Coca-Cola is an American multinational beverage corporation. Detailed market analysis is covered in various posts of this blog. Major analysis includes Coca-Cola Vs. Pepsi CO, Hardles of soft drink Industry etc.
Wednesday, 18 December 2013
CocaCola Company Description
Coca-Cola (KO) is a one of the leading global beverage companies, with over 500 different brands of non-alcoholic drinks sold in almost every country of the world. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company classifies its operations into two business segments. Its Concentrate segment involves selling concentrate syrup to its bottling partners for bottling and distribution, while its finished product business produces and sells bottles directly to businesses and consumer. Coca-Cola’s portfolio of beverages includes 15 ‘billion-dollar brands’. North America is the company’s largest segment by revenues, while Latin America is the largest segment in terms of unit volume sales. Read More: KO
Sunday, 17 November 2013
Will Coca-Cola or Pepsi Win The Soda War?
Among the major soda purveyors, it's understandable to
consider Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ) and PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP ) as one-and-the-same. After all, their
namesake sparkling beverages have competed against each other for decades, and
together they've dominated the soda business.
As it happens, though, the present day represents a vastly
different place in terms of consumer preferences. Consumers, particularly in
the United States, are more health-conscious than ever. The demand for
lower-calorie, less-sugary beverages is rippling through the soda industry, and
the end result is stagnating case volume shipments for the twin industry
heavyweights.
One of the two titans of soda has acknowledged this trend
and charted a different course, while the other has no plans to be anything but
a sparkling beverage company. That's why, as it appears to me, there's a clear
winner of the soda wars. Read more.
Sunday, 10 November 2013
The Coca-Cola Company declares “zero tolerance” for land grabs in supply chain
Coca-Cola Company to take steps to stop land grabs from
happening in its supply chain after more than 225,000 people signed petitions
and took action as part of Oxfam’s campaign to urge food and beverage companies
to respect community land rights.
The company committed its bottlers to do the same. The
Coca-Cola Company also said it will do sweeping social and environmental
assessments across its supply chains beginning with Colombia, Guatemala and
Brazil, then moving on to India, South Africa and other countries, and that it
will publicly reveal its biggest sugarcane suppliers.
PepsiCo and Associated British Foods (ABF), the two other
targets of Oxfam’s campaign, have yet to address the issues highlighted by
Oxfam’s report, Nothing Sweet About It.
“Today one of the biggest companies in the world stood up to
take greater responsibility for the impacts of its operations,” said Raymond C.
Offenheiser, President of Oxfam America. “Coca-Cola has taken an important step
to show consumers and the communities it relies upon that it aims to be a part
of the solution to land grabs. This will resonate throughout the industry.” Read more.
Friday, 8 November 2013
Coca Cola Pushes into China
As reported to Bloomberg, beverage maker The Coca-Cola
Company (KO) has plans to invest more than $4 billion in China from 2015 to
2017 to combat the rising competition in the soft drinks market. The company
has also introduced new products and intends to build new plants to meet the
growing demand of Chinese consumers.
The cola giant is ramping up its investment in China as the
company and its bottlers seek to double global revenues to $200 billion in 10
years ending 2020. This investment of $4 billion is in addition to the previous
investment plan of $4 billion for China for the year 2012-2014.
Coca-Cola is also interested in acquisition deals in China
and may add healthier drinks in its portfolio such as juice making companies or
plant-protein drinks like almond milk. Read more.
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Coca-Cola says to invest over $4 billion in China in 2015-2017
The Coca-Cola Co (KO) said it will invest over $4 billion in
China and build new plants between 2015 and 2017, to counter competition which
is chipping away at its share of the country's 421 billion yuan ($69.12
billion) soft drinks market.
Chinese consumers are increasingly opting for healthier
alternatives in food and drink, which has hit growth for fast food chains such
as McDonald's Corp (MCD) and KFC-parent Yum Brands Inc (YUM). Read more.
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