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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One of the root of this question lies in a statistics of market growth provided in the case study (p.2) which shows its decline in volume for energy drinks from 44% in 2000 to 6.5% in 2003. Another reason is connected with the increasing competition in this segment of beverage industry where such giants as Coca-Cola and Pepsi began to promote their energy drinks. The problem with the second reason is that these companies have more traditional marketing approach and target wider market while Red Bull
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QUESTIONS FOR DR. PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP _1. HOW WOULD YOU CHARACTERIZE THE ENERGY BEVERAGE CATEGORY‚ COMPETITORS‚ CHANNELS‚ AND DPSG’S CATEGORY PARTICIPATION IN LATE 2007?_ In late 2007 the energy beverage category was reaching market maturity and projected to have a slower annual growth rate from 2007 to 2011 (10.5%) than it had between 2001 and 2006 (42.5%). Rising prices‚ packaging competition‚ and the introduction of hybrid energy beverages also added to the slower projected growth rate. However in
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field of operation? Red Bull operate within the energy drinks sector of the soft drinks market. The product is an example of a ’functional ’ drink. Functional foods respond to consumer interest in well-being and performance. The major multinational soft drinks companies are investing in the area of functional drinks‚ developing their own brands and buying up existing ones. This is seen as being important‚ given that their traditional soft drinks markets are at the maturity stage in many countries
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MKT - RED BULL Summary Red Bull is the most popular energy drink in the world‚ selling over $4.7 billion cans annually. The company was started by an Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz in the 80s. Red Bull pursued an aggressive yet different marketing strategy to grow their brand globally. Red Bull met an untapped need within the beverage consumer market and the strength of their brand provided them leverage to market themselves in a non-traditional manner. The brand is very strong‚ but does
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and dominates the energy drink market all across the globe. As can be seen in Pricing Strategies‚ the energy drink is marketed as a premium product. Special ingredients like taurine and alpine spring water in addition to a high concentration of caffeine in a can half the size of other energy drinks are used to differentiate Red Bull from competitors Red Bull is known primarily for its dominating position in the energy drink business‚ selling its Red Bull Energy Drink. In Austria‚ the
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study: Red Bull There are many energy drink manufacturers around the world and currently it is one of the most competitive beverage markets. It is a very accessible category‚ because energy drinks are not that difficult to manufacture and is very popular within the younger age group. Energy drinks can be used to make cocktails or simply as a means to revitalize one’s body and mind‚ or so the advertisements lead us to believe. The number one selling energy drink brand is Redbull‚ and there is a
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FrucorBeverages ‚Energy Drink“V” ‚a New Zealand based company .The study focuses on possible problems faced by competitors‚ trade barriers‚ logistics‚ currency instability and preferable entry mode in potential target economies. Country screening technique shows two possible markets: India and Brazil. The macro-environment analysis‚ economist model‚ porters five force models‚ industry analysis trend identifies India as the better option to invest considering rapid growth of energy drink segment. Factors
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SALES Current Situation Products Red Bull has expended their product line from the original Red Bull Energy Drink to Red Bull Sugarfree‚Total Zero‚Energy Shot‚and most recently‚Red Bull Editions.Red Bull Editions is their line of fruit flavoured drinks which include cranberry‚lime and blueberry.Red Bull products continue to gain popularity with an increase in product sales of 12.8% in 2012‚resulting in 5.226 billion cans sold worldwide (Red Bull‚2013).And if we overwiev Red Bull sales statics;number
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The world’s most recognizable and profitable energy drink Red Bull posted revenue of more than $5.1 billion in 2010‚ and sales of the product are continuing to increase each year. Red Bull spends an unbelievable 30-40% of their revenue on marketing. The majority of Red Bull energy drinkers are between the ages of 18-34 year old males. The drink grabbed the attention of their target user and flawlessly grew‚ and become the brand marketing strategy that translated into “We are with you and one of you”
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