Industry Analysis: Cadbury Schweppes (CS) is comprised of a global confectionery and beverage company. For the purpose of this case we will maintain our focus on the confectionery business and the assessment of adding to their sugar confectionery portfolio. CS is number three in the beverage business but see the opportunity to become the largest confectionery in the world. The categories are chocolates‚ sugar and chewing gum. At this time Adams is the number two sized in the gum business. This
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Report 4 3.1 Marketing Report for Cadbury Schweppes 3.2 Current Market Analysis 5-7 3.3 BCG Matrix 8-9 3.4 Igor Ansoff Matrix 10-11 3.5 SWOT Analysis 12-13 3.6 Product Life Cycle 14-15 3.7 Porter’s Generic Model 16-17 3.8 Marketing Mix 18-20 4.1 Evaluation and Recommendation 21-23 5.1 Research‚ references and bibliography 24 Cadbury Schweppes Plc. Cadbury Schweppes is one of the biggest beverage and confectionery
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4 SWOT Analysis of the Café OKE product on the Italian market 4.1 Strenghts: -High quality: Café Oké is a quality product(« Hand-picked and with attention to detail ») -Unique: Café Oké is not a « chain scale product » it is unique (« sometimes located at heights of up to 2000 metres against the slopes of‚ for example‚ the Andes mountains in South America. » “Café Oké is not only a new brand of coffee‚ but also a rather unique one.” “In many parts of the world‚ coffee is being grown on a much
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David Collis Toby Stuart Troy Smith Cadbury Schweppes: Capturing Confectionery (A) In late October 2002‚ Sir John Sunderland‚ chairman and CEO of Cadbury Schweppes‚ contemplated the future of his global confectionery and beverage company. Over the previous decade‚ the company had made several acquisitions to complement its portfolio of chocolate‚ soft drinks‚ sugar confectionery (candy)‚ and gum. Now it was considering a bid for Adams‚ the number two player in the worldwide gum
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Company Background: Company Name: Cadbury Schweppes Public Limited Company Publicly Traded‚ Ticker Symbol: NYSE:CSG Current Price: $46.10 Headquarters: Cadbury Schweppes PLC 25 Berkeley Square London W1J 6HB Phone: 44 20 74091313 Fax: 44 20 74091313 Website: www.cadburyschweppes.com Mission Statement: Our Core Purpose is: Working together to create brands people love. Vision Statement: Cadbury Schweppes is committed to growing responsibly. We believe responsible business
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Cadbury Schweppes Takeover by Kraft Currently‚ it is too early to speak of the recovery of American (and global) market of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The volume of mergers and acquisitions fell by about 37% - to $ 1.75 trillion over the last year‚ and therefore fees of investment banks decreased (Zhang 2010). The deal between Kraft and Cadbury is the biggest one since March 2009‚ when Roche Holding completed the purchase of Genentech for U.S. $ 44 billion These transactions indicate
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INTRODUCTION Cadbury Schweppes is a UK-based beverage and confectionary group founded in 1969 with the merger of two English groups (Cadbury and Schweppes). This family-managed group grew and flourished through the years. It became an international major player in the late 80s and was admired by its peers for such an ascent. In 1990 the group bought two little entities from the same business and merged them into a single unit: Trebor Bassett. The CEO of this unit soon became the CEO of the
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Advertising Brief Product Cadbury Dairy Milk Cadbury is a company with a long history in Australia and a passionate commitment to making everyone feel happy. When Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate with its deliciously smooth texture and unique creamy taste‚ was first introduced in the early 1900s‚ it made an immediate impact quickly becoming the market leader. The success story has continued until today when it is still the top selling chocolate brand in the country. The Cadbury Mega Brand’s broad
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For Immediate Release 17 December 2002 CADBURY SCHWEPPES TO ACQUIRE ADAMS FROM PFIZER Cadbury Schweppes becomes joint No 1 in global confectionery‚ leader in sugar and functional confectionery and No 2 in chewing gum Summary • Cadbury Schweppes plc has agreed to buy Adams from Pfizer Inc for a total gross cash consideration of $4.2 billion (£2.7 billion)‚ representing $3.75 billion (£2.4 billion) net for the base Adams business plus $450 million (£288 million) for tax benefits. This base valuation
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SWOT Analysis - Strengths The Company’s Long History. Cadbury Schweppes is one of the biggest beverage and confectionery companies in the world. With a history stretching back over 200 years‚ today their products are enjoyed in almost every country around the world. Cadbury Schweppes plc was formed by our merger of these two great British household names in 1969. Since then they have expanded the business throughout the world by a program of organic and acquisition led growth. It was
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