Coca-Cola India On August 20‚ 2003 Sanjiv Gupta‚ President and CEO of Coca-Cola India‚ sat in his office contemplating the events of the last two weeks and debating his next move. Sales had dropped by 30-40%1 in only two weeks on the heels of a 75% five-year growth trajectory and 25-30%2 year-to-date growth. Many leading clubs‚ retailers‚ restaurants‚ and college campuses across the country had stopped selling Coca-Cola3 and only six weeks into his new role as CEO‚ Gupta was embroiled in a crisis
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of the major strategies adopted by Pepsi. The thesis also takes about how Pepsi is doing all over the world and in India. INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION With the re-entry of Coca-cola in the Indian market‚ Pepsi had to go in for more aggressive marketing to sustain its market share. That was the Initial phase of the Cola Wars in India”. There are many who feel that Pepsi had the first mover advantage in
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PEPSI COLA PAKISTAN: FRANCHISING & PRODUCT LINE MANAGEMENT 1 op yo In July 1991‚ Irfan Mustafa faced several dilemmas. As West Asia area vice president and chief executive officer of Pepsi Cola Pakistan Incorporated (PCI)‚ Mustafa was charged with developing a strategy to grow share and profitability across PCI sales but focusing particularly on 7-Up. Pepsi Cola International had shifted focus to its global brands and‚ since acquiring 7Up International in 1986‚ had withdrawn all marketing
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dependent on expatriate employees‚" explains Pepsi-Cola’s Anthony‚ whose 500-person workforce includes a number of expatriates. "There’s no established tradition of companies breeding middle managers‚ so there are very few experienced local people to recruit‚" he notes. Experts agree that local talent is needed for long-term success‚ but expatriates can help accelerate the learning curve of developing executives and managers. "It has been proven by case studies that companies can use expatriates
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HBS Case Report: Shenzhen Development Bank Contents Executive Summary This report provides an analysis and evaluation of Newbridge’s proposed investment into Shenzhen Development Bank. Methods of analysis include an assessment of the bank’s financial performance‚ examining factors such as its asset quality‚ earning capability and capital adequacy. It also provides an in-depth analysis into the appropriateness of the price Newbridge must pay for the
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Coca-Cola & Pepsi Financial Statement Analysis Team A Frances Sanchez‚ Herbie Merced‚ and Javier Urbina ACC 400 Accounting for Decision Making August 22‚ 2013 Introduction • Comparison of Coca-Cola and Pepsi • Financials from 2004 • Review financial ratios ▫ Liquidity ▫ Solvency ▫ Profitability • Discuss profitability of each company • Which company is the best investment opportunity Coca-Cola & Pepsi Ratios Comparison Liquidity Ratios Current Ratio (Current Assets/Current
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HBS 9-501-050 Customer Value Measurement at Nortel Networks ’’ Optical Networks Division Nortel Networks was a global player in telephony‚ data and wireless and wireline Internet solutions. Maureen Conroy and Nathalie Sauve‚ members of the Customer Value Management (CVM) Team at Nortel Networks Optical Networks‚ must recommend one of three customer value measurement methodologies to ON President Greg Mumford. In December of 1997‚ ON took a “right-angle turn” ’’ innovative cultural‚ operational
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Coca-Cola’s “Coke in the Morning” campaign? What is the target for Pepsi A.M? Are these audiences the same? Coca-Cola’s Coke in the morning target people that leave homes in the morning and on the mid-morning coffee break. Pepsi A.M’s target is the people that drink coffee in the morning. Yes the audiences are the same apart from the fact that Coke in the morning focuses more on the time factor whereas Pepsi directly appeals to coffee drinkers. 2. What buyer responses are Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola trying
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Gross Profit Margin (USD $ in Millions) Source: Coca-Cola Co. Annual Reports Gross profit margin(2013) = 100 × 28‚433/46‚854 = 60.68% Gross profit margin(2012) = 100 x 28‚964/ 48‚017=60.32% Gross profit margin(2011) = 100 x 28‚326 = 60.86% Source: PepsiCo Inc. Annual Reports Gross profit margin (2013) = 100 x 35‚172/66‚415 = 52.96% Gross profit margin (2012) = 100 x 34‚201/65‚492 = 52.22% Gross profit margin (2011) = 100 x 34‚911/66‚504 = 52.49% Gross profit margin is a resource
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Xuna Yan Coke Case 7/12/2015 1. Describe the specific type of consumer that the Coca-Cola Company is targeting with each of the following products: diet coke‚ coke zero‚ coke life. Answer: Diet Coke was introduced to target the market of women. In the process of its development‚ it really targets more female consumers than male. Specifically‚ women who want a healthier life and a low-calorie drinks really love Diet Coke. In the later period‚ Coca-Cola Company introduced a sweeter version of Diet
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