C ASE 3 PEPSI ONE INTRODUCTION On June 30‚ 1998‚ PepsiCo shocked the beverage industry with its introduction of a revolutionary new sugarfree cola with no aftertaste. Within one hour of FDA approval of acesulfame potassium (ace K)‚ the main sweetening ingredient‚ the launch of Pepsi One was announced. Samples of the new drink were in the hands of reporters and bottlers within hours. How was PepsiCo able to formulate a new core brand so quickly? The answer is that Pepsi is no longer an American
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DISSCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPING THE SALES FORCE? 1.1 INTRODUCTION According to Dr Breeze‚ 2004 good training is the beginning‚ not the end. Many new employees come equipped with most of the knowledge and skills to start work. Others may require extensive training and development before getting ready to make much of a contribution to the organization. A majority‚ however‚ will at one time or another require some type of training or development activity in order to maintain an effective
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Chapter7 ANSWERS TO DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. How is e-business “redefining old business models‚ with the aid of technology‚ to maximize customer value? e-business is more than just buying and selling of products and services through the means of digital media. Whereas e-commerce concentrates on buying and selling‚ e-business encompasses e-commerce and a whole lot more. For example‚ e-business includes both front – and back-office applications that form the engine for modern business. e-business
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English Indian Clays Ltd About the Company English Indian Clays Limited (EICL‚ has two key business segments viz Clay Business and Starch Business with strong R&D set-up at all its three manufacturing locations. English Indian Clays Limited was incorporated on 18th November 1963‚ in technical and financial collaboration with English China Clays Limited‚ UK (now known as ECC Group plc‚ UK). The collaboration with ECC ceased in the year 1992. EICL has since been actively engaged in the manufacture
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direct and indirect employment 1‚50‚000people (including suppliers and distributors) BEVERAGES Pepsi‚ 7UP‚ Mirinda‚Mt. Dew and DietPepsi HYDRATINGAND NUTRITIONAL BEVERAGES Aquafina ISOTONIC SPORTS DRINKS Gatorade JUICE BASED DRINKS Tropicana100%‚ Tropicana Nectars‚Tropicana Twisters and Slice LOCAL BRANDS Lehar Evervess Soda and DukesLemonade Manufacturer Sponsored Retail Franchisee Pepsi Co licenses bottlers in various markets that buy its syrup concentrate. These bottlers then
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A Project report On A study to understand market acceptability of Pepsi Atom In partial fulfilment of the requirements of Master of Management Studies Conducted by University of Mumbai “A study to understand market acceptability of Pepsi Atom” under the guidance of Prof. Rajesh Vyas in partial fulfillment of the requirement of Masters of Management Studies by University of Mumbai for the academic year 2012 – 2014. _______________ Prof. Rajesh Vyas Project Guide
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percent. In 2010 they stepped up their investments in brand building‚ research and development‚ emerging markets infrastructure and their people. Brand building - they have a total of 19 brands; up from just 11 in 2000. Some of the brands include: Pepsi-Cola brands‚ Frito-Lay brands‚ Gatorade brands‚ Tropicana brands‚ and Quaker brands. Research and development – they increased investments in sweetener technologies‚ next-generation processing and packaging and nutrition products. Emerging markets
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OMEGA’s image. Cindy even helped to design a collection dedicated to her: the Constellation My Choice. PEPSI: Today’s PepsiCo‚ Inc. was found in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi Co and Frito-Lay‚ the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of snack chips. In 1998‚ it acquired Tropicana‚ the world’s largest marketer and producer of branded juices. In addition to the main body of 3 companies‚ the Pepsi-Cola Incorporation also owns four well-known fast food restaurants in the world; they are Pizza Hut
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5. How attractive to PepsiCo is the proposal to buy 30% of Deltex for 1.1B pesos (US$360M)? Based on the information in the case‚ Pepsi could invest US$360 million in exchange for 30% equity of Deltex. So we have to calculate the value of 30% equity of Deltex. First‚ we calculated the discount factor by using average unlevered beta of US independent bottlers‚ US 10 year Treasury bond as risk free rate and assuming market risk premium 10%. We came up with 9.83% of WACC. Next‚ we calculated Deltex
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world‚ Pepsi has implemented several smart strategies in the last decade to improve its turnover and profits. Pepsi-Cola’s expansions in snacks like Lays‚ Quaker oats‚ Cheetos and Kurkure have given them an edge over Coca-Cola. Although‚ Coca-Cola is still the number one selling brand‚ Pepsi has reduced their dependency on soft drinks by expanding their product mix. We all know that the marketing mix is a dynamic process and is always changing with prices and promotions. However‚ Kudos to Pepsi‚ who
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