Michelle Ramirez Mgmt. 449_06 9/9/14 Case Study: Cola Wars Continue Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola have long competed for market share of the world’s beverage market. As the cola wars continued into the twenty-first century‚ Coke and Pepsi faced new challenges: Could they boost flagging domestic cola sales? Where could they find new revenue streams? Was their era of sustained growth and profitability coming to a close‚ or was this apparent slowdown just another blip in the course of Coke’s and
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popularity of non-carbonated drinks? The ‘Cola Wars’ have through the years shown the intense competition between Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. While the competition to gain new market share may no longer be as intense‚ the two companies are still fighting to remain relevant with a continued demand of their products. As the U.S. has shown an interest in non-carbonated drinks‚ domestic demand for carbonated soft drinks has slowed. When this first happened‚ and as it continues to occur‚ both companies looked into
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9-711-462 REV: MAY 26‚ 2011 DAVID B. YOFFIE RENEE KIM Cola Wars Conti inue: Coke an Peps in 201 C nd si 10 Fo more than a century‚ Co and Pepsi vied for “th or oke hroat share” o the world’s beverage m of s market. The most intense battles in the so-called col wars were fought over the $74 billio carbonated soft m b la e on drink (CSD) indus stry in the Un nited States.1 In a “carefu ully waged co ompetitive str ruggle” that l lasted from 1975 through the mid-199
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doubt that the most spirited and intense competition in the beverage world is between coca-cola and Pepsi. Coca-cola was invented and first marketed in 1886‚ followed by Pepsi in 1898. Coca cola was named after the coca leaves and cola nuts John Pemberton used to make it‚ and Pepsi after the beneficial effects its creator‚ Caleb Bradham‚ claimed it had on dyspepsia. For many years‚ Coca cola had the cola market cornered. Pepsi was a distant‚ nonthreatening contester. In a simplified sense you
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This report is based upon the information from the Harvard business case: “Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century”. Both Coca Cola Company and PepsiCo are the largest players in the Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD) industry. The purpose of this report is to gain insight into the possible strategies that can be applied‚ in order to expand the overall throat share in the future. History revealed that a highly competitive strategy that was utilized in the past by both companies resulted
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WEEK 1 DISCUSSION STRUCTURAL FORCES EFFECTS on COLA DRINKS INDUSTRY SUPPLY CHAIN by GIDAGA ALFRED HOOO31960 ABSTRACT Carbonated soft drinks branded under Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola remain major household names in the soft drinks industry. Spanning operation from the original Franchise agreement of 1899 to-date‚ is an indication of managerial ingenuity of strategy design‚ implementation and control. Profitability and sustainability as a key issue in business operations necessitates these
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Cola Wars: Coca-Cola vs. PepsiCo The Coca-Cola Company has enjoyed a long and successful history; however‚ it has made mistakes. Though success has not always come easy or cheap‚ Coca-Cola has maintained a large loyal consumer base. As an icon in America and around the world‚ the company can be credited for listening to and catering to the requests and needs of its consumers. This is why its attempt to launch new flavors must be carefully considered to ensure not only acceptance by the target
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MKTS 7303 - PRINCIPLE OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Cola Wars (Coke and Pepsi 2010) Case Study - Week 4 (S42166755) 1. Compare the competitive dynamics of the concentrate business to that of the bottling business? Why is the profitability so different? By using Five Forces Model by Michael Porter‚ it will shows competitive dynamics in the industry. Therefore‚ to define everything further this model will be used to do the comparison between concentrate business (CB) and bottling business (BB).
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http://www.dea.unipi.it/staff/e.giuliani/downloads/CocaPepsi.pdf Cola wars continue: coke and pepsi in 2012 $74B carbonated soft drink industry in the US 1975-1990s‚ coke and pepsi both earned average annual revanue growth of around 10%. In 2000‚ us per capita CSD consumption declined. 2009‚ average American drank 46 gallons of CSD per year‚ loest since 1989. Coke suffered from operational setbacks Pepsi charterd new‚ aggressive course in altnerative beverage and snack Challenges Boost
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Cola War Soft drinks are profitable because it is a $60 billion industry in the United States alone. Not only is it profitable in the United States‚ but both Pepsi and Coca-Cola have expanded their franchises internationally and both have become competitive brands. It is estimated that the average American can consume about 53 gallons of carbonated soft drinks a year. According to the article‚ Americans drink more soda than any other beverages on the market today‚ such as sports drinks‚ juices
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