their way from the factory to distant markets. Complaints and requests to the company and the Government went futile. On 22nd April,2002, faced with the prospect of a summer without water, the indigenous peoples and the Dalits began an indefinite strike outside the factory gates demanding its closure. After numerous confrontations with the police, on June 9th, the police finally acted openly in favour of the Coca-Cola company by arresting 130 peaceful protestors, including 30 women and 9 children (mostly
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Technologies, Inc. | |Written Case Analysis | Methods of Valuation for Mergers and Acquisitions: Arcadian Microarray Technologies, Inc. Case Summary The case is about a private equity investment of Sierra Capital Partners in Arcadian Mircroarray Technologies, Inc. Arcadian Microarray Technologies is a company of the gene diagnostics industry. In August 2005, Arcadian
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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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Case Study 1 Question 1 The political environment in India has proven to be critical to company performance for both Pepsi and Coca-Cola India. What specific aspects of the political environment have played key roles? Could these effects have been anticipated prior to market entry? If not, could developments in the political arena have been handled better by each company? Coca-cola and Pepsi Inc. two world brand of carbonated soft drinks. They have their presence throughout the world and when
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Operations Management Case Study - 2 Benny Breweries: Bottle Replenishment THE BOTTLE REPLENISHMENT DECISION Early in 2004, Manish Krishnan, purchasing manager for Benny Breweries, Mangalore, was trying to determine how many bottles to purchase in the coming year. During 2003, the market had leveled off, and 2004 sales predictions were difficult. On the one hand, Krishnan wanted to be sure that sufficient bottles were available to supply 2004 sales levels, yet also wanted to minimize year-end
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Bottling Company Case Study Imagine you are a manager at a major bottling company. Customers have begun to complain that the bottles of the brand of soda produced in your company contain less than the advertised sixteen (16) ounces of product. Your boss wants to solve the problem at hand and has asked you to investigate. You have your employees pull thirty (30) bottles off the line at random from all the shifts at the bottling plant. You ask your employees to measure the amount of soda there is
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INTERNSHIP REPORT ON ORGANIZATIONAL STUDY AT HINDUSTAN COCA-COLA BEVERAGES PRIVATE LIMITED by 1. Rahul Singh 12MB5121 2. Shamim Akhtar Shaikh 12MB5141 3. Subhash N H 12MB5093 4. Sumi Paul 12MB5162 5. Vartika Dwivedi 12MB5175 | | …………………………………………………………………………………….. | | II SEMESTER MBA Guide Prof. Sivadas Nambiar Internship
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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 of the modern times and globalisation on competition and interaction in the industry. Throughout this analysis, I will assess how the strategic interaction between the two players allowed the creation of a “healthy" competition, where both companies need each other in order to remain competitive. Afterwards
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Executive Summary The case study will examine the strategy implemented by PepsiCo to exploit rapidly growing markets opportunities by acquiring the organisations Tropicana, Gatorade and Quaker. The case study will highlight that it was imperative for the PepsiCo organisation to embark on a radical restructuring strategy to optimise their return on investments. The paper will discuss the rationale behind the critical restructuring .The benefits of the acquisitions and restructuring strategy will
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1—overview of the case study During the 1900s and the beginning of the new millennium India’s government had opened its doors wide open to foreign investors, but the Coca-Cola Corporation and PepsiCo experienced many difficult challenges. Both companies were engulfed with unexpected problems and difficult situations that led to the recognition that India’s market was very different and special knowledge, skills and local expertise was needed to be obtained if the two companies were to succeed
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