COCA-COLA IN AFRICA Mike W. Peng (University of Texas at Dallas) Case Discussion Questions Why is Coca-Cola so interested in Africa‚ which is typically regarded as the base of the global economic pyramid Coca-Cola needs to seek new opportunities for earnings growth due to the fact that many of its markets outside of Africa are mature‚ saturated‚ declining or experiencing increased competition. Africas income‚ infrastructure‚ and to some extent governments are improving. Its population generally gets
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or Pepsi. Both of which are cola based products‚ whereas Dr Pepper is a different pepper flavored based soda. Additionally Dr Pepper is held by Cadbury Schweppes‚ a company who holds the third largest share of the U.S. soft drink market‚ behind the Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo. Inc. Given those two facts it can be inferred that Dr Pepper must spend more proportionally on advertising to appeal to the niche market soda consumer who may not like cola based sodas or cola drinkers who are looking for
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Ciara Martinez March 3‚ 2014 Strategic Management Internationalizing the Cola Wars: The Battle for China and Asian Markets Coke was formulated in 1866 by John Pemberton‚ a pharmacist in Atlanta who sold it at drug store fountains as a “potion for mental and physical disorders.” Since then‚ it has grown and spread in the world as one of best Soft Drink in the world with an intense competition against Pepsi. It has started this competition in 1950s and continues until now. Coke is facing different
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69% | 10.93% | 13.75% | 11.89% | Return on Investment | | | | | | Return on equity (ROE) | 27.71% | 31.29% | 29.86% | 35.38% | 42.47% | Return on assets (ROA) | 8.28% | 8.84% | 9.27% | 14.92% | 14.29% | Ratio | Description | The company | Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | PepsiCo Inc.’s gross profit margin deteriorated from 2010 to 2011 and from 2011 to 2012. | Operating profit
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The cola industry is an attractive industry if you’re a concentrate producer and an incumbent in the business. The powers of input suppliers which supply the main ingredients in cola concentrate are weak. The bargaining position of the concentrate producer is extremely strong since most of the inputs required to manufacture concentrate is relatively easy to purchase and the concentrate industry has many suppliers to offer those inputs. In addition‚ analyzing the cola wars case‚ Coca Cola concentrate
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Assignment 5: Capstone Project (the Coca-Cola Company) Kelvin Colbert Professor Earnest Daniel Graduate Accounting Capstone December 14‚ 2012 Create an executive summary of the company that discusses the company‚ industry‚ products and services‚ and competitive advantages in the marketplace The Coca-Cola Company‚ whose headquarter is located in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ is the world’s largest beverage company and has been ranked number one for the past thirteen consecutive years‚
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Coca-Cola´s Marketing Challenges in Brazil: The Tubaínas War What recommendations would you make to global brands to help them compete successfully with B brands in emerging markets In emerging markets global brands need to compete on unfamiliar terrain dominated by local players and plenty of B-brand that sell at price points below the MNC production costs using home court advantages with government regulators‚ and wrestle with deep-seated social and cultural customs. While the established
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Application Process of Market Research (Coca-Cola Company) Vas Gergő Teacher: Zsófia Kárász Whether your goal is to expand into new markets‚ introduce a new product or service‚ or gauge customer reactions‚ even the smallest businesses can benefit from a simple but well-planned market-research study. Market research helps you to understand your market‚ your customers‚ your competitors‚ and larger industry trends. High-quality research will reveal details about your current customers and
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stories of roads that were paved of gold to inquiring travelers. Although there is some that are for and immigration and some against it‚ that doesn’t change that it will always be a part of America and what we stand for; freedom. So why is a simple Coca Cola commercial depicting people of different races singing “America the Beautiful” in their language so controversial? James Poniewozik‚ a writer from Time wrote a beautiful article explaining the deeper underlining meaning of the ad rather than what
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The code of ethics of Coca-cola is systematic but it doesn’t apply to all countries fairly. They set up their own plants in developing country like India and brazil and they alleged the benefits of the production bring by Coca-Cola but ignore the issue behind which is the water wastage problem. Coca-Cola bottling operations have drastically reduced availability of water for irrigation purposes in countries like India and brazil. Even in the code of ethics of Coca-Cola has pointed out that helping
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