London-UK 15th May 2014 CONTENTS 1. NESTLE HISTORICAL 5 2. PEPSICO HISTORICAL 5 3. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 6 4. FINANCIAL RATIOS 9 4.1 Profitability 9 4.2 Liquidity 12 4.3 Efficiency 13 4.4 Gearing Ratios 15 4.5 Investment 17 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 20 POST REPORT REFLECTION 22 REFERENCES 23 APPENDIX 24 01. NESTLE 24 02. PEPSICO 29 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1 - Financial Highlights PepsiCo 2013 9 Figure 2 - Nestlé’s Share Price and Volume Graph - 2009 to 2013 18
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Executive Summary Leonard v. PepsiCo This case involved a contract dispute between Mr. John Leonard and PepsiCo Inc. arising from the claims that an advertisement by PepsiCo for a Harrier jet aircraft in exchange for Pepsi points was a valid contract. The court found that the advertisement was not an offer and ruled for the defendant. In order for a contract to be valid there must be agreement‚ consideration‚ contractual capacity and the object must be lawful. In an agreement there must
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Henri Fayol was born in Istanbul in 1841. When he was 19‚ he began working as an engineer at a large mining company in France. He eventually became the director‚ at a time when the mining company employed more than 1‚000 people. Through the years‚ Fayol began to develop what he considered to be the 14 most important principles of management. Essentially‚ these explained how managers should organize and interact with staff. In 1916‚ two years before he stepped down as director‚ he published his
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portfolio of different strategic business units (SBUs) or major product lines. The BCG Growth-Share Matrix is a four-cell (2 by 2) matrix used to perform business portfolio analysis as a step in the strategic planning process. . www.business-tools-templates.com 11/1/2009 © Copyright Business Tools & Templates 2005 Page |1 11/1/2009 BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP (BCG) GROWTH-SHARE MATRIX MS-Excel & MS-Word Templates User Guide 1 INTRODUCTION In the early 1970’s the Boston Consulting
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Stars I have categorized iPhone and iPod in Star category which means they both need further investment in product development and there are greater opportunities available in the marketfor growth. Latest figures reveal that the growth rate for iPods is currently 28% and for thoseof iPhone’s its 48%.Apple enjoys 60% more market share in iPod than its closest rivalScandisk in the market. In iPhone’s‚ Apple is not the market leader but has 28% market sharewhere manufacturer of Blackberry RIM has 41%
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Cell Structure and Function Chapter Outline Cell theory Properties common to all cells Cell size and shape – why are cells so small? Prokaryotic cells Eukaryotic cells Organelles and structure in all eukaryotic cell Organelles in plant cells but not animal Cell junctions History of Cell Theory mid 1600s – Anton van Leeuwenhoek Improved microscope‚ observed many living cells mid 1600s – Robert Hooke Observed many cells including cork cells 1850 – Rudolf Virchow
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Problems of Matrix Organizations Executive Summary • What is a Matrix? o Matrix structure can be identified by a dual chain of command system rather than the traditional single chain of command. • Reasons why companies adopt a Matrix structure o When it’s highly responsive to two functions at the same time. o When there’s uncertainties generating high information processing requirements. o When there are strong constraints that must be dealt with‚ such as financial and human resources constraints
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research and development‚ finance and the likes to ensure that‚ outputs of the scientific process i.e. finished products reach the final markets and customers. In response to the complex nature of Syngenta’s operations‚ the company makes use of a matrix management structure where it draws on the expertise‚ skills‚
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Strategic Management PepsiCo 2008 Case Study Introduction This project aims to analyse the diversification strategy of PepsiCo in 2008. PepsiCo is the second largest food and beverage business in the world. The benefits of PepsiCo’s diversification strategies are identified. The business strategy is analysed to determine its efficacy across PepsiCo’s consumer business segments and product portfolio. The value chain match ups are determined and analysed to ascertain their relevance to the success
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Biology- Animal cell The NUCLEUS is the largest organelle in the majority of cells. It contains genetic information in DNA‚ which is responsible for the cells unique characteristics. The nucleus is separated from the rest of the cell by.... ...The NUCLEAR ENVELOPE is used as a barrier which separates the contents of the nucleus from the cytoplasm‚ all in all keeping the DNA safe and intact. The nuclear envelope regulates the flow of substances into and out of the nucleus. The NUCLEOLUS is an important
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