Group 8 - Core B Session 4 - Case Notes 08/24/2006 Professor: Arvind Bhambri Case: Cola Wars Continued: Coke versus Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century Intro: Syllabus Page 16 The Soft Drink industry has been assigned as the vehicle for tackling the topic of industry analysis and competitive dynamics. The case covers developments in the soft drink industry through 1993. It describes how the industry evolved into its current structure largely following Coca-Cola’s leadership. What is particularly
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main consumer brands. Opted brands are Coke and Pepsi. These are from the soft drink product line and have been chosen because these are widely used consumer product brands all over the world, and results and conclusions can cover the consumer’s attitudes toward the competitive brands. Furthermore, both brands have been the prominent and standing brands among the beverage around the globe. The project will focus on determining the attitudes of Coke and Pepsi consumers. During the project, data will
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History The pharmacy of Caleb Bradham, with a Pepsi dispenser, as portrayed in a New Bern exhibition in the Historical Museum of Bern. Pepsi was first introduced as "Brad's Drink" in New Bern, North Carolina in 1898 by Caleb Bradham, who made it at his home where the drink was sold. It was later named Pepsi Cola, possibly due to the digestive enzyme pepsin and kola nuts used in the recipe.[2] Bradham sought to create a fountain drink that was delicious and would aid in digestion and boost
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Cola War 1. Why, historically, has the soft drink industry been so profitable? First, high entry barrier. Both of them have long history and large investment in advertisements which make Coke and Pepsi become the culture symbol of America. And their franchise system gets large economies of scale for them. Second, limited competition. In CSD industry, Coke and Pepsi are the main competitors. They claimed a combined 72% of the US CSD market’s sales volume in 2009. Third, their fixed customers
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soft drink industry been so profitable? We will use the Porter’s Five Forces framework to demonstrate why the soft drink industry – where Coke and Pepsi were, and still are, the two largest players – has been so profitable. Historically, several factors indicated high barriers to entry. Firstly, the successful consolidation and vertical integration of Coke and Pepsi’s bottling networks created an extensive, and almost exclusive, distribution prowess. In addition, franchise agreements since 1987
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INTRODUCTION 1.1 Brief History History of Pepsi:- Pepsi was first introduced as "Brad's Drink" in New Bern, North Carolina, United States, in 1893 by Caleb Bradham, who made it at his drugstore where the drink was sold. It was later labeled Pepsi Cola, named after 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. In 1903, Bradham moved the bottling of Pepsi-Cola from his drugstore to a rented
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comfortable lifestyle. This essay will take a look at the company Pepsi Cola. For a better understanding of the subject company, this paper will delve into a brief history of the Pepsi Company’s growth over the years and the effects of competition on Pepsi’s strategies in the international and domestic market. This essay will attempt to discuss the effectiveness of Pepsi’s marketing strategies and its results. Body Pepsi was one of several other brands that got their start in the late
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with Coke and Pepsi, together with their associated bottlers, commanding 73% of the case market in 1994. Adding in the next tier of soft drink companies, the top six controlled 89% of the market. In fact, one could characterize the soft drink market as an oligopoly, or even a duopoly between Coke and Pepsi, resulting in positive economic profits. To be sure, there was tough competition between Coke and Pepsi for market share, and this occasionally hampered profitability. For example, price wars resulted
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Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006 Question: Identify the key marketing issues (Company weakness and the main opportunities and threats for company) met by Coke and Pepsi. SWOT | Cola | Pepsi | Strengths | * The flagship of soft drink global market share, approximately 40% * High profit margin by shifting some cost to bottlers * Strong marketing campaign * Expanded manufacturing and distribution system that kept prices low, Coke located in more than 200 countries. | *
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over 200 countries, it is produced in the Coca-Cola Company at Atlanta, Georgia. This company became a registered trademark in 1944. Originally Coca Cola was a patent medicine when it was invented in 1886 by John Pemberton, who fought in the civil war and wanted to create a product. He tried creating several drugs and selling them at various pharmacies, but he failed and therefore tried to enter the beverage market. However, he did not know how to advertise but luckily that was when Frank Robinson
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