1. Why is the soft drink industry (i.e.‚ the cola concentrate industry) so profitable? The soft drink industry survives on the rivalry that has existed for over a century between Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola. The two brands are competing for the market share nationally and globally by trying to clinch the thirst of every person in the world. In Michael Porter’s five forces‚ the threat of rivalry pushes both companies to “out compete” with each other and drive up the fixed cost to enter the market
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Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006 other beverage. Within the CSD category‚ the cola segment maintained its dominance‚ alihough its market share dropped from 71% n 1990 to 60% in 2004.5 Non-cola CSDs included lemon/lime‚ citrus‚ pepper-type‚ olange‚ root beer‚ and other flavors. CSDs consisted of a flavor base (called "concentrate")‚ a sweetener‚ and carbonated water. The production and distribution of CSDs involved four major participants: concentrate producers‚ bottlers‚ retail drannels
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9-706-447 REV: APRIL 16‚ 2009 DAVID B. YOFFIE Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006 For more than a century‚ Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola vied for “throat share” of the world’s beverage market. The most intense battles in the so-called cola wars were fought over the $66 billion carbonated soft drink (CSD) industry in the United States.1 In a “carefully waged competitive struggle” that lasted from 1975 through the mid-1990s‚ both Coke and Pepsi achieved average annual revenue growth of around
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world is between coca-cola and Pepsi. Coca-cola was invented and first marketed in 1886‚ followed by Pepsi in 1898. Coca cola was named after the coca leaves and cola nuts John Pemberton used to make it‚ and Pepsi after the beneficial effects its creator‚ Caleb Bradham‚ claimed it had on dyspepsia. For many years‚ Coca cola had the cola market cornered. Pepsi was a distant‚ nonthreatening contester. In a simplified sense you could sum up the strategies as Coke: old‚ Pepsi: new. The first magazine
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responsible for industry profitability‚ an analysis of the five competitive forces offers an explanation for the success of the soft drink (CP) industry. The soft drink industry benefits from generally benign forces. Colas characterized the first 50+ years of the soft drink industry‚ with Coke and Pepsi accounting for the top brand names. While substitutes for soft drinks certainly exist‚ the major players in the CP industry have successfully shaped this competitive force in their favor‚ by changing
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Cola Wars Case Study Question: Why is the soft drink industry so profitable? Historically‚ the soft drink industry has been extremely profitable. Long time industry leaders Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola largely drive the profits in the industry‚ relying on Porter’s five forces model to explain the attractiveness of the soft drink market. These forces allowed Coke and Pepsi to maintain large growth until 1999‚ and also explain the challenges that each company is currently facing. The relative duopoly
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time should make it easier for a firm to predict the direction and nature of their rival’s next (competitive) move. The authors suggest in Hypothesis 2a that the volatility of the relationship between Coke and Pepsi’s competitive moves would attenuate over time. However‚ they also discuss how it can be argued that firms will engage in
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REPORT ON RURAL MARKETING [PEPSICO V/S COCA COLA] GROUP-1 MANSI GEHLOT(6103) KRITI KANSAL(6136) ARPIT MITTAL(6114) UTSAV MAGGU(6127) KRITESH KUMAR(6207) RURAL MARKETING - INDIAN PRESPECTIVE The Indian rural market with its vast size offers great opportunities to the marketers. Two-third s of the Indian consumers reside in rural areas and almost 1/2 of the national income is generated here in these areas. It is thus
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Laura Sanchidrian Fuertes Laura Sanchidrian INTB 4202 Prof. Grigorios Livanis Spring 2014 Coke and Pepsi Discussion Assignment Compare the economics of the concentrate business to that of the bottling business: Why is profitability so different? Comparing the financial statements of the largest concentrate producers (Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo) and those of the largest bottlers (CCE and PBG) we can easily identify numerous factors affecting their economies and profitability. The first‚ and
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While Pepsico and Coca-Cola are both multinational corporations (MNCs) with extensive experience in international operations‚ their business dealings in India are not their most long held nor the least problematic. Pepsico has the most longevity in Indian operations having started there in 1988. This allowed Pepsico to establish a stronghold in the Indian market prior to Coca-Cola’s entry in 1993. Both of these MNCs experienced difficulty in establishing their companies‚ and while they have made
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