Examines the industry structure and competitive strategy of Coca-Cola and Pepsi over 100 years of rivalry. The most intense battles of the cola wars were fought over the $74 billion CSD industry in the United States‚ where the average American consumes 46 gallons of CSD per year. In a "carefully waged competitive struggle‚" from 1975 to the mid-1990s‚ both Coke and Pepsi had achieved average annual growth of around 10%‚ as both U.S. and worldwide CSD consumption consistently rose. However‚ starting
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= 7.75 ÷ 4.5 = 1.723 The beta for Coca Cola Company is 1.723(www.pcquote.com/stocks/).Beta measures the unsystematic risk of a firm under analysis. Beta can be derived from sensitivity analysis. This beta can increase the risk of investor’s portfolio as it is more than 1 as compares to the market risk. Beta measures the responsiveness of the returns in the market. The higher the beta the aggressive the share prices(Wood‚Donald‚2000). The beta of the Coca cola company is higher and the market is
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the Coca- Cola Company. 1.0 Company Overview Coca-Cola history began in 1886 when the curiosity of an Atlanta pharmacist‚ Dr. John S. Pemberton‚ led him to create a distinctive tasting soft drink that could be sold at soda fountains. He created a flavoured syrup‚ took it to his neighbourhood pharmacy‚ where it was mixed with carbonated water and deemed "excellent" by those who sampled it. Dr. Pemberton’s partner and bookkeeper‚ Frank M. Robinson‚ is credited with naming the beverage "Coca-Cola"
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You are the international manager of a U.S business that has just developed a revolutionary new personal computer than can perform the same functions as existing PC’s but costs only half as much to manufacture. Several patents protect the unique design of this computer. Your CEO has asked you to formulate a recommendation for how to expand into Western Europe. Your options are a) To export from the United States; b) To license a European firm to manufacture and market the computer in Europe;
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Introduction: Generally‚ Power quality is an issue that is becoming increasingly important to electricity consumers at all levels of usage. Sensitive power electronic equipment and non-linear loads are widely used in industrial‚ commercial and domestic applications leading to distortion in voltage and current waveforms. With ongoing regulatory‚ policy and structural changes in the Indian electricity industry‚ following the Electricity Act 2003‚ the issue of power quality is poised to become a
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PepsiCo Inc. History The origin of PepsiCo Inc. began with its namesake beverage‚ Pepsi-Cola‚ invented by a pharmacist named Caleb Bradham in 1898 in New Bern‚ North Carolina. With its main ingredients pepsin and kola nuts‚ Pepsi-Cola offered a refreshing drink that was healthy and capable of aiding in digestion brought about by the pepsin enzyme found in the soda. Well received by the public‚ Pepsi Cola was soon patented in 1902 and was readily available throughout 24 states in America by 1910
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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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& ELASTICITY OF COCA – COLA SUBMITTED BY GROUP -9 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF DR RL CHAWLA INDEX INTRODUCTION DEMAND ANLYSIS DETERMINANTS OF DEMAND SHIFT IN DEMAND CURVE SUPPLY ANALYSIS DETERMINANTS OF SUPPLY SHIFT IN SUPPLY CURVE ELASTICITY ANALYSIS DETERMINANTS OF ELASTICITY PRICE ELASTICITY INCOME ELASTICITY CROSS PRICE ELASTICITY CONCLUSION OBJECTIVE To analyse the demand of coca cola. To analyse the supply of coca cola. To know the elasticity
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The Coca-Cola Company is one of the largest soft drink concentrate and syrup manufacturers which operate in almost all the countries in the world. During the first few months of 2000‚ Coca-Cola’s market capitalization was almost three times that of its chief competitor‚ PepsiCo and at the end of the year 2005‚ PepsiCo was able to surpass Coca-Cola by $.5 bn. This was the first time in the history of the companies that Coca-Cola was valued less than its rival enemy. Coca-cola’s relegation means that
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Coca-Cola Dividend Policy The definition of dividend is as follows: A dividend is the distribution or sharing of parts of profits to a company ’s shareholders. Now the question is why do companies pay dividends to it s shareholders? Because it’s the shareholders that are the real owners of the corporation and one would not own a piece of anything unless it would make money for them. So in turn a company wants to pay dividends to keep the shareholders happy and show that they are being profitable
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