Stephan Orgiazzi 1 PepsiCo - The Company Pepsi (formerly known as Pepsi-Cola) is a cola carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. Created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham, it was named Pepsi-Cola because of the digestive enzyme pepsin and kola nuts used in the recipe. Bradham sought to create a fountain drink that was delicious and would aid in digestion and boost energy. As the cola developed in popularity, he created the Pepsi-Cola Company in 1902 and registered
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Case Study: Bottled Water Industry Team 3 James Barlow, Julianne Schneider, Robyn Sumner & Katie Austin GBA 490 Dr. Drnevich 26 March 2008 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The strengths of The Coca-Cola Company’s Dasani brand include its availability and convenience, prominence of the parent company, geographic coverage, financial stability, assets, distribution channels, and image of social responsibility. Dasani’s availability and convenience stems
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COMPETITIVE MARKETING STRATEGY INTRODUCTION Building strong brands requires a keen understanding of competitors, and competition grows more intense every year. New competition is coming from all directions – from global competitors seeking cost-efficient ways to expand distribution; from private-label and store brands designed to provide low-price alternatives; and from brand extensions from strong megabrands leveraging their strengths to move into new categories. One good way to start to deal
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EXCEL International Journal of Multidisciplinary Management Studies Vol.2 Issue 5, May 2012, ISSN 2249 8834 Online available at http://zenithresearch.org.in/ DIVERSIFICATION - STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING A BUSINESS P. KANNAN*; DR. R.SARAVANAN** *Head, Department of Management Studies, N.P.R. College of Engineering & Technology, Natham. *Research Scholar, Anna University of Technology Coimbatore, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. **Director, School of Management, Sri Krishna College of Technology, Kovaipudur
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In 1886, the Coca Cola Company was developed but it wasn't until 1898 that the fierce competitor Pepsi-Cola entered into the market. These two companies are the two major players that dominate the consumer beverage industry. Historically, the carbonated soft drink industry in the United Stated has been profitable for various reasons. The industry's two dominant players Coke and Pepsi have both grown their revenues by 10% annually from 1975 to 1994. By 1998, the US beverage industry reached stability
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Marketing Plan for Snapple Date: Dec. 5, 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY………….………………………………………….…….pg. 2 COMPANY DESCRIPTION…………………………………………………………pg. 3 STRATEGIC FOCUS AND PLAN…………………………….………………….....pg. 3 SITUATION ANALYSIS…………………………………...……………………..…pg. 5 MARKET-PRODUCT FOCUS…………………………………………………….…pg. 7 MARKETING PROGRAM……………………………………………..…………….pg. 8 FINANCIAL DATA AND PROJECTIONS……………………………...…………pg. 10 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE……………………………………………….pg. 11 IMPLEMENTATION…………………………………………
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The strengths of The Coca-Cola Company’s Dasani brand include its availability and convenience, prominence of the parent company, geographic coverage, financial stability, assets, distribution channels, and image of social responsibility. Dasani’s availability and convenience stems from the fact that the brand is virtually in every supermarket, convenience store and vending machine. Consumers are bombarded with the brand, which makes it very recognizable and well known. Its
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THESUMMER OF 1898, 1898, THE SUMMER OF AS USUAL, WAS HOT AND HUMID IN NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA. SO A YOUNG PHARMACIST NAMED CALEB BRADHAM BEGAN EXPERIMENTING WITH COMBINATIONS OF SPICES, JUICES AND SYRUPS, TRYING TO CREATE A REFRESHING NEW DRINK TO SERVE TO HIS CUSTOMERS. HE SUCCEEDED BEYOND ALL EXPECTATIONS, INVENTING THE BEVERAGE NOW KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD AS ... PEPSI-COLA. 3 PEPSI’S BEGINNINGS PEPSI’S BEGINNINGS Caleb Bradham knew that to keep people returning to his pharmacy, he would
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Background For over a century, Coca-Cola and Pepsi- Cola vied for “throat share” of the world’s beverage market. In a “ carefully-waged competitive struggle”, from 1975 to 1995, both Coke and Pepsi achieved annual growth of around 10%; this was largely attributed to the effectiveness of their marketing efforts. Analyzing the environment and understanding the market Instead of engaging in a “head-on confrontation” and getting involved in the largely dreaded price wars that promise to inflict
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Table of Contents 1 Overview 2 General environmental analysis 3 Industry Analysis 3.1 Industry Structure - U.S. soft drink market share of concentrate producers - Suppliers within the carbonated soft drink industry 3.2 Market Structure - U.S. Liquid Consumption Trend (gallons/capita) - U.S. non-alcoholic refreshment beverage volume 2009 - U.S. soft drink market share – soft drink brands 3.3 Marketing Channels 3.4 Porter’s five forces 4 5 4 2 2 2 2 4 Competitive / corporate strategies of
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