Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010 A case discussion note January 17‚ 2012 1. Historically‚ why has the soft drink industry been so profitable? Historically‚ the soft carbonated soft drink (CSD) industry has been valued at $74 billion in the United States. In order to understand the reasons why the industry has been hugely profitable despite the ‘Cola Wars’‚ an examination of the CSD industry with Porter’s five forces analysis will be conducted. As market leaders‚ the analysis will
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Harley Davidson‚ the name makes grown men smile and act like kids. The only problem is that Harley Davidson only targets grown men the company has lost its younger crowd to the "crotch rockets". Honda and Yamaha are two companies that have taken advantage of this and they have stolen many customers from Harley Davidson. What is being proposed here is to revamp Buell and make a true Harley Davidson "crotch rocket". How this will be accomplished is by looking at the companies ’ strengths‚ weaknesses
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“Doggie steps” is a pet business venture‚ which aims to be set as a leading example in booming business of pet care markets. The operations of the company will be modelled on the basis of innovation‚ strategic acquisition and brand growth. With a fantastic portfolio of human resources and products which we are intensely passionate about‚ we will delight growing number of customers in gurgaon with great care every single day. Everything we do will be channelled by the company’s philosophy of care
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Financial Capabilities Financially Whole Foods Market is faring very well. WFM’s has had revenue growth of 1.8% in the last year which has slightly outpaced the industry average of 0.5% over that same period. Along the same lines net operating cash flow has increased to $284.00 million or 22.41% when compared to the same quarter last year. The firm also exceeded the industry average cash flow growth rate of -11.29%. (Lysack 1) The firm also has strong gross profit margins and debt to equity
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Tim Hortons is one of North America’s largest developers and franchisors of quick service restaurants with 4‚485 system-wide restaurants as of year-end 2013 (Annual Report 2013). Tim Hortons is among the largest publicly-traded restaurant chains in North America based on market capitalization‚ and the largest in Canada by a wide measure. In Canada‚ they command an approximate 42% share of the quick service restaurant traffic. Tim Hortons Inc. has iconic brand status in Canada and strong consumer
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InnoCentive.com Technology Strategy InnoCentive InnoCentive.com is a challenge driven innovation website that was founded in 2001 by Elli Lilly’s Venture unit. Its objective is to connect companies (the “Seekers”) to independent inventors‚ scientists or simply people that like challenges and to earn some money out of it (the “Solvers”). On the website‚ Seekers can post “R&D Challenges” to which Solvers submit their solutions. The Solver(s) that will be deemed by the Seeker to have posted
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The nonprofit Stepping Stone Housing Inc. plans to continue its mission to provide temporary affordable housing in Lincoln County after acquiring a 4.96-acre parcel of land in Bristol. In 2014‚ Stepping Stone began developing the Blue Haven property in Damariscotta for temporary housing. The organization originally planned to replace the house and four rentals on the property with a six-unit apartment building to provide temporary‚ affordable housing for those in need. After the proposal was met
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Financial statement overview Compnet International is a US-based Company that manufactures automobiles parts and various technical parts used in computers and computerized devices. Having established a cash reserve‚ Compnet seeks to ensure financial stability by increasing the company’s financial liquidity in meeting the day-to-day financial obligation. This means that the company shall put aside a portion of its liquid finances either in short term investments or in bank accounts and
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XEL Communications was founded in September of 1984 by Bill Sanko. XEL designs and manufactures more than 300 individual products that enable network operators to upgrade existing infrastructures and cost-effectively enhance the speed and functionality of their networks while reducing operating expenses and overhead costs. XEL is located in the outskirts of Denver‚ Colorado. Customers drive the demand for XEL products‚ and the company’s productivity is 2 new products per month. In addition to their
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Case Memo 1 Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006 Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola have a long history of intense competition since 1950. Besides the CSD (carbonated soft drink) consumption rise‚ it brought both Coke and Pepsi enjoyed significant revenue growth. In 2004‚ CSD has 52.3% of total US Liquid Consumption. Coke and Pepsi had 22.1% and 14.4% in Net profit/sales respectively. There are four major participants involved in the production and distribution of CSDs: 1. Concentrate Producers
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