1. Why do companies like PEPSI need to globalize? What are the various ways in which foreign companies can enter a foreign market? What hurdles and problems did Pepsi face when it tried to enter India during the 1980s? Companies like Pepsi need to be global for the following: * Expand Sales- Increase the market for their production by tapping potential new countries * Minimize Risks- Globalization and International trade also helps in minimizing risks. * To leverage on technology
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The History of Pepsi-Cola Caleb D. Bradham was born in Chinquapin‚ North Carolina in 1866 to a well-to-do family. Caleb was a very well liked young man who was not only very smart‚ but very popular as well. He seemed to be destined for great things in life. Caleb wanted to become a doctor and after graduating the University of North Carolina he entered medical school at the University of Maryland. However‚ in his second year of medical school his father’s business failed. Caleb had to quit school
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Distinctive Competencies The VRIO analysis is helpful in determining if a resource or capability leads to competitive advantage (Middleton‚ 2004). Resources/Capabilities Valuable? Rare? Costly to Imitate? Exploited by Organization Competitive Implications Strength or Weakness Key Account Management Initiative Yes Yes Yes Yes Sustained Competitive Advantage Strength and Sustainable Distinctive Competence Recruitment Process Yes Yes No No Temporary Competitive Advantage Strength and Distinctive
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FORECAST PROCESS IMPROVEMENT • LESSONS FROM SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES THE VALUE OF INFORMATION SHARING IN THE RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN: TWO CASE STUDIES Tonya Boone and Ram Ganeshan PREVIEW Retail supply chains are complex‚ with each company in the chain having multiple echelons of distribution. Forecasting and requirements planning are further challenged by managers’ reliance on “local” rather than chain-wide retail demand to make key operational decisions. A frequent consequence is the bullwhip effect
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(excluding “deferred income taxes”) to total assets at the end of 2008. 12) Book value per share at the end of 2008. (Hint: Use the value reported for “common shareholders’ equity” as the numerator for PepsiCo.) 13) Compare the market value per share for each company to the book value per share at the end of 2008. Assume that the market value of Coca-Cola’s stock was $45.27 14) Why are book value and market value per share different? 15) Return on common stockholders’ equity at the end of 2008
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shareholders with USD 8 billion was returned to shareholder. (Source: PepsiCo Website) 19 brands generating more than USD 1 billion revenue Pepsi is positioned to win in the long term. (Source: Pepsi Annual Report 2010) The underlying performance of Pepsi remained solid despite a challenging macroeconomic environment. A strong performance was delivered by Pepsi with growth in revenues along with increase in net income ensured sustainable performance. For detailed financial analysis please refer
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(2003). The strategic position of Coca Cola in their Global marketing Operations. The Marketing Review. No. 3‚ pp 289-309. * "PepsiCo Inc. Gain in Soda Market as Coca-cola ’s Share and sales slip.‚ Wall street journal‚ New York‚ Mar 1‚ 2010 * "How Coke pushed rivals off the shelf.‚ New York Times‚ Aug6‚2010 * Bloomberg News. (2010). Coca Cola may boost China investment. Available: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-30/coca-cola-may-increase-china-investment-as-it-spends-faster-than-expected.html
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Introduction The carbonated soft drinks’ (CSD’s) sector is dominated by three major players: Coke is dominant company of the soft drink industry and boasts a global market share of around 44%‚ followed by PepsiCo at about 31%‚ and Cadbury Schweppes at 14.7% (Exhibit 3). Separately from these major players‚ smaller companies such as Cott Corporation and Royal Crown form the remaining market share. Coke and Pepsi are the main pieces of this market. They struggle for over a century to conquer the number
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and Pepsi have been battling each other for more than a century. It’s a legendary brand rivalry. The saga began in 1886‚ when John S. Pemberton developed the original recipe for Coke and Pepsi-Cola was created 13 years later by pharmacist Caleb Bradham and the war still continues . Pepsi has launched Pepsi Raw‚ a new premium Pepsi cola‚ which is made using ingredients from natural sources. Launching first in the UK‚ it is the most significant innovation from Pepsi since the launch of Pepsi Max
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COMPANY Case Pepsi: Can a Soda Really Make the World a Better Place? This year‚ PepsiCo did something that shocked the advertising world. After 23 straight years of running ads for its flagship brand on the Super Bowl‚ it announced that the number-two soft drink maker would be absent from the Big Game. But in the weeks leading up to Super Bowl XLIV‚ Pepsi was still the second-most discussed advertiser associated with the event. It wasn’t so much what Pepsi wasn’t doing that created such a stir
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