industry‚ smaller national producers‚ such as Seven-Up and Dr Pepper‚ are relatively trivial. There are a lot of players of same size in the bottling industry. Unlike the furious competition between Pepsi and Coke‚ no sense of competition can be felt in bottling industry. Reasons are that‚ first‚ Pepsi and Coke control the majority of bottlers in 1990s; second‚ intrabrand competition is restricted by the franchise agreement‚ which is protected by ’Soft Drink Interbrand Competition Act’. From the
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Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006 CSD Industry Overview Coke and Pepsi‚ the two main players in the duopoly market‚ have benefited from average growth of 3% since 1970 in the CSD market. There are many substitutes to CSD’s such as; milk‚ coffee‚ bottled water‚ beer‚ juices‚ tea‚ wine‚ sports drinks‚ and tap water yet American’s drank more soda than any other beverage. Coke and Pepsi competed fiercely for market share and this competition built brand recognition for both companies. Continuous
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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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Coca-Cola versus Pepsi-Cola: Competitive Strategies Coca-Cola (Coke) and Pepsi-Cola (Pepsi) have been the most popular soft drinks for many years‚ and has also been each other’s biggest competitor. Coke was created in 1885 by John Stith Pemberton‚ a pharmacist‚ and was initially made as a tonic (Smith‚ 2012). In the beginning‚ Coke had cocaine in it‚ which was to fight depression and also make consumers addicted to the drink. In 1904‚ the Food and Drug Administration eliminated the use of cocaine
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"In China‚ you are inevitably 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
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areavailable in nearly 200 countries and generate sales at the retail level of more than $98 billion. Some of PepsiCo’s brand names are more than 100-years-old‚ but the corporation isrelatively young. PepsiCo was founded in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay. PepsiCo offers product choices to meet a broad variety of needs and preference -- from fun-for-you items to product choices that contribute to healthier lifestyles. PepsiCo’s mission is: “To bethe world’s premier consumer “Products
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The political environment in India proved to be very problematic for both PepsiCo and Coca-Cola when they entered the market. The government has long enforced a protectionist stance on its economy in order to safeguard the interests of its people. Even with the New Industrial Policy in 1991 (Pathak 2007)‚ that loosened the grip on foreign businesses entering the country‚ PepsiCo and Coca-Cola still had to jump through many hurdles before they could operate. For example‚ PepsiCo was limited to selling
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The competition within the $74 billion carbonated soft drink (CSD) industry has been remarkable ever since Coca-Cola was formulated in 1886‚ and further intensified when Pepsi was introduced in 1893. Ever since then‚ the CSD industry has been dominated by these two companies‚ with Coke taking the lead in the early stage‚ followed by Pepsi doubled its market share between 1950 and 1970 by offering its concentrate at a lower price than its competitor. The CSD industry has been profitable historically
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IndiaFounder- Ravi Kant JaipuriaKey People- Ravi Kant Jaipuria (Chairperson & CEO)Products- Pizza Costa Coffee KFC Pepsi Diet Pepsi Mountain Dew Aquafina 7up Mirinda Slice TropicanaRevenue- 15 billion INRWebsite-
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Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006 1. Why is the soft drink industry so profitable? In an industry dominated by two heavyweight contenders‚ Coke and Pepsi‚ in fact‚ between 1996 and 2004 per capita consumption of carbonated soft drinks (CSD) remained between 52 to 54 gallons per year. Consumption grew by an average of 3% per year over the next three decades. Fueling this growth were the increasing availability of CSD‚ the introduction of diet and flavored varieties‚ and brand extensions
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