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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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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The Future for MNCs in China A KPMG Study kpmg.com/cn In partnership with Contents Introduction The Big Picture: What is next for China and the world’s multinationals? Business Challenges: The end of ‘cheap China’? Rising Consumption: China’s middle class - myth or reality? Regulatory Challenges: A harder place to do business? Regional Differences: There is more than one China The Future: Looking forward to the next decade KPMG Insights: Adapting Strategies for the China Market About
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Company Profile Coca-Cola Company in China The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company‚ refreshing consumers with almost 500 sparkling and still brands. The Company’s brands include Coca-Cola‚ Diet Coke‚ Fanta‚ Sprite‚ Coca-Cola Zero‚ Vitamin Water‚ POWERADE‚ Minute Maid and Georgia Coffee. Globally‚ Coca-Cola is the giant of the beverage industry worldwide. Through the world’s largest beverage distribution system‚ consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy the Company’s beverages
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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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an effective tool for analyzing industry structure. If it goes that industry structure 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
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Cola Wars (Porter’s Five Forces) Barriers to entry The barriers to entry are high for new companies; therefore‚ the threats of new entrants are low. For example‚ retailers enjoy significant margins for their bottom-line. This makes it tough for the new entrants to convince retailers to substitute their new products for Coke and Pepsi. There are an economy of scale‚ high required investment‚ high costs for advertising and marketing promotion‚ high channels of distribution‚ and high products differentiation
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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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HTM 4101 Strategic Management Cola Wars case study – Five forces analyses Concentrate producers: Bargaining power of buyers: Refer to the case‚ direct buyer is the bottler and indirect buyers are the end consumer and suppliers such as supermarkets and other outlets. Bargaining power of buyers for concentrate producers refers to the bargaining power of the bottlers. From the industry perspective‚ it is true that bottler could choose to switch their concentrate producers. Bargaining power
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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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