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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it comes to CSR‚ Coca Cola is undoubtedly one of the biggest contributors of all. All over the world‚ this company has developed and innovated number of ways to reach out to the people and make their lives easier‚ and happier. In India‚ it has provided health checkups‚ medicine‚ and education to rural communities. It has funded polio eradication and blood donation camps‚ along with providing a 24-hour emergency service for children. In some districts of Andhra Pradesh‚ Coca-Cola has conducted camps
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PepsiCo Inc.‚ profitability ratios | | | Dec 29‚ 2012 | Dec 31‚ 2011 | Dec 25‚ 2010 | Dec 26‚ 2009 | Dec 27‚ 2008 | Return on Sales | | Gross profit margin | 52.22% | 52.49% | 54.05% | 53.51% | 52.95% | Operating profit margin | 13.91% | 14.48% | 14.41% | 18.61% | 16.09% | Net profit margin | 9.43% | 9.69% | 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%
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Coca-Cola‚ imported from India‚ was first introduced into Nepal in 1973‚ with local production of Coca-Cola beginning in 1979. Bottlers Nepal Limited (BNL) is the only bottler of Coca-Cola products in Nepal‚ and has two bottling plants; namely Kathmandu (Bottlers Nepal Limited – BNL) and Bharatpur (Bottlers Nepal (Terai) Limited‚) which is 160 km from Kathmandu‚ its capital. The Marketing‚ Sales & Distribution strategy for Bottlers Nepal Limited is entitled “Refresh the Marketplace” and includes:
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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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Coca-Cola Company Memo To: From: Date: Re: SEC Project –Coca-Cola Company Purpose: The purpose of this SEC project is not only to understand the accounting concepts deeply by analyzing a company’s reports. We have made the answers to questions regarding Coca-Cola Company’s annual financial report and proxy statement. Meanwhile‚ we also analyzed the information composed in the report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission‚ in detail‚ and we have confidence in being able to employ
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In 2006‚ Coca-Cola made headlines in the United Kingdom for being “banned from students’ union over unethical practices.” The students at Sussex University have decided that they can make a difference in exposing Coca-Cola for their unethical practices‚ unhealthy product‚ and the depletion of much needed ground water in rural Indian towns. They are not alone in believing that Coca-Cola contributes to the obesity of children; universities in the United States have also banned Coca-Cola‚ and a “quarter
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other factors besides the product attribute‚ Pepsi was ranked third among the brands‚ this indicates that the brand has got promise in terms of the overall brand image and respondents still associate good qualities with the brand name. [pic] 3.market targeting and positioning of Pepsi: a. Segmentation of Pepsi: |Segementation Variables
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CSR Case Studies: Coca-Cola 1. Why did Coca-Cola Vietnam chose to work on water projects? Coca Cola is a beverage company‚ a major consumer of water resources‚ it uses 2.43 liters of water to produce just 1 liter of beverage which makes it prone to criticism and consumer boycotts so to protects its brand image and defend its vision statement‚ which said be a responsible citizen‚ and run its business smoothly it decided to start water program to maintain its operations in Vietnam and build a CSR
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During the Super Bowl of 2014‚ Coca-Cola took a shot in the dark and first aired a commercial coined ‘It’s Beautiful‚’ an advertisement which was geared to celebrate America’s great diversity and uniqueness. ‘It’s Beautiful’ has been shown on television on many different American holidays‚ such as the Fourth of July and Memorial Day. Additionally‚ it has been seen on major moments in national and international sports and entertainment events‚ like the football playoffs‚ New Year’s Eve‚ and several
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