Juice‚ Tea‚ Powdered Drinks‚ Wine‚ Sports Drink‚ Distilled Spirits‚ Tap Water etc… There is a wide array of substitutes that consumers may choose. These products are widely and easily available at low price. Hence the threat posed by these substitutes exist at a high level. However these risks can be mitigated through diversification and offering more products in the portfolio. Since the range and the number of suppliers far exceed the buyers in the market‚ the industry has a very bargaining
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Global Context February 22‚ 2006 1 Industry Analysis: Soft Drinks Barbara Murray (2006c) explained the soft drink industry by stating‚ “For years the story in the nonalcoholic sector centered on the power struggle between…Coke and Pepsi. But as the pop fight has topped out‚ the industry ’s giants have begun relying on new product flavors…and looking to noncarbonated beverages for growth.” In order to fully understand the soft drink industry‚ the following should be considered: the
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global soft drink industry is currently expanding quite rapidly. This is due to two major factors. First‚ markets are expanding rapidly in developing countries and second people are turning toward natural‚ healthy‚ and low-calorie drinks. This so called “new-age” beverages‚ such as tea-based beverages‚ is considerably stimulating the development of the soft drink industry and also creating a major challenge to the carbonated beverage market. In part to address this trend‚ big soft drink companies
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------------------------------------------------- Introduction The 50-bn-rupee soft drink industry is growing now at 6 to 7% annually. In India‚ Coke and Pepsi have a combined market share of around 95% directly or through franchisees. Campa Cola has a 1% share‚ and the rest is divided among local players. Industry watchers say‚ fake products also account for a good share of the balance. There are about 110 soft drink producing units (60% being owned by Indian bottlers) in the country‚ employing
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Soft drinks. A soft drink is a non-alcoholic beverage typically containing water often carbonated water and a flavoring agent. Many of these beverages are sweetened by the addition of sugar or high fructose They may also contain ingredients such as caffeine and fruit juice. They are called "soft" in contrast to "hard drinks"that is‚ alcoholic beverages. Small amounts of alcohol may be present in a soft drink‚ but the alcohol content generally must be less than 0.5% of the total volume if the drink
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The soft drink industry is highly competitive. Characteristics of the industry include slow growth and maturity‚ a phase during which weak companies are weeded out of the market by the strongest corporations. In order to stay competitive‚ soft drink companies must be able to offer their product at a low price. A price that can at least match (or preferably‚ beat) a competitor’s price will allow that product to enter into a consumer’s mental set of possible brands to purchase. Because the pop industry
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INDIA ’S SOFT DRINKS INDUSTRY TABLE OF CONTENTS TOC \o "1-3" \u PART A: CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF INDIA AND THE INDIAN SOFT DRINK INDUSTRY PAGEREF _Toc323046458 \h 3 INTRODUCTION PAGEREF _Toc323046459 \h 3 1. FACTOR CONDITIONS PAGEREF _Toc323046460 \h 4 1.1 OPPORTUNITIES PAGEREF _Toc323046461 \h 4 1.1.1 INDIA’S PHYSICAL RESOURCES PAGEREF _Toc323046462 \h 4 1.2 THREATS PAGEREF _Toc323046463 \h 6
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1 Analysis of the U.S. soft drink industry‚ based on the competitive forces model of Michael Porter. In the soft drink industry the entry of new competitors depends on the barriers to entry that are present‚ and also the reaction from existing competitors that the entrant can expect. I will now analyze the six major sources of barriers to entry the soft drink industry. Economies of scale deter entry by forcing the entrant to come in at large scale and risk strong reaction from existing firms
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Third highest grade in the class Needs work on the critical success factors for the industry Table of Contents Introduction 3 Description 3 Segments 3 Caveats 4 Socio-Economic 4 Relevant Governmental or Environmental Factors‚ etc. 4 Economic Indicators Relevant for this Industry 4 Threat of New Entrants 5 Economies of Scale 5 Capital Requirements 6 Proprietary Product Differences 7 Absolute Cost Advantage 8 Learning Curve 8 Access to Inputs 8 Proprietary Low Cost Production 8 Brand
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Executive Summary Competition In 2005‚ the global carbonated soft drink (CSD) market generated revenues of over $147 billion‚ all of which comes from three global powerhouse companies occupying 90% of the market. Coca-Cola‚ Pepsi‚ and Cadbury Schweppes‚ are one‚ two and three‚ respectively‚ in the very competitive CSD industry. Over past decades‚ the CSD market has been honored with record growth‚ showing consumption rates that have more than doubled over the last 25 years. Americans are consuming
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