Cola Wars Continue Coke vs Pepsi in 2010 Submitted by: Dinesh MR (13141) Submitted to: Prof. NR Govinda Sharma Case Description Carbonated soft drinks (CSD’s) are popular drinks constituting very attractive and profitable business for more than a century. This business is capital intensive and was and still dominated for long period by few giants who had patent rights and who gained very high brand recognition over the years. The competition between Coca Cola and Pepsi was very aggressive
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CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS DR.MAGGIE SIZER COMPETITIVE STRATEGIES : PEPSICO VS. COCA-COLA AKIN DUNDAR 200068711 MBA/FINANCE 1/30/2013 Every company has a descripted or non-descripted competitive strategy if they have at least a competitor in the industry. To have the conversion rate of the investment, the company should have a desired and defensible position and power to defence this position. Sometimes, even a company has a really successful product it still tries to
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Steven Dutcher Harvard Case: Cola Wars BUS 460 1 April 2014 Cola Wars 1. Why, historically, has the soft drink industry been so profitable? The soft drink industry has historically always been an extremely profitable industry since the beginning of it in the early 1900’s. There are many factors that have lead to the industry being so profitable but it is mostly contributed to the “war” going on with Coca Cola and Pepsi. Coca Cola and Pepsi have been around a very long time and have strong
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| Coca-Cola Versus Pepsi | The Coke Wars Financial Analysis | | Accounting 557: Financial Accounting Sumadi, Mohammad | | 12/15/2012 | | Possibly one of the biggest rivals in Corporate America today, the battle between Coca-Cola (KO) and PepsiCo (PEP) continues to baffle not only consumers but investors
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make a profit. Coke and Pepsi employed the following technique to make the soft drink industry profitable: marketing (Yoffie 21). Coke and Pepsi have dominated the market on soft drinks by offering a product that people enjoy, at a price that the average Joe can afford, and by utilizing marketing strategies and campaigns. Through effective leadership, an environment was created which enabled success and profitability as well as creative strategies and campaigns. Both Coke and Pepsi developed and
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soft drink industry been so profitable? Coca-Cola and Pepsi are 2 common soft drink companies that have been in existence for many years. Coca-Cola was founded in 1886 by a pharmacist, and the company grew from there. During World War II, soldiers were given reduced price Coca-Cola. Similarly, Pepsi (called Pepsi-Cola) was invented by a pharmacist in 1893. During the Great Depression, a 12 ounce bottle of Pepsi cost the same as a 6.5 ounce bottle of Coke, thus keeping it in business. Both companies
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to the bottling business: why is the profitability so different? (50%) Pepsi-Cola and Coca-Cola were both established at the very end of 19th century. Their history is more than a hundred years old and the size of these two companies is huge. Both of them work in the consumer goods industry providing beverages and other drinks to the customers (http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/ourcompany/historybottling.html) . Pepsi and Coke dominate the market in this sector and form oligopoly in the US and even
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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 marketingimpacts the company's financial objectives. But first, I will present the Coca-Cola's Company's mission.The Coca-Cola PromiseThe
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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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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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