Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010 1. Why‚ historically‚ has the soft drink industry been so profitable? Soft drink industry is profitable because the industry has concentrated revenues between 2 major players and it is virtually impossible for a new player to compete with the key players. The industry giant’s wield power over the retail outlets. Convenience stores‚ vending machines‚ fountains are widely distributed and hence they don’t have the power to bargain over pricing issues and
Premium Coca-Cola Pepsi
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
Premium Coca-Cola Cola Pepsi
Marcella Efendy Future prediction Future Predictions: China’s Economy Growing to $123 Trillion‚ or Three Times America’s by 2040‚ as the Chinese population over 65 triples in number. A few reasons to think China will become a super power. China’s economy: $123 trillion‚ 3 times America’s by 2040 per capita income will hit $85‚000‚ more than double the forecast for the European Union … China’s share of global GDP— 40% — will dwarf that of the United States (14%) and the EU (5%) 30 years from
Premium Future Futurology Prediction
Cola Wars: PepsiCo Dr. Michelle Biavatti 13 de octubre de 2009 Omar Sandoval Piña 119084 Mikel Novella Salazar 116656 Marisol Perez Chow 118631 Jorge Villanueva Almanza 121027 Gerardo Rafael Nomara Parra 119176 Índice Resumen Ejecutivo………………………………………………………………………. 3 *Identificación de la industria……………*……………………………………………… 4 Análisis Externo General………………………..……………………………………… 4 Modelo de las Cinco Fuerzas de Porter……………………………………………… 6 Ciclo de vida de la industria
Premium Coca-Cola Empresa Estados Unidos
The future of ‘Made in China’ From the formation of new generation once in every 1000 years for the past 10‚000 years the same rate has increased to once in 10 years. The current millennium will be the personification if change and the rate at which change happens is just mind blowing. A technology which came 5 years back is already completely obsolete. In this fast changing environment where consumers are the king what the companies need to do is at least keep up with the change if not bring
Premium Inflation Developed country
Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the 21st Century Concentrate Producers and Bottlers were two of the four major participants that were involved in the production and distribution of Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSDs) in the United States. The Concentrate Producers (CPs) were responsible for blending raw material ingredients‚ packaging the blend in plastic canisters‚ and shipping it to the Bottler. Using Porter’s Five Forces analysis for the CPs industry‚ we determined that
Premium Pepsi Coca-Cola Soft drink
Summary: "Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the 21st Century” explains the economics of the soft drink industry and its relation with profits‚ taking into account all stages of the value chain of the soft drink industry. By focusing on the war between Coca-Cola and PepsiCo as market leaders in this industry – with a 90% market share in carbonated beverages – the study analyses the different stages of the value chain (concentrate producers‚ bottlers‚ retail channels‚ suppliers) and the impact
Premium Marketing Coca-Cola Pepsi
Scene the beginning of time or so it seem‚ we the consumer‚ have had the pleasure of enduring the “Cola Wars” between Coke and Pepsi. This has been an ongoing battle between the big two cola manufactures for over one hundred years. John Pemberton‚ a pharmacist in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ invented Coca-Cola in 1886; pharmacist Caleb Bradham invented Brad’s Drink‚ later to become Pepsi-Cola‚ in 1893 in New Bern‚ North Carolina. In 1938‚ Coke filed suit against Pepsi‚ claiming trademark infringement. In
Premium Coca-Cola Pepsi Marketing
Cola wars continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010 (HBS 9-711-462) a. Use the 5-forces framework to explain why the soft drink concentrate industry has been so profitable. The soft drink concentrate industry has been very profitable for over 100 years. The reason can easily be found by analyzing the concentrate industry using the 5-forces model. According to the 5-forces model‚ each industry’s profitability can be assessed considering the five forces that influence the market – The rivalry among existing
Premium Coca-Cola Pepsi Cola
study “Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century” focuses on describing Coke and Pepsi within the CSD industry by providing detailed statements about the companies’ accounts and strategies to increase their market share. Furthermore‚ the case also focuses on the Coke vs. Pepsi goods which target similar groups of costumers‚ and how these companies have had and still have great reputation and continue to take risks due to their high capital. This analysis of the Cola Wars Continue
Premium Coca-Cola Pepsi Soft drink