packaging and 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
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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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were usually on a long term contract with the big companies and could not easily sign a contract with a new direct competing enterer. Two major players Coca cola and Pepsi have about three quarters of the soft drinks market were fiercely competing with advertising‚ creating new products and expanding new territories‚ without going into price war. The major products for the soft drink industry were not hard to find – carbonated water‚ sugar‚ bottles‚ so the only one that gave power for the suppliers
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and competition are ultimately responsible for industry profitability‚ an analysis of the five competitive forces offers an explanation for the success of the soft drink (CP) industry. The soft drink industry benefits from generally benign forces. Colas characterized the first 50+ years of the soft drink industry‚ with Coke and Pepsi accounting for the top brand names. While substitutes for soft drinks certainly exist‚ the major players in the CP industry have successfully shaped this competitive
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was spending less money and gaining market share‚ what were they doing right? Research is an essential step in advertising because money cannot be wasted‚ there are many other uses within the company which money could be used for. In order for Coca-Cola to improve the above stated problems and improve their marketing research‚ the company could do a number of things. When the flavor changed of Coke‚ many were upset about this‚ even though a study was done to determine if the change should happen.
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money on rebate‚ retail price cuts and a series of advertising Both introduces many different types of cokes‚ battle for shelf space‚ retail price discounting became the norm and customers are used to them Q4. What lesson have you learned from this case? è CDA – customer development agreement: offer funds for marketing & other purposes in exchange for shelf space. è Extend business: from CP to bottler Support selling channels with support e.g. Fountain channel with cups‚ point-of-sale advertising
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Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010 The software drink industry has been very profitable historically because the manufacturing process requires low cost of overhead. Although this is not the case for bottlers‚ the high volume and demand for CSD allow for the market to be very attractive to incumbents. Since the 1970s‚ the CSD industry has been enjoying an average growth every year of 3% for the last 30 year. Even at the lowest point in 2009‚ CSD sales compose of 87% of all beverage sales
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Case Study #1 – Cola Wars Continue: Coke vs. Pepsi in the 1990s Cameron V. Collins MGT – 490 June 10th‚ 2011 Case Study #1 – Cola Wars Continue: Coke vs. Pepsi in the 1990s Introduction When it comes to soft drinks there are two top soft drink brands that come to mind‚ Coke and Pepsi. These two brands were invented in the 1800s and produced tasteful drinks that could be acquired at the nearest drinking fountain. The first drink produced by both companies‚ Coca-Cola by Coke and
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The cola industry is an attractive industry if you’re a concentrate producer and an incumbent in the business. The powers of input suppliers which supply the main ingredients in cola concentrate are weak. The bargaining position of the concentrate producer is extremely strong since most of the inputs required to manufacture concentrate is relatively easy to purchase and the concentrate industry has many suppliers to offer those inputs. In addition‚ analyzing the cola wars case‚ Coca Cola concentrate
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Image/Loyalty: It is virtually impossible for a new entrant to match this scale in the market. * Retail Distribution: Significant margins of 15-20% for the shelf space. New entrant finds it hard to convince the retails for this space. * Price Wars: New entrant does not stand a chance due to the large scale production of Pepsi and Coke. * Commodity Ingredients: Basic commodities are Sugar‚Additives‚Colour‚Flavour.The producers have no say over the pricing hence the suppliers are weak in this
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