Coca Cola Introduction: 1. History of Coca-Cola a. International * 1886 – 1892: Atlanta Beginnings John Pemberton‚ an Atlanta pharmacist‚ stirred up a fragrant‚ caramel-colored liquid and carried it to Jacobs’ Pharmacy. Here‚ the mixture was combined with carbonated water and sampled by customers who all agreed - this new drink was something special. Pemberton’s bookkeeper‚ Frank Robinson‚ named the mixture Coca-Cola®. To this day‚ Coca-Cola is written the same way. In the first year
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The Coca Cola Company : Case Writeup Financial Statement Analysis : Why has Coca-Cola been so successful in the past? To analyze Coca Cola’s success in the past‚ we look at its financial statements as included in the case. The Dupont System extracts meaningful ratios from the financial statements to compute the Return on Equity (ROE) and breaks it down into the levers which can be used by management to manage the performance of the company. Coca Cola’s ROE and ROA are very healthy. Some
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Product: Coca-Cola Business Name: The Coca-Cola Company Tagline: “Enjoy Coca-Cola” (2012) Table of Contents: Executive Summary I. External Environment Analysis -Definition of Industry -Macroenvironment * Demographic * Economic * Natural/Ecological * Technological * Political * Cultural/Sociological -Threats and Opportunities II. Analysis of Internal Environment -Overview of company -Microenvironment * Suppliers * Marketing Intermediaries
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Communications in Business Submission to Local Network Coca-Cola - Global Compact Submission This letter provides our recommendations for the Local Network in order to support Coca-Cola to comply with the ten principle of UN Global Compact; in particular‚ Principle 9-“business should encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies”; and principle 10- “Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms‚ including extortion and
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Coca-Cola was invented by 1886‚ by a pharmacist who fought in the Civil War named John Pemberton. His nickname was “Doc”. Pemberton died in August of 1888. A man named Asa Griggs Candler rescued the business. In 1891‚ he became the main owner of Coca-Cola. When Candler took over‚ one of the most creative marketing techniques was started. He paid traveling men to hand out free Coke coupons. Candlers idea was that people would get a free Coke‚ enjoy the beverage‚ and buy more of the product.
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competitors in the same industry by looking at 5 forces of stress. Coca-Cola deals with a lot of pressure in the concentrate business‚ most specifically with Pepsi. I will analyze the 5 forces model to determine Coca-Colas overall profitability. The 5 forces model begins by looking at rivalry between established competitors. Coca-Cola has a direct rivalry with Pepsi in the fact that they make and distribute an almost identical product used for the same purposes. Because the concentrate industry‚ or
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Azam Nunn Khan July 29‚2013 MGMT 311 Homework #3 Page 283 Applying the concepts #2 Coca-Cola has sustained success in the maturity stage of the product life cycle for many years. Visit Coca-Cola’s web site (www.coca-colacompany.com/topics/heritage) and discuss how Coca-Cola has evolved over the years. Identify ways that Coca-Cola can continue to evolve to meet changing consumer needs and wants. Coca-Cola’s ability to sustain success for many years in the maturity stage of the product life
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investors are used to taking their rules and regulations over‚ which makes it difficult because they should adapt as every country has their own rules and regulations. If a polycentric approach was used by U.S.‚ the consumers in India will react to it considering those practices are wrong and inappropriate. This could also have been the reason for India’s interference in stopping Coke’s operations due to the villagers’ accusation of the water shortage and contamination caused by Coca-Cola. Lastly‚
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and promotions |8 | |7 |SWOT |8 | |9 | Various sales and promotions activities done by the Coca-Cola |10 | |11 |Various sales and promotions activities done by the Coca-Cola |12| Financial Statement for the last 3 years|16| |16| Financial analysis for 2010 ….|unknown| Conclusion Bibliography Abstract I will discuss the brand value of Coco Cola‚ the world ’s largest soft drink producer. Cola has a strong brand identity in the global market and is one of the most respected brands in the
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Many U.S. citizens are practicing healthier lifestyles. This has affected the non-alcoholic beverage industry in that many are switching to bottled water and diet colas instead of beer and other alcoholic beverages. Also‚ time management has increased and is at approximately 43% of all households. (http://www.cdf-mn.org). The need for bottled water and other more convenient and healthy products are in important in the average day-to-day life. Consumers from the ages of 37 to 55 are also increasingly
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