Harvard Business School 9-387-108 Rev. June 21‚ 1989 Coca-Cola Versus Pepsi-Cola (A) Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola had been competing for 93 years in 1982‚ and the rivalry had intensified since the early 1950s. By the mid-1970s‚ business journalists had labeled this competition "The Cola Wars." The launching of the Pepsi Challenge in 1977 propelled the wars into the 1980s‚ considerably altering the landscape of the soft-drink industry. History of Soft-Drink Concentrate Producers Soft drinks had existed
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Predatory pricing is a practice in which a company attempts to gain control of a market by cutting its prices to levels well below those of competitors‚ so that those competitors go out of business because they cannot match those prices‚ or they cannot sustain lowered prices because they lack capital. This tactic is illegal in many regions of the world‚ although it can be very difficult to prove that a company is really engaging in predatory pricing. Some economists have suggested that this practice
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Strategic Brand Management Assignment 2 - Top Global Brands PEPSI Submitted By: Archit Kumar Singh (91127) Dinesh Joshi (91131) FMG 18 C Q1 What were the factors that enabled the brand to flourish from launch to the current period and build brand equity? You might wish to examine marketing mix elements and brand resonance model critically in this context. Ans: Pepsi-Cola is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. The drink was first made in the 1890s
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Transportation Cost & Pricing Transportation Cost & Pricing Compare and contrast the cost structures of rail‚ motor carriers‚ and air. When you compare the rail cost structure to that of the cost structures of the motor‚ and air carriers‚ you will see that the rail carriers have a high structure cost. “One of the characteristics of railroads as previously noted is the level of fixed costs present in their cost structures.” (Coyle‚ 2011) These fixed cost exists because the ownership of
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mock their rivals’ products by displaying comparative ads just to be number one. Pepsi and Bench are two of the brands that used these strategies in advertising to help them grow in the business world. They worked hard and intelligently advertised their products through the use of other advertising strategies to get to where they are now. Companies in the Philippines should adapt the advertising strategies of Pepsi and Bench to help them grow into iconic brands. In 1894‚ Caleb Bradham‚ a pharmacist
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OUTLINE Introduction ………………… 3 1. The business – economic setting a. The Business Strategy …………………. 4 b. Mission and Strategies …………………. 5 2. PepsiCo Strategic Positioning a. Industry Analysis …………………. 6 b. Company Background ………………… 7 c. Snack Food ………………… 7 d. Beverages ………………… 8 e. Company History – PepsiCo ………………… 9 f. PepsiCo Financial Analysis ………………… 10 3. Terms of the acquisition
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Journal of Management and Business Research Consumer Preference Coca Cola versus Pepsi-Cola By Abdul Munam Jamil Paracha‚ Muhammad Waqas‚ Ali Raza Khan & Sohaib Ahmad University of Lahore‚ Pakistan. Abstract - This study is conducted between two global giants Coca Cola & Pepsi-cola. This research paper is basically a comparative study of two well known competitors in beverage industry of Pakistan which are Pepsi Cola & Coca Cola. The primary purpose of this paper is to find out which company
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Re: Coke vs. Pepsi Question #1: Distinguish Financial Statements BALANCE SHEET | COCA COLA | PEPSI CO | ASSETS | 19‚145 | 22‚660 | LIABILITIES | 10‚742 | 12‚936 | OWNERS EQUITY | 8‚403 | 6‚401 | CASH | 1‚648 | 311 | INVENTORIES | 890 | 1‚016 | ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE | 1‚666 | 2‚453 | PRE PAID EXPENSES | 2‚017 | 499 | INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS | 8‚549 | 1‚396 | PROPERTY PLANT EQUIPMENT | 5‚685 | 7‚318 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE | 3‚141 | 3‚870 | LOANS PAYABLE/SHORT TERM BORROWING
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employees. Diversity strategy gives managers a chance to perceive the attitudes of their employees. A close relationship between managers and employees makes employees consider their perceived performance level important to self-worth. Diversity strategy also increases the job satisfaction and organizational commitment of minority employees. In most cases‚ there is a positive relationship between job satisfaction and job productivity. In general‚ PepsiCo’s diversity strategy united company’s employee
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| Introduction Pepsi co is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. It is sold in stores restaurants and from vending machines. The drink was first made in the 1890s by a pharmacist Caleb Bradham in New Bern‚ North Carolina. The brand was trademarked on June 16 1903.The has been many Pepsi variants over the years since 1903 to name a few they have Diet Pepsi‚ Crystal Pepsi‚ Pepsi Twist‚ Pepsi blue‚ Pepsi raw‚ Pepsi one etc. PepsiCo is situated in
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