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Summer Training Project Report
On
MARKETING STRATEGIESOf
PEPSI AT NOIDA
Submitted for the partial fulfillment towards the of degree
Post graduate diploma in management
Approved by AICTE
Submitted By:Pradeep kumar
(Pg!"
#$der t%e Super&i'i$ f Dr)S%a*i$i Sri&a'ta&
Departme$t f ma$ageme$t
P't graduate dip*ma i$ ma$ageme$t (PGDM"8, Knowledge par!l, Institutional Area, "reater #oida"autam $uddh #agar %&P', India! ()*+)
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I here by declare that summer training report entitled“1A/KETI#" ST/ATE"IES of PEPSI at
#0I-A” submitted to the HIT! "reater #oida !appro$ed by AI%T& go$t o' India! 'or the partial 'u
'illment o' P0ST "/A-&ATE -IP.01A I# 1A#A"E1E#T %P"-1' degree in an original and
authenticrecord o' my o(n (or) carried out 'or the*+ ,ays under the super$ision o' r- Pradeep .atyal
/A,%! 0arun be$erage #OI,A-
2inally! in the best o' my )no(ledge! it has not published earlier any(here or presented to any
institution3uni$ersity 'or an end o' any degree-
P/A-EEP K&1A/
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ACK#02.E-"E1E#T
A tas) underta)en (ithout o''ering prayers to almighty and tal)ing blessings 'rom the elders is not a
good beginning- 6i)e(ise the (or) completed (ithout ac)no(ledging the assistance to those (ho (ere
al(ays by my sides to ma)e my e''orts 'ruit'ul in the tas) le't incomplete-
In the beginning! I (ould li)e to e7press my sincere than)s to 0arun 8e$erage 6td /2ranchisee o' Pepsi
'or gi$ing me an opportunity to ta)e the practical e7perience o' (or)ing li'e-
I con$ey my sincere than)s to ,r-Shalini Sri$asta$ 3AC&.T4 03 5I1T! "reater #oida! r 6 Sharad
7atss %1areting -evelopment 1anager', 1r6 1ano /awat %7arun $everage', 1r6 Pradeep
Katyal%A-C 7arun $everage,#oida' Industry "uide and all family of 7arun $everage 'or
pro$iding me the proper guidance 'or pro$iding me the opportunity to carry out my summer training
project e''ecti$ely and e''iciently- I (ould also li)e to pay than)s to all my boo)s!classmates! 'riends and
my 'amily members 'or co9operating (ith me and helping me to complete the project
PRA,&&P .:AR
Roll #o-P"1411
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P/E3ACE
Research project is necessary part 'or 'ul'illment o' P", course- The emphasis in the project is
pro$iding the study and an insight into Indian 2%" 8usiness Scenario-
The summer training project is designed to pro$ide participation o' P", program as on the job
e7perience- This has gi$en a chance to try and apply the academic )no(ledge and gain insight into
corporate culture- This helps in de$eloping decision9ma)ing abilities and emphasi;es on acti$e
participation by the student-
I undertoo) my project in 0arun 8e$erage-! #oida a leading 8ottler and ar)eting partner o' the
Pepsi 2oods- ,uring the training! I had (or)ed on the project 91A/KETI#" ST/ETE"IES 03
PEPSI AT #0I-A:
I gained $aluable e7perience < )no(ledge during the sur$ey- The Project consists o' my 'indings
a'ter tabulation o' collected data! then analy;ed conclusions (ere dra(n and 'inally suggestions (ere
put 'or(ard-
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TA$.E 03 C0#TE#TS
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• Introduction
= Objecti$es o' the Study
= 6imitations
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• Industrial Pro'ile
= Pepsi India9 Our 0ision
= Pepsi Strategy to Reach Increased #umber o' %ustomers
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• Research ethodology
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• 2indings < Analysis
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• %onclusion
= 8ibliography
= Anne7ure
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About the Topi=
The distribution net(or) o' 0arun 8e$erage is (ell )no(n 'or its e''iciency but company constantly
stri$es 'or the betterment o' their distribution net(or) system- &mphasis o' our study (as to 'ocus
on the customer o' company i-e-! the retailers-
The Retail apping o' #oida is an integral step 'or the assessment! de$elopment and betterment o'
this system- The distribution system not only comprises the mo$ement o' the products but also
incorporates the merchandising o' the product! (hich is $ery broad in its pur$ie(-
The project incorporates the analysis o' the per'ormance o' 0arun 8e$erage and probing
into opportunities o' increasing the mar)et share in #OI,A- The entire process had to be in an
organi;ed manner in order to deli$er meaning'ul results 'or the purpose o' decision9ma)ing- The
project (as that o' mar)et research (ith sur$eys and obser$ations as its major phases (ith the
objecti$e o' gathering o' all important in'ormation material 'or strengthening the position o' 0arun
8e$erage at #oida-
P&PSI boasts o' ha$ing the ma7imum mar)et share in the be$erage segment at noida and is in
constant process 'or the betterment o' its product per'ormance and customer as (ell retailer?s
satis'action-
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5IST0/4 03 PEPSI
%aleb 8radham o' #e( 8ern! #orth %arolina (as a pharmacist- 6i)e many pharmacists at the turn o'
the century he had a soda 'ountain in his drugstore! (here he ser$ed his customers re'reshing drin)s! that
he created himsel'- 5is most popular beverage was something he =alled >$rad?s drin> made of
=arbonated water, sugar, vanilla, rare oils, pepsin and =ola nuts6
8radBs drin)! created in the summer o' 1CD4! (as later renamed Pepsi %ola in 1CDC a'ter the pepsin
and cola nuts used in the recipe- In 1CDC! %aleb 8radham (isely bought the trade name Pepsi9%ola 'or
E1FF 'rom a competitor 'rom #e(ar)! #e( Gersey that had gone bro)e-
In 1DF5! he launched the Pepsi9%ola %ompany in the bac) room o' his pharmacy! and applied to the :-S
Patent O''ice 'or a trademar)- At 'irst! he mi7ed the syrup himsel' and sold it e7clusi$ely through soda
'ountains- 8ut soon %aleb recogni;ed that a greater opportunity e7isted to bottle Pepsi so that people
could drin) it any(here-
The business began to gro(! and on Gune 1>! 1DF4! Pepsi9%ola (as o''icially registered (ith the :-S-
Patent O''ice- That year! %aleb sold @!D>C gallons o' syrup! using the theme line &7hilarating
In$igorating! Aids ,igestion- He also began a(arding 'ranchises to bottle Pepsi to independent
in$estors! (hose number gre( 'rom just t(o in 1DF+! in the cities o' %harlotte and ,urham! #orth
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%arolina! to 1+ the 'ollo(ing year! and *F by 1DF@- 8y the end o' 1D1F! there (ere Pepsi9%ola
'ranchises in 5* states-
Pepsi9%olaBs 'irst bottling line resulted 'rom some less9than9sophisticated engineering in the bac) room
o' %alebBs pharmacy- 8uilding a strong 'ranchise system (as one o' %alebBs greatest achie$ements-
6ocal Pepsi9%ola bottlers! entrepreneurial in spirit and dedicated to the productBs success! pro$ided a
sturdy 'oundation- They (ere the cornerstone o' the Pepsi9%ola enterprise- 8y 1DF@! the ne( company
(as selling more than 1FF!FFF gallons o' syrup per year-
"ro(th (as phenomenal! and in 1DFD %aleb erected a headuarters so
spectacular that the to(n o' #e( 8ern pictured it on a postcard- 2amous
racing car dri$er 8arney Old 'ield endorsed Pepsi in ne(spaper ads as "A
bully drink...refreshing, invigorating, a fine bracer before a race."
A'ter se$enteen years o' success! %aleb 8radham lost Pepsi %ola- He had gambled on the 'luctuations o'
sugar prices during --I! belie$ing that sugar prices (ould continue to rise but they 'ell instead lea$ing
%aleb 8radham (ith an o$erpriced sugar in$entory- Pepsi %ola (ent ban)rupt in 1D54-
In 1D41! Pepsi %ola (as bought by the 6o't %andy %ompany 6o't president! %harles "- "uth (ho
re'ormulated the popular so't drin)- "uth struggled to ma)e a success o' Pepsi and e$en o''ered to sell
Pepsi to the %oca9%ola company! (ho re'used to o''er a bid-
In 1D*F! history (as made (hen the 'irst ad$ertising jingle (as broadcast nationally- The jingle (as
#ic)el #ic)el an ad$ertisement 'or Pepsi %ola that re'erred to the price o' Pepsi and the uantity 'or
that price- #ic)el #ic)el became a hit record and (as recorded into 'i'ty9'i$e languages-
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The Project 91areting Strategy of PEPSI at #oida City6: (as designed on the lines o' basic
in$estment decisions to be ta)en by the senior o''icials o' P&PSI 'or the purpose o' amendments in the
pre9e7isting distribution net(or) in order to re$ie( and strengthen the routes- The 'indings o' the project
are $ery crucial 'or the increment o' the mar)et share o' P&PSI at the 0arun 8e$erage #oida! ar)et-
Though the process is an ongoing one but the decisions ha$e to be ta)en on a strong base!
supported by 'acts and 'igures and that too on papers- This support can only be pro$ided (ith the help o'
an e7tensi$e and through analysis o' the mar)et and the data collected thereo'-
The objecti$es o' the project (ere deli$ered to us e7press sly by the ar)eting ,e$elopment
coordinator (ho (as the lead or the project head and (e had to submit the day report to him along (ith
the dra't report- He (as the in charge o' the project and ga$e guidelines and directions to approach the
project-
The obe=tives of the proe=t are
To analy;e! interpret and study the entire be$erage mar)et o' #oida-
%omparati$e study o' the $arious brands! pac)s and 'la$ors a$ailable in the mar)et-
Analysis o' the strong and (ea) point o' the competitors products and compare it (ith 0arun
8e$erage-
To assess the reach and 'easibility o' the product and gi$e the output 'or 'urther in$estment 'or
enhancing the distribution net(or) along (ith assessing the e''iciency o' the current distribution
system-
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Assess the promotional measures in the conte7t to the sales o' 0arun be$erage and 'ocusing our
study on the customer o' company i-e-! the retailers-
As ob$ious that any company is concern (ith the increase in sales o' its products! our project
(as in line (ith the companies? objecti$es and all steps incorporate in the project (ere directed to gi$e
an o$er$ie( so as to attain its objecti$es-
The mar)et research conducted by us (as in accordance to the company?s rules and policies
(hich (ere uite material 'or the e''icient and e''ecti$e results and in'erences to be dra(n 'rom the
entire process-
The mar)et research (as conducted in compliance o' the gi$en guidelines deli$ered to us
e7pressly to achie$e the gi$en objecti$es! (hich (ere as underJ
1- Pro'itability 4- Impro$ement
5- Sales *- To satis'y the customers
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.I1ITATI0#S
• The retailers in many cases reluctant to ans(ered many uestions-
• The respondents may be biased on in'luenced by some other 'actors-
• Time and money (ere the greatest limitation in carrying out the sur$ey-
• A number o' retailers /pan9shop being illiterate! it too) us lot o' time in collecting
in'ormation-
• The mere in'ormation (hich (e get 'rom the retailers is not su''icient to arri$e at a
conclusion-• The seasonal changes a''ect the sales-
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The Competitor 1aret Share B Strength
In cold drin)s segment! Pepsi has large potential 'or the sales o' their products-
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As 'ar as cold drin)s products is concerned the so't drin)s industry has only t(o9product
supplier-
1-%oca9cola
5- Pepsi
Ho(e$er! considering the $olume o' sales and perception o' the consumer the main competitor 'or Pepsi
(ould be! %oca9cola
%ocacola has a good number o' sale $olumes- A clearer picture o' (ho is eating out Pepsi?s share can be
obtained by 'inding out the mar)et share o' each player- .eeping in mind the same obtained the mar)et
share o' each supplier o' Pepsi products-
The mar)et has too many players (ith a number o' unbranded ones- I ha$e put together these unbranded
ones as the K6ocal? brand- The mar)et share is calculated purely in terms o' $olumes sold! there'ore it
(as imperati$e to calculate the mar)et share 'or each o' the Pepsi products apart 'rom the o$erall mar)et
share (here all the Pepsi products (ere put together and summation (as ta)en- Indi$idual product?s
share (as calculated so that Pepsi?s position in each o' the products may be )no(n-
/ivalry with Co=a!Cola
hile some people claim that Pepsi tastes e7actly the same as %oca9%ola! other people say they can tell
a di''erence in the t(o sodas- In the past! the di''erence in taste bet(een Pepsi and The %oca9%ola
%ompanyBs %oca9%ola (as e$en greater than it is today-
In 1DC+! The %oca9%ola %ompany! amid much publicity! changed the 'ormula- Some authorities belie$e
that #e( %o)e! as the re'ormulated drin) came to be )no(n! (as in$ented speci'ically to respond to
Pepsi- #umerous blind taste tests suggested that more consumers pre'erred the taste o' Pepsi /(hich is
belie$ed to ha$e more lemon oil! less orange oil! and uses $anillin rather than $anilla to %o)e- In taste
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tests! drin)ers (ere more li)ely to respond positi$ely to s(eeter drin)s! and Pepsi had the ad$antage
o$er %oca9%ola because it is much s(eeter-
%oca9%ola outsells Pepsi in the :S o$erall because %oca9%ola is sold e7clusi$ely in more locations!
such as restaurants that sell %oca9%ola! but not Pepsi-
8y most accounts! %oca9%ola (as IndiaBs leading so't drin) until 1D@@ (hen it le't India a'ter a ne(
go$ernment ordered the company to turn o$er its secret 'ormula 'or %oca9%ola and dilute its sta)e in its
Indian unit as reuired by the 2oreign &7change Regulation Act /2&RA- In 1DCC! Pepsi gained entry to
India by creating a joint $enture (ith the Punjab go$ernment9o(ned Punjab Agro Industrial %orporation
/PAI% and 0oltas India 6imited- This joint $enture mar)eted and sold 6ehar Pepsi until 1DD1 (hen the
use o' 'oreign brands (as allo(edL Pepsi bought out its partners and ended the joint $enture in 1DD*- In
1DD4! %oca9%ola returned in pursuance o' IndiaBs 6iberali;ation policy- In 5FF+! %oca9%ola and Pepsi
together held D+M mar)et share o' so't9drin) sales in India- %oca9%ola IndiaBs mar)et share (as >F-DM-
Others claim that due to rumors o' the use o' cocaine! %o)e (as banned 'or a long time in India and
recently the ban (as li'ted! ho(e$er! Pepsi had maintained a commanding mar)et share-
Pepsi had long been the drin) o' %anadian 2rancophone?s and it continues to hold its dominance by
relying on local Nubcois celebrities /especially %laude eunier ! o' 6a Petite 0ie 'ame to sell its
product- Pepsi e$entually became an o''ensi$e nic)name 'or 2rancophone?s $ie(ed as a lo(er class by
Anglophones in the middle o' the 5Fth century- The term is no( used as a historical re'erence to 2rench9
&nglish linguistic animosity /,uring the partitions debate surrounding the 1DD+ re'erendum! a pundit
(rote! And a (all (ill be erected along St96aurent street the traditional di$ide bet(een 2rench and
&nglish in ontralQ because some people (ere thro(ing %o)e bottle one (ay and Pepsi bottles the
other (ay-
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According to %onsumer Reports! in the 1D@FBs! the ri$alry continued to heat up the mar)et- Research
pro$ed that Pepsi is pre'erred o$er %oca9%ola- The (ay that they pro$ed this (as by blind taste tests that
(ere conducted in stores- These tests (ere called %hallenge 8ooths- The sales o' Pepsi started to
climb! and Pepsi )ic)ed o'' the %hallenge across the nation-
ore importantly! Pepsi outsells its ri$al in grocery and con$enience stores in the :-S- /regarded as an
indicator o' consumer pre'erence! (ith %oca9%olaBs dominance in e7clusi$e restaurant! mo$ie theater
amusement par)! college! and stadium deals gi$ing %o)e the o$erall sales ad$antage- In the :-S-! PepsiBs
total mar)et share (as about 41-@ percent in 5FF*! (hile %o)eBs (as about *4-1 percent-
In Russia! Pepsi once had a larger mar)et share than %oca9%ola- Ho(e$er! PepsiBs dominance in Russia
(as undercut as the %old ar ended- Pepsi had made a deal (ith the So$iet :nion 'or scale production
o' Pepsi in 1D@5- hen the So$iet :nion 'ell apart! Pepsi! (as associated (ith the old So$iet system!
and %oca %ola! just ne(ly introduced to the Russian mar)et in 1DD5! (as associated (ith the ne(
system- Thus! %o)e rapidly captured a signi'icant mar)et share a(ay 'rom Pepsi that might other(ise
ha$e needed years to build up- 8y Guly 5FF+! %oca9%ola enjoyed a mar)et share o' 1D-* percent!
'ollo(ed by Pepsi (ith 14 percent-
According to %onsumer Reports! the o$erall ad$ertising o' the t(o companies still in$ol$e t$
commercials that endorse the image o' youth! beauty! 'amily togetherness! 'un! pleasure! celebrity and
patriotism- These components are e7pected to bring positi$es to the company so that the ri$alry (ill
continue on
3/&IT $E7E/A"ES 1A/KET
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The 'rui t drin) mar)et has recently (itnessed e7pansion (ith the entry o' se$eral ne(
players- The mar)et has been progressing in terms o' product content and there are
three major product contents a$ailable-
* Drinks: Guice (ith pulp content less than *FM
* Nectars: Guice (ith pulp content bet(een *F9CFM
@ui=esJ juice (ith pulp content more than CFM
ith de$elopment in the tetra9pac) mar)et! there is a natural
progression 'rom drin)s to nectars to juices- h ile traditionally 'ruit drin)s (ere
aimed at children! the ne( brands l i)e Onjus! Real ! and 6i'e ha$e 'ocused on young
adul ts and pro'essionals - Ta)e the case o' mar)et l eader Parl e Agro (hich has
launched
Apply (ith a ne( slim pac) to attract youngsters- Although 'ruit drin)s 'ocus strongly
on out9o' 9home consumpt ion ! the juices and nectar s ha$e been concentra ting on
ta)ea(ays or in9home consu mption- ith more choice coming in! the tetra9pac) mar)et
is li)ely to (itness 'urther segmentation-
1A/KET SIE , "/02T5 A#- -E1A#-
The total ' ru it be$erage mar)et i s p laced a t Rs- 55 b il lion (ith the ' ru i t based
be$erage mar)et constituting 5+M o' the o$erall mar)et- Thus the 'ruit based mar)et
has current ly a potent ial o' Rs -+-+9> bi l l ion- :nt i l 4 years ago! the mar)et ! (hich
largely consisted o' 'ruit drin)s! (as gro(ing at 4FM due to its lo( base- 8ut (ith the
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launch o' ne( products in the niche segments l i)e nectars and juices! the 'rui t drin)
mar)et gro(th reduced to 1FM as compared to 4FM gro(th rate o' juices and nectars-
The pure 'ruit juices segment is estimated at 1FF crores and is gro(ing at *F M gro(th
rate (hile the synthetic segment is at 1F M only- The per capita consumption o' juices
in India is estimated at 5FF ml (hich is e7pected to rise gi$en %hina has
at tained a consumpt ion le$el o' 1+FFml- As per the s tudy by c.insey and %o and
%II! the mar)et s i;e o' al l 'rui t be$erages is projected to gro( $ery 'ast to Rs 5F 8ln
le$el by the year 5FFF 'rom Rs 4-+ 8ln le$el currently- This ' igure is not inclusi$e o'
e7por ts - The (or th o' tet ra9pac) mar)et i s current ly es t imated to be around Rs -*FF
crore! (hich is 1FM o' the total so't drin) mar)et- At present! the tetra9pac) mar)et is
gro(ing at a rate o' 1FM915M! and in the near 'uture! companies l i)e Peps i%o Inc-
/Tropicana are e7pecting a gro(th rate o' *FM- 8ut "odrej 2oods is s)eptical o' the
gro(th rates and estimates it to be at 1+M due to onslaught o' carbonated so't drin)s-
In9 home pac)s do not (i tness any seasonal i ty in the mar)et and there dis t r ibut ion
patterns remain normal throughout the year- Out9o'9home pac)s li)e 5+F ml 'ace a lot
o' pea)s and troughs and there is a lot o' seasonali ty! (hich has to be loo)ed a'ter to
manage demand and shoot pro'its-
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1> M in 5FFD95F1F- In the ne7t si7 to
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Thus the 'rui t be$erage mar)et has more acceptance in #orthern and estern India!
(hich is due to the cl imact ic condi t ions pre$ai l ing there relat i$e to the res t o' the
country-
Soft -rins Industry
In India! so't drin)s are readily a$ailable in $arious public places 'rom roadside stalls /(arungs to small
shops- They are (idely consumed by all le$els os society! education and (or) groups
Studies by an independent research institution /6P& o' the :ni$ersity o' Indonesia and mar)eting
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In 1DDD! C+M o' monthly so't drin) consumers had an a$erage household income o' less than R p 1 million /:SE 1FF per month- O' these *>M (as less than Rp +FF!FF /:SE +F
Se$enty9t(o percent o' (ee)ly consumers had an a$erage household
income o' less than Rp- 1 million per month- O' these o$er *FM are either
students! partially employed people or pensioners-
Amongst (ee)ly consumers! so't drin)s are consumed as o'ten as syrupand
snac) 'oods and 'ar more than ice cream-
ith the (ide consumption o' so't drin)s! the industry o''ers an enormous yet untapped potential (ith
its lo( per capita consumption and the large young population-
Today! the country has one o' the lo(est rates o' consumption o' %oca9%ola company products /only 14
Co;9ser$ings per person per year! compared to alaysia /44! Philippines /155 and Singapore /1*1-
8ecause so't drin)s sales are sensiti$e to price! e$ery e''ort has been made to maintain a''ordability- In
1DD@ you could buy 11 small bottles o' carbonated so't drin)s or ready9to9drin) tea (ith the daily
minimum (age in Ga)arta and 14 in 5FF1- Ho(e$er! you could buy 5F+ candies (ith the same minimum
(age in 1DD@ and only 14> in 5FF1-
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In terms o' job creation opportunity! the so't drin) industry has a high employment multiplier- At *-F5+
times! it ran)s 1*th against the other >> industry sectors in the country- This means that 'or e$ery one job
created! or lost! in the so't drin) industry then 'our (ill be created! or lost! at the national le$el-
2or e$ery one job created in the so't drin) industry! 'our (ill be created at
the national le$el
&ighty percent o' so't drin) sales are made through retailers and
(holesalers! o' (hich DFM are considered small9scale businesses- 2or
these small9scale businesses! so't drin) products are their most important merchandise 9 contributing
4+M o' total sales and generating 4*M o' pro'it-
Other supporting industries a''ected by the acti$ity in the so't drin) industry include glass! bottle
closures! transport and media- CFM o' so't drin) sales are made through retailers and (holesalers.
PepsiCo In=6 / #S&J P&P is an American multinational corporation headuartered in Purchase! #e(
or)! :nited States! (ith interests in the manu'acturing! mar)eting and distribution o' grain9based snac)
'oods! be$erages! and other products- Pepsi%o (as 'ormed in 1D>+ (ith the merger o' the Pepsi9
%ola %ompany and 2rito96ay! Inc- Pepsi%o has since e7panded 'rom its namesa)e product Pepsi to a
broader range o' 'ood and be$erage brands! the largest o' (hich include an acuisition o' Tropicana in
1DDC and a merger (ith Nua)er Oats in 5FF1 U (hich added the "atorade brand to its port'olio as (ell-
As o' 5FFD! 1D o' Pepsi%oBs product lines generated retail sales o' more than E1 billion each! and the
company?s products (ere distributed across more than 5FF countries! resulting in annual net re$enues o'
E*4-4 billion- 8ased on net re$enue! Pepsi%o is the second largest 'ood < be$erage business in the
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(orld- ithin #orth America! Pepsi%o is ran)ed /by net re$enue as the largest 'ood and be$erage
business-
Indra .rishnamurthy #ooyi has been the chie' e7ecuti$e o' Pepsi%o since 5FF>! and the company
employed appro7imately 5C+!FFF people (orld(ide as o' 5F1F- The company?s be$erage distribution
and bottling is conducted by Pepsi%o as (ell as by licensed bottlers in certain regions- Pepsi%o is a SI%
5FCF/be$erage company-
The recipe 'or Pepsi! the so't drin)! (as 'irst de$eloped in the 1CDFs by a #e( 8ern! #orth
%arolina pharmacist and industrialist! %aleb 8radham! (ho named it Pepsi9%ola in 1CDC- As the cola
de$eloped in popularity! he created the Pepsi-Cola Company in 1DF5 and registered a patent 'or his
recipe in 1DF4- The Pepsi9%ola %ompany (as 'irst incorporated in the state o' ,ela(are in 1D1D-The
company (ent ban)rupt in 1D41 and on Gune C o' that year the trademar) and syrup recipe (as bought
by %harles "uth (ho o(ned a syrup manu'acturing business in 8altimore! aryland- "uth (as also the
president o' 6o't! Incorporated! a leading candy manu'acturer and used the companyBs labs and chemists
to re'ormulate the syrup- He 'urther contracted to stoc) the soda in 6o'tBs large chain o' candy shops and
restaurants! (hich (ere )no(n 'or their soda 'ountains! used 6o't resources to promote Pepsi! and
mo$ed the soda company to a location close by 6o'tBs o(n 'acilities in #e( or) %ity- In 1D4+ the
shareholders o' 6o't sued "uth 'or his D1M sta)e o' Pepsi%o in the landmar) "uth $- 6o't Inc-- 6o't (on
the suit and on ay 5D! 1D*1 'ormally absorbed Pepsi into 6o't! (hich (as then rebranded as Pepsi%o-
/6o't restaurants and candy stores (ere spun o'' at this time- In the early 1D>Fs the company product
line e7panded (ith the creation o' ,iet Pepsi and purchase o' ountain ,e(-
Separately! the Frito Company and H.. !ay Company U t(o American potato and corn chip snac)
manu'acturers U began (or)ing together in 1D*+ (ith a licensing agreement allo(ing H-- 6ay to
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distribute 2ritos in the Southeastern :nited States- The companies merged to become Frito-!ay, #nc. in
1D>1-
In 1D>+! the Pepsi9%ola %ompany merged (ith 2rito96ay! Inc- to become PepsiCo, #nc.! the company it
is )no(n as at present- At the time o' its 'oundation! Pepsi%o (as incorporated in the state
o' ,ela(are and headuartered in anhattan! #e( or)- The companyBs headuarters (ere relocated to
its still9current location o' Purchase! #e( or) in 1D@F! and in 1DC> Pepsi%o (as reincorporated in the
state o' #orth %arolina-
A=Huisitions and divestments
8et(een the late91D@Fs and the mid91DDFs! Pepsi%o e7panded $ia acuisition o' businesses outside o'
its core 'ocus o' pac)aged 'ood and be$erage brandsL ho(e$er it e7ited these non9core business lines
largely in 1DD@! selling some! and spinning o'' others into a ne( company named Tricon "loba
Restaurants! (hich later became )no(n as umV 8rands! Inc- Pepsi%o also pre$iously o(ned se$era
other brands that it later sold! in order to allo( it to return 'ocus to its primary snac) 'ood and be$erage
lines! according to in$estment analysts reporting on the di$estments in 1DD@- 8rands 'ormerly o(ned by
Pepsi%o includeJ Pi;;a Hut! Taco 8ell! .2%! Hot Bn #o(! &ast Side arioBs! ,BAngelo Sand(ich
Shops! %he$ys 2resh e7! %ali'ornia Pi;;a .itchen!Stolichnaya /$ia licensed agreement! ilson
Sporting "oods and #orth American 0an 6ines-
The di$estments concluding in 5FF@ (ere 'ollo(ed by multiple large9scale acuisitions! as Pepsi%o
began to e7tend its operations beyond so't drin)s and snac) 'oods into other lines o' 'oods and
be$erages- Pepsi%o purchased the orange juice company Tropicana Products in 1DDC! and merged
(ith Nua)er Oats %ompany in 5FF1! adding (ith it the "atorade sports drin) line and other Nua)er Oats
brands such as %he(y "ranola 8ars and Aunt Gemima! among others-
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In August 5FFD! Pepsi%o made a E@ billion o''er to acuire the t(o largest bottlers o' its products in
#orth AmericaJ Pepsi 8ottling "roup and PepsiAmericas- In 5F1F this acuisition (as completed
resulting in the 'ormation o' a ne( (holly o(ned subsidiary o' Pepsi%o! Pepsi $everages Company- In
2ebruary 5F11! the company made its largest international acuisition by purchasing a t(o9thirds
/majority sta)e in imm98ill9,ann 2oods! a Russian 'ood company (hich produces mil)! yogurt! 'ruit
juices and dairy products- hen it acuired the remaining 54M sta)e o' imm98ill9,ann 2oods in
October 5F11! Pepsi%o became the largest 'ood and 8e$erage %ompany in Russia-
Competition
The %oca9%ola %ompany has historically been considered Pepsi%o?s primary competitor in the be$erage
mar)et! and in ,ecember 5FF+! Pepsi%o surpassed The %oca9%ola %ompany in mar)et $alue 'or the 'irst
time in 115 years since both companies began to compete- In 5FFD! the %oca9%ola %ompany held a
higher mar)et share in carbonated so't drin) sales (ithin the :-S- In the same year! Pepsi%o maintained
a higher share o' the :-S- re'reshment be$erage mar)et! ho(e$er! re'lecting the di''erences in product
lines bet(een the t(o companies- As a result o' mergers! acuisitions and partnerships pursued by
Pepsi%o in the 1DDFs and 5FFFs! its business has shi'ted to include a broader product base! including
'oods! snac)s and be$erages- The majority o' Pepsi%oBs re$enues no longer come 'rom the production
and sale o' carbonated so't drin)s- 8e$erages accounted 'or less than +F percent o' its total re$enue in
5FFD- In the same year! slightly more than >F percent o' Pepsi%oBs be$erage sales came 'rom its primary
non9carbonated brands! namely "atorade and Tropicana-
Pepsi%oBs 2rito96ay and Nua)er Oats brands hold a signi'icant share o' the :-S- snac) 'ood mar)et!
accounting 'or appro7imately 4D percent o' :-S- snac) 'ood sales in 5FFD- One o' Pepsi%oBs primary
competitors in the snac) 'ood mar)et o$erall is .ra't 2oods! (hich in the same year held 11 percent o'
the :-S-
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Pepsi pre'ers to position itsel' as the be$erage choice o' the 9#ew "eneration:, 9"eneration
#et:, or ust as the 9Pepsi "eneration:6 These terms adopted in Pepsi?s ad$ertising campaigns are
re'erring to the mar)ets that mar)eters re'er to as "eneration J- The "eneration W consumer is pro'iled
to be bet(een the ages o' 1C to 5D- They ha$e high e7pectations in li'e and are $ery mobile and acti$e-
They adopt a li'estyle o' li$ing 'or today and not (orrying about long9term goals- Though Pepsi?s main
emphasis is on this segment but they also ha$e a 'ocus on the 15 to 1C year old mar)et-
The rich deep blue coloring represents eternal youth'ulness and openness- ar)eting plans li)e
“-ar e Aage @eet hai”! “"ot another Pepsi”! “Change the game” ha$e made Pepsi one o' the coolest
brands recogni;ed among teens in the top 'i$e and the only be$erage product in this category-
ST/E#"T5 B 2EAK#ESSES
Pepsi %ola throughout its 1FF years o' e7istence has de$eloped much strength- One o' the
strengths that ha$e de$eloped Pepsi into such a large corporation is a strong 'ranchise system- The
strong 'ranchise system (as the bac)bone o' success along (ith a great entrepreneur spirit- Pepsi?s
'ranchise system and distributors is credited to bring Pepsi 'rom a @!D>C gallons o' soda sold in 1DF4 to
nearly + billion gallons in the year o' 1DD@-
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Pepsi also has the lu7ury to spend 55+ million dollars in ad$ertising a year- Thisenormous budget
allo(s Pepsi to rein'orce their products (ith reminder ad$ertising and promotions- This large budget
also allo(s Pepsi to introduce ne( products and $ery uic)ly ma)e the consumer become a(are o' their
ne( products-
0arun 8e$erage pro$ides ad$ertising! mar)eting! sales and promotional support to Pepsi9
bottlers and 'ood ser$ice customers- This includes some o' the (orldBs best9lo$ed and most9recogni;ed
ad$ertising- #e( ad$ertising and e7citing promotions )eep Pepsi9%ola brands young- The company
manu'actures and sells so't drin) concentrate to Pepsi9 bottlers- The company also pro$ides 'ountain
be$erage products-
Pepsi also has had the good 'ortune o' ma)ing $ery (ise in$estments- Some o' the best
in$estments ha$e been in their acuiring se$eral large 'ast 'ood restaurants- They ha$e also made (ise
in$estments in snac) 'ood companies li)e 3rito .ay! (hich at present time is the largest snac)s
company in the (orld-
Probably high on the list o' strengths is pepsi be$erage line up- Pepsi has 'our so't drin)s in the
top ten be$erages in the (orld- These brands are Pepsi, 1ountain -ew, -iet Pepsi, and Caffeine 3ree
-iet Pepsi- Pepsi also has the #o-1 tea in the :nited States! 6ipton Tea- Some other strong brands are
All Sport! Slice! Tropicana! Starbuc)s! AHuafina and a license agreement (ith Ocean Spray Guices-
Pepsi %ola li)e any company has (ea)nesses- Ironically! the one strength that has been credited
'or most o' its success in the past has no( become a (ea)ness 'or Pepsi- This 'ormer strength is the
'ranchise system- The 'ranchise system in Pepsi %orporate $ie( has become a liability- Pepsi in today?s
mar)et must be able to act as one instead o' se$eral separate units-
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The 'ranchise system has become a hurdle to Pepsi because many o' these 'ranchises ha$e
become $ery strong and (ill not be dictated by Pepsi%o on ho( to handle their operations- Some o'
these 'ranchises are un(illing to support certain Pepsi products and at times produce their o(n pri$ate
label products that are in direct competition (ith Pepsi products-
Secondly the 'ranchisees are not (illing to ma)e capital e7penditures to )eep up (ith %oca9%ola
(ho is a 'irm belie$er in rein$esting into their in'rastructure /%oca %ola at present time does not operate
a 'ranchise bottling system-
As mentioned earlier Pepsi has tried to ele$ate this problem by spinning o'' their interest in 'ast
'ood restaurants but at present time are still guilty by association to many o' the large 'ountain accounts-
The 'ranchise system has also a''ected 'ountain sales due to the 'act 'ranchisees are not (illing to buy
e7pensi$e 'ountain euipment to place in accounts mainly because the pro'it margin is so lo( and could
ta)e years to recoup their in$estment- Pepsi also has a (ea)ness in the international be$erage mar)et-
:n'ortunately 'or Pepsi they (ere a “Gohnny %ome 6ately” into this arena- Pepsi has tried to
enter this mar)et by trying to do in three years (hat too) %o)e +F years to do- This area (ill ta)e years
'or Pepsi to mature simply due to %o)e?s dominance in the international mar)et and the strong ties that
%o)e has de$eloped (ith these mar)ets and their go$ernments-
Pepsi customers buy nearly 'i$e billion gallons o' so't drin)s per year- Pepsi customers buy their
products because o' taste! price! pac)aging and promotional 'actors and o' a (ide $ariety o' brands
Pepsi customers also buy their products due to the high accessibility o' Pepsi brands-
Pepsi products are distributed to many outlets- 2or e7ample! supermar)ets (here Pepsi buys large shel'
area and display areas so the customer can 'ind them easier! $i;! %on$enience stores! Restaurants! o$ie
theaters and almost and other concei$able spots-
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Pepsi has a competiti$e ad$antage o$er %o)e because o' the image it portrays- Pepsi promotes
itsel' as the choice o' the 9#ew "eneration:6 Pepsi gets this ad$antage by implementing such large
mar)eting projects li)e “Project "lobe”- This mar)eting plan! (hich Pepsi spent >4@ million dollars
o$er 'i$e years! is to introduce the ne( rich deep blue coloring o' its pac)aging- The rich deep blue
coloring represents eternal youth'ulness and openness- ar)eting plans li)e this made Pepsi one o' the
coolest brands recogni;ed among teens in the top 'i$e and the only be$erage product in this category-
Another competiti$e ad$antage that Pepsi has is in their product ountain ,e(- ountain ,e(
has gro(n a staggering @*-1M o$er the last 'i$e years- ountain ,e( has a >-4M mar)et share and has
recently become the #o-* so't drin) in America- At this current pace ountain ,e( (ill be come the
'irst non9cola to reach the 1billion gallon mar) in one year-
Pepsi also has an ad$antage as an inno$ator in their 'ield- They are the 'irst so't drin) ma)ers to
introduce a ne( one9calorie soda called Pepsi9One (ith! just appro$ed by the 2,A! Ace9.-
This ne( s(eetener is slated to be a brea)through 'or diet soda in (hich it limits the a'ter taste
associated (ith diet soda and brings a more cola taste to the product- Pepsi has al(ays been a strong
#o-5 against %o)e and ha$e become one o' the (orld?s largest %ompanies- As 'ar as mar)et share is
concerned Pepsi stands strong-
= Pepsi is one o' the most (ell )no(n brands in the (orld today a$ailable in o$er 1>F countries-
The company has an e7tremely positi$e outloo) 'or India- Outside #orth America t(o o' our largest
and 'astest gro(ing businesses are in India and %hina! (hich include more than a third o' the (orld?s
population-/Pepsi%o?s annual report! 1DDD
= This re'lects that India holds a central position in Pepsi?s corporate strategy- India is a )ey
mar)et 'or Pepsi%o! and at the same time the company has added $alue to Indian agriculture and
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industry- Pepsi%o entered India in 1DCD and is concentrating in three 'ocus areas U So't drin)
concentrate! Snac) 'oods and 0egetable and 2ood processing-
= 2aced (ith the e7isting policy 'rame(or) at the time! the company entered the Indian mar)et
through a joint $enture (ith 0oltas and Punjab Agro Industries- ith the introduction o' the
liberali;ation policies since 1DD1! Pepsi too) complete control o' its operations- The go$ernment has
appro$ed more than :SE *FF million (orth o' in$estments o' (hich o$er :SE 44F million ha$e already
'lo(n in-
= One o' Pepsico?s )ey strategies (as to de$elop a completely local management team- Pepsi has 1D
company o(ned 'actories (hile their Indian bottling partners o(n 51- The t(o ad$ertisements tagsJ Kdar
)ea age jeet hai? and Knothing o''icialabout it? immediately ring a bell9 it?s got to be Pepsi-
The ad$ertisement tag ‘dar ke aage jeet hai’ (as the 'irst e$er used in the Indian mar)et- This
pro$ed to be the best suited one 'or Pepsi and it (as a mega hit and at that moment o' time-
Pepsi in a short span o' its operations in India has 'ound a place in the hearts and minds o' the
Indian consumers- The success has primarily been due to the inno$ati$e and passionate Indian team!
(hich has been built o$er the years- Pepsi is a trendsetter managed and run by Indians! (here important
decisions are ta)en locally-
Pepsi started its operations in India in 1DCD and since then Pepsi%o has set up a 'ully integrated
operation in India $i;- anu'acturing! Research < ,e$elopment! ar)eting! ,istribution and
2ranchising9 co$ering 'ruit3$egetable processing! &7ports! and Snac) 2oods < 8e$erages- In the mean
time Pi;;a Hut and 2rito 6ay?s are the e7amples in this regard only-
Pepsi has *F bottling plants in India! out o' (hich 1> are company o(ned and 5* are o(ned by Indian
'ranchisees- One o' the major players in 'ranchisee is R.G "roup-
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The R.G group is IndiaBs leading supplier o' retailer brand %arbonated and #on9%arbonated so't
drin)s! (ith be$erage manu'acturing 'acilities in India and #epal- Its e7perience in the be$erage
industry dates bac) to the si7ties (hen it had the 'irst 'ranchise at Agra-
It has the license to supply be$erages in the territories o' estern :-P-! part o' -P-! hal' o'
Haryana! (hole o' Rajasthan! "oa! 4 districts o' aharashtra! D districts o' .arnata)a and (hole o'
#epal- The group has in total 1C bottling plants in India < #epal and is responsible 'or producing and
mar)eting **M o' Pepsi reuirement in India-
This group has brought name and 'ame to the Pepsi as in all this regions Pepsi is at the commanding
position and in the mean this group has di$ersi'ied itsel' into ice cream! suiting and shirting?s
restaurants! beer plant in auritius < edible oil plant in Sri 6an)a-
0arun 8e$erage P$t- 6td is India based and gro(ing company- The bottling plants o' R.G group are
located at "R&AT&R #OI,A /0arun 8e$erage 6td! Gaipur! .oshi! .alan! Godhpur! Al(ar
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Pepsi %o- is the (orld leader in the 'ood chain business- It consists o' many companies amongst
(hich the prominent ones are Pepsi Cola! 3rito!lay! Pepsi food international! Pia!hut! K3C and
Ta=o bell- The group is presently into three most pro'itable businesses namely! 8e$erages Snac)s 'oods
and Restaurants-
The be$erages segment primarily mar)et it Pepsi diet! Pepsi! ountain ,e( and other brands
(orld(ide and @:P outside the :-S- mar)et- They are positioned in close competition (ith %oca %ola
inc- o' :SA-
The Snac)s 'ood di$isions manu'acture and distribute and mar)ets others snac)s (orld(ide- The
restaurant segment primarily consists o' the operations o' the (orld(ide Pi;;a9Hut! Taco bell and .2%
chains P2S! Pepsi%o?s restaurant distribution operation! supplies to %ompany o(ned and 2ranchise
restaurants in the :-S-hen %oca %ola changed its 'ormula in 1DC+! Pepsi Stepped up its competition
(ith its long time archri$al claiming $ictory in the %ola9(ars- %o)e and Pepsi e7pended their ri$alry to
tea in 1DD1 (hen Pepsi 'ormed a $enture (ith #o-1 6ipton in response to %o)e?s announced $enture
(ith #estle /#estea-“Pepsi %o is going blue”- This (as the ne( color adopted by the company to
strengthen its brand globally- Also the company is changed colors 'rom "eneration W to
"E#E/ATI0# #EJT6Although Pepsi holdings o$er the years ha$e become di$erse in such 'ields as
the Snac)s industry and Restaurants industry! this port'olio (ill discuss its core business and its highly
success'ul business o' 8e$erages- The so't drin) industry customer base is probably the (idest and
deepest base in a (orld that is 'looded (ith some many categories- According to 8e$erage ,igest the
customer base 'or so't drin)s is a (hopping D+M o' regular users in the :nited States- This represents a
large 'ield o' potential customers 'or Pepsi %ola-
Pepsi pre'ers to segment itsel' as the be$erage choice o' the 9#ew "eneration:, 9"eneration #et:
or ust as the 9Pepsi "eneration:6 These terms adopted in Pepsi?s ad$ertising campaigns are re'erring
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to the mar)ets that mar)eters re'er to as "eneration W- The "eneration W consumer is pro'iled to be
bet(een the ages o' 1C to 5D- They ha$e high e7pectations in li'e and are $ery mobile and acti$e- They
adopt a li'estyle o' li$ing 'or today and not (orrying about long9term goals- Those Pepsi?s main
emphasis on this segment they also ha$e a 'ocus on the 15 to 1C year old mar)et- Pepsi belie$es i' they
can get this mar)et to adopt their product then they could establish a loyal customer 'or li'e-
Pepsi %ola throughout its 1FF years o' e7istence has de$eloped much strength- One o' the
strengths that ha$e de$eloped Pepsi into such a large corporation is a strong 'ranchise system- The
strong 'ranchise system (as the bac)bone o' success along (ith a great entrepreneur spirit- Pepsi?s
'ranchise system and distributors is credited to bring Pepsi 'rom a @!D>C gallons o' soda sold in 1DF4 to
nearly + billion gallons in the year o' 1DD@-
Pepsi also has the lu7ury to spend 55+ million dollars in ad$ertising a year- This enormous ad
budget allo(s Pepsi to rein'orce their products (ith reminder ad$ertising and promotions- This large
budget also allo(s Pepsi to introduce ne( products and $ery uic)ly ma)e the consumer become a(are
o' their ne( products-
Pepsi also has had the good 'ortune o' ma)ing $ery (ise in$estments- Some o' the best
in$estments ha$e been in their acuiring se$eral large 'ast 'ood restaurants- They ha$e also made (ise
in$estments in snac) 'ood companies li)e 3rito .ay! (hich at present time is the largest snac) company
in the (orld- Probably high on the list o' strengths is Pepsi?s be$erage line up-
Pepsi has 'our so't drin)s in the top ten be$erages in the (orld- These brands are Pepsi, 1ountain -ew
-iet Pepsi, and Caffeine 3ree -iet Pepsi- Some other strong brands are All Sport! Slice! Tropicana!
Starbuc)s! Aua'ina and a license agreement (ith Ocean Spray Guices-
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PC5.I#ES
“&H ,I6 AA#"& OR&”99999999P&PSI
“GOR .A GHAT.A ,HIR& S& 6A"&”999IRI#,A ORA#"&
“"OO, 2OO, TAST&S 8&TT&R ITH P&PSI”999P&PSI
“%H&&TAH 8HI PITA HAI”999O:#TAI# ,&
“6&O# .I TAA"I! A,RA. AAR .&”999IRI#,A 6&O#
“T&RI TO "AA&”999P&PSI OR6, %:P
“ HA&S I6#& .I PASS HAI”9999P&PSI %O#T&ST
“#OTHI#" O22I%A6 A8O:T IT”9999P&PSI
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“&H PASS HAI 8A,I”9999P&PSI
“O& 8:86YO& 8:86”9999P&PSI
“A#,AA SA8S& %OO6”99999@:P
“&H HAI RIT& %HOI%& 8A8999P&PSI
“8A,HA 8:86 %HA##&6 HAI”9999999P&PSI
“.ISS O2 %O22&& ITH A .I%. O2 %O6A”999999P&PSI %A2&%HI#O
“P&PSI :THAAO "HAR 6& GAO”99999999P&PSI
“A#,AA SA8S& %OO6! TOO %OO6”9999999999 @:P %:RR 8OTT6&
“O:TH .A .ARO "OO, :S&”999999999999 IRI#,A 6&O#
“P&PSI T0 6A"AA .A”99999999999P&PSI
“,O TH& ,&”99999999999999 O:#TAI# ,&
“P&PSI PIO OR6, %:P GAO 5FF@”9999999999999P&PSI
“&H HAI O:#"ISTAA# &RI GAA#”9999999999999P&PSI
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PEPSI CE.E$/ITIES
• -S- ,HO#I
• ,&&PI.A PA,:.O#&
• RA#8IR .APOOR
• .ATRI#A .AI2
•
SHR&&SA#TH
• SA%HI# T,:6.AR
• AITA8H 8A%HA#
• SHAHR:.H .HA#
• PRI&T I#TA
•.AR&A .APOOR
• PRIA#.A %HOPRA
• A,#A# SAI
• SHA#& AR#&
• SAI2 A6I .HA#
• HAR8HAGA# SI#"H
• :0RAG SI#"H
• SO:RA0 "A#":6I
• 8IPASHA 8AS:
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PEPSI P/0-&CTS
Pepsi ma)es carbonated so't drin)s i-e- cola and non9cola 'la$or-
C0/E $/A#-S
P&PSI
,I&T P&PSI
P&PSI %A2&%HI#O
IRI#,A 6&O#
IRI#,A ORA#"&
S6I%&
O:#TAI# ,&
@:P
AN:A2I#A
SO,A
PACKA"ES
T(o TypesJ single ser$e and multi ser$e
>@ pac)ages si;es and types-
aterialsJ glass! plastic! cans-
Pac)ages may be returnable or non9returnable-
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C5APTE/ +
/ESE/C5
1ET50-0.0"4
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/esear=h -esigny topic o' project is “AR.&TI#" STRAT&" O2 P&PSI at #OI,A-” So here I
need to 'ind out the beha$ior o' retailers in terms o' their perception 'or so't drin)s- To 'ull 'ill the abo$e
reuirement here I am applying concept o'
-ata Colle=tion In this study internal and e7ternal source 'or data collection had been used- In
the internal and e7ternal sources o' data collection these t(o types o' data comes into pictures-
• Primary ,ata
Secondary ,ata
Primary -ata! All the primary data 'or the purpose o' the study (ere obtained by inter$ie(ing the
retailers (ith the help o' a uestionnaire- Nuestionnaires (ere 'ramed on the basis o' product - The
uestions (ere designed in such a (ay as to elicit ma7imum in'ormation and data-
• Se=ondary -ata! Secondary data has been collected by through boo)s < (ebsites-
i6 -ATA C0..ECTI0# T00.S ! In this study the uestionnaire (as used as a data collection
tool6
Luestionnaire The term uestionnaire re'ers to a sel'9administered process (hereby the respondents
himsel'3hersel' reads the uestions and records his3her ans(ers (ithout assistance o' an inter$ie(er-
The uestionnaire has been 'ramed by using the 'ollo(ing 'i$e stepsJ
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1- Speci'ying data reuirements
5- ,etermining the type o' uestions to be as)ed-
4- ,eciding the number and seuence o' uestions-
*- - Re$ising and pre9testing the uestionnaire
+- - Preparing the preliminary dra't o' uestionnaire
The uestions used in this study 'alls under the 'ollo(ing categoriesJ
1- Rating type uestions
5- ultiple choice uestions
4- %lose ended uestions
The entire project (as di$ided into 'i$e phases and each phase had its indi$idual signi'icance and
supplemented each other- The process had to be started 'rom the grass root le$el and it (as $ery
important to understand the mar)et 'or this 2%" product! (hich is $ery 'ast in production! distribution
and consumption-
The five phases into whi=h the proe=t was divided wereJ
A. Route Riding
B. Retail Tracking
C. Corporate Tracking
D. Analysis of finding and observations
. !egregating "#$DA for %A& and !A&
The entire process (as more o' a ,escripti$e Research type and incorporated a 'ormal study o'
the speci'ic problems 'aced by most 2%" companies an e7ploring the opportunities in the untapped
mar)et- The sur$ey (as conducted on the basis o' P&PSI product pre'erence and e$aluation o' sales
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'orecast in the ne( and underde$eloped mar)et including the e$aluation o' the ad$ertising and
promotional measures- The data collected had to be systematically arranged! analy;ed and reported in a
'orm congenial to ta)e on the spot decisions-
The obser$ation approach (as adopted in the process by gathering the data essential and material
'or the decision9ma)ing and (ith clear objecti$e o' increasing the mar)et share o' 0arun be$erage at the
#OI,A mar)et- %ustomer pre'erences and satis'action (as also important in assessing the mar)et share
but that (as $ery clear that customers generally do not ha$e loyalty to(ards the product in the 8e$erage
industry rather (hat matters the most is the product a$ailability (hich (ill be discussed later-
All the phases mentioned abo$e ha$e been discussed along (ith the obser$ations! problems! and
other dimensions (hich ha$e been encountered and e7perience in detail in the 'ollo(ing pages-
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/0&TE /I-I#"
The 8e$erage Industry or to be more speci'ic! the So't ,rin)s Industry has one o' the most acti$e
net(or) in term o' its production! supply! distribution! mar)eting! consumption and also personal
relations at the $ery second le$el o' its distribution net(or)- That is the reason (hy it is sometimes said
to be “7ery3ast 1oving Consumer "oods:6
,ue to the abo$e stated reason it becomes $ery essential to study and analy;e the mar)et o' these
products 'rom the grass root le$el- So in the So't ,rin)s %ompany as 0arun 8e$erage! route riding
becomes the 'irst and 'oremost step in any o' the acti$ities to be underta)en be it any o''icial so (e (ere
no e7ceptions-
,uring the $ery initial days (e (ere reuired to e7ercise Route Riding! the objecti$e o' (hich (as
• To understand and analy;e the mar)et in its ra( and basic 'orm
• To gain an in depth )no(ledge o' the merchandising and processing acti$ities o' the Route
Agents and understand the 8e$erage mar)et-
• To underta)e the comparati$e study o' the $arious brands and 'la$or pac)s o' all e7isting
be$erages or so't drin)s
ar)et and the mar)et share and gro(th potential o' each brand indi$idually-
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• To de$elop inno$ati$e ideas to enhance the distribution system
Route Riding is basically accompanying Pepsi 0ans along (ith the route agents and
understanding the (ay they conduct merchandising acti$ities right 'rom the charged $ans lea$e the
depot to the entry o' empty $ans bac) to the depot- The Route Riding phase (as 'or the initial t(inty
days in (hich (e had co$ered t(inty-
The Route Riding is a crucial phase because the actual dealing (ith the retailers and their dealing
(ith the customers can be $ery e''iciently understood through this process (hich is important at all
le$els o' decision ma)ing in the industry-
The Routes i-e-! the Pepsi 0ans (ere charged and le't the depot by @J4F in the morning!
accompanied by the Route Agent /R-A-?s- The RA?s (ere gi$en the route planners and the particulars
o' the products! 'la$ors! and uantities along (ith the billing materials- The $ans had to co$er the entire
route and the RA had to do the merchandising and sales against cash! (hich (as a signi'icant 'eature o'
this industry- The targets (ere gi$en t(ice or thrice in a (ee) that (as a challenge 'or them and a'ter
achie$ing these targets the RA?s (as a(arded (ith some special incenti$es- As there e7ists a player li)e
%oca %ola- So it had a lot to do (ith schemes! discounts and other incenti$es-
The routes (ere allocated on the basis o' indi$idual areas and the demand o' the product in that
particular area- The RA?s been responsible 'or the accomplishment o' their sales target on their routes
and (as gi$en incenti$es on achie$ing the targets- #ot only this! the RA?s also had the responsibility o'
mo$ing the 'la$ors and pac)s in proportion along (ith the proper display o' the products 'or proper
$isibility and arrangement o' products in brand order along (ith “7ISI purity:-
The RA?s had the responsibility o' setting up %onopoly 0arun 8e$erage Sales %ounters (here no
products e7cept that o' 0arunZs 8e$erage product (ould be a$ailable amongst the so't drin)s and
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especially o' %oca %ola- These monopoly sales counters enjoyed special bene'its in terms o' discounts
schemes! 0ISI?s /'ridges! display boards! glo( signboards! (all paintings! banners! posters and other
incenti$es-
The RA?s had to achie$e their sales target and surrender the daily sales proceeds (ith the concerned
%ustomer &7ecuti$es along (ith the route planner and billing materials and gate pass along (ith the
details o' sales on their route-
The entire acti$ities o' the RA?s (as controlled by the %ustomer &7ecuti$es! (ho also assisted
the RA?s in achie$ing their targets and (ere in charge o' the sales per'ormance in their assigned areas- A
%ustomer &7ecuti$e had nine to ten RA?s under him and (as responsible 'or their per'ormances as (ell-
He (as also concerned (ith the promotional acti$ities on his routes and handling o' policy matters in
the corporate regarding supply to industrial canteens and ca'eterias-
e as Research trainees (ere reuired to study and analy;e the acti$ities o' the RA?s and be 'amiliar
(ith the mar)et- e had been pro$ided ar)et Analysis Sheets by the ,% in (hich (e (ere
reuired to record the obser$ations o' the retail outlets on a particular route-
The obser$ations! (hich (ere reuired to be recorded in! (ereJ
• The uantity o' the cold and (arm stoc)s o' all brands and 'la$ors a$ailable at the outlet along
(ith the outlet details-
• Inuiring about the satis'action o' the retailers in terms o' sales o' 0arun 8e$erage products!
schemes! discounts! combo o''ers! and the bene'its o' promotional acti$ities
• Inuiring about the satis'action by the current distribution net(or) in conte7t to product
a$ailability o' all 'la$ors pac)s or indi$idual 'la$ors according to demand o' customers! rates
billings-
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• Inuiring about the beha$ior and merchandising o' RA?s in accordance (ith the companies?
regulations and record complaints against RA?s! company or products! i' any-
• Inuire about the per'ormance o' $arious brands and 'la$ors pac)s and customer?s response to
those brands or 'la$ors and also to educate the retailers about $arious schemes and incenti$es to
increase sales $olume-
• 6ast but not the least! assessment o' the e''ecti$eness o'! assessment o' the e''ecti$eness o'
promotional materials and acti$ities li)e! display boards! glo( signs! signage! (all paintings
posters! banners! rac)s! shel$es! counters! 0ISI?s! and also impact o' nation(ide ad$ertising on
brand loyalty by the customers-
The in'ormation so collected (as reuired to be 'illed in the ar)et Analysis Sheet /specimen on
the ne7t page and reported to the ,% along (ith other in'ormation in order o' their seriousness-
$6 /ETAI. 1APPI#" 03 #0I-AJ
The Retail apping is the integral part o' the project and the most crucial is ta)ing signi'icant
decisions regarding the enhancement o' the distribution net(or) in$ol$ing hea$y in$estment on account
o' increasing the routes and starting ne( routes and promotional measures on those routes to increase its
mar)et share in #OI,A- The ne( routes! e7ploring ne( mar)ets reuired the decision to be supported
(ith 'acts and 'igures (hich had to be pro$ided by the Research trainees on the basis o' the sur$ey
conducted in the mar)et and processed data thereo'-
The retail mapping had to be conducted on the basis o' the Retail Trac)ing Sheet /RTS! (hich
had been de$eloped by the ar)eting ,e$elopment %oordinator and %ustomer &7ecuti$es o' the
#OI,A unit (hich incorporated the retail outlets! their addresses! proprietor! respondent etc and ser$ed
as a $ital database 'or all mar)et since then 'or 0arun 8e$erage at #OI,A and had to be incorporated in
the project in accordance to the companies policies-
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0be=tives of /etail 1apping
Segregating entire #OI,A 'or Strong Area Programme and ea) Area Programme i-e-, SAPand
2AP6
• Assessment o' retailer?s per'ormance-
• Assessment o' the le$el o' promotional measures reuired 'or increasing mar)et share o' 0arun
8e$erage
• %ollection o' reuired in'ormation 'or ma)ing in$estment decisions 'or the enhancement o'
e7isting routes and opportunities 'or ne( routes in e7isting mar)et as (ell as e7ploring ne(
mar)et-
• %lassi'ication o' all retail outlets at #oida into 'i$e broad categories $i;! 0n /oute, #on
Eisten=e, #on Potential, /ea=hable and #on /ea=hable under the head! Potential /etai
0utlets6
The duration 'or the completion o' the Retail mapping too) duration o' 5F days- The entire
sur$ey (as guided and directed by the %ustomer &7ecuti$e and ,aily report had to be presented to him
a'ter assessment and analysis along (ith other 'indings and obser$ations- The ,ata had to be classi'ied
in a systematic manner and presented in a prede'ined 'ormat! (hich (as 'urther re$ie(ed by the
ar)eting ,e$elopment %oordinator-
The Retail apping process incorporated o' including o' ne( outlets! (hich ha$e been omitted
or ne(ly opened! and the product a$ailability on all these outlets- The major thrust (as on segregating
the mar)et 'or &trong Area programme and eak Area Programme.
The !trong Area re'ers to the routes on (hich the sales targets are met (ithout much e''ort and ha$e
continuous demand 'or the products- These areas are per'orming to the standards and are contented (ith
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the le$el o' promotion schemes and other sales boosting measures- The mar)eting e''orts are nominal in
these areas because o' the surplus demand and the area o' concern is only to ensure the proper and
e''icient supply o' the products to meet the demand- In the #OI,A mar)et appro7imately *+M o' the
mar)et can be said to be strong areas and these areas include the (ell9de$eloped mar)ets as shopping
malls, movie theatres! =onventions, hotels, restaurants and bars et=- 2or these Strong areas! SAP
only aims at maintaining the per'ormance o' the product and enhancing the sales $olume- It is not the
area o' serious concern 'or the company-
On the contrary the %eak Area re'ers to those areas or routes! (hich are critically lo( in sales
and the targets! are tough to achie$e and reuire aggressi$e mar)eting support- The demand in these
areas is 'luctuating or rather 'eeble- The routes are the area o' concern 'or the company as the demand is
$ery lo( due to many reasons and the major one is the e7istence o' the player li)e %oca %ola in the
mar)et- Other reasons could be poor distribution net(or)! inadeuate a$ailability o' the products on the
outlet! inadeuate promotional measures and mar)eting support! unde$eloped mar)et as that o' the
interiors etc-
These (ea) areas had to be identi'ied and the cause o' their in'erior per'ormance had to be
traced through the Retail apping and the company had to be pro$ided (ith the 'acts and 'igures to ta)e
legitimate measure on the basis o' the 'indings o' the de'icient per'ormance o' the product in these areas-
This in$ol$ed the aggressi$e mar)eting strategy and hea$y in$estment decisions to strengthen these
mar)ets- 2or this purpose the classi'ication o' the outlets into 'i$e categories (as $ery crucial along (ith
the other 'indings and obser$ations discussed later- These 'i$e heads o' classi'ication ha$e been
discussed as under-
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It re'ers to the retail outlets! (hich are co$ered by the Route Agents and $isited daily 'or sales
and merchandising- The outlet is $isited daily and acti$ely in$ol$ed in the sales o' all brands and
'la$or pac)s o' 0arun 8e$erage 6td-
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It re'ers to the outlets (hich (ere merchandising the product are no more in e7istence! i-e-!
they ha$e di$ersi'ied their business acti$ity or ha$e closed-
#0# P0TE#TIA.
It re'ers to those outlets! (hich are in e7istence but ha$e $ery lo( potential in terms o' sales or
are not )eenly interested in merchandising the products o' so't drin)-
A care'ul assessment had to be done in case o' #on Potential outlets! as they (ould turn to be
potential in near 'uture- It (as also the area o' operation o' project to moti$ate these #on
Potential outlets to underta)e the merchandising o' 0arun 8e$erage 6td-
P0TE#TIA. 0&T.ETS
It re'ers to those outlets! (hich ha$e the potential 'or the merchandising o' 0arun
8e$erage and ha$e the reuired in$estment capabilities and can be the pro'itable Point O'
Purchase o' P&PSI by the customers- There (ere cases in case o' these potential outlets!
(hich (ere already merchandising P&PSI! and those! (hich did not! dealt (ith be$erage
products- The possibilities o' setting monopoly counter (ere $ery 'air at these outlets and
(ere gi$en special attention- The Potential outlets had to be 'urther classi'ied in t(o heads as
belo(J
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/EAC5A$.E P0TE#TIA. 0&T.ETS
It re'ers to those Potential outlet (hich are reachable i-e-! the products can be made
a$ailable (ith the P&PSI $ans- The reach ability decision had to be ta)en in conte7t to the
accessibility o' the $ans at these outlets-
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It re'ers to those Potential outlets (hich are not accessible by the P&PSI $ans- These
outlets had to be considered because the sales $olume can be increased at these outlets
and so alternati$e method o' distribution and promotional acti$ities ha$e to be e$aluated
and (or)ed upon-
C0/P0/ATE 1APPI#"J
#OI,A being an entirely industrial city had huge potential 'or the sales o' 0arun 8e$erage in
corporate as these concerns had 'actories! o''ices and canteens and the o''icials and (or)ers base (as
$ery strong- The process o' Retail apping (as 'ollo(ed by the %orporate apping! (hich
incorporated o' tracing o' the organi;ations and assessing the mar)et 'or 0arun 8e$erage in these areas-
Apart 'rom these the database had to be updated to turn the non9potential mar)et in the corporate into
pro'itable liaisons 'or the increment o' sales $olume-
T5E 0$@ECTI7ES 03 C0/P0/ATE 1APPI#" 2E/E
Trace the organi;ations (ith and (ithout canteens and ca'eterias and estimate the mar)et
'or 0arun 8e$erage-
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&stimate the brand pre'erence o' P&PSI and %O.& in the corporate and the reasons
thereo'-
To re$ie( the product per'ormance and satis'action along (ith the e7pectations o' the
customers in corporate including P&PSI ,ispenser &uipments-
To assess the product a$ailability and demand o' the product /Tra''ic in these
organi;ations as (ell as (hen the product has the optimum consumption e-g- daily
delegations! meetings! parties! or other occasions and the customers i-e-! (hether the o''icials
or (or)ers or both-
To ensure e''icient supply and record any complaints or grie$ances thereo'-
To assess the promotional measures being adopted by %oca %ola 'or tapping these
mar)ets and locates the (ea) points in corporate ha$ing %oca %ola counters to con$ert them
into pro'itable opportunities-
The %orporate apping (as the supplementary programme in the project to boost the sales
per'ormance o' 0arun 8e$erage 6td at #OI,A and capture the mar)et share o' its nearest competitor
The analysis and 'indings (ere recorded on the 'ormat pro$ide by the company accompanied by the list
o' 'indings and obser$ations in order or their pre'erence and seriousness along (ith all the rele$ant
details about the organi;ation- The matters (ere discussed and analy;ed care'ully by the ,%-
The corporate matters had to be gi$en a special care as these had huge potential 'or the product-
The specimen copy o' the %orporate apping 'ormat is attached 'or re'erence- The 'indings and
obser$ations ha$e been discussed in the coming pages-
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The main objecti$e o' the company is to increase the brand pre'erence and mar)et share so any
in'ormation material 'orm this point o' $ie( had to be ta)e into account along (ith the 'ormats pro$ided
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by the company 'or prede'ined in'ormation recording and analysis o' those recordings and present the
in'ormation in an organi;e and systematic manner in a condensed 'orm re'lecting the actual position o'
the mar)et-
The in'ormation had to be recorded in the 'ormat along (ith the rele$ant in'ormation as per the
objecti$es o' the research and an analysis o' that in'ormation had to be made and present them in an
understandable 'ormat so that immediate in'erences can be dra(n- "enerally those in'ormation had to be
presented in percentages and the other 'indings and obser$ations had to be e$aluated and a list o'
'indings had to be arranged in order o' their seriousness and areas o' serious concern along (ith the
outlet details-
A'ter the analysis sheets and 'ormats ha$e been surrendered to the %-&?s a'ter analysis by the
trainees it (as 'urther analy;ed and e$aluate by him and a brie' analysis (as made each day o' the daily
report- The %&?s 'urther 'or(arded these reports a'ter retaining the re'erence copy! to ,% 'or 'urther
re$ie( and re'erence-
E6 SE"/E"ATI0# 03 #0I-A 30/SAP A#- 2AP
As discussed earlier that the major objecti$e o' the Retail apping o' #OI,A (as to segregate
the mar)et 'or P&PSI 'or the Strong Area Programme and the ea) Area programme- These
Programmes ha$e been discussed under the Retail apping Head- The ,ata and 'act collected by the
sur$ey had to be analy;ed and presented in a systematic 'orm in order to dra( meaning'ul in'erences-
The 'inding o' the Route Riding and the Sur$ey conducted during the Retail apping and the
%orporate apping (ere combined together and analy;ed together to reach a 'inal report ie! the
R&TAI6 APPI#" S:AR or TH& %O#,S&, ,RA2T R&PORT! (hich ga$e the entire
picture o' the actual position i' 0arun 8e$erage at #OI,A- The report so prepared (as on the basis o'
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the Retail Trac)ing Sheet and the other supplementary 'inding and obser$ations (ere considered to
reach a consensus o' declaring the route as a (ea) area or a strong area-
The reports (ere analy;ed thoroughly by the %ustomer &7ecuti$es and a meeting (as held 'or
the assessment o' the routes and the reasons o' un'a$orable per'ormance in the (ea) areas and ho( to
impro$e the sales on those routes- The discussion comprised o' the 'urther in$estments 'or the
enhancement and e7tension o' the routes and the le$el o' promotional measures reuired in these areas-
The per'ormance o' %oca %ola (as also re$ie(ed simultaneously and a comparati$e study (as made to
assess the per'ormance and gro(th in the industry- These data and 'igures (ere compared (ith that o'
the last year and a gro(th percentage (as reached (hich also ser$ed as a basis o' declaring an area as a
ea) Area-
As already mentioned P'P is a (F%C) so the mar)eting strategies are going to be $ery
dynamic in nature- The %ustomer &7ecuti$es had to 'ormulae day to day strategies and these (ere
communicated to RA?s in the morning (hen they (ere going to lea$e the depot and this interaction
among R-A- and %-&- (as to be )no(n as "ate
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ST/E#"T5S !
o Strong 8rand name
o Pepsi has a broader product line and outstanding reputation
o "reat brands !strong distribution !inno$ati$e capabilities
o High demand o' the product
o #umber one ma)er o' snac)s ! such as corn chips < potato chips
o ide and e''ecti$e distribution net(or) and (ell9built mar)et
o Highly educated and (ell e7perienced Top anagement
2EAK#ESS !
o Purity and uality o' the products are estimated manually
o Promotional acti$ities in the rural mar)et are not up to the mar) as compared to the urban mar)et
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o Rude beha$ior o' the salesman
o ore emphasis is gi$en on the big dealers-
o P&PSI has only one cola 'la$our (here as its competitor has %o)e and Thumps9:p-
o #ot all Pepsi%o products bear the company name
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o It should gi$e more incenti$es to the dealers in the ne( areas! (here there is a huge mar)et
potential-
o There are increasing trend to(ard healthy 'oods-
o ore lucrati$e schemes must be launched regularly! specially during o'' seasons so as to attract
more and more customers-
o Apart 'rom sponsoring 'ilms! cric)et and music it should also sponsor the di''erent 'ashion
sho(s! ui;;es and debates in schools and colleges-
o I' impro$e the salesmanship it can attract more n more retailers-
THR&ATSJ 9
o #o( the consumers are mo$ing to(ards 'ruit juices-
o 2 < 8 industry is mature
o 8ig threat is 'rom its ri$al %o)e-
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o Si;e o' company (ill demand a $aried mar)eting program L social! cultural ! economic ! political
and go$ernmental constrains -
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Ofte$+ ,-.Daily; 13%
Once in a week; 3%
Never; 1%
Twice in a week; 12%
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The other Statistics and 'inding ha$e been presented in the 'orm o' $arious charts on
the coming pagesJ
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C0#S&1TI0# 03 PEPSI $/A#-
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Area surveyed!#oida