Coke and Pepsi Learn To Compete in India 1. The political environment in India has proven to be critical to company performance for both PepsiCo and Coca-Cola India. What specific aspects of the political environment have played key role? Could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? If not‚ could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? Answer The political environment have played key role as follow: - Indian government viewed
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Case 1-3 Coke and Pepsi Learn to Compete in India 1. As far as I am concerned‚ there are three specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles: 1) As mentioned in the case‚ Indian government viewed as unfriendly to foreign investors. Outside investment had been allowed only in high-tech sectors and was almost entirely prohibited in consumer goods sectors. 2) Based on Indian laws‚ outside investment cannot use their original brand name. For Coca-Cola‚ they attempted
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areavailable in nearly 200 countries and generate sales at the retail level of more than $98 billion. Some of PepsiCo’s brand names are more than 100-years-old‚ but the corporation isrelatively young. PepsiCo was founded in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay. PepsiCo offers product choices to meet a broad variety of needs and preference -- from fun-for-you items to product choices that contribute to healthier lifestyles. PepsiCo’s mission is: “To bethe world’s premier consumer “Products
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in developing countries. Although Coke and Pepsi were prompt at addressing the accusations brought against them‚ they overlooked multiple issues when starting business in India. When starting a business in a foreign country‚ the first priority a company should have is to learn the native culture. This was Coke and Pepsi’s biggest mistake and was most likely the reason why the Indian population responded so hostilely. Coke and Pepsi’s problems in India were complicated by the fact that water is
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Coke and Pepsi Learn to Compete in India CASE STUDY 2 International Marketing 1. The political environment in India has proven to be critical to company performance for both PepsiCo and Coca- Cola India. What specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? Could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? If not‚ could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? There are several specific aspects of the political environment
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PEPSI CO. CONTENTS: 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2. BACKGROUND 2.1 Brief history 2.2 Current financial status 3. MISSION STATEMENT 4.1 Mission statement 4.2 Revised mission statement 4. VISION STATEMENT 5.3 Vision statement 5.4 Revised mission statement 5. EFE MATRIX 6.5 EFE matrix 6.6 EFE matrix summary 6. CPM MATRIX 7.7 CPM matrix 7.8 CPM matrix summary 7. IFE MATRIX 8.9 IFE matrix 8.10 IFE matrix summary
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COKE AND PEPSI LEARN TO COMPETE IN INDIA Brief Overview: * The case of Coke and Pepsi in India is a lesson that all marketers can observe‚ analyze and learn from‚ since it involves so many marketing aspects that are essential for all marketers to take into consideration * Pepsi entered into the Indian beverage market in July 1986 as a joint venture with two local partners‚ Voltas and Punjab Agro‚ forming “Pepsi Foods Ltd.” While Coca-Cola followed suit in 1990 with a joint venture
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Case Study: Coke and Pepsi in India: Coca-Cola controlled the Indian market until 1977‚ when the Janata Party beat the Congress Party of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. To punish Coca-Cola’s principal bottler‚ a Congress Party stalwart and longtime Gandhi supporter‚ the Janata government demanded that Coca-Cola transfer its syrup formula to an Indian subsidiary. Coca-Cola balked and withdrew from the country. India‚ now left without both Coca-Cola and Pepsi‚ became a protected market. In the
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1. The political environment in India has proven to be critical to company performance for both PepsiCo and Coca-cola India. What specific aspects of the political environment played key roles? Could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? If not‚ could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? 2. Timing of entry into Indian market brought different results for PepsiCo and Coca-Cola India. What benefits or disadvantages as a result of earlier
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Case Study: Coke & Pepsi learn to compete in India Timing of entry into the Indian market brought different results for PepsiCo and Coca-Cola India. What benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? Coca-Cola (1990) Benefits: advantages as „Early-Follower“‚ possibility to use reliable market information that´s already existing take-over of standards position as international market leader Disadvantages: expert knowledge of competitors has to be overtaken
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