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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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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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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The Coca Cola and Pepsi War 1. Why is the soft drink industry so profitable? * The soft drink industry remains profitable because of the market share based on Porters Five Forces. * Coke has protected its recipe for over a hundred years as a trade secret‚ and has gone to great lengths to prevent others from learning its cola formula. The company even left a billion-person market (India) to avoid revealing this information. As a result of extended histories and successful advertising
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Alternative solutions: 1. Coca Cola can start using healthy sweeteners like Stevia‚ Agava juice or honey. There is a growing trend of getting closer to nature all around the world. This is in accordance with lifestyle strategy: “Cola is good for you and makes you feel better”. This would make people realize that company cares about their health and way of living. Advantages: * trend of healthy living * lower price sensitivity of the market for healthy or bio food * relatively
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I originally choose Dr. Pepper but I figured I could probably get more research if I use Coke‚ since it is a coke product. Coco was discovered way before "It was 1886‚ and in New York Harbor‚ workers were constructing the Statue of Liberty. Eight hundred miles away‚ another great American symbol was about to be unveiled. Like many people who change history‚ John Pemberton‚ an Atlanta pharmacist‚ was inspired by simple curiosity. One afternoon‚ he stirred up a fragrant‚ caramel-colored liquid
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competition to enter the market. For example‚ both Coke and PepsiCo havefranchise agreement with their existing bottler¶s who have rights in a certaingeographic area. These franchise agreements strictly prohibit the bottler fromtaking on business from new competing brands. Furthermore‚ if a concentrateproducer wanted to build their own bottling plants due to the inability to bottlefrom the existing bottling plants as prohibited by Coke and Pepsi; the newbottling plant would require an extensive capital
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Coke vs. Pepsi Karmen Burrell AIU Online MKTG205-1004B-08 Unit 1 IP October 7‚ 2010 In assignment one we are asked to choose two competitive products to analyze how they address the 4 P’s of marketing. First‚ we must understand what the 4 P’s of marketing refers to. They are pricing‚ product‚ promotion‚ and placement of product. We are asked to describe the products‚ their industry‚ their market shares‚ and their fluctuation in sales. Now that we understand what the 4 P’s of marketing
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Financial Management: Coke vs. Pepsi BUS 508 – Business Enterprise June 11‚ 2011 Financial Management: Coke vs. Pepsi The purpose of this paper is to analysis companies Coke and Pepsi and determinate (a) which company is better able to pay current liabilities (debt)‚ (b) explain what profitability ratios can tell about a company’s performance and how that information would influence investing decisions‚ (c) discuss which financial ratios to utilized while examining the company’s most
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Northwestern University College of Business Education Laoag City Strategic Management Environmental Analysis: Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines‚ Inc. Submitted to: Sonders G. Lucas Submitted by: Cu‚ Princess Charlene V Daproza‚ Jema C Pacpaco‚ Charlene B Manayan‚ John Elmor M February 11‚ 2014 HISTORY The Summer of 1898 It was a hot and humid in New Bern‚ North Carolina. so a young pharmacist named Caleb Bradham began experimenting with combinations of spices‚ juices and
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