Pepsico And The Non Alcoholic Beverage Industry

The two (2) segments chosen for the general environment that would rank the highest in the influence of PepsiCo Inc. are demographic segment and technological segments. First of all, general environment as defined by the text “is composed of dimensions in the broader society that influence an industry and the firms within it” (Hitt,2013). The demographic segment is concerned with a population’s size, age structure, geographic distribution, ethnic mix, and income distribution. It is commonly analyzed on a global basis because of their potential effects across countries’ borders and because many firms compete in global markets. PepsiCo Inc.

PepsiCo is one of the largest U.S based food and beverage companies. With a strong heritage. What is now, PepsiCo was first established in the late 1800’s. What started as a small one-man operation has grown into a food and beverage megabrand, with strong competition from both sectors of the food and beverage industry. With fierce competition from companies such as Coca-Cola, Kraft foods and ConAgra, PepsiCo must continue to innovate while providing customers with quality products that are priced competitively to remain relevant.

The industry in which PepsiCo produces and distributes its specialty beverages is vast and ever changing. With sales of carbonated soft drinks declining the past five years in a row, PepsiCo needed to look elsewhere to stimulate growth in its core business. PepsiCo thought it had found this growth in the alternative beverage industry. Pepsi expanded its line of beverage to include brands such as Gatorade, Propel, Frappucino, Aquafina, and SoBe. The industry, which experienced massive growth in the mid 2000’s, has seen a more recent decline in sales of 12.3% for it’s specialty beverage segment between 2008 and 2009. This

According to Marketline (2013) particularly in 2012 the Irish soft drinks market has seen a growth of 1.3%, reaching total revenues of 1.3 billion euros. In comparison, other major EU soft drink markets like Germany and France also had a market value growth over the same period, for instance, German market had a CAGR of 2.2% while France had 2.6% CAGR (Marketline, 2013). Furthermore, considering the market volume for the period 2008-12, in the report (Marketline, 2013) statistics in the figure 1.2 has shown that a compound annual rate of change (CARC) was -1.6%. The market consumption volume in 2012 deteriorated by 0.2% and reached a total volume of 0.7 billion litres (Marketline, 2013). The information above indicates that in the recent years an Irish soft drink market has seen a marginal market value growth and a volume decline.

Coca-Cola and Pepsi were fought over for a very long time in the carbonated soft drink beverage industry. Today, I will used AFI framework to analyze Cola-Cola performance and find out how did this company deal with the decline in the CSD consumption and its rivalry.

Over the last century, Coke and Pepsi have been waging war over the $74 billion carbonated soft drink industry in the United States. The degree of this competition has changed over the last decade as carbonated soft drink (CSD) consumption in America decreased to 46 gallons per year per person. To investigate these changes and evaluate the reasons why the industry has been so successful over the years, it is important to do an industry analysis looking at the different forces that affect both Coke and Pepsi as well as the changes in these forces and their effects on the industry competition.

This research paper pinpoints the financial analysis of Pepsi Co, Inc., namely its profitability; liquidity; solvency and operating outcome with respect to its competitors, Coca-Cola Inc., and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. The upshot of Pepsi’s financial breakdown will assist the soda drink maker to improve its production approach and keep its flagship brand aggressive and competitive.

The case explains the economics of the soft drink industry. There activities that add value to consumer at nearly every stage of the value chain of the soft drink industry. The war is primarily fought between Coca-Cola and PepsiCo as market leaders in this industry; who combined have roughly a ninety percent market share in their industry. The impact of globalization on competition has allowed both of these major players to find new markets to tap which has allowed each continued growth potential.

In addition, PepsiCo International division includes all the PepsiCo snacks, beverages, and food items sold outside North America. They are doing extremely well in emerging markets such as Russia, the Middle East, and Turkey. As for Chile, the sales are a little lousy. They find that the Power of One strategy works there since Frito-Lay has 90 percent of the market. Again, the Power of One strategy is simply placing PepsiCo products next to Frito-Lay products.

Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Quaker, Tropicana, and Gatorade are all well-known brands, but did you know that they are all part of PepsiCo? A framework made up of an astonishing 360 combined years’ worth of production. “PepsiCo is one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies with over $63 billion in net revenue in 2015 and a global portfolio of diverse and beloved brands” (1). They are known for their strength in diversified product portfolio, dominance in their market position, and their state of the art focus on research and development. The opportunities they have to face are a growing consumer focus on health and wellness, increase in global food consumption, and productivity initiatives (2). In the following sections, the history, present conditions, mission and objectives, factors within the external environment will be discussed.

Pepsi-Cola is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. It is sold in stores, restaurants and from vending machines. The drink was first made in the 1890s by pharmacist Caleb Bradham in New Bern, North Carolina. The brand was trademarked on June 16, 1903. There have been many Pepsi variants produced over the years since 1903, including Diet Pepsi, Crystal Pepsi, Pepsi Twist, Pepsi Max, Pepsi Samba, Pepsi Blue, Pepsi Gold, Pepsi Holiday Spice, Pepsi Jazz, Pepsi X (available in Finland and Brazil), Pepsi Next (available in Japan and South Korea), Pepsi Raw, Pepsi Retro in Mexico, Pepsi One, and Pepsi Ice Cucumber in Japan .Pepsi cola is situated is an Industry that is dominator by two Competitors Coca

An analysis of a product’s external environment can be very taxing to an organization. The framework for analyzing external environmental factors include: competition, economic growth and stability, political trends, legal and regulatory, technological advancements and sociocultural trends (Ferrell & Hartline, 2014). Coca-Cola is the #1 nonalcoholic beverage company as well as one of the world’s most recognizable brands. It owns or licenses and markets more than 500 beverage brands in more than 200 countries. In an attempt to provide an external environment analysis of Coca-Cola Company, we first examine competition. Coca-Cola has a net revenue of $63 billion and a brand value of $77,839 billion with 123, 200 employees. Its competitors are PepsiCo, Inc., Nestle and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. According to the New York Stock Exchange, PepsiCo has a market cap of $105.45 billion, 297,000 employees with revenue per employee at $221.199. Dr. Pepper Snapple Group has a market cap or $8.95 billion, 19,000 employees with revenue per employee at $314,368.

1.) Why do companies like Pepsi need to globalize? What are the various ways in which foreign companies can enter a foreign market? What hurdles and problems did Pepsi Face when it tried to enter India during the 1980s?

Long before now has branding been considered as one of the peripheral aspects of business. Manufacturers, investors and other key players focused on the product without paying much attention to the consumer. But as the business landscape got tougher, marketing became not just an integral part of business but one of the fundamental principles of success.

Pepsi-Cola brand is a brand that has been established within the refreshment industry since the 19th century. Pepsi pride the business of consumer products in beverages and snacks, on being one of the best in the world. They seek