PEPSICO a Solid Investment. By: Alexandra Fell For: Dr. Guendo0 Yorkville University July 2014 BUSI 1023 A pharmacist named Caleb Bradham invented Pepsi in 1893, it was originally named “Brad’s Drink”, before changing to it’s widely recognized name Pepsi-Cola, in 1898. Although Pepsi has faced many tough financial times historically, two bankruptcies and three offers to Coca-Cola to purchase the company between 1922-1933, the company has always managed to reinvent itself, and carve out
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Strategic Management BUS3005 Portfolio Jokull Johannesson Contents: Introduction Step One Step Two Step Three Step Four Step Five Step Six Step Seven Conclusion Introduction: Strategy is a core component in business. In order for a business to survive they need to have a good strategy. This portfolio consists of a strategic plan for the product; Jaz cola. Jaz cola is one
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started this project with a choice, Coca Cola or Pepsi. We chose to analyze Coca Cola, we all preferred the brand image, and were eager to find out how Coca Cola is organized. The next step was determining what geographic location would be analyzed. We chose the United States, the soft drink capital. Soft drinks are invented in the United States, and has the highest consumption of soft drinks. After analyzing the Cola War Continues: Coke and Pepsi in 2006 we were able to state the problems in the
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upgrade, it is imminent that Nokia will take back its throne as King of the Mobile phones which it has been from 1998 to 2011. 2) Coca Cola History: In April 1985, Coca Cola launched a new marketing campaign in which they introduced the “New Coke”. This rebranding of the product came with a new tagline, “The Best Just Got Better!” Well, the company replaced the
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Cola War Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010 1. Over the century the CSD industry has its dominance in the non-alcoholic beverage market. The basic structure of the CSD industry is based on production and distribution, involving four participants: concentrate producers, bottlers, retail channels and suppliers. The concentrated manufacturing process requires a small capital investment for machinery, overhead and labor. They blend raw material ingredients, packaged the mixture and ships to bottlers
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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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The Coca-Cola Company FINANCE Spring 2013 [FNCE 601] February 1st, 2013 | WEMBA38 | Team 17 Mathieu Verbeeck Why has coca cola been so successful in the past? When Douglas Ivester took over the reigns at Coca-Cola in October 1997, he had big shoes to fill – indeed, Goizueta – who passed away earlier in the year – would be remembered as one of the greatest wealth builders of the 20th century: during his tenure as CEO, Coca-Cola’s market value grew from $4.3 billion to $165 billion
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Cola Wars Continue 1. The soft drink industry has been so profitable due to a plethora of reasons including: 1) direct distributors for companies; 2) low costs to produce concentrate for fountain sales and bottling; 3) utilizing their own subsidiaries to bottle, package, and produce concentrate; 4) tactical brand partnerships that allow penetration in mixed markets; 5) companies monopolizing pouring rights with exclusive chains through contracts ensuring profits with no competition. The leading
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CASE STUDY: COLA WARS 1. Why, historically, has the soft drink industry been so profitable? PORTER analysis: Soft drink industry Rivalry: HIGH: Exhibit 2 shows that in 2004, 95% of case volume is done by 4 companies (Pepsi: 31,7%, Coke:43,1%). Therefore rivalry is very strong and extremely concentrated. Buyer (=retailers): LOW: stores like Walmart need coke and pepsi to get profit. It represent 5,5% of their sales. Consumers are fan of Coca or Pepsi. So, Why changes? Supplier: LOW: main raw
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recognized than any other in the world. Some say it’s the flavour, but for millions, it’s the way Coca-Cola makes them feel! Elements of Brand Equity Brand Loyalty: When Coca Cola dared to tamper with a 99-year-old formula to bring out a ''new'' Coke, outraged U.S. consumers quickly forced them to bring back the old brand Brand Awareness: Coca-Cola scored over 90% in brand awareness among respondents from the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany and Australia* Through its taglines(in India) ,
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