The Coca-Cola Company MKT300 October 8‚ 2008 A. Introduction The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company‚ operating in over 200 countries with a product line that includes over 2‚800 diverse items. The company’s primary responsibility is to develop concentrates‚ beverage bases and syrups‚ which are sold to bottling companies that comprise the world’s largest beverage distribution system. In addition to product development‚ the Coca-Cola Company is responsible for product
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.7 Weakness…………..……………………………………………………………..….….9 Key success factors….………………………………………………………………...10 Conclusion and recommendation………………………………….…………………10 Reference……………………………………….………………………………………11 I. INTRODUCTION 1. Background Coca-Cola‚ often referred to as Coke (generic trademark)‚ is a carbonated beverage that is available in stores‚ restaurants‚ and vending machines across the world. Invented in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ by Doctor John Pemberton‚ a pharmacist‚ in 1886‚ it has become
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Brand Audit Coca-cola In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Submitted by: Santiago‚ Kevin DJ March 2011 I. Consumer focused sources of procedures to: -Assess the health of the brand Coca cola has been top in the market for the last decade or even 2 decades. But can coca cola maintain their top level in the market? One of the great marketing legend of coca cola is their bottle. That famous bottle was designed
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younger people.3/ Taste differentiation4/ Sluggish performance in North America5/ lack of popularity of many Coca Cola’s brands | External | * Opportunities1/ advertise it’s less popular products2/ Acquisitions3/ buy out competition4/ It can to provide food in the future5/Growing Hispanic | * Threats1/ New drink competitor have appeared gradually2/ Intense competition (ex: Pepsi)3/ legal issues4/Dependence on bottling partners5/ The economy nowadays is depressing actually‚ and the poor economy
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History of Coca Cola Company Coca Cola was invented by Dr. John Pemberton in 1886 when he concocted a mixture of water‚ sugar‚ caffeine and extracts of the coca leaf and the kola nut. The concoction was originally marketed as a headache remedy‚ but was not successful due to poor advertising and Pemberton’s ailing health. In 1888‚ Pemberton sold the business to Asa G. Candler‚ a successful druggist with excellent business sense. The company grew quickly under his 26 year leadership. He expanded
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Introduction The Coca-Cola recipe was originally founded and formulated by John Pemberton at the Pemberton’s Eagle Drug and Chemical House. By 1885‚ the product was registered as a French Wine Coca as a patent medicine. Pemberton claimed Coca-Cola cured morphine addiction‚ dyspepsia‚ neurasthenia‚ headaches and impotence. The carbonated drink began its first sales at Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta‚ Georgia on May 8‚ 1886 for 5 cents a glass with its first advertisement in the Atlanta Journal on May
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The Marketing Review‚ 2003‚ 3‚ 289-309 www.themarketingreview.com Demetris Vrontis1 and Iain Sharp2 Manchester Metropolitan University Business School and Legal and General The Strategic Positioning of Coca-Cola in their Global Marketing Operation Examines how Coca-Cola has strategically positioned it self within the world’s soft drinks market. Given that they operate in over 200 countries‚ they are faced with a clear choice of whether to standardise their product offerings globally
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On May 8‚ 1886‚ The Coca-Cola product was born in Atlanta‚ Georgia by Dr. John Stith Pemberton‚ a local pharmacist. He produced the carbonated water which was teamed with the new syrup to produce the Coca-Cola drink. (http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/heritage/chronicle_birth_refreshing_idea.html)•In its first year‚ Coca-Cola products placed on sales for five cent a glass as a soda fountain drink with the sales about 9 glasses a day. (http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/heritage/chronicle_birth_refreshing_idea
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COLA-WARS Main Issue: Factors causing the decline in CSDs and Cola Sales: ------------------------------------------------- Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSDs)‚ the foundation of Coca-Cola’s brand is declining‚ although it still holds the highest market share in comparison to non-CSD beverages. Coca-Cola is at risk of eventually producing a negative return from its CSDs and to be outperformed by non-CSDs‚ non-carb beverages and bottled water within its own product line‚ and with its competitors if
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Foundations of Economics for Business and Management Analyze the market for Coca-Cola 04.12.2010 Coca-Cola is perhaps the most popular and well known soft drink worldwide. Almost 98% of people worldwide know the word Coca-Cola and it is available in more than 190 countries. Coca-Cola belongs to the Coca-Cola Company and is only one of the 400 non-alcoholic brands that this company owns. The Coca-Cola Company is one of the largest corporations in the world‚ with a global workforce of
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