two rounds of questions from our
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C ASE 3 PEPSI ONE INTRODUCTION On June 30‚ 1998‚ PepsiCo shocked the beverage industry with its introduction of a revolutionary new sugarfree cola with no aftertaste. Within one hour of FDA approval of acesulfame potassium (ace K)‚ the main sweetening ingredient‚ the launch of Pepsi One was announced. Samples of the new drink were in the hands of reporters and bottlers within hours. How was PepsiCo able to formulate a new core brand so quickly? The answer is that Pepsi is no longer an American
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influences 9 Sociocultural influences 9 Technological influences 10 External Environment: Industry Analysis (Dess and Lumpkin‚ 2003; Porter‚ 1980) 10 Five Forces Analysis 11 External Environment: Strategic Group (Major Competitors) 12 Coca-Cola‚ Inc. 12 Kraft-Food Company‚ Inc. 13 Evaluation of the Balanced Scoreboard 13 Evaluation of RBV 14 FINANCIAL ANALYSYS 15 PROBLEM STATEMENT 17 Problem Statement #1 17 Problem Statement #2 18 Problem Statement #3 18 Alternative Solutions
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word the Swot analysis makes marketing more efficient. The Swot analysis of Pepsi (600ml) is as follows : Strengths- The major strength of Pepsi is that it is one of the biggest brands in the world. Pepsi is sold in over 150 countries ‚ it is an International drink. And because it is well known in so many countries ‚ the brand automatically has earned its name in the market and has become a very credible drink. Pepsi also has excellent branding and advertising strategies. A lot of Pepsi’s advertising
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remotest of the rural area will have these companies products. While people have to tread miles for bringing clean water‚ pepsi‚ cola will be within their easy reach. What will be the choice they tend to make? They will obviously buy cola‚ pepsi to satitiate their dry throat. While on the one hand water is very good for our body and helps cure many disease‚ excessive drinking of cola items will slowly make some undesirable impact on our body. CSE have many times proved that it contains unwanted
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GLOBALISATION – The world today has been described as a ‘global village’‚ this stems from Marshall Mc Luhan’s concept that ‘the globe has been contracted into a village by electric technology and the instantaneous movement of information from every quarter to every point at the same time’. Mc Luhan has only described one aspect of how the world has become a global village. A closer examination of globalisation will indicate that indeed the barriers of space‚ time and borders which once existed
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Marketing Strategies of Pepsi Co. PepsiCo is the second largest food and beverage company in the world. Caleb Bradham founded PepsiCo in 1898‚ a pharmacist and drugstore owner‚ who formulated the ingredients for the syrup‚ originally called Brad’s drink‚ of what is known today as Pepsi-Cola. PepsiCo’s mission is to be the world’s most premier consumer products company focused on convenient foods and beverages. PepsiCo has six guiding principles that include‚ “Care for customers/world we live
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encouragement for the soft drinks industry in general and PepsiCo in particular. The key players Coca Cola and PepsiCo actively revived their old brands that were popular in the 1980s in India. Coca Cola revived its old brand Citra within the lime carbonates category. While Coca Cola already had Sprite and Limca in the lime carbonates category‚ Citrus was priced at 20% cheaper than them. Coca Cola also reintroduced its brand “Rimzim”‚ a masala soda with cumin and spices. PepsiCo reciprocated by reviving
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Marketing Mrs. Lauren K Paisley Case#1: Coke Zero 2/25/2013 The Coca- Cola first started or made its debut in 1886 in Atlanta in a pharmacy soda fountain which was sold for 5 cent a glass. The coca product has been enjoyed ever since then. The company continues its long-standing association with athletics events including the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup. By promoting such event it helps support the case of promoting Coke Zero. The Coca-Cola Company segments markets for its products
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