Pepsi and Coke’s Uncivil Wars Chapter 9 in Competition Demystified: Uncivil Cola Wars: Coke and Pepsi Confront the Prisoner’s Dilemma What are the sources of competitive advantages in the soda industry? First we should look at industry structure. The cola companies buy raw materials of sugar‚ sweeteners and flavorings from many suppliers then they turn the commodities into a branded product which consists of syrup/concentrated combined with water and bottles. The companies are joined at the hip
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Re: Coke vs. Pepsi Question #1: Distinguish Financial Statements BALANCE SHEET | COCA COLA | PEPSI CO | ASSETS | 19‚145 | 22‚660 | LIABILITIES | 10‚742 | 12‚936 | OWNERS EQUITY | 8‚403 | 6‚401 | CASH | 1‚648 | 311 | INVENTORIES | 890 | 1‚016 | ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE | 1‚666 | 2‚453 | PRE PAID EXPENSES | 2‚017 | 499 | INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS | 8‚549 | 1‚396 | PROPERTY PLANT EQUIPMENT | 5‚685 | 7‚318 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE | 3‚141 | 3‚870 | LOANS PAYABLE/SHORT TERM BORROWING
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Harvard Business School 9-387-108 Rev. June 21‚ 1989 Coca-Cola Versus Pepsi-Cola (A) Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola had been competing for 93 years in 1982‚ and the rivalry had intensified since the early 1950s. By the mid-1970s‚ business journalists had labeled this competition "The Cola Wars." The launching of the Pepsi Challenge in 1977 propelled the wars into the 1980s‚ considerably altering the landscape of the soft-drink industry. History of Soft-Drink Concentrate Producers Soft drinks had existed
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PeJoe Grondin The Pepsi Refresh Project: A Thirst for Change For decades‚ PepsiCo beverages have had success in capturing much market share of the soft drink industry through fascinating advertising campaigns. Their campaigns revolved around the idea that Pepsi was a drink for the young and young at heart. The advertisements were filled with optimism and aimed to bring people together in some way. At the turn of the twenty-first century‚ Pepsi was challenged with the fact that people were
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COMPANY CASE BRITIVIC : CREATING A BRAND FLAVOUR Selected britvic brand : Questions for discussion: 1. core benefit of pepsi : A drink for refreshment without alcohol. Actual product of pepsi: • brand name: pepsi • quality level: excellent • design n packaging: regular (275ml)‚ disposable (500ml)‚ can (300ml)‚ regular (1 liter)‚ disposable (1.5 liter)‚ jumbo (2.5liter). • features : black colour with
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Pepsi vs Coca Cola For more than a century‚ Coca Cola and PepsiCo have been the major competitors within the soft drink market. By employing various advertising tactics‚ strategies such as blind taste tests‚ and reward initiatives for the consumer‚ they have grown to become oligopolistic rivals. In the soft-drink business‚ “The Coca-Cola Company” and “PepsiCo‚ Incorporated” hold most of the market shares in virtually every region of the world. They have brands that the consumers want‚ whether it
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Business Week February 5‚ 2002 Pepsi versus Coke The rivalry of Coca-cola and Pepsi is extremely widespread. In order to remain competitive in a two-person race it is important to analyze the way a company does business. This article gave a competitive analysis between Coke and Pepsi by looking at both the industry structure and at the individual competitors. As it looks at the industry structure‚ it refers to Porter’s Five-Force model to determine Coke and Pepsi’s strengths and weaknesses.
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Relations 9/28/10 Background: Pepsi has been a favorite soda of millions of people for over a decade. In 1993‚ PepsiCo received the Silver Anvil Award for businesses for successfully solving a crisis that had to do with one of its products. To understand the severity of the crisis it was first facing in 1993 it is important to understand a little history of the company. It was first created in 1898 when Pepsin and Cola nuts were combined in a unique recipe. Pepsi is a brand name that is actually
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Valuation ………………… 17 b. Discounted Cash Flows ………………… 17 c. Consolidated Cash flows ………………… 18 d. Test of Merger Performance ………………… 19 e. Evaluation and Prognosis ………………… 19 5. References ………………… 22 Pepsi and Quaker merger analysis Introduction: This case talks about the latest trend of mergers and acquisitions and the ensuing fallout. The concern here is about the $14 billion merger of PepsiCo and Quaker Oats. After a long delay with regards
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Journal of Management and Business Research Consumer Preference Coca Cola versus Pepsi-Cola By Abdul Munam Jamil Paracha‚ Muhammad Waqas‚ Ali Raza Khan & Sohaib Ahmad University of Lahore‚ Pakistan. Abstract - This study is conducted between two global giants Coca Cola & Pepsi-cola. This research paper is basically a comparative study of two well known competitors in beverage industry of Pakistan which are Pepsi Cola & Coca Cola. The primary purpose of this paper is to find out which company
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