Coca-Cola India San Francisco State University MKTG 432-02 Fall 2010 Professor Veronica A. Papyrina Group 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Problem Definition .................................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 Coca-Cola’s Concerns ........................................................................................................................ 3 1.2 Coca-Cola’s Problem ....................................
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COMPANY OVERVIEW The Coca-Cola Company (Coca-Cola) is a leading manufacturer‚ distributor and marketer of Non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups‚ in the world. The company owns or licenses more than 400 brands‚ including diet and light beverages‚ waters‚ juice and juice drinks‚ teas‚ coffees‚ and energy and sports drinks. The company operates in more than 200 countries. Approximately 74% of its products are sold outside of the US. The company is headquartered in Atlanta‚ Georgia and employs
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Coca-Cola’s New Vending Machine (A) Case Questions 1. Is selling Coke through interactive vending machines a good or bad idea? Explain your answer. It is a good idea to sell Coke through interactive vending machines. Over the last three years‚ the soft-drinking giants have watched their earnings erode as they waged a price war in supermarkets. Vending machines have remained largely untouched by the discounting. Sales of soft drinks from vending machines have risen steadily over the last
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globalization does not constitute a new phenomenon. At the turn of the twenty-first century‚ the capitalist world economy is in crisis; therefore‚ according to the theory ’s leading proponent‚ the current "ideological celebration of so-called globalization is in reality the swan song of our historical system" (I. Wallerstein‚ 1998: 32). Globalization has impacted strongly on the Coco Cola Company which is one of the largest Multinational Cooperation around the world today. The Coca-Cola logo is one
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BEVERAGES IN INDIA. In India‚ the Coca-Cola and Pepsi soft drink brands suffered a setback in August of last year due to a product contamination scare. Both have cut profit margins to the bone in order to fend off competition from low-priced local fruit drinks. Indian consumers are accustomed to drinking a variety of locally-produced soft drinks that are sold in small stands throughout the country. Rural India is still a highly price-sensitive marketplace‚ so the major soft drink companies are
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Soft drinks in India – Huge Potential Ahead According to the ‘Product Insights: Soft Drinks in India’ report‚ The global soft drinks market grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.45% from 2005 to 2009 and was valued at $494.5 billion in 2009. New product launches in the global soft drinks market increased by 8.59% in 2009. The US was the top country by retail sales as well as by number of new product launches‚ followed by Japan which ranked second in both categories. Globally‚ India ranked
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Summary Soft drinks off-trade value sales continued to record further growth in 2013 in India mainly due to growth in juices‚ and bottled water. Categories such as carbonates‚ and sports and energy drinks faced significant pressure due to growing health concerns but the strong grip of brands especially for carbonated drinks helped soft drinks to continue growth momentum during the review period. Soft Drinks in India report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national
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the challenges faced by Coca cola in India. More details have been added from various sources to provide a more detail picture outlining the plight of Coke in India. Coke has suffered the below difficulties when operating in India. Reports of Center for Science and Environment (CSE) release in 2003 and 2006 claiming its drink contained unsafe level of pesticide. CSE tested the soft drink under European Economic Commission (EEC) standards and find out samples sold in India contained pesticides 30
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Coca-Cola in India 1. What aspects of U.S. and Indian culture may have been a cause of Coke’s difficulties in India? There are four areas that of culture differences may cause the Coke’s difficulties in India. First of all‚ is the spoken and written language. During the contact with the India government‚ there might comes out some misunderstood with language express. Secondly is the service and empowerment. Asian culture is more conservative and the U.S. pays more attention on empowerment
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The Case Study Report “Coca-Cola in India” BY: SALLY WIJAYA Executive Summary This report will discuss about “Coca-Cola in India”‚ what are the barriers and how to solve it. The barriers includes: Coca-Cola’s difficulties in terms of the culture barriers between US and India‚ Coca-Cola’s respond towards India’s negative perception to MNE‚ Coca-Cola’s Changes to obtain more Indian market‚ and the commitment of Coca-Cola‚ PepsiCo and other MNE should demonstrate to work with different cultures
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