Cola Wars Case Study DMBA 630 Marketing and Strategy Management in the Global Markeplace Introduction Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD) have been around for over a century and now accounts for a $60 Billion market with the average American consuming about 53 gallons a year. Coca-Cola was invented in 1886 by John Pemberton as a “potion for mental and physical disorders.” Asa Candler acquired the formula and began marketing it as Coca-Cola. The first bottling franchise was accorded in 1899 for
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PepsiCo can increase profitability in the carbonated soft drink (CSD) industry. The industry is a tight oligopoly with Pepsi and its chief competitor, Coca Cola, comprising 70% of the total market. 1 Global beverage sales for PepsiCo in 2000 were $7.6 billion; however, sales growth has averaged only three to four percent in mature markets such as North America2. PepsiCo and Coke have expanded into other ready to drink beverages such as bottled water, tea, and juices in order to counter this low growth
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Coca-Cola as the Leading Brand in the Soft Drink Industry A Term Paper Presented To Dr. Sterling Plata In partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for ENGLRES 2nd Trimester, A.Y. 2013 – 2014 Alexandra Beatrice Brion December 11, 2013 Life is a collection of moments. Some are great. Some are bad. Anniversaries, birthdays, gatherings, holidays, weddings, and every defining memory that is etched one’s life makes each moment uniquely significant. In all these occurrences, Coca-Cola
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Indian Soft Drinks Market 1970’s and 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
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CASE: Cola Wars Continue Question #1 Why, historically, has the soft drink industry been so profitable? The soft drink industry has historically been one of the most profitable industries. Coke and Pepsi, the two most dominant players in the soft drink industry, were both originally created in the late 1800’s as “medicines” and were sold exclusively from drug store soda fountains. Over the years both companies have continued to expand and have more recently shifted focus to non-carbonated soft
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Market Structures Differentiating Between Market Structures The competition between Coca-Cola and Pepsi has been around longer than any other beverage in history. I will explain the differences between the two giant's soft drink companies on market structures and their competitive strategies. The impact cola drinks have on consumers within the United States and the rest of the world. Many arguments have started over which is the better product in taste, price, sales, and advertisement
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good choice since my husband claims we should own stock with how much I shop there.However, I decided on number 92 on the Fortune 500, the Coca-Cola Company. "The Coca-Cola Company marketsfour of the world's top-five soft drink brands, including Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite. " happento drink a lot of DietCoke. The company leads the soft drink industry with a 50 percent market share. For the purpose of thisassignment, I will discuss the Coca-Cola Company's competition and the how the Coca-Cola Company's
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strategic management of Pepsi Cola and Coca-Cola in an effort to make recommendations on how Pepsi Cola can build strategies in gaining a larger share of the market. The assessment of strategic management begins with the vision and mission of both organizations, which leads into literature review that identifies the consumer preferences of both Pepsi Cola and Coca-Cola. Following the literature review is the teams’ own personal assessment of consumer preferences for the Pepsi Cola and Coca-Cola brand
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make it hard for new player to enter the beverage industry some of important factors are brand image and loyalty, advertising expense, bottling network, retail distribution fear of retaliation and global supply chain. Brand Image / Loyalty Pepsi and Coke continuously focusing on increasing their biggest beverage and food products, they has built some of the globe’s strongest brands that are loved by consumers throughout the world. Innovative Marketing has leveraged their worldwide brand-building
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Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010 1. The soft drink industry is a billion dollar industry that can turn a profit in less than a minute. There are many factors as to why this is such a profitable industry such advertising and promotions. The two biggest corporations being Pepsi and Coke (who both need each other in this relationship) have battled it out through the years but have always seemed to be level with each other. The reason being that both of these companies compete with each
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