1) How could the Belgium problem have damaged Coca Cola? Coca-Cola had been creating a really strong and successful image‚ and people had great sympathy for the brand. But because of the Belgian scandal‚ the credibility of the umbrella brand was being doubted. First of all‚ customers (mainly from Belgium and France at the beginning) were scared of drinking Coca-Cola products. For example‚ parents did not want their kids to get contaminated. More so‚ the brand was not giving a specific reason for
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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% | 8.84% | 9.27% | 14.92% | 14.29% | Ratio | Description | The company | Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | PepsiCo Inc.’s gross profit margin deteriorated from 2010 to 2011 and from 2011 to 2012. | Operating profit
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Coca-Cola Company has a unique and exciting story when it began and the hero of this story is an Atlanta pharmacist Dr. John Pemberton who founded it in 1886 in New York. He developed a fragrant‚ caramel-coloured liquid after that he offered it for sale at Jacobs’ Pharmacy. Then‚ this mix was blended with a carbonated water and introduced to customers to try it and they took a fancy to this new drink. Frank Robinson‚ who is a Pemberton’s bookkeeper‚ named and wrote the mixture of Coca-Cola out
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context Coca-Cola is one of the most well known brands around the world. One of the main reasons behind this is because of the brilliant marketing that the company does around the world. Coca-cola is an extremely successful company that has 500 different brands being sold in 206 countries around the world‚ making it a successful 67 billion dollar global business. Coca-cola does not only have a domestic marketing strategy‚ but also has a highly successful global marketing strategy. 80% of coca-cola’s
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marketing environment of Coca Cola. Before Neville Isdell was brought out of retirement in 2004‚ Coca Cola’s main product focus was single mindedly devoted to the traditional cola‚ producing ‘syrupy concentrate for bottlers‚ under license‚ to transform into the world’s favourite drink.’(Jobber‚ 2010) But in the face of changing consumer’s attitudes towards soft drinks and the pushing of healthier choices by the state governments‚ (Fresh! Healthy Vending‚ 2010) Coca Cola was slowly losing out to
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Case Number 1: Valuing Coca Cola Stock. Executive Summary The Coca Cola Company‚ founded in 1886 in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ is the premier soft drink producer globally. Besides manufacturing the famous Coca Cola‚ the company is responsible for bringing a variety of different products to the global market such as Fanta‚ Sprite‚ PowerAde‚ Dasani and Nestea. The Coca Cola Company is divided into two main sectors: the North American Business Sector and the International Business Sector. After selling
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Coca Cola Company Balance sheet As at Dec 31‚ 2012 (millions) Assets Current Assets Cash 8‚442 Short-term Investments and Marketable Securities 8‚109 Inventories 3‚264 Prepaid Expenses 2‚781 Other Current Assets
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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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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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central role Slide 2: International strategy of Coca Cola (1900 to 1950) 1899-1909: added to 379 bottling plants across the United States for consumption of about 70 million liters / year. 1906: developing the first bottling plant in Havana‚ Cuba => marked the first step of Coca cola international market 1936: World War broke out => the bottling plant follow the army and when the war ended‚ coca has owned subsidiaries in 64 countries. 1950: Coca cola started advertising on TV => effects promote
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