Yin Dongfang (2014-27148) 1) Why‚ historically‚ has the soft drink industry been so profitable? According to Exhibit 3a‚ the operation profit margin of the two giants kept robust growing from ~10% in 1970s to ~20% in 2005. That probably resulted from two reasons: 1) net sales enjoyed robust growth; 2) COGS and other expenses cowered fast. Net sales enjoyed robust growth. According to Exhibit 1‚ consumption per capita increased by 3% per year lasting for 3 decades since 1970s‚ due to A. Increasing
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Mohamed Saada. Coke vs. Pepsi War Overview: In 1985 Coke has introduced a new Coke product replacing its old Coke Formula that has been around for almost 100 years. The reaction has been outrageous by the consumers who resisted the new Coke forcing the company to go back in its decision and sell the two products together. My opinion is that the mistake was partially being a wrong strategic call and partially a mistake in interpreting the market research date. On the strategic call‚ Coke was losing
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1. The Political environment in India has proven to be critical to company performance for both PepsiCo & Coca-Cola India. What specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? Could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? If not could developments in the political area have been handled better by each company? Ans: The primary barrier to Pepsi and Coca-Cola’s entry into the Indian market was its political / legal environment as a result of its history. Despite
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competitive moves between players. This interaction over time should make it easier for a firm to predict the direction and nature of their rival’s next (competitive) move. The authors suggest in Hypothesis 2a that the volatility of the relationship between Coke and Pepsi’s competitive moves would attenuate over time. However‚ they also discuss how it can be argued that firms will engage in
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Laura Sanchidrian Fuertes Laura Sanchidrian INTB 4202 Prof. Grigorios Livanis Spring 2014 Coke and Pepsi Discussion Assignment Compare the economics of the concentrate business to that of the bottling business: Why is profitability so different? Comparing the financial statements of the largest concentrate producers (Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo) and those of the largest bottlers (CCE and PBG) we can easily identify numerous factors affecting their economies and profitability. The first
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Case Study: Coke and Pepsi in India: Coca-Cola controlled the Indian market until 1977‚ when the Janata Party beat the Congress Party of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. To punish Coca-Cola’s principal bottler‚ a Congress Party stalwart and longtime Gandhi supporter‚ the Janata government demanded that Coca-Cola transfer its syrup formula to an Indian subsidiary. Coca-Cola balked and withdrew from the country. India‚ now left without both Coca-Cola and Pepsi‚ became a protected market. In the
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Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century: Threat of Entry:low 1. Economies of scale - High production volume but merit not clear (1st paragraph on page 2) 2. Product differentiation - Brand identification (high advertising expense‚ Exhibit 2) 3. Capital requirements - CPs: little capital investment (1st paragraph on page 2) - Bottlers: capital intensive (2nd paragraph on page 3) 4. Cost disadvantages independent of size - No 5. Access to distribution channels - Food stores (35%): intense
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Coke Wars Case Analysis: Competition‚ Strategy‚ and Implications Webster University Summer 2012 INTRODUCTION The rivalry between Coca-Cola & Pepsi can be deemed as legendary‚ “the top soft drink competitors in the world spend millions of dollars yearly to try and convince you that their version of soft drink is better” (Dotson pg 1).
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A) Coca-Cola is predominantly a manufacturer‚ distributor and marketer of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. They also manufacture finished beverages. Pepsi is a manufacturer or use manufacturers‚ market and sell a variety of salty‚ sweet and grain-based snacks‚ carbonated and non-carbonated beverages‚ and foods through their North American and international divisions. B) Coca-Cola has the dominant position in beverage sales. C) Coca-Cola 2006 $29‚963‚ 2007 $43
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policies including “principle of indigenous availability” (Catero 2009) and “License Raj” (Nirmalya Kumar 2009). This limited free market economy made it challenging for foreign businesses to operate in India (e.g. PepsiCo had to promote under Lehar Pepsi). In 1991‚ the country’s capitalistic economic reform improved its business climate but some discriminatory protectionism laws still existed. As “political leadership openly used state-control over economic resources to maintain and exercise
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