Introduction to the Pepsi brand The following essay will offer information on the world famous brand of Pepsi-Cola and give insight on the history of the brand‚ why it has become so successful as well as provide information and statistics on the brand. Pepsi as a brand has been highly successful in the food and beverage industry‚ this essay will give insight into how the brand was able to keep up with the social and economic conditions of its consumers as well as discuss why Pepsi is a healthy brand
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The History of Pepsi-Cola Caleb D. Bradham was born in Chinquapin‚ North Carolina in 1866 to a well-to-do family. Caleb was a very well liked young man who was not only very smart‚ but very popular as well. He seemed to be destined for great things in life. Caleb wanted to become a doctor and after graduating the University of North Carolina he entered medical school at the University of Maryland. However‚ in his second year of medical school his father’s business failed. Caleb had to quit school
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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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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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| Introduction Pepsi co is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. It is sold in stores restaurants and from vending machines. The drink was first made in the 1890s by a pharmacist Caleb Bradham in New Bern‚ North Carolina. The brand was trademarked on June 16 1903.The has been many Pepsi variants over the years since 1903 to name a few they have Diet Pepsi‚ Crystal Pepsi‚ Pepsi Twist‚ Pepsi blue‚ Pepsi raw‚ Pepsi one etc. PepsiCo is situated in
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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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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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• While analysing a company’s product‚ a common fallacy can be focusing on the final outlook of the product and that gives rise to a naïve approach. Analysts should consider and analyse all major product decisions that the company may have carried out including quality‚ features‚ options‚ style‚ brand name‚ packaging‚ sizes‚ after-sales services‚ warranties‚ returns‚ etc. Moreover‚ the company’s position‚ as well as marketing strategy in the market‚ can be judged on the basis of its product mix including
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marketing plan is analyzing and examining the New Zealand energy beverages market to prepare for PepsiCo brand new energy drink category: Strawberry Sting – no fat‚ low sugars‚ high sodium and calories with sweet strawberry flavor to meet one of PepsiCo objectives: “sustainably and profitably develop company’s beverage business worldwide”. (PepsiCo‚ 2011). Indeed‚ the potential market for this new product is generation Y consumers (from 18 to 24 years old)‚ especially male. PepsiCo is a big manufacturer
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and Pepsi in India. At the time when Pepsi was entering the Indian market‚ India was generally seen as a very unfriendly place for foreigners to do business. In addition‚ in 1991 India experienced a severe economic crisis that was triggered by the rise in imported oil prices following the first Gulf War. This was around the time Pepsi was already in the market in India‚ and had already got a decent foothold in the market before Coke. Due to the strict regulations India had on foreign companies‚ Pepsi
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