1 1. Why is the soft drink industry so profitable? An industry analysis through Porter’s Five Forces reveals that market forces are favorable for profitability. Defining the industry: Both concentrate producers (CP) and bottlers are profitable. These two parts of the industry are extremely interdependent‚ sharing costs in procurement‚ production‚ marketing and distribution. Many of their functions overlap; for instance‚ CPs do some bottling‚ and bottlers conduct many promotional activities
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1. Why was the soft drink industry so profitable? Soft drink industry observed growth rate from its inception 1886 to 1990‚ the consumption of soft drinks saw remarkable growth‚ below data shows the growth in United State’s consumption. Year | 1899 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | Consumption | 0.6 | 22.7 | 34.5 | 47.4 | #Consumption: Gallons per person per year Financial figures also back the growth story of the Soft Drink market. ROE % | 1972 | 1975 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
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Cola Wars Case Study Question: Why is the soft drink industry so profitable? Historically‚ the soft drink industry has been extremely profitable. Long time industry leaders Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola largely drive the profits in the industry‚ relying on Porter’s five forces model to explain the attractiveness of the soft drink market. These forces allowed Coke and Pepsi to maintain large growth until 1999‚ and also explain the challenges that each company is currently facing. The relative duopoly
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global soft drink industry is currently expanding quite rapidly. This is due to two major factors. First‚ markets are expanding rapidly in developing countries and second people are turning toward natural‚ healthy‚ and low-calorie drinks. This so called “new-age” beverages‚ such as tea-based beverages‚ is considerably stimulating the development of the soft drink industry and also creating a major challenge to the carbonated beverage market. In part to address this trend‚ big soft drink companies
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Soft drinks. A soft drink is a non-alcoholic beverage typically containing water often carbonated water and a flavoring agent. Many of these beverages are sweetened by the addition of sugar or high fructose They may also contain ingredients such as caffeine and fruit juice. They are called "soft" in contrast to "hard drinks"that is‚ alcoholic beverages. Small amounts of alcohol may be present in a soft drink‚ but the alcohol content generally must be less than 0.5% of the total volume if the drink
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------------------------------------------------- Introduction The 50-bn-rupee soft drink industry is growing now at 6 to 7% annually. In India‚ Coke and Pepsi have a combined market share of around 95% directly or through franchisees. Campa Cola has a 1% share‚ and the rest is divided among local players. Industry watchers say‚ fake products also account for a good share of the balance. There are about 110 soft drink producing units (60% being owned by Indian bottlers) in the country‚ employing
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sell Coke through interactive vending machines. Over the last three years‚ the soft-drinking giants have watched their earnings erode as they waged a price war in supermarkets. Vending machines have remained largely untouched by the discounting. Sales of soft drinks from vending machines have risen steadily over the last few years‚ though most sales still take place in supermarkets. Last year‚ about 11.9 percent of soft-drink sales worldwide were from vending machines. Vending machines require low cost
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The soft drink industry is highly competitive. Characteristics of the industry include slow growth and maturity‚ a phase during which weak companies are weeded out of the market by the strongest corporations. In order to stay competitive‚ soft drink companies must be able to offer their product at a low price. A price that can at least match (or preferably‚ beat) a competitor’s price will allow that product to enter into a consumer’s mental set of possible brands to purchase. Because the pop industry
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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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The Carbonated Soft Drink (CSD) industry is a profitable one despite the “Cola Wars” between the two largest players – Coke and Pepsi. Such profitability can be understood by analyzing the CSD’s industry structure in terms of “Porter’s five forces.” Threat of New Entry The existing players in the soft drink industry have much advantage relative to new entrants. First‚ supply-side economy discourages new entrants by forcing them to enter the market in large scale. CSD’s demand side benefits
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