Busmhr 4490 PP
Busmhr 4490 PP
Busmhr 4490 PP
Manufacturing Process
Concentrate Producers
Blend raw material
ingredients
Diet CSDs (carbonated soft
drinks), concentrate makers
add artificial sweeteners
Package mixture into plastic
canisters
Ship containers to bottlers
Manufacturing Process
Bottlers
Purchase concentrate
Add carbonated water and
high-fructose corn syrup
Bottle or can product
Deliver to customer accounts
Bargaining Power of
Suppliers
Concentrate required
few inputs
Rivalry
Among
Concentrate
Producers
Threat of New
Entrants
Coke & Pepsi claimed
72% of US CSD sales
volume in 2009
Bargaining Power of
Buyers
Bottlers had little
bargaining power
Threat of Substitutes
Bottlers frustrated by
growth of non-carb
popularity
Rivalry
Among
Bottlers
Threat of New Entrants
Bottler refranchising in
1980s diminished threat of
new entrants
Bargaining Power of
Buyers
Retail sector consolidation
allows companies like
Walmart to exert pricing
pressure
Profitability
Concentrate Industry
Bottling Industry
Profitability cont...
Concentrate industry more profitable due to supplier power
Cola wars weakened small, independent bottlers
More money spent on advertising, product and packaging
proliferation,and retail price discounting - higher capital
requirements and lower profit margins
Exhibit 5:
Retail price per case continuously decreasing
1988: $10.79 per case
2009: $7.98 per case
Concentrate price per case continuously increasing
1988: $0.79 per case
2009: $1.65 per case
Profitability cont...
Bottlers operating profits much less compared to concentrate producers
o Exhibit 3a-b
Coke and Pepsis acquisitions of smaller bottlers
o 2009: Pepsis bottlers decreased from over 400 to just 106
Supplier Power
Number of suppliers: few large concentrate producers
o Coke (41.9% 2009), Pepsi (29.9% 2009), Dr Pepper Snapple (16.4%
2009), Other (11.8% 2009)
Size of suppliers
o Coke and Pepsi claimed 72% of U.S. CSD market - have most control
o Pepsi: acquisition of PBG and PepsiAmericas (80% operations)
o Coke: acquisition of CCEs North American operations (90%
operations)
Ability to substitute
o No other companys have same amount of market share or brand
recognition as Coke and Pepsi
Cost of changing
o Lose a lot of market share
o Product uniqueness
Competitive Spirit
If the Coca-Cola Company didnt exist, wed pray for someone to invent them.
Roger Enrico, Former CEO of Pepsi
Staggering Facts
Timeline
o Carefully Waged Competitive Struggle
Growth
o Annual Revenue Growth of around 10% per year
o Constant U.S. and Worldwide CSD consumption growth
Alternatives
Adapting To The Times
o
Consolidating Bottlers
Providing Healthy Alternatives for Schools
Sponsorships (Sports Teams, Colleges, Concerts)
Breaking into International Markets
Buying out Competitors
Advertisement war
Pepsi vs Coca-Cola
o http://youtu.be/IVndvFoQt34?list=RDmuH-zcOYnFc
Coca-Cola Its Mine
o http://youtu.be/xiMf5cCDy1I?list=RDmuH-zcOYnFc
More recently...
Pepsis stock up 14% compared to just 7% for Coke - why?
o Pepsi owns the Frito-Lay snack business
Food business grew at a higher rate compared to beverage
business
o Strong results from Latin America and Asia
o Pepsi is cheaper
Trades at 19X 2015 earnings forecast compared to Coke at 20X
BUT Pepsis expecting earnings to grow 7% annually while Coke
only expects to grow 4.6% annually (according to analysts)
Best performing beverage stock - Dr Pepper Snapple
o Shares up nearly 35%
o Cheaper shares and earnings growth expected to outpace Coke and
Pepsi
Numbers from October 9, 2014
Coca-Cola Life: 35% less calories, sweetened with cane sugar and stevia
Pepsi True: 30% fewer calories, sweetened with sugar and stevia
In response to consumers looking for reduced-calorie soft drinks
Industry wide effort to reduce beverage calories by 20% by 2025
Questions?
Works Cited
http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/02/news/companies/coke-pepsi-stevia/
http://money.cnn.com/2014/10/09/investing/pepsi-earnings-stock-coke/
Rothaermel, Frank T. Strategic Management. 2nd ed. New York: McGrawHill Irwin, 2013. Print.
Yoffie, David B., and Renee Kim. "Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in
2010." (2011): n. pag. Web.