Session 3: Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010 Sun Hyun Park‚ Ph.D. Assistant Professor Marshall School of Business University of Southern California “Cola Wars” Blind Test “Can you tell the difference?” Student A 1: Coca Cola Student B 1: Big K Cola (Kroger) 2: Pepsi 3: Coca Cola Student C 1: Pepsi 2: Pepsi 3: Big K Cola (Kroger) 2: Coca Cola 3: Big K Cola (Kroger) Agenda for Today • Recap - Value chain analysis - Five Forces Model • Case Discussion: Cola Wars - Industry
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terms of higher market capitalization‚ gross margin and net income. However‚ Pepsi was leading the fight in terms of growth in revenue and net income. However‚ Pepsi’s stock performed 45% better than Coke’s stock. Overall‚ Pepsi was a smaller company but it was growing faster than Coke. Coke had a strong foundation‚ however‚ their revenue during this period increased due to summer months artificially increasing the demand. Pepsi‚ on the other hand‚ had consistent growth. The market for carbonated beverages
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Cola Wars: Coca-Cola vs. PepsiCo The Coca-Cola Company has enjoyed a long and successful history; however‚ it has made mistakes. Though success has not always come easy or cheap‚ Coca-Cola has maintained a large loyal consumer base. As an icon in America and around the world‚ the company can be credited for listening to and catering to the requests and needs of its consumers. This is why its attempt to launch new flavors must be carefully considered to ensure not only acceptance by the target
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This report is based upon the information from the Harvard business case: “Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century”. Both Coca Cola Company and PepsiCo are the largest players in the Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD) industry. The purpose of this report is to gain insight into the possible strategies that can be applied‚ in order to expand the overall throat share in the future. History revealed that a highly competitive strategy that was utilized in the past by both companies resulted
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across the globe • PepsiCo was founded in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay • PepsiCo brands are available in more than 200 countries and territories across the globe • PepsiCo has more than 500 products in it’s portfolio of which 18 brands generate $1 Billion each in retail sales A broad spectrum of beverages worldwide bringing fun and refreshment to consumers Frito-Lay invigorates PepsiCo’s portfolio of products with plenty of good food and ’good fun’ Tropicana‚ the strongest
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wo of the largest and most profitable corporations in the United States are the Atlanta‚ Georgia based Coca-Cola Company and the New York based Pepsi Cola Company. While both are called "colas" they both attempt to address the same target tastes but from different approaches. Coke was the first on market with what is still a "secret" formula and Pepsi followed with a similar (not exact) taste. Since taste is very much a factor of your personal likes‚ either or neither may appeal to you or seem sweeter
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known beverage companies‚ Coco-Cola and Pepsi. They have competed considerably and distributed the beverage market profit for several decades. In the open market‚ it is difficult to exactly tell which one is the winner within the perfect competition‚ since both companies use different style of promotion and product to expend their markets. The competitive environment of the carbonated soft drinks started about three decades ago. In the beginning of 1960 Coco Cola was dominating the market but this
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Introduction: Product positioning is closely related to market segment focus (Berry‚ 2008). Product positioning involves creating a unique‚ consistent‚ and recognized customer perception about a firm’s offering and image. Products in the same category can be positioned in many different ways. Below are three examples of different positioning strategies for hair care products. Advertisement (1): ASIENCE Deep Nourish ASIENCE Shampoo Deep Nourish is specially formulated for Asian hair that is
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Assignment # 2 | A Completed Analysis of Marketing Plan for Pepsi New Zealand | Executive Summary This paper presents a completed marketing plan/analysis for Pepsi in order to assist it regain its “second leader” position in the soft drink market in New Zealand. The first half of this paper shows the situation analysis of Pepsi. In particular‚ the internal analysis focuses on the power of suppliers‚ buyers‚ new entrants‚ and product substitutes. The results show that the bargaining power of suppliers
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Introduction to the Pepsi brand The following essay will offer information on the world famous brand of Pepsi-Cola and give insight on the history of the brand‚ why it has become so successful as well as provide information and statistics on the brand. Pepsi as a brand has been highly successful in the food and beverage industry‚ this essay will give insight into how the brand was able to keep up with the social and economic conditions of its consumers as well as discuss why Pepsi is a healthy brand
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