Essays on Pepsi

Introduction

In the modern business world, people are competing to ensure that their products are leading in the market. Market competition is getting dynamic with the entry of new producers in the market. Business brands that have been in the market for long has been able to set standards that new emerging businesses are finding difficult to cope with. Business competition is now taking new trends and traditional business methods are slowly fading away, with the entry of new market competitors and much business market shifting to the open market policy and monopolies’ slowly fading away, business competition is expected

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Introduction

In the modern business world, people are competing to ensure that their products are leading in the market. Market competition is getting dynamic with the entry of new producers in the market. Business brands that have been in the market for long has been able to set standards that new emerging businesses are finding difficult to cope with. Business competition is now taking new trends and traditional business methods are slowly fading away, with the entry of new market competitors and much business market shifting to the open market policy and monopolies’ slowly fading away, business competition is expected

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The situation is Pepsi –a renowned beverage company recently penned down a sponsorship contract with Beyoncé worth a reported fifty million dollars. This mutual deal will see her become a close associate of the organization. It’s not the first time she has associated with the company as the two have previously worked together on various projects. Beyoncé is one of the most successful and influential personalities in the world. Many young and youthful Americans perceive her as their role model. Pepsi is one of the most profitable beverage companies in America and world over. However, recent scientific studies

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The Pepsi Ultimate Taste Challenge 2012: Social Enough?

PepsiCo is one of the biggest players of the carbonated and non carbonated soft drink market. This case deals with Pepsi’s market dynamics in the Canadian market. PepsiCo first entered Canada in 1934 by opening its first bottling plant in Montreal. Since then, it had been a long journey for the company as it has more than 10 million loyal customers all across the country. It had employed more than 5000 people all across Canada ,and its primary target was the long term growth of PepsiCo brands that consisted of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Max,Tropicana,Gatorade,7up,

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Coca Cola Company is a global brand which specializes in the manufacture of beverage products. One of the reasons why Coca Cola performs well in the competitive market is due to its competitive pricing. The prices of Coca are fairly stable and are not subject to huge fluctuations (Mankiw 89). For instance, in the year 2008 the price of 12 packs of 300ml cans was $2.99 in 2011 the prices were $3.79, and it remains unchanged at $3.79 in 2014.
Source (http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodfaq5.html)
Percentage change in price = {(3.79-2.99)/2.99} *100 = 26.76%the change in prices over the period of 2008

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Coca Cola Company is a global brand which specializes in the manufacture of beverage products. One of the reasons why Coca Cola performs well in the competitive market is due to its competitive pricing. The prices of Coca are fairly stable and are not subject to huge fluctuations (Mankiw 89). For instance, in the year 2008 the price of 12 packs of 300ml cans was $2.99 in 2011 the prices were $3.79, and it remains unchanged at $3.79 in 2014.
Source (http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodfaq5.html)
Percentage change in price = {(3.79-2.99)/2.99} *100 = 26.76%the change in prices over the period of 2008

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Retailer 1

The first retailer deals with in selling as well as retailing coco cola products. One of the store’s coca cola products includes the coca cola six pack which was the main product of inquiry. Coca cola is a carbonated soft drink that helps the users to quench their thirst. This type of product was mainly introduced to encourage and even attract coca cola clients to purchase the product and take it with them home. The pack is usually designed to suit different occasions such as Christmas festive seasons. For instance, there is Vintage 6 pack Christmas, 6 pack

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A Comparative Study Of Pepsi And Coke

Abstract
This paper is a project proposal on the importance of branding as a marketing technique and as such the impact of branding for changing customer decisions- a comparative study of Pepsi and coca cola. The paper tends to give an insight not only to the scholars and to the managers of companies and other stakeholders.

A Study Of Impact Of Branding For Changing Customer Decisions – A Comparative Study Of Pepsi And Coke

Introduction
The coca cola remains the world's largest company that deals in beverage cutting from manufacture, distribution and marketing of this non-alcoholic beverage and associated syrups globally and one of the United States' most commanding corporations. This company is chiefly known for its

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Introduction

Pepsi Co. is a leading producer of food and beverage products. The American based company was founded in 1965 and has grown over time to have a total of 22 brands with annual revenue of 1 billion as per the 2013 financial reports. Company products are sold to over 20 counties across the globe. Major brands for Pepsi Co. is called Pepsi cola which encompasses the brands such as Pepsi, Mountain Dew, IZZE, Sierra Mist, Propel, Mug, Aquafina, and Necked Juice, Gatorade sports drink among other brands. Pepsi Co. also owns other companies such as Frito-Lay, which is a

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Crystal Pepsi was well received when it entered market since it had high sales. However, the brand sales went down drastically within a short time of its introduction. The failure of the Crystal Pepsi was due to various reasons. First, was flavour miscommunication. The marketing statement placed in the can of the product was clear cola. Ideally, this made that customers would expect the product to taste like a cola. Unfortunately, it did not taste a cola. Besides, the packaging in the can had a red flag that informed the customers that the product had a citrus taste. As

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Investment Analysis of Pepsi vs. Coca Cola

Introduction
For decades, Pepsi and Coke have always been the leading rival- global brands when it comes to soft drinks. Over time, their operations and products have evolved to cope with the changing consumer demands and business environment, but their leadership and competitive position in the global market remain strong. The following are some insights about the companies behind these products and what makes them a worldwide success.

PepsiCo, Inc.

PepsiCo’s history dates back in the 1890s with the formulation of Pepsi-Cola by Caleb Bradham. However, it was only in 1919 when Pepsi Cola Company was incorporated in Delaware by

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INTRODUCTION:

I have chosen a commercial advertisement by Pepsi which was launched in 2012’s Super Bowl. Through this ad, they are trying to sell the product to a major share of people. They seem to claim that when somebody drinks Pepsi, they get happy and enjoy a great mood while drinking it. It also shows that everybody has a right to drink it irrespective of social status. This advertisement which is titled as “King’s Court Pepsi” commercial can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcf01QTcO6E.

SUMMARY OF THE AD:

The commercial starts by showing the spectators a ceremonial king’s hall where the extravagant throne

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Pepsi Breaks Largest-Ever Global Campaign For Soccer
SUMMERY OF ARTICLE:
Even though Pepsi is not an official World Cup sponsor, but it has planned to launch the first ever largest global campaign for soccer. Pepsi has campaigned for an annual soccer game plan. In the past few years, the company has shifted its focus towards the global structure and launched the first ever campaign for soccer two years ago. The new soccer campaign is called “Now is what you make it” (Natalie, p.1). This is considered a largest global effort – both

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Introduction

PepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational food and beverage corporation, formed in 1965, with the merger of Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola company, has it’s headquarter in New York, United States (Official website of PepsiCo, n.d.). The company specially deals with manufacturing, marketing and distribution of beverages, grain based snack foods and other products. PepsiCo has expanded from Pepsi to a broader range of food products and beverage brands, presently the company has 22 brands, and PepsiCo's brands had generated retail sales of more than $1 billion apiece and net revenues of $43.3 billion in 2012. The business has its

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Introduction

This essay intends to examine a comparative analysis between Coco Cola Company and Pepsi for the years 2012 and 2013. The analysis is focused on the revenues, cost of goods sold, account receivables, account payables and inventory. These items are critical in understanding the financial position of the company as well as the size of niche it occupies in the market (Friedman, 2012). Comparing the tow companies using the listed items will help both the individual shareholders, mangers and interested investors to maker decisions. However, in this case, the managerial benefits from this analysis will be considered.

The case of Coca Cola Company

In this

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Part 1

The company under study is Coca Cola, which an American Multinational corporation. The company deals in manufacturing, retailing and marketing of nonalcoholic beverages. This essay seeks to examine the competitiveness of Coca Cola Company in relation to other player in the industry such as Pepsi. The selection of Coca Cola Company is of immense significance to the topic under study because it offers a good background of financial statement analysis.
As a point of departure, Coca Company is one of the primary players in the beverage industry and this analysis will provide a glimpse of the company’s operations

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The soft drink industry faces changing market dynamics, consumer dynamics and intense competition. The soft drinks include “carbonates, juices, bottled water, energy drinks” (Deloitte 2005, 4). While the industry controls billions of dollars, it only has “three major players; Coca Cola, Pepsi, and Pepper Snapple” (Goldsworthy 2012, 13).The five forces analysisBargaining Power of BuyersThe industry has millions of customers, who consume over 50 gallons of soda annually (Pepsi, 2012, 2). The buyers’ power is demonstrated by ease with which buyers can switch the suppliers, owing to the small price difference. Further, the buyers need no information on the

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The Cola Market in Thailand comprises of three main companies that have engaged in supplying their products to the vast economy. These companies include: Pepsi, Coke and Est. over the years the market only included Pepsi and coke that battled in the market to satisfy the customer’s preferences. This was evidenced through the markets they shared in the market where Pepsi prided itself with 48% while Coke garnered 42% of the total market share. This had brought intense competition as Pepsi had adequately established its sales through the wide array of distribution that was provided by Serm Suk.

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Investment and finance are two important things from the viewpoint of an organization and individualism as well because both of these things are essential. The main perspective of this assignment is to have different stocks for the investment purpose in total (Haim Levy, p. 14). There are three different stocks have been selected for the same assignment and the name of the companies are, Pepsi Co, Starbucks and Microsoft.
The reason behind choosing all of these companies is that all of these companies are some of the industry leaders and main competitors which are increasing their financial belongings. All

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Introduction

Marketing information systems refers to the integrated system of storing and processing marketing data and information that is targeted for use in enhancing marketing planning and operations. In that respect, this analysis seeks to demonstrate application of information system in enhancing marketing functions by analyzing a product that faces a problem in the market and describing the type of secondary data that could be available in the business information system. Further, the analysis describes two types of proprietary information that the business may collect for its information system as well as how it can use the available information to

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The ad that has assaulted my senses is the way the Diet Pepsi’s new can is promoted and the messages it implies. In the ad, one can clearly see a fame-fatale-like woman with a big blue hat and full red lips drinking, actually enjoying drinking from a can of the new, slimmer, pole-like silver Diet Pepsi can. There is a logo in the right of the picture, vertically written, saying “The new skinny can”, written in white, on a sky-blue background, with the word “new” in dark blue to emphasize the new product. The woman used in this

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Introduction

Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD) have a long history. Carbonated soft drinks have dominated the non-alcoholic beverage market for more than half a century. Coca Cola and PepsiCo are the two main competitors in this industry. Over the period of last 50 years Pepsi and Coke have enjoyed duopoly in the CSD market. Apart from the exception of one Dr. Pepper product, Pepsi or Coke always filled up the top ten selling brands in the CSD business. Coke and Pepsi have battled against each other fiercely to gain market share and brand loyalty. If in some decades Pepsi succeeded, Coke

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Real-world Competitive Environment

Abstract
Among the multiple factors that influence competition, new entrants, mergers and acquisitions, government policies and regulations, and management decisions with regards to labor demand, supply, and labor relationship have considerable impact. This article discusses how these factors affect the competition scenario.
Real-world Competitive Environment
There are many factors that determine the competitive environment that certain manufacturers face. Though, consumer sentiments single-handedly affect competition, there are other factors that are in the control of government and management. New entrant challenging established manufacturers, mergers and acquisitions, government policies favoring certain manufacturers (typically local manufacturers), and management decisions with regards to

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Sales Promotion

The sales promotion strategy for Pepsi Caribbean Twist implies an integrated approach on promotional actions and tools used for advertising this Pepsi product. In the sales promotion campaign, there will be applied sales princes, discounts, coupons, contests, sweepstakes, trade shows as direct advertising strategy, which will be promoted through various channels, with emphasis on social media, but also print, radio and television. There should be applied, as stated earlier, an integrated approach, which means that all the instruments should be combined and each one should mention the other promotional actions and instruments. For instance, the sale price and discounts

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Financial Analysis

Vertical and horizontal analyses are methods used to examine financial statements. These statements refer to the records of an organization’s financial activities, and include balance sheets, income statements, cash flows, and trading profit and loss accounts. Internal and external users such as managers, creditors, and investors utilize information gathered from financial statements for decision-making. The analysis in the sections below is based on the method of operation otherwise known as modus operandi since the vertical and horizontal analyses are utilized. The report aims at enhancing the meaning of financial statements for users to ease the decision making process.

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Organization Strategic Context

Question one

The study of sustainable competitive advantage in particular product industries has been encouraged by Barney who came up with VRIO characteristics for examining the internal environment of a firm (1995). The soft drink industry is experiencing rapid growth and diversification, high competition hence, offers a higher potential to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage through close look firm’s internal information. Coca-Cola and Pepsi have been on the first share of the world’s beverage market for soft drinks. The two drinks have been competing in the global market for more than a century. Using VRIO framework, the

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1. Why is the soft drink industry so profitable?
Soft drink industry is very profitable mainly because this industry is duopolized by two major soft drinks giants PepsiCo and Coke. Over last 4-5 decades they have enjoyed more than 70% market share by volume. Their duopolization in the market and their consolidation with the bottling companies has made the entry of new competitors almost impossible in the market. The factors that are impeding the entry of new competitors into the soft drink market are as follows:
- Bottling Network
Both PepsiCo and Coke have entered into a franchisee agreement

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Question one

Beyonce Pepsi advertisement
This advertisement involves the use of Beyonce as the main embodiment in relation to the soft drinks of Pepsi. The goal is to foster celebrity advertisement in order to market the products of this company because she is an established name in the market. This advertisement involves the use of Beyonce presentations in the launch of the Pepsi soft drinks that covers a great market in US. The songs and videos of Beyonce are used in the launch of the Pepsi soft drinks as well as preparing concerts for Beyonce while Pepsi taking a greater portion

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Introduction

Businesses play an integral part in facilitating economic development in the world. Most of the operating businesses deal with processing and manufacturing of different products and services, aimed at satisfying customers’ needs. Some of the businesses benefit from the economies of scale because they have large capital share and market niche. Other businesses operate in small-scale level because they have minimal capital share and market niche. Although businesses differ in terms of operations, productivity, market niche, capital share, profit margin, and other constructs, they all understand the importance of incorporating effective marketing plan in their operations (Rudelius, 2001). Marketing

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Marketing Forces for Good and for Worse

When discussing about marketing forces the main aspect that comes to my mind is how marketing influences the market and people’s buying decisions. Marketing can impulse consumers’ buying decisions and when this happens the prices of the chosen product can suffer changes, determining the entire market in which the product activates to change the prices, as a competitive measure. In this moment, consumers can choose to go further with the product of their choice, even if the price increased, or they can search for other products to satisfy them, at smaller prices. For this alternative they have three

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Coca Cola is the number one beverage company in the world. The company, since its origin, has not only provided an incredible product but has continued growing over the years into a leader of innovation, social responsibility, and diversity. Let us begin with a brief background of this remarkable company. It all started in 1886 when a pharmacist by the name of John Pemberton whipped up a batch and took it down in Jacob’s pharmacy and began to sell the glass bottles at 5 cents a bottle. The drink was an instant hit and was given the name

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Evaluate the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of Coke and Pepsi in India

These multinational corporations (MNCs) are obliged to observe certain social aspects of the communities in which they operate. In India for instance, such responsibility majorly lies in the conservation of water as a major resource in any economy. Indians have spiritual attachments to water and this should be observed by these MNCs.
The companies also have a responsibility of reinforcing their interactions with stakeholders in the Indian economy. They needed to incorporate the Indians in their management and certain decision-making processes.

Have these MNCs ignored these responsibilities?

These companies have not ignored these social responsibilities. Coke for example, faces a major challenge in its usage

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- Determine how each corporate culture differs from the other.
Coca Cola stands for tradition, maintaining the communication line with its customers on this idea – the old American happy family, gathered around a table which always has a bottle of Coca Cola on it, to be served with the food. Pepsi represents “the choice of a new generation”, being modern, illustrating kids having fun with their peers, enjoying who they are, expressing their liberty through dancing in the streets. Pepsi gained a lot of popularity when it brought Michael Jackson to be the image and the voice of this

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Threat of new competition poses the greatest impact in the carbonated drinks industry. New significant competition may destroy the comfortable market top companies enjoy. In this case Coke and Pepsi would not prefer another competitor since there would be a great division in the market in terms of demand. However, the market still has competitors but none of them has come close threatening the supremacy of the two companies. Coke and Pepsi enjoy 75% of demand of the whole market. In the rise of new competition this number may decrease significantly and may cost the two enterprises in terms

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