Cola Wars (Porter’s Five Forces) Barriers to entry The barriers to entry are high for new companies; therefore‚ the threats of new entrants are low. For example‚ retailers enjoy significant margins for their bottom-line. This makes it tough for the new entrants to convince retailers to substitute their new products for Coke and Pepsi. There are an economy of scale‚ high required investment‚ high costs for advertising and marketing promotion‚ high channels of distribution‚ and high products differentiation
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Pepsi and Coke’s Uncivil Wars Chapter 9 in Competition Demystified: Uncivil Cola Wars: Coke and Pepsi Confront the Prisoner’s Dilemma What are the sources of competitive advantages in the soda industry? First we should look at industry structure. The cola companies buy raw materials of sugar‚ sweeteners and flavorings from many suppliers then they turn the commodities into a branded product which consists of syrup/concentrated combined with water and bottles. The companies are joined at the hip
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Why and how can Coke and Pepsi sustain their profits in the wake of flattening demand and the growing popularity of non-carbonated drinks? The ‘Cola Wars’ have through the years shown the intense competition between Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. While the competition to gain new market share may no longer be as intense‚ the two companies are still fighting to remain relevant with a continued demand of their products. As the U.S. has shown an interest in non-carbonated drinks‚ domestic demand for carbonated
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Coke commercial Vs Pepsi commercial Coke and Pepsi have always been rival beverages for decades. I can remember my teens when most households would divide into two when it came to choosing their choice of drink‚ especially when going for grocery shopping. Even the advert aired by both brands shows a lot of rivalries between them. When one makes a new product‚ the other would do everything possible to make something similar or better than the former. Making people‚ both old and young believe
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COLA WARS CONTINUE: COKE AND PEPSI IN 2006 The case is about the rivalry between two of the biggest companies in the world‚ Coca Cola and Pepsi. It is a battle which started in the early 1990s and which still characterizes the soft drink industry; but‚ as a former CEO of Pepsi said‚ it is a “battle without blood”: Coca Cola could not exist without Pepsi and the other way round. They mutually force each other to adapt their strategy to customers’ new needs‚ to apply competitive prices and to face
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Market segmentation Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink‚ which sold in machines‚ restaurant and supermarkets. The company has many introduced brand such as diet coke‚ zero coke and coco cherry (Coca-Cola‚ 2014). According to the research‚ there are 136 brands of products in Coca-Cola Company. It sort into three different categories‚ carbonic drinks‚ juice and energy drinks and water (Coca-Cola‚ 2014). Market segmentation refers to divide the whole market into various submarkets‚ which have similar
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PEPSI COMPANY | | Type | Cola | Manufacturer | PepsiCo. | Country of origin | United States | Introduced | 1898 (as Brad’s Drink) June 16‚ 1903 (as Pepsi-Cola) 1961 (as Pepsi) | Related products | Coca-Cola Fanta Dr Pepper Sprite (soft drink) Irn Bru Cola Turka Big Cola | Website | http://pepsi.com/ | Pepsi is a soft drink produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. It is sold in many places such as retail stores‚ restaurants‚ schools‚ cinemas and from vending machines. The drink was first made
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professionals make a final analysis of the success of their campaign or communication. A century of PR I chose to examine the relations The Coca-Cola Company maintains with its public. Who has not heard of this world wide mogul? Practically everyone‚ from the royal British family to a child somewhere in Africa has at least once tasted Coke. The name Coca-Cola comes up every few seconds on
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were there first before Coca-Cola. The reentry of coca-cola in the market had its disadvantages and of course that was Pepsi co was there first their applications was approved and coke was turned down. 3- Coca-cola made special promotions during the summer season such as ”buy one- get one free” and lucky draws. Coca –cola used a strategy of “building a connect” by using local idioms. They also reduced prices by 15% to 25% in order to encourage consumption. Pepsi co participated through massive
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1965 when Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay shareholders merged their salty snack icon and soft drink giant. With revenues of $500 million with popular brands such as Pepsi-Cola‚ Mountain Dew‚ Fritos‚ Lay’s‚ Cheetos‚ and Ruffles‚ they have achieved growth and long-term value in its operational activities by creating competitive advantages through new product innovation and acquisitions. Its portfolio has grown year after year with its acquisition of Tropicana in 1998‚ two largest bottlers (Pepsi Bottling Group/PepsiAmericas)
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