1. General Information on Coca Cola 1.1 Description of Coca-Cola Co. and its history Coca-Cola started as a cure for the addiction to morphine. After Colonel John Pemberton was injured in war and addicted to morphine‚ he looked into ways to find a cure for the addiction and finally in 1886‚ the first non-alcoholic version of a French Coco Wine called Coca-Cola was made. Today the Coca-Cola Company is a conglomerate focused on beverage manufacture‚ retail and marketing. It produces non-alcoholic
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5 Strength & Weakness of Coca Cola Coca Cola INTRODUCTION The purpose of this integrated essay is to explore the strengths and weaknesses of Coca Cola (Coke) using the Value Chain Analysis Framework developed by Michael Porter. Using Exhibit I from Porter ’s Framework‚ I examined the linkages and strategic significance of Coke ’s value system. DESCRIPTION OF THEORIES/CORE CONCEPTS According to Michael Porter (1985)‚ information technology changes the way companies operate by specifically targeting
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the price it was sold for‚ thus a loss for its maker. It was sold at a price of 5 cents per glass “ * History of Coca Cola: Coca cola was invented in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ in his backyard‚ May 1886‚ by Doctor John Pemberton‚ a pharmacist‚. He has a motto to benefit and refresh everyone it touches‚ so that people include the drink in their happiness. The name for “Coca Cola” was given by his bookkeeper Frank Robinson‚ the flowing letters that remain a part of its famous logo. He can be regarded
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American university of beirut | FINANCE 210 CASE | PEPSI VS. COCA COLA | Instructor: Leila Atwi | | 12/12/2010 | Raneem Jaffal (Ratio Computation) Jana Haounji (Ratio Analysis) Alexandra Aboulhosn (Recommendations and Comparison) This is a financial comparison between Pepsi and Coca Cola in terms of company liquidity‚ solvency‚ asset management‚ profitability‚ and valuation between the years 2008 and 2009 respectively. | Part One: Pepsi Ratio Analysis: Pepsi PEPSI RATIOS
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Coca-cola – Greener than ever Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Course Requirements for Sustainability Project Management PROJ 591 08/9/2012 This year marks the 125th anniversary of my beverage of choice - Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola was created in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ by pharmacist Dr. John Pemberton on May 8th‚ 1886 and in its first year only 9 glasses of the beverage were sold. Today‚ the Coca-Cola company sells 1.7 billion beverage servings per day on
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CLAIM: Companies‚ who intentionally want to be part of the global market‚ have to take in consideration the cultural background of the country they want to extent to in order to be successful. Company’s who had to adapt to cultural diversity due to the fact the are global companies: The Coca-Cola Company Successful adapting Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Not successful adapting Globalization‚ and therefore cultural diversity‚ was inevitable for these 2 companies. Wal-Mart: grow quickly and became
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scientific literature: books‚ journals from electronic databases‚ provide some information what is known about the issue) Selected company description and selected challenge analysis The product that has given the world its best-known taste was born in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ on May 8‚ 1886. Dr. John Stith Pemberton‚ a local pharmacist‚ produced the syrup forCoca-Cola®‚ and carried a jug of the new product down the street to Jacobs ’ Pharmacy‚ where it was sampled‚ pronounced "excellent" and placed
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INTRODUCTION The Coca-Cola Company is the world largest beverage company. Along with Coca-Cola‚ recognized as the world’s most valuable brand‚ the company markets four of the world’s top 5 non-alcoholic sparkling brands‚ including Diet Coke‚ Fanta‚ and Sprite. Consumers in more than 200 countries are enjoying the company’s beverages at a rate exceeding 1.4 billion servings each day. The Coca-Cola Company engages in the manufacture‚ distribution‚ and marketing of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates
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been the key success factors for Coca Cola? Answer: The key success factors for Coca Cola have been marketing strategy‚ introducing new products and globalization. Marketing strategy: Coca cola uses different types of marketing strategy for growing and retaining its customer. In early days‚ to build brand recognition‚ they offer clocks‚ calendars and weighing scales with Coca Cola logo to pharmacists who sold their drink. During mass market TV advertising‚ Coca Cola was the pioneers TV advertising
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5. References & Appendices --------------------------- 36 1. Introduction The Coca-Cola Company is the world ’s largest nonalcoholic beverage company. They own or license and market more than 500 nonalcoholic beverage brands‚ primarily sparkling beverages but also a variety of still beverages such as waters‚ juices‚ ready-to-drink teas and coffees‚ energy and sports drinks‚ and etc. Along with Coca-Cola‚ which is recognized as the world ’s most valuable brand‚ they own and market four of
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