"Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010" Read and Apply: Michael E. Porter (2008)‚ “The Five Competitive Forces that Shape Strategy”‚ Harvard Business Review‚ (January 2008)‚ pp. 2-17 Assignment Questions (AQ) (a) Why has the soft drink industry been so profitable for concentrate producers? Compare the economics of the concentrate business to the bottling business: why is the profitability so different? [50% points] The soft drink industry has been extremely profitable for Concentrate
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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
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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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Cola Wars Continue : Coke and Pepsi in 2010 Introduction "Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010” explain 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
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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
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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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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
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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
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organizations profitability as compared to its competitors in the same industry by looking at 5 forces of stress. Coca-Cola deals with a lot of pressure in the concentrate business‚ most specifically with Pepsi. I will analyze the 5 forces model to determine Coca-Colas overall profitability. The 5 forces model begins by looking at rivalry between established competitors. Coca-Cola has a direct rivalry with Pepsi in the fact that they make and distribute an almost identical product used for the same
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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
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