Cola Wars Strategy Case Analysis Executive Summary: Together, Pepsi and Coke have historically dominated the carbonated soft drink (CSD) market while competing fiercely with each other for market share in the U.S. Until the late 1990s, CSD consumption in the U.S. grew at a healthy annual rate of 3% - 7%, and both Coke and Pepsi were able to prosper. However, largely due to health issues related to the consumption of soft drinks, consumption of CSDs in the U.S. has been declining since the
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Case Analysis: Cola Wars in China: The Future Is Here Prepared by Kulthida Vongtrakool MAN 787: Business Policy & Strategy Spring 2015 Prepared for: Professor Rimi Zakaria Date of Submission: March 19, 2015 1. Resources, capabilities, and core competencies Resources: Tangible resources and intangible resources are the factors that Wahaha incorporated to achieve the competitive advantage over the two giants, Coca-Cola and Pepsi. For tangible assets, the company had high volume
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Case Analysis – Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010 Coke and Pepsi are two leading companies in the soft drink industry. They contend with each other during decades. The Cola Wars are a campaign of mutually-targeted television advertisements and marketing campaigns since the 1980s between soft drink manufacturers The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo. Historically, the soft drink industry has been so profitable. Porter’s Five- Forces Model of industry competition can define and analyze an
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9/8/2015 PGDM/MBA Material: Case Study- Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century www.mbapgdmstuff.blogspot.com Home Human Resource Marketing Information system management Images You are visitor # Case Study- Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century 110,588 Search This Blog Translate Select Language ▼ Category Assignment Business Communication Business Environment Business Law Case Study Compensation MAnagement
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This report is based upon the information from the Harvard business case: “Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century”. Both Coca Cola Company and PepsiCo are the largest players in the Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSD) industry. The purpose of this report is to gain insight into the possible strategies that can be applied, in order to expand the overall throat share in the future. History revealed that a highly competitive strategy that was utilized in the past by both companies resulted
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CASE STUDY : COLA WARS CONTINUE : COKE AND PEPSI IN 2006 The case study “Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006” focuses on describing Coke and Pepsi within the CSD industry by providing detailed statements about the companies’ accounts and strategies to increase their market share. ‘ Cola war’ is the term used to describe the campaign of mutually targeted television advertisement & marketing campaigns between Coke & Pepsi. Furthermore, the case also focuses on the Coke vs. Pepsi
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Econ Case Analysis Cola Wars Continue – HBR 702442 History of the Cola Wars For decades, Pepsi and Coca Cola fought over the market share of the soft drink industry. Throughout this almost duopolistic competition, Coke’s share grew from 33.4% in the 1960s to 44.5% in the late 90s; while Pepsi’s market share grew from 20.4% to 31.4% in the same time span. Although there are other potential firms in the market with considerable market influence such as Schweppes and Royal Crown, Pepsi and Coca-Cola
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Analysis of The Coca Cola Company® Team L4 [pic] [pic] [pic] [pic] Ellen van Winkel Thamar Peper Annelieke Been Rozemarijn 561548 561526 561503 Barendsen, 552505 Marketing Management Block 1-2008 Date: 25 February 2008, Amsterdam To: Dr. L. Lin Mr. van der Rest Version 1 Chapter 1 Introduction We started this project with a choice, Coca Cola or Pepsi. We chose to analyze Coca Cola, we all preferred the brand image, and were eager to find out how Coca Cola is organized.
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oca Cola War Case Study 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
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Case Study #2 Cola Wars Management 5650 Fall 1 October, 17, 2013 Introduction There has been stiff competition between companies that produce similar goods. This competition is alive and well, especially in situations where there is need for a multiple of companies that offer similar goods and services to counter monopoly. However, these wars can take a different turn and bring changes to general operations of some firms (Long & Harding, 1998). Coca Cola and Pepsi are such companies
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