Dr Pepper Snapple Group Introduction Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) is one of North America’s leading refreshment beverage companies‚ manufacturing‚ bottling and distributing more than 50 brands of carbonated soft drinks‚ juices‚ teas‚ mixers‚ waters and other premium beverages. With a brand heritage spanning more than 200 years‚ the DPS portfolio includes some of the most recognized beverages in the Americas. The company have 6 of the top 10 non-cola soft drinks‚ and 9 of 12 leading brands are
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Dr Pepper Snapple External Analysis * Bargaining Power of suppliers – Medium The switching cost to find other suppliers of commodities to produce beverage is not high‚ and those suppliers are not concentrated or differentiated. However‚ the recession significantly increased commodity prices‚ and DPS has very little power in affecting the prices they pay for these commodities. * Bargaining Power of buyers - Medium Individual buyers do not put high pressure on DPS‚ but large buyers like
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Squirt is a caffeine-free‚ low-sodium carbonated soft drink brand with a distinctive blend of grapefruit juices that gives it a tangy‚ fresh citrus taste. Squirt is the best selling carbonated grapefruit soft drink brand in the United States. The origin of Squirt can be traced back to 1938 when a man named Herb Bishop began experimenting with Citrus Club. Bishop created a new carbonated soft drink that required less fruit and sugar to produce compared to other sodas that were being made at the time
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Squirt - Nature of industry‚ market‚ and buyer behavior In the United States‚ people consume more carbonated drinks than tap water. Research has shown that the average American drinks about 53 gallons of soft drinks per year. However‚ soft drink consumption has declined over the past few years (Kerin & Peterson‚ 2004). The soft drink industry has three major participants in the production and distribution; concentrate producers‚ bottlers‚ and retail outlets. Concentrate producers are responsible
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coolers and vending machine. (Details to convince): In the United States‚ Dr Pepper Snapple Group does not have a complete network of bottlers and distributors‚ so the drink is sometimes bottled under contract by Coca-Cola or Pepsi bottlers. Currently‚ the majority of Pepsi and Coke bottlers bottling Dr Pepper are owned by PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company after their buyouts of their major bottlers. Presently‚ Dr Pepper Snapple relies on its own bottling group to bottle and distribute its products
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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI Case 1 Dr Pepper-Snapple Inc: Energy Drinks MKTG 5320 Wesley Gordon Introduction In the ever changing world of customer needs and expectations Dr Pepper-Snapple was faced with an increased customer focus on energy drinks. This area‚ when exploited correctly‚ is a high growth and high margin beverage business. In early September 2007‚ Andrew Baker had his marching orders. He emerged out a long discussion about entering the energy drink business
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1.0 Company background 1.1 Overview From the invention of the first soft drink more than 200 years ago to some of the industry’s most beloved beverage brands‚ Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) has a proud legacy of innovation‚ bold and distinct flavors‚ and entrepreneurial spirit. On May 7‚ 2008‚ DPS became a stand-alone‚ publicly-traded company on the New York Stock Exchange as the result of a spin-off by Cadbury‚ plc which held the Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages business group of entities
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Dr. Pepper/7Up Case Study BUSN 630 2-15-11 Problem: Squirt has seen very flat growth recently. The problem in this case is determining the right market targeting and product positioning for advertising. Squirt has to uphold its current reputation for its products while expanding in hopes of earning higher profits. They have to do all of this within a certain budget. Decision Factors: Studies show that Squirt’s target market is the 18-24 yr range. Studies also show that Squirt is preferred
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many new energy drink flavors entering the market and I know that my wife is addicted to those as she drinks one a day in lieu of coffee. 2. Does your characterization bode well for a new energy beverage brand introduction generally and for Dr. Pepper Snapple Group‚ Inc. in particular? The competition for the energy drink is tight as PepsiCo ‚ Coca-cola‚ and Red Bull are heavily involved in this market. The growth is there and poses an opportunity but it will be tough to snag some of the
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