Coke and Pepsi Learn to Compete in India A. Identification of issues and Problems Step 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
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Analysis Cola Wars Continue – HBR 702442 History of the Cola Wars For decades, Pepsi and Coca Cola fought over the market share of the soft drink industry. Throughout this almost duopolistic competition, Coke’s share grew from 33.4% in the 1960s to 44.5% in the late 90s; while Pepsi’s market share grew from 20.4% to 31.4% in the same time span. Although there are other potential firms in the market with considerable market influence such as Schweppes and Royal Crown, Pepsi and Coca-Cola remains
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1886 by Dr. John Pemberton, Coca-Cola has gone through many changes, some good and some bad, but in the end has become the worldwide leader in its industry (Graham, 2011). The company boasts a lineup of approximately 500 different drinks, including soft drinks, teas, coffees, juices, and waters. Soft drinks are their “cash cow” with around two billion cans and bottles sold each day (Graham, 2011). The syrup originally was designed as a "cure-all tonic" and contained coca leaves (Davis, 2004). Two years
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PROJECT REPORT ON COCA-COLA COMPANY SUBMITTED BY: * MUTHU KUMARAN (94) * NIDA MAJEED (103) * RAGHAV KUMAR (125) * RAHUL KALIA (126) * RAHUL NAGPAL (127) * SIMRAN KAUR PAHUJA (192) SUBMITTED TO: DR. KARTIK DAVE CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Case Two: Coke and Pepsi learn to compete in India 1) The political environment has played key role in the following ways: Indian government viewed as unfriendly to foreign investors. Outside investment have been allowed only in high-tech sectors and was almost entirely prohibited in consumer goods sectors. If an item could be obtained anywhere else within the country, imports of similar items were forbidden. This gave Indian consumers have little choice of products or brands and no guarantees
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Coke and Pepsi Learn to Compete In India. Summary of the case The case of Coke and Pepsi in India is a lesson that all marketers can observe, analyze and learn from, since it involves so many marketing aspects that are essential for all marketers to take into consideration. Both companies had many difficulties, especially Coca-Cola, and it's useful to observe how it dealt with the different aspects, stating from the political environment of the Indian market and the trade barriers it faced
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beverage with extreme marketing skills, making Coca-Cola a dominant soft drink through-out the whole 20th century. The name Coca-Cola is referring to two main ingredients in the drink: kola nuts, a source of caffeine and coca leaves. Unfortunately, the current Coca-Cola formula still remains a trade secret. Coca-Cola is currently not targeting specific groups of customers but rather adapting to the market by creating and developing new products. Coca-Cola targets all ages of customers, but the mainly
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1. The political environment in India has proven to be critical to company performance for both PepsiCo 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? The political environment in India has played key roles that are through its austere trade policies, rules, and regulations
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Case Study on Coca Cola’s Cultural Issues in India admin August 20, 2012 Blog No comments Socio Cultural barriers faced by coca cola in India Coca – cola, the world’s largest selling soft drink company had established its strong presence in the world since 1886. Coca-Cola is the first international soft drink brand to enter the Indian market in the early 1970’s. Till 1977 Coca-Cola was the leading brand in India; later, due to FERA (Foreign Exchange Regulation Act), they left India and didn’t return
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early 80’s—the entry and exit of Coke India has proved to be perhaps the toughest battle ground for the Cola giants. Coca-Cola was the 1st international soft drinks brand to enter India in early 1970’s. Indian market was dominated by domestic brands, with Limca being the largest selling brand. Cola was the largest selling flavor with market share of 40%, Lemon drinks 31% and orange drinks only 19%. Up till 1977, Coca-cola was the leading soft drink brand in India. But due to norms set by the Foreign
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