Strategy – NCC 5090 Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006 Case Part 1: Why was concentrate manufacturing profitable until the late ‘90s? Porter’s Five Forces provides an in-depth understanding as to how the interconnected relationship between Entrants‚ Buyers‚ Suppliers‚ Substitutes‚ and Rivals allowed concentrate producers to increase profitability. Entrants: Existing Concentrate Producers create high barriers to entry Despite low capital requirements to enter the
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foreign colas boycott and pesticide allengations). Though most of the factors in the political environment are unpredictable and existed within the macroenvironment‚ steps could have been taken to anticipate and minimize the impact of the political risks. Coca-Cola could have worked with local partners and the host government. As “political sensitivity to foreign influences can be catastrophic – often driven by perception and not reality” (William Nobrega 2008) in India‚ PepsiCo and Coca-Cola could
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Cola Explosion When the Mentos come into contact with the Diet Coke‚ a reaction causes the rapid formation of foam. it is concluded that the potassium benzoate‚ aspartame‚ and CO2 gas contained in the Diet Coke‚ in combination with the gelatin and gum arabic ingredients of the Mentos‚ all contribute to the formation of the foam. The structure of the Mentos is the most significant cause of the eruption due to nucleation.MythBusters reported that when fruit-flavored Mentos with a smooth waxy coating
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1888 to business men • Candler acquired competitors and promoted Coca-Cola → Rapid sales increase since 1895 • In 1894 J.A. Biedenharn invented selling the prepared drink in bottles 2. Company Background (continued)• In 1919 a group of investors bought Coca Cola for around $25 million• Robert Woodruff turned the company into what it is now:• One of the worlds most recognized brands and a MNE with huge profits• 1993‚ Coca Cola entered India through a strategic alliance with Parle Exports• By now
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Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty- First Century As given in exhibit 1. Per capita consumption of carbonated soft drinks has rose from 1970 to 1999 but in year 2000 there has been a slight drop in per capita consumption. However if we see the similar data for other drinks‚ there has either been a slight rise or fall in per capita consumption in the year 2000. So the per capita consumption data reveals that other drinks are not necessarily eating up the market share of carbonated
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Cola Wars Case Study Question: Why is the soft drink industry so profitable? Historically‚ the soft drink industry has been extremely profitable. Long time industry leaders Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola largely drive the profits in the industry‚ relying on Porter’s five forces model to explain the attractiveness of the soft drink market. These forces allowed Coke and Pepsi to maintain large growth until 1999‚ and also explain the challenges that each company is currently facing. The relative duopoly
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THE COCA COLA COMPANY By: Rachelle L Goude May 27‚ 2006 Summary of the History of Coca Cola On May 8‚ 1886‚ Dr. John S Pemberton‚ a pharmacist in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ USA mixed the syrup that became Coca-Cola ’. His friend and bookkeeper‚ Frank M. Robinson‚ thinking that the two C ’s would look well in advertising ’‚ suggested the name Coca-Cola ’. He wrote the words in his now familiar Spenserian script‚ and the world ’s most recognized trademark was born. Selling his creation from Jacob
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Coca-Cola co. Executive Summary The following report attempts to persuade and convince potential investors that the Coca-Cola co. is a financially efficient and healthy company. Additionally it provides an analysis of the company’s short term and long term financial figures to provide an educated recommendation as to why the company is a lucrative investment. The Coca-Cola Company has always maintained high profits and low debts so that in times of hardship the company does not truly feel the profit
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Valuation of Brand “Coca-Cola” Project Report‚ Valuations and Real Options Contents Executive Summary 4 COCA-COLA Company 5 Coca-Cola Brand 7 Relevance of the Study 7 Why Coca-cola 8 Objective of the Study 9 Literature Review 9 Data Source 10 Valuation Methodologies 10 Income based valuation methods (Dividend Discount Approach) 11 Valuation Description 12 Method 1: 3 stage Dividend Discount Model approach 12 Method 2: Relative Valuation Approach 14 Method 3: Cost Based Approach
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Assignment On Coca-Cola Assignment On Coca-Cola Assignment On Coca-Cola Assignment On Coca-Cola Submitted to Md. Ashraf Harun Lecturer‚ Department of Business Administration Submitted BY Submission date: 4th April 2013. Table of Content | Survey Report and Introduction | 01-02 | Situation analysis: Company analysis & Customer analysis | 03-04 | Competitor analysis | 05-06 | SWOT analysis | 06-09 | Marketing Strategy | 09-11 | Market segmentation | 11-12 | Marketing Mix
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