proves the hypothesis of marketing: - Related diversification is a more successful strategy for growth among firms than unrelated diversification. It explains the concept of diversification‚ the rationale of diversification‚ types of diversification‚ diversification strategies‚ and dimensions of diversification. This paper analyses the given hypothesis using various examples and reaches a conclusion. Keywords Related‚ unrelated‚ diversifact‚ diversification‚ diversifame‚ diversifad‚ diversifriction
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Amul’s Diversification Strategy: A Pizza for Rs 20! In early 2001‚ Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF)1 planned to leverage its brand equity and distribution network to turn Amul2 into India’s biggest food brand. Verghese Kurien‚ Chairman of GCMMF‚ set a sales target of Rs.10 bn by 2006 as against sales of Rs 2.3 bn in 2001. In 2001‚ GCMMF entered the fast food market in India with the launch of vegetable pizzas under the brand name SnowCap in Ahmedabad‚ Gujarat. GCMMF was also
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TYPES OF CORPORATE DIVERSIFICATION When a firm chooses to diversify‚ it faces a decision as to how related the new business(es) is(are) to the existing businesses of the firm. When Charles Bluhdorn was CEO of a company called Gulf+Western in the 1950s‚ he diversified into a host of industries: motion pictures (Paramount Pictures‚ the makers of The Godfather‚ Chinatown‚ and other movies)‚ clothing‚ cigars‚ zinc mines‚ auto parts‚ and sugar‚ among others! In contrast‚ a company such as Cooper
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Unrelated Diversification is a form of diversification when the business adds new or unrelated product lines and penetrates new markets. For example‚ if the shoe producer enters the business of clothing manufacturing. In this case there is no direct connection with the company´s existing business - this The unrelated diversification is based on the concept that any new business or company‚ which can be acquired under favorable financial conditions and has the potential for high revenues‚ is suitable
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PepsiCo is a world leader in convenient snacks‚ foods‚ and beverages with revenues of $60 billion and more than 285‚000 employees (PepsiCo.com). PepsiCo manufactures‚ markets‚ and sells various foods‚ snacks‚ and carbonated and non-carbonated beverages worldwide. The company operates in four divisions: PepsiCo Americas Foods (PAF)‚ PepsiCo Americas Beverages (PAB)‚ PepsiCo Europe‚ PepsiCo Asia‚ Middle East and Africa (AMEA). PepsiCo owns some of the world ’s most popular brands‚ including Pepsi-Cola
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Pepsico operates in Pakistan through seven franchisees‚ none of which are publicly listed. The company declined to disclose revenue numbers‚ though it did claim that it is the largest food and Beverages Company in the country and has maintained that leading position since 1982. The largest listed food company in Pakistan is Nestle‚ which had revenues of more than Rs65 billion in 2011. Pepsi’s retail sales are assumed to be higher than that number. Despite‚ the franchise model‚ the company has invested
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DIVERSIFICATION. For companies‚ they all want to have bigger market share and earn more profit. So they will find many ways to penetration into the market like diversification. Diversification strategies are used to expand firms’ operations by adding markets‚ products‚ services‚ or stages of production to the existing business. The purpose of diversification is to allow the company to enter lines of business that are different from current operations.There are basically two broad forms of diversification
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LVMH’s Diversification Strategy into Luxury Goods The problem After the case and readings the problems of LVMH there are several problems such as the declining demand for luxury goods because it is linked to political events‚ situation and social trends. (After the attacks of 9/11 an impact on luxury goods has dropped and had automatically an impact on LVMH sales) Secondly luxury products are easy to counterfeit‚ some countries such as china‚ turkey‚ and other still have to improve their
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Introduction This project aim is to analyze the diversification strategy of PepsiCo in 2008. PepsiCo is the largest food and beverage business in the world. The benefits of PepsiCo’s diversification strategies are identified. The business strategy is analyzed to determine its efficacy across PepsiCo’s consumer business segments and product portfolio. The value chain match ups are determined and analyzed to ascertain their relevance to the success of PepsiCo’s strategy. The competitive strengths of PepsiCo’s
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Introduction PepsiCo‚ Inc. was founded in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay. Tropicana was acquired in 1998. In 2001‚ PepsiCo merged with the Quaker Oats Company‚ creating the world’s fifth-largest food and Beverage Company. Today PepsiCo is a world leader in convenient snacks‚ foods and beverages with revenues of more than $60 billion and over 285‚000 employees. With headquarters in Purchase‚ New York‚ the company consists of Frito-Lay North America‚ PepsiCo Beverages North America
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