Coca Cola Company Case Study

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Background: Introduction to Organization The Coca – Cola Company was incorporated in 1892. It is the world’s leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of non-alcoholic beverages, with operations in more than 200 countries (Sec.gov, 2014). It is regarded as one of the world’s most recognizable brands with a portfolio of more than 500 brands that offers more than 3,500 beverages. In order to retain its position and maintain its long term growth, Coca-Cola understands that it needs to diversify beyond soft drinks and search new trends in the beverage industry with respect to consumers’ changing demands. The company achieves its goals and stays at the top with the help of its Venturing and Emerging Brands (VEB) business unit (Bevindustry.com,…show more content…
Coca Cola has one of the most comprehensive distribution systems which include its bottling system. The bottling companies are owned as well as operated by the individuals at a local level. Hence it enables the company to run its business on the global scale while acting locally, which in turn makes its product accessible to billions of people worldwide (HubPages, 2014). The Coke system includes 900 plants, 500,000 trucks, 10 million cold drink vending machines, and a $50 billion supply chain across 200 countries, with products in 20 million outlets (Kwon, 2008). This extensive system provides huge competitive edge. Moreover it also has an excellent packaging technology which differentiates it from others, such as its Plantbottle technology. This was also clear from the statement of CEO of Honest Tea where he says Honest Tea (Brand acquired by Coca Cola) can benefit from enriching its market understanding with coke and packaging with its Plantbottle technology (Bevindustry.com,…show more content…
Along with the local firms in the countries where is does its business. Coca cola appropriately addresses these challenges by expanding its product offerings to meet consumers’ needs and lifestyle with the help of its Venturing and Emerging Brands Group (VEB). Coca Cola (VEB) has acquired Zico coconut water, Fuse, Honest Tea etc. in order to expand its brand portfolio of non- carbonated drinks. (Coca-colacompany.com, 2014) The following section highlights the strategic objective of VEB and how it achieved them in order to meet Coca cola’s overall objectives Another emerging competitor is CircleUp. A equity based online crowdfunding platform which connects investors and small start-up companies by providing a platform to the investor to select and invest in the retail and consumer companies (SiliconBeat, 2013). Similar to VEB, CircleUp is working on new ways to revamp traditional processes; this is being carried out by driving innovation in consumer products and changing traditional fundraising channels for consumer companies (CircleUp, 2014). As CircleUp Focuses on consumer products including food and beverage it might pose a threat to
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