Case 1-3 Coca Cola Co Coca-Cola is an iconic symbol of Americana that has deep roots in our society and a presence throughout the globe. The brand has permeated into clothing‚ household items‚ electronics and more‚ with brand recognition and customer loyalty rivaled by none. Throughout its history until the late 1990s the Coca Cola Company‚ based in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ has put all its eggs into the carbonated beverage basket. With scientific advances
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Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the 21st Century Concentrate Producers and Bottlers were two of the four major participants that were involved in the production and distribution of Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSDs) in the United States. The Concentrate Producers (CPs) were responsible for blending raw material ingredients‚ packaging the blend in plastic canisters‚ and shipping it to the Bottler. Using Porter’s Five Forces analysis for the CPs industry‚ we determined that
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Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010 A case discussion note January 17‚ 2012 1. Historically‚ why has the soft drink industry been so profitable? Historically‚ the soft carbonated soft drink (CSD) industry has been valued at $74 billion in the United States. In order to understand the reasons why the industry has been hugely profitable despite the ‘Cola Wars’‚ an examination of the CSD industry with Porter’s five forces analysis will be conducted. As market leaders‚ the analysis will
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introducing a greater number of people to consuming beverages in a ready-to-drink packaged form‚ he says. That means getting its bottles of fizzy drinks to the right place at the right time at the right price -- a tall order in a country with such a vast hinterland like India. Cold Drinks‚ Hot Markets The reality is that the consumers Singh covets most are in hard-to-reach rural India. "Coca-Cola must realize that the future of its drink will be determined in the countryside because that is where the consumers
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15 Should Coca-Cola and PepsiCo going in different strategies? 16 Industry Marketing Mix 16 Appendices 20 Figure A1: U.S. Liquid Consumption 1970 - 2004 20 Exhibit 1: U.S. Bevearage Industry Consumption Statistics 21 Exhibit 2: U.S. Soft Drink Market Share by ase Volume (percent) 22 Exhibit 4: Comparative Costs of a Typical U.S. Concentrate Producer and Bottler‚ 2004 24 Financial Analysis 25 Exhibit 3: Financial Data for Coca-Cola‚ Pepsi-Cola‚ and their Largest Bottler ($millions)
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DEFINITION OF MULTINATIONAL BUSINESS Multinational business is the one that has its operation in more than one country. These businesses mainly function in entire major global. Examples of multinationals are Coca Cola‚ IBM‚ Mc Donald‚ Kellogg’s etc. Multinational businesses are well established corporate brands and are generally recognize across the globe. For example‚ Coca-Cola is a well established brand and is recognized in all part of the world. Most of the multinational businesses are global
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1. Why is the soft drink industry (i.e.‚ the cola concentrate industry) so profitable? The soft drink industry survives on the rivalry that has existed for over a century between Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola. The two brands are competing for the market share nationally and globally by trying to clinch the thirst of every person in the world. In Michael Porter’s five forces‚ the threat of rivalry pushes both companies to “out compete” with each other and drive up the fixed cost to enter the market
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Cory Wells Coke and Pepsi Case Coke and Pepsi have been long time rivals with competition being the name of the game in their industry. Historically‚ the soft drink industry has been so profitable because Americans tend to love soft drinks‚ more than any other beverages out there. Americans soda consumption grew by an average of 3% a year since 1970. Coke and Pepsi had an average annual growth of 10% from 1975 to 1995. Not to mention‚ the internal rivalry
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the oldest soft drink in the United States. It was first created by Charles Alderton‚ a pharmacist‚ when he mixed several fruit flavored carbonated beverages. After creating a flavor he liked his boss test-tasted it and decided to serve it at their soda fountain. Popularity grew and soon other soda fountain operators wanted to sell it so Morrison began producing syrup for the drink. Robert Lazenby a beverage chemist and proprietor of The Circle ¡°A¡± Ginger Ale Company tasted the drink and offered
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Cola War Soft drinks are profitable because it is a $60 billion industry in the United States alone. Not only is it profitable in the United States‚ but both Pepsi and Coca-Cola have expanded their franchises internationally and both have become competitive brands. It is estimated that the average American can consume about 53 gallons of carbonated soft drinks a year. According to the article‚ Americans drink more soda than any other beverages on the market today‚ such as sports drinks‚ juices
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