Coca-Cola India

Furthermore, Coca-Cola Company using this opportunity to create the Indian brand. This to reduce foreign and more attractive local corners. This is the first that move by a multinational operating in India to show the greater awareness of social

For many years, the rest of the world has assumed that India’s governing body is a closed minded regime, avoiding outside investments almost entirely, especially consumer good. This was an obvious obstacle for both Coca-Cola and Pepsi Co. when contemplating entrance into this new market. Although Pepsi had not attempted to enter the market before 1986, Coke had been there many years before, since 1958 but was forced to leave, in 1977, as a result of political actions and policies. This is an obvious example of how political actions and policies can affect, and have affected, the market for soft drinks in India. Therefore, Coca-Cola’s relationship with the Indian government was tarnished, which made it harder for Coke to re-enter. Coca-Cola

TITLE: GLOBAL MARKETING STRATEGY, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND MARKETING ETHICS OF COCA- COLA BOTTLING COMPANY WORLDWIDE

Coca cola has been accused of providing commercial waste to farmers to use as fertilizer. This has been faulted to have toxic substances . The management of Coca cola India has denied presence of toxins and termed the waste as safe.

As mention before, Coca-cola has 47.3 percent market share in the country’s cola market versus Pepsi which hold 44.5 percent. Coca-cola is also the brand known around the worlds, which are the largest producer and distributor of ark colas in the world. Even in the current monetary crisis, the company continues to expand and the financial position shows that Coca-cola has a strong cash position in compare to PepsiCo which the long term debt of PepsiCo is so high.

5. How can Pepsi and Coke confront the issues of water use in the manufacture of their products? How can they defuse future boycotts or demonstrations against their products? How effective are activist groups like the one that launched the campaign in California? Should Coke address the group directly or just let furor subside?

The Coca Cola Company is very cautious and responsive to change; they act with urgency and have the courage to discourse when needed to work more efficiently. Coke’s focus is to administer its system assets to build values and rewards for the people who take risks by finding better ways to solve problems. Coca Cola Company feels they are accountable for their actions and inactions and hence answerable to the people. They learn from their outcomes and understand what works or what doesn’t for them.

Coca Cola’s first main weakness is that it is highly susceptible to any kind of negative publicity. Every kind of negative publicity can hurt the brand badly. Some years ago after traces of pesticides were found in the products of Coca Cola, it had hurt the brand really hard. Sales had dipped in various corners of the world apart from the criticism that flowed. Any such thing can hurt the popularity and sales of coca cola. However, Coca cola can overcome this weakness by being more transparent regarding the ingredients it uses in the production of its brands.

One big change that needs to be made is pesticide free water in the Coca-Cola products. Indians have a lot of trouble with making sure their food and water is contaminated, and things like this aren’t going to help Coca-Cola’s business because they aren’t going to want to risk their health. Indian’s need to feel safe and trustful of Coca-Cola that their products are safe for themselves. Coca-Cola made also need to use less Indian water in their products if that problem cannot be fixed. Whatever it takes for Indian’s to understand that Coke’s products are pesticide free is what Coca-Cola needs to do. The future of Coke in India is in the hands of

The Coca-Cola Company was created in Atlanta, Georgia, in the year 1886. The company is considered to be number one non-alcoholic beverage company in the world. It is leading in marketing, distributing an manufacturing its product which is the concentrate and syrup. Both the concentrate and syrup are sold to bottling companies for final product and packaging to consumers. Coca-Cola company has a wide range of products of about 500 different beverage brands around the world. In the early 1920 the company started its path of globalization, and now operating in more than 200 countries. Together with the bottling companies Coca-Cola has created the best production and distribution system worldwide. The employees are very involved

In this chapter titled “Crisis Communication” the Coca Cola Company in India was accused of having unsafe levels of pesticide residue in their products. After these accusations Sanjiv Gupta and Pepsi decided to work together to fight what they considered unfair allegations. Sanjiv Gupta and Pepsi came up with a myth/fact article which provided information about the myths and facts surrounding the safety of their product an attempt to earn back the trust of the public. After releasing the myth/fact article their short term goal should be to provide credible evidence that the allegations were in fact not substantiated. Any company can present information and claim it is a fact but consumers are skeptical just as I am so the company needs to demonstrate that their products are safe through further testing and making results available to the public. The long term goal to avoid running into this problem again should be implementing safety inspections of the warehouses where their product is produced and introducing a filtration system that would filter out any harmful substances. This would ensure their drinks are safe from the factory to the shelf.

Who would have known that Coca-Cola debut to the world was all because of a pharmacist? And just a touch of carbonation has truly made it a refreshing and an enjoyable carbonated soft drink. It is within “arms reach of desire” as former CEO Robert Woodruff notes. The Coca-Cola Company ultimately cares about its customers and prides itself into providing good citizenship. One of Coca-Cola’s largest international investors was India, from 1993 up until 2003, Coca-Cola invested more than US$1 billion into the country. In August of 2003, CEO of Coca-Cola India, Sanjiv Gupta came to a standstill where he had to further anticipate his next move for the company. The company faced a crisis where the Center for Science and Environment (CSE) issued a press release affirming that three samples of the 12 cold drink brands sold in and around Delhi containing pesticide residues were of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo brands.

“A Coke is a Coke, and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All the Cokes are the same, and all the Cokes are good. Liz Taylor knows it, the President knows it, the bum knows it, and you know it."(Andy Warhol, 1975) Regardless of its corporate reputation, the organizational performance and its social responsibility of Coca-Cola makes it loved around the world. Ever since its creation in 1886 Coca-Cola has been a household brand known globally for generations of families. I have to mention, of all the cases researched this is my least favorite not only because of my childhood love for the product because the ethical issues in one way or another always manage to resolve themselves not before further tainting the reputation Coke worked so hard to obtain. Most times, whether an organization is innocent of an unethical act, it becomes secondary to the suspicion of the original act. Almost as if the court of public opinion has the power to ruin the reputation of an organization based on an unfounded accusation. In spite of my loyalty after having ready the case, I do believe Coca-Cola to be flawed. The contamination scare in Belgium is a great example of a public relations nightmare. The slightest hint of impurity should have pushed Coca Cola into crisis management mode but they were slow to react, citing it a minor issue (Ferrell, Fraedrich, & Ferrell, (2011). It was not until local officials

Despite being a billion dollar 125 year company that is a household name around the world, Coca-Cola has had to cope with unexpected situations and variation of positioning based upon the main competitions movements, Pepsi. According to Trout and Reis, (2001, p. 10) “Truth is irrelevant. What matters are the perceptions that exist in the mind.” This is a thinking process called outside-in

Coca-Cola is a big recognized brand that produces many products than just soda drinks. With all the money and brand recognition the company possesses, there are possibilities for the company to past the scandals and keep up in the business market, like we have discovered the company has invested money to cover illicit activities. However, it is very important for the company to act ethically and respond to the scandals that the company has been accused. If Coca-Cola responds morally correct, it will shows the customers that the company cares about social responsibility, but if the company does not act fast and ethically, it exists the possibilities that the company’s sales keep declining.