COMPANY OVERVIEW The Coca-Cola Company (Coca-Cola) is a leading manufacturer‚ distributor and marketer of Non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups‚ in the world. The company owns or licenses more than 400 brands‚ including diet and light beverages‚ waters‚ juice and juice drinks‚ teas‚ coffees‚ and energy and sports drinks. The company operates in more than 200 countries. Approximately 74% of its products are sold outside of the US. The company is headquartered in Atlanta‚ Georgia and employs
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market share‚ PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have the lions share. They have dominated the industry over the past 40 years with Coca-Cola leading in the category in 2004. With little resistance from Cadbury Schweppes‚ the distant third largest company in the industry‚ the two companies’ main focus was to increase market demand by outdoing each other in promotions‚ advertisements‚ and corporate acquisitions. Rivalry and power struggle have defined the existence of PepsiCo and Coca-Cola‚ looking for a competitive
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In May‚ 1886‚ Coca Cola was invented by Doctor John Pemberton a pharmacist from Atlanta‚ Georgia. John Pemberton concocted the Coca Cola formula in a three legged brass kettle in his backyard. The name was a suggestion given by John Pemberton ’s bookkeeper Frank Robinson (Anonymous‚ 2001). Birth of Coca Cola Being a bookkeeper‚ Frank Robinson also had excellent penmanship. It was he who first scripted "Coca Cola into the flowing letters which has become the famous logo of today. The soft drink
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Coca-Cola was invented in 1886 when a pharmacist from Atlanta‚ Georgia invented the syrup. John Pemberton‚ the pharmacist sold a glass of Coca-Cola for 5 cents and would only sell about 9 a day. Now I believe a 16 oz. drink goes for $1.25 up to $3.00 depending where you are located. Coca-Cola is a worldwide known name brand‚ Germany‚ Mexico‚ and Africa are just some countries that sells the drink products. Unfortunately‚ Mr. Pemberton died in 1888 never seeing how his creation would ever succeed
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Financial Analysis of Coca-Cola Company - February 7th‚ 2011 The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a beverage retailer‚ manufacturer and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola‚ invented by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in 1886. The Coca-Cola formula and brand was bought in 1889 by Asa Candler who incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in 1892. Besides its namesake Coca-Cola beverage‚ Coca-Cola currently offers more than
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a) Rivalry among Competing Sellers Dr. Pepper Snapple is a smaller competitor to Coca-Cola. However‚ Pepsico is Coca-Cola’s rival competitor due to its relative size. Both have global recognized brands that compete in product differentiation instead of pricing. For instance‚ a 12-ounce can of Coke is usually priced similar to a 12-ounce can of Pepsi. Nonetheless‚ Coke attempted to change the taste of its product in the 1980s (i.e.‚ product differentiation). Unfortunately‚ the New Coke was rejected
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Financial Analysis for the Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo years 2004 and 2005. Financial Analysis is very important to present how well a company is being managed. Keeping track of financial statements‚ taxes‚ audits‚ and various other areas of financials show how well a company is doing‚ or better yet has done in these years‚ and the probability of improvement in the future. Having data on how a company will do in the future is important so that management‚ investors‚ and creditors can see if
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Coca-Cola Marketing Channels Tawnya Geels Richard Fairbanks Andrew Adamisin Len Caldwell Indiana Wesleyan University MGT-421 BSBA-381 Professor Ron Wilson January 17‚ 2012 Coca-Cola Marketing Channels Coca-Cola’s marketing channels are a vital asset to attracting and reaching different cultures and marketing segments worldwide. Coca-Cola product distribution and advertising channels are constantly changing‚ a necessity for expanding their market share. It is through these strong marketing
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Introduction Coca Cola markets nearly 2‚400 beverages products in over 200 geographic locations. As a result development of a superior value system is imperative to their operations. Throughout this paper we will analyze their value system by using Michael Porter’s value chain analysis model. In an attempt to paint a current picture of the non-alcoholic beverage industry we will assess the market activity by using mergers‚ acquisitions and IPO’S as our benchmarks to determine if the market is growing
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The Price theory of Coca-Cola Company Coca-Cola is a well-recognized soft drink brand in United States. According reports from Coca-Cola in 2012.Coca-Cola Company sells its product around the world in more than 200 countries and has a product portfolio of more than 35‚000 drinks. Based on Interbrain’s best global brand 2011‚ The Coca-Cola brand is worth $74 billion and therefore was the world’s most valuable brand. The market type of the Coca-Cola Company The Coca-Cola Company is a monopoly
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