Essays on Pepsi

The Pepsi Company demonstrates the principles of leadership due its emphasis on the provision of high quality of products and care for customers. Pepsi Company also demonstrates principles of leadership. Leadership is viewed from various levels of Pepsi Company as a participatory process. The employees and customers are engaged fully in developing the products of Pepsi Company.

Leadership and culture in Pepsi Company are interrelated closely. The leadership of this organization emphasized on the culture of the organization through customer focus in product development and ethical concerns in the organization (Osborn, 2002, p.38). The aspects of the culture of ...

Introduction

While I was working for Pepsi Company, I experienced the Critical incident process of performance appraisal. The management of Pepsi Company took consideration of critical factors affecting us as the employees of the organization. The critical behaviors of the employees are monitored and recorded by employees. The supervisors of Pepsi record such incidents as they occur in order to make the analysis easy. I also experienced performance interviews in Pepsi Organization as the managers tried to determine our performance levels in various departments of operations and production. This appraisal tool also involved the identification of various problems in performance ...

Background:

With a rich history of success, Pepsi was an establishment of the 1898, in Carolinas. The drink was an original invention of Caleb Bradham. Based in New Bern, North Carolina, he was a pharmacist and drugstore owner ("Pepsi History," n.d.).

It was five years after the introduction of Coke that Pepsi came into existence, in the year 1893. This was the time when the inventor Caleb Bradham decided serving customers his soda machine produced ‘Brad’s Drink’. In response to the positive feedback that he received from the drinkers, he began advertising his samples in 1898, after naming ...

Coca Cola and Pepsi are two brands which are well known and most demanding brands among soft drink brands. There has been tough competition between these two brands which look like similar, taste like similar, but still they are different. Coca cola was introduced in 1950 while Pepsi developed much later as the company faced bankruptcy in 1920. The two brands are similar in tastes and appearance, but Pepsi is sweeter than Coca Cola. But people also claim that taste of Coca Cola is better than Pepsi. Other found Pepsi more affordable than Coca Cola.

Coca Cola is most ...

Product

Pepsi Light is a PepsiCo ltd product that is among many of the company’s product. The product is an alcohol free beverage that is sold in stores, restaurants and other places. Pepsi Cola is a global product that received high sales and great market share due to the brand name which has existed for years. Pepsi light is associated with sports and mostly targeted to the youths between in different parts of the world. Pepsi light operates under the brand name of Pepsi. Pepsi Company uses the brand strategy for their branding strategy and their products also. However, Pepsi Light ...

Current Situation of Pepsi Light

Pepsi Light is a product that has received great regard in the market globally mostly due to the fact that it mostly associated with sports and that it contains less calories compared to the normal average drink. PepsiCo is a well recognized company worldwide that a lot of people want to be associated with and this has made it easier for the company to introduce new products in the market and maintain the existing ones since the brand name is well established. Pepsi Light was well received in the market and currently it has reached the maturity stage. The product has enabled ...

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 ...

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 have shown daily consumption ...

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,Mountain ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 of ...

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 flagship ...

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 world-leading producer of ...

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 a fact, this message brought a lot ...

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 ...

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 is placed. He is dressed ...

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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 ...

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 product ...

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

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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 and elements ...

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 ...

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. ...

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. ...

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 solve the ...

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 ad is a rather skinny female ...

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 succeeded in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 most important resources for ...

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 ...

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 of ...

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 ...

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 options: ...

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 Coca Cola. By 1918, Coca ...

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 of water. ...

- 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 brand. People immediately ...

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 of ...

Executive Summary

The strategic plan of Pepsi aims at establishing a clear vision and defined goals of how to maintain market leadership of Pepsi and how it has been able to be the best employer in the recent past. Pepsi Co majority of the times had a dominant position in the market, however, at the same time, it has also faced intense competition from its rival, Coca- Cola. The one type of change that it has experience in the last five years is its Diversity Inclusion Project which is now being led by CEO, Indra Nooyi, who has also been a major transformation in ...

During recent time you will get to see more and more companies coming up and creating huge competition in the market. The industry of the soft drinks is facing this problem in maximum. All of them need to compete to the extreme level for getting the highest market share in business along with an excellent volume of profit. Here comes the need of comparative financial analysis of the companies to understand the position in the market and the areas of improvement. In present scenario the two most prominent giant companies in the soft drinks industry are Coca Cola and ...

Introduction

Basing on history, in a period of over one hundred years ago, Coke and Pepsi have been competing to have a substantial share of the world’s beverage market. The strongest battle in this market or what is referred to as “the cola wars” was seen in the fight for the seventy four billion U.S dollar CSD industry in the U.S (Yoffie and Kim 1).In a cautiously waged competitive fight that took place in a period starting from the year 1975 up to the middle of the 1990s, Coke as well as Pepsi obtained average annual income growth of about ten percent, ...

Investment Analysis of Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc

Investment Analysis of Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc 1. Company Profiles – A Synopsis

PepsiCo Inc, an American multinational, is a food and beverage organization which has headquarters in New York, United States. The company has interests in the production, marketing and distribution of beverages, snack foods, and other products. This publicly traded company was formed in the year 1965 after Pepsi-Cola Company merged with Frito-Lay, Inc. Coca-Cola Company, also an American multinational, sells carbonated soft drink in every store having a headquarter in Atlanta, Georgia of United States. It was founded in 1886.

Product/Services

PepsiCo has a diverse beverage and food portfolio ...

Answers to Questions

1. What is Economic Value Added (EVA) and what are the advantages and disadvantages of using EVA as a measure of a company’s performance?

The basis for the financial performance measurement tool called Economic Value Added (EVA) is that any capital brought into a company must create value for its shareholders. Very simply put, if the after-tax net operating profit of a company (or NOPAT), less the capital used to generate that profit is positive or greater than zero, then the company has generated true economic profit for its investors. In mathematical terms, this relationship is shown as:

Economic Value Added = NOPAT – ...

Executive summary

Pepsi is one of the biggest food and beverage companies in the world with $66 billion in revenues and 25.65,000 employees all over the world. PepsiCo is listed at the New York Stock Exchange. The company is also listed at the Amsterdam, Swiss, Chicago and Tokyo Stock exchange. PepsiCo’s main customers are authorized bottlers and independent distributors and retailers. PepsiCo products are available in over 200 countries, with the largest operations in North America, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. The company mainly operates in the non-alcoholic beverages and macro snacks market. They have become the largest ...

PEPSI REGENERATION 1990-1993, HARVARD BUSINESS CASE STUDY

PEPSI REGENERATION 1990-1993: HARVARD BUSINESS CASE STUDY Problem statement

The beverage industry is the most lucrative and active business globally. Innovation and advertisement is what keeps this industry the most active and at each other’s throat. Craig Weatherup, PepsiCo CEO used very many strategies for Pepsi to remain in the market around this period. The competition was extremely high therefore minimizing the sale of their product (Sull, 1996 pp. 1). Furthermore, around the same period, there generated a scare about product tampering when a grocer owner alleged that he removed a syringe out of a bottle before he could sell the ...

Introduction

Probably one of the most interesting (and definitely successful) inventions of the previous century is the nutritionally insignificant, yet deeply engraved in the worldwide modern life is the soft drinks. No one knows how to make them except a very few key people in the world, and yet they have become a very defining element of civilization for more than a century and running. Arguably, this is thanks to the competition between the two giant soft drink products which race to domination swept through the whole world, shaping history in all aspects of humanity while quenching its thirst. In this report, I ...

Report on Cola Wars

The Race to the Top Continues Description of Case Situation The carbonated soda drink industry is a $74 billion industry dominated by two mega giants namely Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Before turning into beverage empires, these two companies started as a mere concoction dedicated as medicinal reliefs as both CSD’s are invented by pharmacists. Soon, after a century of battling it out to earn the biggest share in the market, Coke and Pepsi still haven’t been able to settle the score between them. The brands became a household name from the time it hit the soda fountain arena until the ...

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How does the solving of marketing related problems help me become a better marketer?

Marketing is a term used to present the products of the company in front of the end users, and it is known as one of the most important aspects from the standpoint of a company on that the entire branch of marketing would be depending upon in particular. In order to become a perfect number of things should have been taken into account . The essence of a marketing department could be extremely vital and important in a broad nutshell. It is one of the most important departments from the standpoint of an organization and no organization can increase their financial ...

Part One

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or IFRC is the largest humanitarian network in the world. It reaches more than one hundred and fifty million people in one hundred and eighty seven National Societies. This is done through the work of more than thirteen million volunteers. These national societies and volunteers work together in dealing with disasters. They work during and after natural and other disasters and health related emergencies to improve lives and meet the needs of vulnerable people. They do ...

Probably one of the most interesting (and definitely successful) inventions of the previous century is the nutritionally insignificant, yet deeply engraved in the worldwide modern life is the soft drinks. No one knows how to make them except a very few key people in the world, and yet they have become a very defining element of civilization for more than a century and running. Arguably, this is thanks to the competition between the two giant soft drink products which race to domination swept through the whole world, shaping history in all aspects of humanity while quenching its thirst. A blog based ...

Marketing Plan for Coca Cola plus protein

INTRODUCTION Coca Cola is one of the biggest players of carbonated and non carbonated soft drink market in the world. It is one of the most valuable and iconic brands in the world; Forbes has listed Coca Cola as the world’s third most valuable brand (World’s Most Valuable Brands, 2014). It is one of those companies that invest heavily in its marketing initiatives. In 2013, the marketing spend of the company stood at $4 billion (Team Trevis, 2014). Coca Cola is a market leader of the soft drinks market and has a brand portfolio that included drinks like ...

Under the direction of Minnick, Coca-Cola is rapidly shifting its focus from its traditional brands, venturing into new areas of consumer products. This will not only transform the organization’s marketing and innovative capacities but also allow the organization to appeal to a greater market by keeping up with consumer trends. With the advent of lifestyle diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, customers are currently shifting away from conventional beverages that consist of artificial sweeteners, flavor and are overall highly loaded with carbohydrates. In turn, customers are shifting towards healthy living, which entails the consumption of healthy drinks and foods. ...

Executive Summary

Athletic drink market is continuously growing. Currently, this market is worth $7 billion, and it is expected to grow into a $20 billion market by 2020. The products available in the market are of “one size fits all” type with Pepsi and Coca-Cola dominating the market share. Since the nutritional requirements vary from one person to another on the basis of size, weight, height and type of sports, the “one size fits all” type of products fail to fulfill all the bodily needs of a sports person. Customade is a product that has been designed to provide customized nutrition solution to people ...

The Coca Cola Company has been in existent for over 100 years. The company products extend from different flavored soft drinks to bottle water. Coke is their most selling and the most popular of all their products. The Coca Cola Company has a worldwide market and indisputably one of the most valuable companies in the world. Coke faces competition with other brands such as Pepsi, Dr Pepper and few others. Coke has managed to control the market as the most popular and most sold soda in the world. In the United States, Coke faces a lot of competition even though it ...

1. Who am I? The question looks so easy, but I was confused how to answer it. Who am I? I remember my classmate said ‘I am who I am’. I think the answer is very interesting and reasonable. We all think we know ourselves very well; however, I believe that is not exactly true. We always represent someone else, someone different than us. Imagine that you are a salesman at a shopping mall. Can you really be yourself at work? I think the answer is no, because you have to be the person who makes the customers happy. ...

Pepsi versus Coca Cola

Coca-Cola Coca-Cola is a US multinational beverage company, manufacturer, marketer and retailer of alcoholic-free drinks. The company has it’s headquarter in Atlanta. A pharmacist known as John Stith Pemberton in 1886 invented the Coca-Cola drink. In 1889, Coca-Cola formula was bought by Asa Griggs Candler, who used it to found the Coca-Cola Company in 1892 (Bodden, 2009). Under Cander’s leadership, the company grew and increased its distribution beyond Atlanta. In 1894, due to high demand for the drink, the company, through Joseph Biedenharn, installed bottling machinery that enabled the bottling of the drink.

Large scale bottling of ...

What You Can Learn from Starbucks http://www.inc.com/resources/marketing/articles/20050401/starbucks.html

Starbucks is an experienced company that serves good quality coffee, and besides this it delivers great customer service, from which managers have only but to learn, as Adam Hanft, the writer of the article “What Can You Learn from Starbucks” observes after analyzing the setting and the environment that Starbuck creates for its clients. The author of this article provides some useful customer service related advices based on his own Starbucks experience and he encourages managers to use them or to go visit the nearest Starbucks whenever they need to ...

Pepsi Co is a multinational food and beverage corporation with more than 5000 employees in over 15 locations. The company believes that, in order to increase its productivity, it should recruit and maintain the best workers. This way, the company hopes it can increase its sales. This will ensure that they remain competitive in the global market. Maintaining their best workers will also ensure that they are able to lobby more customers in the market. Pepsi Co has in the recent past increased its sales. The company has also strived to increase the number of female employees to be equivalent ...

Proposal to Mc Donald’s

We at Pepsi Company believe that we have the best to offer in beverage supplying. According to the requirements, we supply the best beverages and at a very reasonable price. We have the necessary resources, and the personnel to do the transportation. We considered the RFP (Request For Proposal) that Mc Donald`s presented, and realized that the sales you presented are in line with our goals and the financial budget presently of Pepsi Company. If awarded the contract, the scope of production of the beverages crucial to supply Mc Donald`s is within our range of supplies and ...