Strength Pepsi has a broader product line and outstanding reputation. Merger of Quaker Oats produced synergy across the board. Record revenues and increasing market share. Lack of capital constraints (availability of large free cash flow). o Great brands‚ strong distribution‚ innovative capabilities o Number one maker of snacks‚ such as corn chips and potato chips PepsiCo sells three products through the same distribution channel. For example‚ combining the production capabilities
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....................................................................................................................2 Problem Formulation........................................................................................................3 Objectives.........................................................................................................................3 Theoritical Basis........................................................................................................
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nearly 200 countries and territories and generate sales at the retail level of about $85 billion. Many of PepsiCo’s brand names are more than 100-years-old‚ but the corporation is relatively young. PepsiCo was founded in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay. Tropicana was acquired in 1998 and PepsiCo merged with The Quaker Oats Company‚ including Gatorade‚ in 2001. PepsiCo offers product choices to meet a broad variety of needs and preference -- from fun-for-you items to product choices
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Case Study 16: Coke and Pepsi 1. Identify the ongoing issues in this case with respect to issues management‚ crisis management‚ global business ethics‚ and stakeholder management. Rank order these in terms of their priorities for Coca-Cola and for PepsiCo. Number 1 Priority: The major global business ethics I found in this case study was the whole issue with excessive water usage in their companies as well as the pollution of the water. The book explains that water is very sacred in India. Even
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"Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010" Read and Apply: Michael E. Porter (2008)‚ “The Five Competitive Forces that Shape Strategy”‚ Harvard Business Review‚ (January 2008)‚ pp. 2-17 Assignment Questions (AQ) (a) Why has the soft drink industry been so profitable for concentrate producers? Compare the economics of the concentrate business to the bottling business: why is the profitability so different? [50% points] The soft drink industry has been extremely profitable for Concentrate
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popularity of cola drinks is decreasing. ___ B. coca cola and pepsi are popular cola drinks. ___ C. many people drin colas in the muslim world. ___ D. in muslim countries‚ new cola drinks are challenging U.S.colas. Exercise 17 : identifying major points Major points | Paragraph number (s) | 1. Three new coa companies are using politics to sell their drinks. | 2 | 2. Mecca cola ads ask shoppers to think before they buy a cola. | 3 | 3
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Coke and Pepsi Identification of the strategic issues and problems- The world’s two largest soft drinks‚ Pepsi and Coca-Cola experienced numerous unexpected problems and difficulties‚ leading them to learn that marketing and competing in India requires a special type of knowledge and local skills to become successful. Working in America is not always going to be similar as working overseas. Analysis and evaluations- Strengths- Pepsi had an early entry‚ since they entered before Coca-Cola and got
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Running head: COKE A Coke is a Coke ITT Tech PROBLEM Why do some of us have such strong soda preferences? There’s all this uproar of Coke vs. Pepsi‚ and really looking at the ingredients‚ the products aren’t all that different. Both are made of carbonated water‚ high fructose corn syrup‚ caramel color‚ sugar‚ phosphoric acid‚ caffeine‚ citric acid and natural flavors (Pendergrast‚ 2000‚ p.6). The natural flavors are where they differ. Coke includes a “secret ingredient” known as Merchandise
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November 13‚ 2012 English Advanced Exposition Joseph Conlin Over the years Coca-Cola has overcame a great deal of success. For over a century now Coca-Cola is still in business and at the top of its game. Advertising with Coca-Cola helped the brand become popular in households‚ and nationwide. Coca-Cola has used Internet marketing and other strategies to stay at its peak position. The first date a Coca-Cola soda was sold to a customer would go back over a century to May 18‚ 1886 at Jacob’s
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engineering grad from Alexandria University‚ Kabil arrived at Pepsico 10 years ago from Proctor & Gamble‚ moving up through the ranks to become president of the company’s North African operations a year ago. What brought him to Pepsi in the first place? “The challenge‚” he says. “Pepsi is a great company. It is a strong and fast consumer goods company‚” he says. “Extremely fast. Fast in the way we do business. Fast in the way we create product‚ our positioning‚ how we compete.” As president‚ Kabil runs
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