Case Summary In early September 2007‚ Andrew Barker emerged from a lengthy discussion on the energy beverage market in the United States. As a brand manager for Snapple beverages at the Dr Pepper Snapple Group‚ Inc.‚ he was charged with assessing whether or not a profitable market opportunity existed for a new energy beverage brand to be produced‚ marketed‚ and distributed by the company in 2008. Dr Pepper Snapple Group‚ Inc. was the only major domestic nonalcoholic beverage company in the United
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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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Case Analysis Dr. Pepper Snapple Group‚ Inc.: Energy Beverages 1. How would you characterize the energy beverage category‚ competitors‚ consumers‚ channels‚ and DPSG’s category participation in late 2007? The energy beverage category was the fourth largest nonalcoholic beverage category in America during 2006. While it wasn’t among the top three‚ it was the fastest growing beverage category. The energy beverage market is primarily led by three big name brands including Red Bull‚ Monster Energy
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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 Group Case – Energy Beverages Company Strengths Strong Portfolio of Leading‚ Consumer-Preferred Brands Owns a diverse portfolio of well-known CSD/non-CSD brands Provides their own bottlers‚ distributors‚ and retailers Manages a wide variety of products and provides a foundation for growth and profitability #1 flavored CSD company in the US Integrated Business Model Believes its brand ownership‚ bottling‚ and distribution are more integrated than the U.S. operations
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assessments‚ as well as the strategy analyses that we have performed using various matrices‚ we have determine that Dr Pepper Snapple Group are most suited to go for a product development strategy. Through product development‚ Dr Pepper Snapple Group would focus on consumers’ need‚ improve their current product line and expand their brand with new product creation. In addition‚ Dr Pepper Snapple Group should consider going for market development to boost their current products’ placement and promote new products
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As social responsibility and environmentally friendly attitudes have become more prevalent‚ many companies have moved towards adapting technologies that are more efficient and less damaging to the environment. The Dr. Pepper Snapple Group takes this corporate social responsibility extremely seriously. They believe that environmental stewardship is core to operating a company that will be successful in the long term. As such they have challenged themselves to move towards more environmentally friendly
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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 and off he
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Dr Pepper Snapple group‚ Inc. is a major integrated brand owner‚ bottler‚ and distributer of nonalcoholic beverages in the United States. In 2007 they had net sales of $5.748 billion‚ 21 manufacturing facilities and approximately 200 distribution centers in the United States. They are the number one Company in carbonated soft drink products in the United States. Their business strategy is to invest most heavily in their key brands to drive profitable and sustainable growth by strengthening consumer
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Dave A Johnson Marketing 450 Marketing Decision Making Process Dr Pepper Snapple Group Marketing Plan Professor: Richard Farrell August3‚ 2014 Dr Pepper Snapple Group Marketing Plan Introduction Generally‚ many new products fail after their introduction in the market (Bamford‚ 2010). There are many reasons that can be attributed to their failure. Companies often fail to do enough research‚ or even
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