...constant guidance, feedback and mentoring throughout the course of this project. We thank her for her time in helping us achieve our objective of completing this project to the best of our abilities. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Gatorade is a brand of sports food and beverage product built around the line of sports drinks. It is manufactured by Pepsico and is distributed in 80 countries worldwide. The beverage was first developed in 1965 by researchers at the University of Florida, to replenish the combination of water, carbohydrates, and electrolytes that the school's student-athletes lost during rigorous athletic competitions. Its name was derived from the collective nickname of the university's athletic teams, "the Gators". Gatorade has been an admired brand of beverage in the United States and the main thing that has worked for the brand is the advertising strategy, which involves popular sports stars and clubs associated with the brand. We intend to present the positioning of Gatorade, to understand the various strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the brand in the Indian context and to study a few hypotheses surrounding Brand Gatorade with the Indian consumer in mind. INTRODUCTION PURPOSE & OBJECTIVES Gatorade has been a 45-year-old brand and has been a leading sports drink ever since its inception in 1965. It was formulated to aid hydration in athletes and as replenishment for body fluids lost during physical exertion that is caused by sports....
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...Abstract Gatorade is an international sports energy drink brand owned by PepsiCo that was founded in Florida. The company has researched new innovative ways to promote hydration and nutrition among athletes across the globe. Gatorade was founded by Dr. Robert Cade and Dr. Dana Shires in 1965 and has been a leader in the sports energy drink industry with a significant amount of market share. Currently, Gatorade is the official sports drink of the NFL, NBA, PGA, and many other athletic organizations. As the first mover in the sports energy drink market, Gatorade has set itself apart from rivals like PowerAde and Vitamin Water by creating value for customers by establishing business relationships, conducting scientific research, and product innovation. The Gatorade Company is part of QTG (Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade) and has been a subdivision of PepsiCo since 1998. When Quaker Oats acquired the company in 1983, it was the largest energy drink company in the world with market share of 97% (Rovell, 2006). The company’s product line focuses on rehydration, recovery, energy, and sports performance. Gatorade is considered an innovative product as it was the first mover in the sports energy drink market. Prior to Gatorade entering this market, water was the only other source for hydration among athletes. This paper will analyze how Gatorade aims to achieve the five elements of strategy by focusing on product, place, and promotion. Gatorade was founded by Dr. Robert Cade and Dr...
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...Creative and Touch Point Brief: GATORADE Client: _________________ Product/ Service: ____________ Agency Group: __________ Date: _____________ 1. Brief Background that leads to the key issue (market size, market growth, share position, share movement, brand health) Gatorade is an energy drink that was developed in 1965 at university of Florida for students- athletics. It was manufactured by Pepsi co and was especially known for the line of sport drinks and hydrated. Gatorade is distributed around the world but we will look over the market in United States. During the 1965 to 2008, Gatorade positioned itself as the Gatorade thirst quencher, which was then rebranded in 2010 to be Gatorade G series. Gatorade sale is US $2.6 billion with the market share of 49 percent. Total sport drink market size is $5.3 billion. So currently, Gatorade has higher share than its competitors, which are Powerade and Red bull | 2. Why do we want new IMC* campaign? What is the key issue to be solved? Gatorade wants the new IMC right now because Gatorade wants to maintain its market share as well as increasing the revenue. Due to the price of Gatorade, people might wonder if it’s worth paying for and is it really effective and generate benefit to consumers. Even though IMC campaign can communicate their message to the consumers, but if the company want to dominate niche market of an active lifestyle, Gatorade need to come up with the new IMC campaign to capture that...
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...Gatorade | Marketing and Channel Distribution: Dr. Sean D. JassoJorge Serafio 861080548 | TA Connie Kuo | Discussion 21June 11, 2013 | Abstract: Gatorade is the single most popular sports drink in the world. This paper will examine Gatorade’s current marketing strategy and discuss the channels of distribution exploring the company’s production, supply chain management, vendor purchasing and sales. It is my goal that after reading this paper you will have an in depth understanding of how the Gatorade company operates and is continually working to expand their market share while maintaining their brand image and building their brand equity. Gatorade, is it in you? | | Table of Contents FINANCIAL COMPANY OVERVIEW 2 FINANCIAL SUMMARY 2 CURRENT MARKETING SITUATION 2 MARKET DESCRIPTION 3 PRODUCT REVIEW 3 COMPETITIVE REVIEW 4 CHANNELS AND LOGISTICS REVIEW 5 SWOT ANALYSIS 6 OBJECTIVES AND ISSUES 9 MARKETING STRATEGY 10 ACTION PROGRAMS 13 BUDGETS 14 WORKS CITED 16 FINANCIAL COMPANY OVERVIEW (End) Year | Revenue | Profit | Profit Margin | Growth Rate | Stock Price | EPS | Dec ‘12 | $65.49B | $6.17B | .94% | -1.52% | $68.43 | $3.92 | Dec ‘11 | $66.5B | $6.44B | .97% | 14.98% | $66.35 | $4.03 | Dec ‘10 | $57.84B | $6.32B | 1.09% | 33.79% | $65.33 | $3.91 | Dec ‘09 | $43.23B | $5.95B | 1.38% | -.04% | $60.80 | $3.77 | Dec ‘08 | $43.25B | $5.14B | 1.18% | - | $54.77 | $3.21 | FINANCIAL SUMMARY Over the course of the last five...
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...marketing decisions.......9 * * Propose segmentation criteria to be used for products in different markets....................10 * Choose a targeting strategy for a selected product for Gatorade in Vietnam..................11 * Demonstrate how buyer behaviour affects marketing activities in different buying situations...........................................................................................................................11 * * Propose new positioning for a selected Gatorade in Vietnam product...................12,13,14 * * Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………14 * * References ………………………………………………………………………………15 Introduction PepsiCo is known as a beverage company of USA. PepsiCo was formed very early and has demonstrated its success in the market of many countries around the world. PepsiCo currently has branches in many countries market. In Vietnam market, PepsiCo had just penetration in recent years but it has tended to thrive. PepsiCo's products include all kinds of soft drink such as Pepsi Cola, 7-up, Mirinda, else... Besides, Gatorade’s line of sport drinks. Gatorade is currently manufactured by PepsiCo. It was first invented in 1965 by researchers at the University of Florida. Nowadays, this brand isn’t so common in Vietnam but it was soon dominated the beverage market sports world long ago. Especially, it was also accounting 75 percent market share in the sports drink category. 1.1 ...
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... 5 Market Situation and Macroenvironment ............................................................................... 5 Product Situation..................................................................................................................... 6 Competitive Situation ............................................................................................................. 6 Distribution Situation .............................................................................................................. 6 SWOT Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 7 Part III: Primary Marketing Research ............................................................................................. 9 Research Objectives ................................................................................................................ 9 Methodology...
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...Introduction The sport drink market has been traditionally dominated by PepsiCo’s sport drink brand called Gatorade. Gatorade was developed at the University of Florida to increase the performance of their athletes while participating in activities in extreme heats. The creation of Gatorade has led to a multi-billion dollar sport drink market. Gatorade currently control of 77% of the sport drink market; however, that percentage is down from previous years as the sport drink industry has increased levels of competition other companies have entered the market with their own brand of sports drink. The target markets for Gatorade are athletes, teenagers, and consumers with an active lifestyle. Our project will evaluate Gatorade’s marketing...
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...Case Study – THE THIRST QUENCHER Gatorade is a dominant product in the sports drink market, however Gatorade is only one brand in the stables of the PepsiCo Company. Therefore, before talking about Gatorade it is appropriate to talk about the company that owns the brand. This Company is currently PepsiCo, whom bought out Quaker Oats in late 2000 and in the process acquired the Gatorade brand. Corporate Context PepsiCo’s mission: “To be the world’s premier consumer products’ company focused on convenient foods and beverage. (They) seek to produce healthy financial rewards to investors as (they) provide opportunities for growth and enrichment to (their) employees, (their) business partners and the communities in which (they) operate. And in everything (they) do, [they] strive for honesty, fairness, and integrity” (http://www.pepsico.com). PepsiCo Incorporated wants to put their mission “into action through programs and focus on environmental stewardship, activities to benefit society, and a commitment to build shareholder value by making PepsiCo a truly sustainable company” (http://www.pepsico.com). PepsiCo Inc. competes within two key businesses: food and beverage. When it comes to being a food and beverage corporation, PepsiCo is the world’s third largest. However, they are the second largest in the carbonated soft drink industry. PepsiCo is definitely a market-oriented corporation. The definition of a company in the market-orientation stage is when it is able to...
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...CASE STUDY – THE THIRST QUENCHER Gatorade is a dominant product in the sports drink market, however Gatorade is only one brand in the stables of the PepsiCo Company. Therefore, before talking about Gatorade it is appropriate to talk about the company that owns the brand. This Company is currently PepsiCo, whom bought out Quaker Oats in late 2000 and in the process acquired the Gatorade brand. Corporate Context PepsiCo’s mission: “To be the world’s premier consumer products’ company focused on convenient foods and beverage. (They) seek to produce healthy financial rewards to investors as (they) provide opportunities for growth and enrichment to (their) employees, (their) business partners and the communities in which (they) operate. And in everything (they) do, [they] strive for honesty, fairness, and integrity” (http://www.pepsico.com). PepsiCo Incorporated wants to put their mission “into action through programs and focus on environmental stewardship, activities to benefit society, and a commitment to build shareholder value by making PepsiCo a truly sustainable company” (http://www.pepsico.com). PepsiCo Inc. competes within two key businesses: food and beverage. When it comes to being a food and beverage corporation, PepsiCo is the world’s third largest. However, they are the second largest in the carbonated soft drink industry. PepsiCo is definitely a market-oriented corporation. The definition of a company in the market-orientation stage is when it is able to...
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...PepsiCo Acquires Quaker Oats The Company PepsiCo is the second largest beverage company in the world. They are internationally known for mostly their snacks and beverages. Being almost one hundred years in the business, they were incorporated in 1919. PepsiCo sells, distributes and markets a large range of these products to more than two hundred territories and countries. They are the top seller of many famous brand names such as Doritos, Lay’s, Pepsi, as well as Gatorade which came about by an acquisition of Quaker Oats in 2011. While the acquisition of Quaker Oats was not only for their beverage products but their food as well, we will be focusing on the beverage industry. The Industry The beverage industry overall does not have a huge threat of new entrants. The capital requirements to enter into this industry are very large in order to compete with the distribution levels and production lines that the biggest companies have already mastered. Not only are these factors present but the cost to purchase the materials such as machinery and modes of transportation are immense. Also the economy of scales that companies like PepsiCo have established in terms of marketing, purchasing and R&D, leave little from for new businesses to compete effectively. Furthermore the fact that to be successful in this industry means in many cases you need to be internationally sold is a huge barrier to entry since government regulation and distribution may be impossible for a smaller...
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...Positioning Of Gatorade Pops MKT 421 October 20, 2014 Frederick Beiermeister Overview of the Organization The Gatorade Company, Inc. is a manufacturer of sports-themed beverage and food products, built around its signature line of sports drinks. Gatorade is currently manufactured by PepsiCo and distributed in over 80 countries. The beverage was first developed in 1965 by a team of researchers at University of Florida, to replenish the combination of water, carbohydrates, and electrolytes that the school's student-athletes lost in sweat during rigorous athletic competitions. Originally produced and marketed by Stokely-Van Camp, the Gatorade brand was purchased by the Quaker Oats Company in 1983, which, in turn, was bought by PepsiCo in 2001. As of 2010, Gatorade is PepsiCo’s 4th-largest brand, on the basis of worldwide annual retail sales. It competes with Coca-Cola's Powerade and Vitaminwaterbrands worldwide, and with Lucozade Sport in the United Kingdom. Within the United States, Gatorade accounts for approximately 75 percent market share in the sports drink category. The Gatorade Company, Inc. manufactures and distributes nutritional sports drinks and products for athletes. It offers sports nutrition products, energy bars, and nutrition shakes. Its sports drinks are used as official drinks by various professional and amateur athletes, sports teams, leagues, and events around the world. It offers its products through specialty stores and online. Gatorade Company History...
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...Team Gatorade!!! (Team 9) Sandhya Velagapudi, Briana Milligan, Sujinda Dangvan, Van Huynh, Navjot Brar MARKET RESEARCH PROJECT ® Team Gatorade hypothesized that Gatorade® was designed for athletes and people who work out regularly. They created their hypothesis based on the electrolytes in Gatorade that replenish ones nutrients after a workout. Based on the results of the 100 respondents, team Gatorade disproved their theory, because most of the responses show that the vast majority does not use Gatorade when working out. The data shows that 83% of the respondents drink water during and after a workout rather than drinking Gatorade or any other beverage. 33% of the respondents did drink Gatorade, but it was only for the taste. This could be the case because of the common notion that Gatorade is full of sugar and therefore cancels out a workout. Of the 39% of respondents who never drink Gatorade, 6% of them have never heard of this product. Team Gatorade does not believe that their respondent pool aligns well with actual users of the product because of the lack of athletic people who responded to the survey. A whopping 76% of the respondents were not on sports teams, and 20% of the respondents seldom worked out. Team Gatorade would pounce on the opportunity to create a brand new survey on the topic of Gatorade because of the skewed data, which misrepresented the actual users of the product. However, not to mislead the data collection, the sample size of the data was fairly...
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...founded in 1898 and throughout the years it has developed strength thru mergers and acquisitions. Today it has subsidiaries and partnerships with companies like Lipton, Frito-Lay, Starbucks, Quaker and Gatorade. With their competitive strategies, PepsiCo has proven success and it has proven to be an industry leader. At PepsiCo, the mission is to “be the world’s premier consumer Products Company focused on convenient foods and beverages. They seek to produce financial rewards to investors and provide opportunities for growth and enrichment to our employees, our business partners and the communities in which we operate. And in everything we do, we strive for honesty, fairness and integrity” (Pepsico, 2012). PepsiCo strives for excellence by “Performing with Purpose” and it has placed presence internationally within its four branches. These are: PepsiCo is global company with four major businesses: PepsiCo Americas Beverages, PepsiCo Americas Food, PepsiCo Europe, and PepsiCo Asia, Middle East, Africa. Its products include Pepsi beverages (Sierra Mist, Pepsi, Mountain Dew), Frito-Lay foods (Doritos, Tostitos, Sun Chips, Walkers and Twistos) Tropicana and Dole family of juices ( Orange, Pineapple and Fruit punch), Quaker foods (Oatmeal, Near East Rice Pilaf and Captain Crunch) and Gatorade (Various flavored sports drinks) (Pepsico, 2012). Marketing plays a key role in the success of PepsiCo’s product offerings. Marketing identifies what a consumer values. It is the responsibility...
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...UA SpeedForm, which according to their 2013 Annual Report, “is the first true performance running shoe made entirely in a clothing factory and is a game-changing innovation that has unlimited potential” (Annual Report) By creating innovation in their products and on the field, Under Armour is paving way for higher net revenues every quarter. Under Armour currently is changing the way they distribute their products. The usual line of distribution for the company is wholesale, comprising 68% of its net revenues (Annual Report 4). While this composes the majority of the company’s net revenue, Under Armour is venturing into the direct to consumer channel through their factory house stores. Here is where the consumer can experience the brand that is Under Armour. Under Armour’s plan to further expand the business is to venture out into more international markets. Currently, Under Armour has a strong foothold in North America, but with the innovation of MapMyFitness, the company plans to expand into the global market place. Although Under Amour has experienced growth this past year, the company is still faced with tough competition from leading companies like Nike and Adidas. Unlike it’s competitors, Under Armour possess the ability to gross highest profit...
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...its core product, carbonated fizzy drinks, but also diversified its product offerings. It bought Frito-Lay, the snack business in 1965, beginning its long history of diversification, to reduce its dependence on cola drinks. In 1993, it launched bottled water, Aquafina, and in 1998, it acquired Tropicana juice brands, placing it in a good position to benefit from rising consumer demand for healthier drinks. In 2001, it acquired Quaker Oats, the cereals and snacks business, following the collapse of Coke’s negotiations to buy the company, revealing divisions on strategy within Coke’s board. With Quaker Oats came Gatorade, the market leader in energy drinks, further diversifying PepsiCo’s portfolio of companies. Aquafina water and Gatorade drinks have seen rises in sales, helping PepsiCo to offset declining sales of sugary carbonated drinks, where consumers have become concerned about health and obesity. Coca-Cola has also belatedly launched new products diversifying from sugary fizzy drinks, having launched Minute Maid fruit juice to challenge Tropicana, Dasani to take on Aquafina, and Powerade to compete with Gatorade. PepsiCo’s diversification programme and it’s brand building expertise has made it the world’s fourth largest food and beverage company. Coke, relies on carbonated fizzy drinks for 80 percent of profits on the other hand, is market leader in...
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