Dr. Pepper Company I. Case Summary From being a practically unknown soft drink company to now being one of the highest performing of the 1000 largest manufacturing firms‚ Dr. Pepper has evolved to become an international beverage organization. Dr. Pepper began its roots back in 1880‚ in Waco‚ Texas‚ when a young soda jerk invented a soft drink which he named after his father-in-law (Dr. Pepper). Robert Lazenby began to market the drink on commercial basis in 1885‚ and it was not until 1922 that
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Assessment of financial circumstances 2013/14 For parents and partners of students This form is also available from www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance SFE/PFF2/1314/C the student finance experts Who should complete this form? Complete this form if you are: • The student’s natural or adoptive parent • The student’s step-parent • The husband‚ wife‚ civil partner or cohabiting partner of one of the student’s parents • The student’s husband‚ wife or civil partner • The student’s
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Dr Pepper Snapple External Analysis * Bargaining Power of suppliers – Medium The switching cost to find other suppliers of commodities to produce beverage is not high‚ and those suppliers are not concentrated or differentiated. However‚ the recession significantly increased commodity prices‚ and DPS has very little power in affecting the prices they pay for these commodities. * Bargaining Power of buyers - Medium Individual buyers do not put high pressure on DPS‚ but large buyers like
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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI Case 1 Dr Pepper-Snapple Inc: Energy Drinks MKTG 5320 Wesley Gordon Introduction In the ever changing world of customer needs and expectations Dr Pepper-Snapple was faced with an increased customer focus on energy drinks. This area‚ when exploited correctly‚ is a high growth and high margin beverage business. In early September 2007‚ Andrew Baker had his marching orders. He emerged out a long discussion about entering the energy drink business
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coolers and vending machine. (Details to convince): In the United States‚ Dr Pepper Snapple Group does not have a complete network of bottlers and distributors‚ so the drink is sometimes bottled under contract by Coca-Cola or Pepsi bottlers. Currently‚ the majority of Pepsi and Coke bottlers bottling Dr Pepper are owned by PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company after their buyouts of their major bottlers. Presently‚ Dr Pepper Snapple relies on its own bottling group to bottle and distribute its products
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Dr Pepper Snapple Group Introduction Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) is one of North America’s leading refreshment beverage companies‚ manufacturing‚ bottling and distributing more than 50 brands of carbonated soft drinks‚ juices‚ teas‚ mixers‚ waters and other premium beverages. With a brand heritage spanning more than 200 years‚ the DPS portfolio includes some of the most recognized beverages in the Americas. The company have 6 of the top 10 non-cola soft drinks‚ and 9 of 12 leading brands are
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1.0 Company background 1.1 Overview From the invention of the first soft drink more than 200 years ago to some of the industry’s most beloved beverage brands‚ Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) has a proud legacy of innovation‚ bold and distinct flavors‚ and entrepreneurial spirit. On May 7‚ 2008‚ DPS became a stand-alone‚ publicly-traded company on the New York Stock Exchange as the result of a spin-off by Cadbury‚ plc which held the Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages business group of entities
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many new energy drink flavors entering the market and I know that my wife is addicted to those as she drinks one a day in lieu of coffee. 2. Does your characterization bode well for a new energy beverage brand introduction generally and for Dr. Pepper Snapple Group‚ Inc. in particular? The competition for the energy drink is tight as PepsiCo ‚ Coca-cola‚ and Red Bull are heavily involved in this market. The growth is there and poses an opportunity but it will be tough to snag some of the
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Barker emerged from a lengthy discussion on the energy beverage market in the United States. As a brand manager for Snapple beverages at the Dr Pepper Snapple Group‚ Inc.‚ he was charged with assessing whether or not a profitable market opportunity existed for a new energy beverage brand to be produced‚ marketed‚ and distributed by the company in 2008. Dr Pepper Snapple Group‚ Inc. was the only major domestic nonalcoholic beverage company in the United States without a significant branded energy drink
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