Cola Wars Continue: Coke vs. Pepsi in the 1990s Case Study By Shamika Shoulders CSUDH -Management 490 May 26‚ 2013 SWAT Analysis Company: PEPSI Strengths • The Brand Name • They appealed to the youth "Pepsi Generation" to help build it consumer base and increase its market share. The youth is a large majority of the population. • Core Strong Competencies in managing the capital-intensive bottling business. Weaknesses • Location- little efforts in the international market.
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IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW PRACTISES OR MODIFICATION OF CURRENT PRACTICES TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN. CASE STUDY: COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OBJECTIVES: The main purpose of this report is to suggest the implementation of new practices and also to modify current practises to improve the performance of the supply chain in the logistics department of the Coca-cola bottling company and also to manage the flow of goods‚ information and other resources‚ including energy and people‚ between the
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Abide Masaraure MBE Internationalizing the "Cola Wars" : A case study 1. Four industry competitor challenges facing Coke and Pepsi in the mid- to late-1990s Consolidation of bottlers Coke on owned a smaller percentage of the bottler’s market share (about one third as illustrated on Page 4). This meant it lacked control over the independent bottlers who did not have long term commitment in satisfying its corporate goals. Also the bottling process was capital intensive. Change of distribution
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for example water‚ juice etc.However consumers choose to consume a Coca Cola beverage instead which indicatestheir satisfaction is fulfilled by a want for this particular beverage. Motivation Coca Cola appeals to two types of needs within a consumer. The first is the biogenic needwhich is the psychological utilitarian need of thirst which can be seen as the lowest level of the Maslow Hierarchy of Needs (Fig 2). Coca Cola however seeks to satisfy the higher levelneeds such as hedonic needs‚ ego
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7.75 ÷ 4.5 = 1.723 The beta for Coca Cola Company is 1.723(www.pcquote.com/stocks/).Beta measures the unsystematic risk of a firm under analysis. Beta can be derived from sensitivity analysis. This beta can increase the risk of investor’s portfolio as it is more than 1 as compares to the market risk. Beta measures the responsiveness of the returns in the market. The higher the beta the aggressive the share prices(Wood‚Donald‚2000). The beta of the Coca cola company is higher and the market is stable
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COCA-COLA: A HISTORY AND A FUTURE After visiting the website of Coca-Cola‚ we’ve found out that Coca-cola has seven different product lines which are: waters‚ teas‚ sports drinks‚ soft drinks‚ juices‚ juice drinks‚ energy drinks‚ and coffees. The different types of water range from different brands of plain bottled water to flavored and vitamin waters. The variety of teas include green tea‚ different flavors of herbal teas including caffeinated‚ decaf‚ sweet instant and ready to drink teas.
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Coca-Cola was invented in 1886 when a pharmacist from Atlanta‚ Georgia invented the syrup. John Pemberton‚ the pharmacist sold a glass of Coca-Cola for 5 cents and would only sell about 9 a day. Now I believe a 16 oz. drink goes for $1.25 up to $3.00 depending where you are located. Coca-Cola is a worldwide known name brand‚ Germany‚ Mexico‚ and Africa are just some countries that sells the drink products. Unfortunately‚ Mr. Pemberton died in 1888 never seeing how his creation would ever succeed
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within the assignment is The Coca Cola Company (CCC). [pic] “Business idea or philosophy based on the importance of profit‚ consumer satisfaction and the welfare of the general public.” [5] Collin‚ P (1997) The Coca Cola Company is one the biggest successful soft drink company that offers 3‚500 various diverse products to over 200 countries worldwide. The company originated in 1889 by pharmacist Dr John Pemberton. Dr Pemberton carried out a jug of Coca Cola syrup at his Jacob Pharmacy in Atlanta
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Question 1 The concentration producing industry has one buyer and through its value chain. Instead‚ costs for advertising‚ promotion‚ market research‚ and bottler relations were significant. On the other hand‚ bottling industry is the mid-way player in the soft drink industry. There are two suppliers and one buyer involved in its value chain (Exhibit 1). Whether two industries are profitable depends on soft drink consumption‚ which had increased for more than 20 years and plateaued in the 1990s
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Cola Wars Continue : Coke and Pepsi in 2006 1. Why historically has the soft drink industry been so profitable? * High rate of consumption increasing at an average of 3% per year * Increasing availability of CSDs * Introduction of diet and flavoured varieties Year | 1970 | 1975 | 1981 | 1985 | 1990 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2004 | Consumption in Cases (million) | 3090 | 3780 | 5180 | 6500 | 7780 | 8710 | 9290 | 9880 | 10240 | 2. Compare the economics of concentrated
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