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    Bottled Water Industry Analysis & Recommendations I. Industry Introduction The Bottled Water industry is still in an expansionary/growth stage. In 2005 the bottled water industry accounted for $70 billion‚ and is expected to reach $140 billion by the year 2020.Advertising budgets are very heavy in companies such as Pepsi (Aquafina)‚ and are positive indicators of the current [growth] stage in the product’s lifecycle. However‚

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    Erica Alonso Chemistry Honors 1 Mr. Cunningham 1.07 Accuracy and Precision Procedure Access the virtual lab and complete the experiments. Data • Below is the table that you will complete for the virtual lab. Either type your results into this table or print the table from the virtual lab (it must be submitted to receive full credit for this assignment.) Part I: Density of Unknown Liquid Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Mass of Empty 10 mL graduated cylinder (grams) 26 25.6 26 Volume of liquid

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    Competition in the Bottled Water Industry 1. List and describe the dominant economic characteristics of the bottled water industry. • Market size and growth rate – The industry is size is worldwide with a growth rate averaging nearly 9% from 1996-2001 (with a U.S. per capita growth from 20 gallons per year in 2001 to 26 gallons per year in 2005.) • Number of buyers – There is a significant number of buyers in the U.S. and internationally. No one buyer accounts for a significant fraction of

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    theodolite types are used for surveying and other specific purposes. Some of the types of theodolite include the following. Repeating Theodolite- In this type of theodolite‚ several angle readings are taken on a graduated scale. The average angle measurement is then derived by dividing the accumulated sum readings by the number of observed readings. The results of repeating theodolites are reliable enough. However‚ this type of theodolites are confined for locations where the support is not stable or

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    Accuracy and Precision of Spitballs Problem: How far will the spitballs land from the target when shot at different distances? How far will the spitballs be from each other when shot from different distances? Hypothesis: I believe that the accuracy will be similar when shot at the same distance but the closer you get to the target the more accurate it will be. For precision I think they should not be that far apart because you should shoot them relatively close. Materials: The materials

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    Economic Characteristics Market size and growth rate The fastest-growing and most attractive beverage category in the world. Global sales exceeding 38 billions gallons in 2003 Annual growth rate more than 10% between 1998 and 2003 U.S. is the world’s largest market with annual sales nearly 6.4 billions gallons. Opportunities for increasing market share become lesser as currently in the early maturity stage Number of buyers Buyers included consumers‚ supermarkets‚ natural food stores‚ whole-seller

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    The Bottled Water Bandwagon Being uninformed is a crime someone should never commit to our planet. Many people run through their daily routine without putting much thought into how their decisions are affecting our planet. Something as simple as drinking bottled water can cause families to lose their water supply‚ and environmental turmoil. When will people recognize the damage they’re doing to their environment‚ and when will the damage outweigh the convenience of bottled water? Yes‚ bottled

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    Nestlé-Danone and the bottled water sector M34 Table of contents |Introduction 3 | |I. Presentation of the structural features of the bottled water industry 4 | |I.1. Strategic segmentation (market segmentation) 4

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    DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF BOTTLED WATER Bottled water was distributed to the large grocers and clubs directly by the producers whereas they use third parties like bear and wine distributors to make sales and deliveries to stores‚ restaurants & delis Coca-Cola and PepsiCo enjoyed the advantage of their vast distribution channels. It was easy for them to distribute Dasani and Aquafina with their deliveries of other beverage. They also negotiated contracts with sports stadium‚ universities‚ school

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    Environmental Effects of the Bottled Water Industry Environmental Science Environmental Effects of the Bottled Water Industry I myself am a firm believer in drinking only bottled water under the belief that it is safer‚ cleaner‚ and better tasting. I also believed that the bottled water industry couldn’t be polluting the environment. After all how could something so natural be bad for the environment? In the research that follows I will explain just how wrong I really was in my beliefs

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