rP os t 9-709-451 REV: SEPTEMBER 30‚ 2009 FRANK V. CESPEDES Cola Wars: Goin Global ng op yo By 2008‚ per capita consumption of carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) in the United States had declined in seven of the past ei ht years. Annual consumption of CSDs was 740 eight-ounce drinks ig per person in the U.S. versus 288 in the rest of the developed world and 77 in developing countries.1 As a result‚ the Coca-Cola Co. (Coke) and PepsiCo (Pepsi) increasingly looked abroad for growth
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was targeted to men‚ 18 to 34‚ who don’t want the sugar and calories in regular soda but don’t like the taste of artificial sweetener. The target considered Diet Coke a girl’s drink which had a gender and age segmentation. The consumer then started to become more healthy-conscious‚ and the image of regular carbonated soft drink is deteriorating rapidly. So the attempt to appeal to consumers concerned with nutrition‚ Coke introduced Diet Coke Plus in 2007‚ which I a sweeter version of Diet Coke fortified
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and African American communities. Thus‚ taking a multicultural approach to advertising and marketing may be the best bet. Statistics show that more than half of all Hispanics live in just two states: Texas and California. Relevant Information. Soft drink marketing is characterized by heavy investment in consumer advertising and promotion. Squirts main competition comes from Coca Cola’s Fresca and Citra brands. Coca Cola spends considerably more money on advertising and promotion than Dr. Pepper/7up
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and Agriculture Organization of the United States) From: (Student at UMUC) Subject: Safety and quality concerns of Coke products in India. Date: June 07‚ 2013 Coca-Cola has considerably gained a large share of the market in the soft drinks industry. In the chase of expanding to foreign companies‚ it decided to explore India which presented great potential for revenues due to the growing population. The company built bottling plants in India and also contracted with local entrepreneur
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energy drinks‚ packaged and powdered sports drinks‚ and a myriad of other options. Our goal is to bring back this brand which was once at the heart of teen popular culture. We will focus on bringing two new products to the Kool-Aid lineup: sugar-free premixed and energy drink. The target market for sugar free Kool-Aid is soccer moms who generally have one to three children ages four to fourteen. We believe these moms will like the idea of having an alternative to sugary sports drinks and sodas
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strength which has an enduring quality. Coca-Cola is ’delicious and refreshing’. This theme has been a key feature of advertising for the drink ever since and more recently the message was that ’Coke is the real thing’ i.e. anything else which purports to be similar‚ is at best‚ simply a pale imitation. The Coca-Cola Company has a number of important soft drinks products the most well known of which are: Coca-Cola Diet Coke Sprite Fanta Page 2: Key aspects of Coca-Cola´s business
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founded in New York in 1965. It is Producing Non-alcoholic beverage and Food processing items. Pepsi is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. It is sold in retail stores‚ restaurants cinemas and from vending machines. The drink was first made in the 1890s by pharmacist Caleb Bradham in New Bern‚ North Carolina. The brand was trademarked on June 16‚ 1903. Pepsi arrived on the market in India in 1988.PepsiCo gained entry to India in 1988 by creating a joint venture with the
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The Brand Rasna is owned by Pioma Industries that introduced the concept of soft drink concentrates (SDC) a segment that had been created and nurtured by the company in the Indian beverages market. During the introduction period the company launched it under the brands name‚ jaffe and it marketed with the help of voltas. Then it changed its name to Rasna in the year 1979. It was the first brand in the country that provided consumers real fruit-like flavor and taste. * Rasna Pvt. Ltd. is a proudly
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1. Is the soft drink industry profitable? If so‚ how much & why? The soft drink industry is very profitable. It is more profitable for the concentrate producers than for the bottlers. Exhibit 3 clearly indicates how much this industry is profitable to the concentrate producer as compared to the bottlers. This industry as a whole generates positive economic profits. The other reason why the soft drink industry is profitable is: * Bottling Network: Coke and Pepsi have agreements with existing
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in soft drinks until 1983. In 1985‚ Monsanto acquired Serle—and with it a monopoly on aspartame. Monsanto’s patents expired in 1987 and 1992 in Europe and the United States‚ respectively. In 1986‚ Holland Sweetner was formed through a joint venture of Tosoh Corporation and Dutch State Mines. Its sole purpose was to challenge Monsanto in the aspartame market. It began by building a plant in the Netherlands to compete in the European market. The “big prize‚” however‚ was the US soft-drink market
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