Case Study 16: Coke and Pepsi 1. Identify the ongoing issues in this case with respect to issues management‚ crisis management‚ global business ethics‚ and stakeholder management. Rank order these in terms of their priorities for Coca-Cola and for PepsiCo. Number 1 Priority: The major global business ethics I found in this case study was the whole issue with excessive water usage in their companies as well as the pollution of the water. The book explains that water is very sacred in India. Even
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Cola Wars Pepsico – Profile PepsiCo is one of the world’s leading producers of snack foods and beverages including Pepsi soda. Its principal businesses include: Frito-Lay snacks‚ Pepsi-Cola beverages‚ Gatorade sports drinks‚ Tropicana juices and Quaker foods. PepsiCo brands are available in nearly 200 countries and territories. The company operates in four divisions: PepsiCo Americas Foods (PAF)‚ PepsiCo Americas Beverages (PAB)‚ PepsiCo Europe‚ and PepsiCo Asia‚ Middle East and Africa (AMEA).
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Coca-Cola’s marketing research could have been improved in many ways to help it reach success over Pepsi in the long run. Pepsi started off in the 70’s and 80’s with marketing campaigns like the “Pepsi Generation” and the “Pepsi Challenge” which really made Pepsi gain momentum on Coke. Coke could have done some research on this to determine some similar types of campaigns to compete with Pepsi. Coke was also spending large amounts of money on advertising‚ double the vending machines‚ and larger
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sweeteners and it accounts for high portion of sales. However‚ the bottlers are allowed to handle the non-cola brands as well and they have the right to decide on final retail pricing; and top bottlers get contribution from the main companies such as Coca-Cola. 2. How has the competition between Coke and Pepsi affected the industry’s profits? In the 1980s‚ Cola Wars between Coke and Pepsi started to heat up. To get more profits than the other‚ they tried in doing so many things such as a huge
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PEPSI BLUE CASE STUDY: THE CHALLENGES INHERENT IN EXECUTING A GLOBAL RE-BRANDING CAMPAIGN During the 1990s‚ PepsiCo launched new products and engineered a global re-branding campaign in an effort to grow sales volume; reinvigorate their stagnant brand; and to close the increasingly large sales and market share gap between itself and its primary competitor‚ Coca-Cola. In 1993‚ Pepsi jump-started its marketing efforts by adding two brands to its portfolio: Crystal Pepsi and Pepsi Max. Crystal
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PepsiCo Inc. was created in 1965 as a result of the merger of Pepsi Cola‚ created in 1898 and Frito Lay‚ created in 1932. Both companies agreed that by merging they would gain access to a wider market. Diversification was part of the company’s strategy from the beginning‚ and we can say that because Frito-Lay was the result of a merger between two different producers of salty snacks. PepsiCo Inc. was clear as to what type of diversification strategy to use‚ and when to diversify. Their first strategy
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Executive Summary On August 2003‚ Coca Cola India faced a sales drop due to pesticides residues issue brought by a non-government organization called CSE (Center for Science and Environment). This report aims at covering the case study from the Corporate Communication 5th Edition by Paul A. Argenti ‘s book page 284-299 (Case 10-1). These papers will include the case questions with answers‚ to analyze the key problems that Coke India should focus and how well-prepared was them in dealing with
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terms of higher market capitalization‚ gross margin and net income. However‚ Pepsi was leading the fight in terms of growth in revenue and net income. However‚ Pepsi’s stock performed 45% better than Coke’s stock. Overall‚ Pepsi was a smaller company but it was growing faster than Coke. Coke had a strong foundation‚ however‚ their revenue during this period increased due to summer months artificially increasing the demand. Pepsi‚ on the other hand‚ had consistent growth. The market for carbonated beverages
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INTRODUCTION PEPSI- Pepsi Cola is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. It is sold in stores‚ restaurants and from vending machines. The drink was first made in the 1890s by pharmacist Caleb Bradham in New Bern‚ North Carolina. The brand was trademarked on June 16‚ 1903. There have been many Pepsi variants produced over the years‚ including Diet Pepsi‚ Crystal Pepsi‚ Pepsi Twist‚ Pepsi Max‚ Pepsi Samba‚ Pepsi Blue‚ Pepsi Gold‚ Pepsi Holiday Spice‚ Pepsi Jazz‚ Pepsi X (available
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Introduction of Finance FL001 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS) IN BANKING AND FINANCE (DAY) Prepared for : Prepared by : Question | Marks | Assignment | /100 | CONTENTS 1. Introduction ------------------------------------------- 3 2. Financial Analysis ------------------------------------ 5 2.1. Profitability Ratio ---------------------------------------------- 5 2.2. Liquidity Ratio -------------------------------------------------- 11 2.3. Activity Ratio
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