consumption consistently 702-442 Cola Wars Continue: Coke and P In the late 1990s‚ Pepsi moved even further away from head-to-head competition and instead concentrated on emerging markets that were still up for grabs. “We kept beating our heads in nternationally and its operating profit from overseas was up 37%. Market share gains were reported in most of Pepsi-Cola International’s top 25 markets‚ including increases of 10% in India‚ 16% in China‚ and more than 100% in Russia. By 2000
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Performance appraisal‚ reward and promotion policies “Blaze new trails. Never settle for second best. Succeed together‚ celebrate and do something bigger”. That’s what performing of Pepsi Cola International is all about. Pepsi-Cola International‚ with operations in over 150 countries‚ has developed a common performance appraisal system that focuses on motivating managers to achieve and maintain high standards of performance. It contains five feedback mechanisms - instant feedback‚ coaching‚
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Introduction Case studies allow understanding and analyzing‚ the business scenario in better way. They help to facilitate learning and building strategies while one is working. The following report highlights three cases‚ Shimla dairy‚ The Cola Wars and Starbucks. Different tools for analyzing these cases can be applied in order to understand them in a better way. Some of the tools are: - * PEST Analysis * SWOT Analysis * Advantage of first mover * Barriers to entry * Buyers
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Market Segmentation Of Pepsi At An International Level The history of Pepsi-Cola starts in 1896 in the town of New Bern in North Carolina‚ USA in a drugstore owned by the pharmacist Caleb Bradham. He came up with many recipes of new drinks to be served at the soda fountain of his drugstore. Brad ham aim was to create a drink both delicious‚ healthy‚ aiding digestion and boosting energy. It would be free of impurities and it should not contain any strong narcotics. Eventually one of his drinks became
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Environmental scanning External environment a. Social b. Political c. Economics d. Natural e. Technological f. Competitive forces analysis The industry’s competition is that Pepsi and Coke was often interchangeably by many consumers expressing their interest in a soft drink. Pepsi in particular‚ is a fierce competitor in the beverage industries with two growing categories which are water and sport drinks. i. Bargaining power of suppliers The main ingredients for Coca-Cola syrup include
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There are many companies that make products that go head to head. Coca Cola and Pepsi are an example of such reveries. There has been many taste test and competitions that involved the soda kings. This reverie has been going on for over a century. (See appendix 1) The start of this long standing soda war began 1886 when creator John S. Pemberton developed the original recipe for Coke. Then 13 years later Pepsi creator pharmacist Caleb Bradham developed his formula. By this time Coca-Cola was
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Cola wars continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006 Written by Alyona Kuzmina. Soft drink industry Shares of beverage companies have always been ranked high among other industries. Although‚ when consumer incomes decrease‚ sales of beer and soda don’t drop that much. Additionally‚ it is cheap to produce those and drinks are so popular so companies can sell them for a large price. Actually‚ it is a very unique case‚ that such a product‚ which is in the group of basic commodities‚ is profitable
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Mid Exam Assigment Coke Versus Pepsi‚ 2001 Analysis Company Background The Coca-Cola Company : In 2000‚ Coca-Cola Company’s (KO) annual sales were $20‚5 Billion and its market value reached $110‚1 Billion. The company was the largest manufacturer‚ distributor and marketer of soft-drin concentrates and syrups in the world‚ and also marketed and distributed a variety of non carbonated-beverage product‚ which included minute maid orange juice‚ Fruitopia‚ Dasani bottled water‚ and Nestea‚ among
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the consumer‚ have had the pleasure of enduring the “Cola Wars” between Coke and Pepsi. This has been an ongoing battle between the big two cola manufactures for over one hundred years. John Pemberton‚ a pharmacist in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ invented Coca-Cola in 1886; pharmacist Caleb Bradham invented Brad’s Drink‚ later to become Pepsi-Cola‚ in 1893 in New Bern‚ North Carolina. In 1938‚ Coke filed suit against Pepsi‚ claiming trademark infringement. In 1941‚ the court ruled in Pepsi’s favor‚ thus
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price leadership prevails in many industries: Competition does not exist in any form. Oligopolies that follow a price leader do not engage in price competition‚ but they still contest for market share with a variety of forms of non-price competition. Pepsi and Coke each spend billions on TV ads designed to entice the consumer to switch cola brands. SCALE OF OPERATION Oligopolistic firms that operate
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