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Pepsico Strategy

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Executive summary
Pepsi Co is engaged in manufacturing, marketing and distribution of food and beverages which includes carbonated, non carbonated drinks, snacks and grains. Its main competencies are its marketing and distribution network, it does not believe in competing with its competitors but rather defines its own market by selecting their own target audience. It has formulated it strategy in reference to its external environment and internal capabilities. The company selects is own internal strengths and tries to capitalize on them, it also seeks for improving upon its opportunities and find ways to combat its threats. Pepsi being having the second major share in the F&B industry is constantly developing new products to improve its …show more content…

2. Pepsi Co America Beverages - Manufactures bottling of carbonated drinks of Pepsi
3. Pepsi Co International - Includes divisions like PI snacks which have divisions in Europe, Middle East and Asia and PI Beverages which includes division in Europe, Asia and Middle East. It manufactures sweet products
4. Quaker oats North America- It manufactures rice cereals and cold storage flakes and oatmeals
5. United Kingdom and Europe It manufactures walkers and cheetos

1.3. Objectives in relation to Organization Structure Figure 1 :Organisation structure of Pepsi

Critical Analysis: Pepsi Co has a very well defined systematic organization structure based on the basis of geographical regions ,office of responsibility and on the basis of product division they mange like Pepsi beverage, Pepsi snacks or Quaker oats.
The top level management includes CEO and board of directors who decide what markets they need to target and how shall they approach them, in relation to their competitors. Each individual of each department has the authority to enforce his strategy so that they can achieve their targeted sales and grow their market share.

1.4. Market share and product portfolio
Following are the brands that Pepsi Co owns
Pepsi Music: in collaboration with Yahoo
Carbonated drinks: Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, 7up, Mountain dew
Mineral water: Aquafina
Non carbonated drinks: Gatorade, Dole,
Fruit

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