Exhibit 7: Analysis and Major Findings Analysis: This exhibit shows where a typical bottler in the US delivers its CSD products to retail outlets. This is based on year 2000 annual data. Graphically, this is shown in the following chart: The exhibit also shows the market share of the major players: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Other Brands (taken as one) on their product deliveries to retail outlets. It can be seen from Exhibit 7 that the two major players: Coca-Cola and Pepsi combined, dominate
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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: Coke and Pepsi Case Analysis 1. Soft Drink Industry (SDI) overview The industry considered in this analysis is Soft Drink Industry (SDI). SDI serves customer needs for refreshing and cold non-alcoholic beverages, with main industry sectors being: carbonated drinks, fruit punches, and bottled water sectors. There are three dominant companies in the industry, namely: Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Schweppes. The soft-drink industry includes the following four major types of participating
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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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2012 Abstract Pepsi is a popular cola brand that is available for purchase at many convenient stores, grocery stores, department store, vending machines and restaurants. It is in an Oligopoly industry. One market place can have a stronger market share than another market place. There are several determinants of demand which can influence the shift in the demand curve left or right or decrease or increase in the demand. Demand of Pepsi Pepsi cola is a cola/soda-pop beverage brand from PepsiCo
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Challenges in Brazil: The Tubaínas War Case Analysis I. Summary The case study deals with Coca Cola’s attempt to pursue different strategies in order to stand up to the strong growth of the so called tubaínas. Tubaínas is defined as the numerous brands of inexpensive, carbonated and sweet beverages which are manufactured and distributed locally throughout Brazil by hundreds of small companies. Due to the significant growth of the tubaínas in Brazil, Coca Cola intended to find a way to impede and
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MECCA COLA: Building a Protest Brand in an Increasingly Anti-American Environment Tawfik Mathlouthi hopes to rid the world of American domination. He has started a company to compete with Coca-Cola and uses proceeds from the sale of his product, Mecca Cola, to help Palestinians. While some might concede that the product may sell well in certain Arab countries, Mecca Cola has successfully penetrated the European soft drink market as well. This case explores the success of this protest brand and
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Coke vs Pepsi 5-Forces Industry Analysis Barriers to Entry – Medium There are low capital requirements. This is because the concentrate producers outsource their bottling. Hereby they don’t need to build expensive plants or worry about economies of scale. “The CSDs manufacturing process involved relatively little capital investment in machinery, overhead, or labor.” Consumers have no switching costs. They can easily switch to another brand without experiencing costs. The CSDs manufactures are
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International Industrial Economics (2012-2013) Case study PPT presentation Date of seminar January 18 , h. 11.00 January 18 , h. 11.20 January 18th, h.11.40 January 18 , h.12.20 January 18 , h.12.40 January 18th, h.13.00 January 18 , h.13.20 January 24th, h.11.00 January 24 , h. 11.20 January 24 , h. 11.40 January 24 , h.12.20 January 24th, h.12.40 January 24 , h.13.00 January 24 , h.13.20 January 25th, h.11.00 January 25 , h.11.20 January 25th, h.11.40 January 25 , h.12.20 January 25th, h.12.40
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The Cola Wars Competitive Strategy Introduction Coke and Pepsi have been going to war for over a century. This war has been fought with prices, with taste challenges, and with advertising. Throughout this bottle battle both companies have remained dominant players in the carbonated soft drink industry and have moved beyond their original products into many new areas. Resources The core resources that have allowed Coke and Pepsi to maintain dominance are their brand image and their marketing
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