COLA WARS : COKE AND PEPSI IN THE 21ST CENTURY” INTRODUCTION "Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the 21st Century” explains the economics of the soft drink industry and its relation with profits‚ taking into account all stages of the value chain of the soft drink industry. By focusing on the war between Coca-Cola and PepsiCo as market leaders in this industry – with a 90% market share in carbonated beverages – the study analyses the different stages of the value chain (concentrate producers
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Coca-Cola & Pepsi Financial Statement Analysis Team A Frances Sanchez‚ Herbie Merced‚ and Javier Urbina ACC 400 Accounting for Decision Making August 22‚ 2013 Introduction • Comparison of Coca-Cola and Pepsi • Financials from 2004 • Review financial ratios ▫ Liquidity ▫ Solvency ▫ Profitability • Discuss profitability of each company • Which company is the best investment opportunity Coca-Cola & Pepsi Ratios Comparison Liquidity Ratios Current Ratio (Current Assets/Current
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Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010 A case discussion note January 17‚ 2012 1. Historically‚ why has the soft drink industry been so profitable? Historically‚ the soft carbonated soft drink (CSD) industry has been valued at $74 billion in the United States. In order to understand the reasons why the industry has been hugely profitable despite the ‘Cola Wars’‚ an examination of the CSD industry with Porter’s five forces analysis will be conducted. As market leaders‚ the analysis will
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“The Coca-Cola Company” and “PepsiCo‚ Incorporated” hold most of the market share in virtually every region of the world. This is why a big rivalry between them has been growing throughout time. In the present essay I am going to develop the main characteristics of this global battle. For a better understanding‚ let’s take first a look to the principal features of both companies. The Coca-Cola Company dominates the market by owning four of the global top five soft-drink brands: Coca-Cola‚ Diet Coke
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I CASE SUMMARY Origins Coke and Pepsi were both created before 1900. Coke was invented in Atlanta by pharmacist John Pemberton in 1886. Pepsi also was created by a pharmacist- Celeb Bradham from New Bern‚ North Carolina in 1898 Cola -Cola Origins Formula The original ingredients of Coca-Cola were intended to have health benefits and be refreshing. Coca-Cola contained coca leaves and kola nuts‚ known to promote energy. Coca leaves‚ from which cocaine derives‚ was primary ingredient but was
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Gross Profit Margin (USD $ in Millions) Source: Coca-Cola Co. Annual Reports Gross profit margin(2013) = 100 × 28‚433/46‚854 = 60.68% Gross profit margin(2012) = 100 x 28‚964/ 48‚017=60.32% Gross profit margin(2011) = 100 x 28‚326 = 60.86% Source: PepsiCo Inc. Annual Reports Gross profit margin (2013) = 100 x 35‚172/66‚415 = 52.96% Gross profit margin (2012) = 100 x 34‚201/65‚492 = 52.22% Gross profit margin (2011) = 100 x 34‚911/66‚504 = 52.49% Gross profit margin is a resource
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Background Coca-Cola Coca-Cola was founded in 1886 by John Pemberton who was a civil war veteran and Atlanta pharmacist. Today‚ Coca-Cola company is the world’s leading manufacturer‚ marketer‚ and distributor of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups‚ over 10 billion gallons‚ used to produce nearly 400 beverage brands. Also‚ Coca-Cola has been ranked the best value of brand name on the world for more than 10 years. Pepsi Pepsi-Cola was created in the late 1890s by Caleb Bradham‚ a New
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"In China‚ you are inevitably dependent on expatriate employees‚" explains Pepsi-Cola’s Anthony‚ whose 500-person workforce includes a number of expatriates. "There’s no established tradition of companies breeding middle managers‚ so there are very few experienced local people to recruit‚" he notes. Experts agree that local talent is needed for long-term success‚ but expatriates can help accelerate the learning curve of developing executives and managers. "It has been proven by case studies that
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Case Memo 1 Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006 Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola have a long history of intense competition since 1950. Besides the CSD (carbonated soft drink) consumption rise‚ it brought both Coke and Pepsi enjoyed significant revenue growth. In 2004‚ CSD has 52.3% of total US Liquid Consumption. Coke and Pepsi had 22.1% and 14.4% in Net profit/sales respectively. There are four major participants involved in the production and distribution of CSDs: 1. Concentrate Producers
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The political environment in India proved to be very problematic for both PepsiCo and Coca-Cola when they entered the market. The government has long enforced a protectionist stance on its economy in order to safeguard the interests of its people. Even with the New Industrial Policy in 1991 (Pathak 2007)‚ that loosened the grip on foreign businesses entering the country‚ PepsiCo and Coca-Cola still had to jump through many hurdles before they could operate. For example‚ PepsiCo was limited to selling
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