between Coca-Cola & Pepsi can be deemed as legendary‚ “the top soft drink competitors in the world spend millions of dollars yearly to try and convince you that their version of soft drink is better” (Dotson pg 1). Over the past century‚ it seems they have feuded over everything from who has superior taste‚ to the pursuit into space‚ and more recently over NASCAR and the social media race. Regardless of who is ahead in the competition‚ the battles between Coca-Cola & Pepsi demonstrate important
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Executive Summary PepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational food‚ snack‚ and beverage corporation that divided its products into five categories: Pepsi-Cola‚ Frito-Lay‚ Tropicana‚ Quaker‚ and Gatorade‚ and each category have plenty of brands. In fact‚ according to PepsiCo’s official website‚ PepsiCo leads food and beverage leader portfolio that includes 22 brands. The company reported sales of $510 million and has 19‚000 employees (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PepsiCo). Moreover‚ the company employed
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25 November 2012 Coke vs. Pepsi The classic battle between Coke and Pepsi has been fought over for centuries. It’s a choice of preference whether people decide over Coke or Pepsi for a beverage. Both companies are equally rated and compete very close to being the top preferred soda. Coke and Pepsi were both invented in the late 19th century and became instantly popular. Coca-Cola was originally used as a patient medicine in hospitals and nurseries‚ where as Pepsi was originally used as a consumer
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Strategy Evaluation | 69 | Global Marketplace Analysis | 70 | References | 72 | Appendix | 74 | Abstract A leading global food‚ snack and beverage company‚ it is PepsiCo. Its brands include Quaker Oats‚ Tropicana‚ Gatorade‚ Lay’s and Pepsi — are household names that stand for quality throughout the world. As a global company‚ they also have strong regional brands such as Walkers‚ Gamesa and Sabritas. Independently or through contract manufacturers‚ they both make market and sell a variety
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consumption consistently 702-442 Cola Wars Continue: Coke and P In the late 1990s‚ Pepsi moved even further away from head-to-head competition and instead concentrated on emerging markets that were still up for grabs. “We kept beating our heads in nternationally and its operating profit from overseas was up 37%. Market share gains were reported in most of Pepsi-Cola International’s top 25 markets‚ including increases of 10% in India‚ 16% in China‚ and more than 100% in Russia. By 2000
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31% for Pepsi) and almost 72% in 2009 (almost 42% for Coca Cola and almost 30% for Pepsi). The barriers to enter the CSD market are very high mainly because of the economies of scale enjoyed by Pepsi and Coca Cola. These two firms produce a very large portion of the total output of the market and they reach their MES (minimum efficient scale) when they cover for over 70% of the market. Another important barrier to enter this industry is the well-known reputations that Coca Cola and Pepsi have. It
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ANALYSIS OF MARKETING STRATEGY OF COCA COLA AND PEPSICO PROJECT REPORT ON “ANALYSIS OF MARKETING STRATEGY OF COCA COLA AND PEPSICO” UNDER GUIDANCE OF: MR. ASHISH SAIHJPAL (FACULTY‚ MARKETING) SUBMITTED BY: AKHILESH MITTAL ARVIND JAIN BIPIN SINGH KARAMJEET SINGH PAWAN KUMAR (MBA II SEMESTER‚ 2008-2010) UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL‚ LUDHIANA 1 ANALYSIS OF MARKETING STRATEGY OF COCA COLA AND PEPSICO CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO BEVERAGE INDUSTRY 1.1 BEVERAGE Any type of liquid specifically
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of its competitors‚ Pepsi-Cola‚ and the introduction of the new Coke. The author walked us through how with marketing research‚ product testing (The Pepsi Challenge) and effective advertising‚ Pepsi-Cola was able to introduce itself in the American culture. Pepsi became Coca-Cola’s fierce competitor and started getting a growing share of the market of soft drinks. Blinded by internal and other distractions‚ Coca-Cola was caught by surprise when introduced “the Pepsi Challenge”‚ a series
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business and was instrumental in cooperation with U.S. Armed Forces during WWII. Caleb Bradham‚ a North Carolina pharmacist‚ invented Pepsi in 1893. Like Coca-Cola‚ Pepsi developed a franchised bottling system in the year 1910. Pepsi had a much more difficult time surviving and becoming successful‚ as it declared bankruptcy in 1923 and 1932. However‚ today Pepsi is a strong company that is competing with Coca-Cola. I will discuss the Cola Wars using the eleven step strategic model‚ SWOT‚ and Porter
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stay in line with their PESTLE situations. Pepsi is a big brand‚ currently holds the 23rd place in the Interbrands report of the World’s Leading Brands. Their advertisements feature major celebrities and athletes like David Beckham‚ Robbie Williams‚ Britney Spears‚ and Michael Jackson etc. Their market reach is also very diverse‚ as they’re present in almost every country from the US to New Zealand. Their PESTLE analysis is given below: Political: Pepsi is a non-alcoholic beverage and is therefore
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