Swot Analysis : Energy Drink Business

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Introduction, growth, maturity and decline are the four stages of a product’s life cycle. Energy drink manufacturers are seeing increased sales and market share for their products in the larger non-alcoholic beverage marketplace. The energy drink industry, as a collection of drink and smaller energy shot products, also is fighting lawsuits related to adverse effects, Food and Drug Administration

Energy drinks are drinks that don’t contain alcohol, and often lightly carbonated. They are designed to give the drinker a burst of energy by adding of a number of ingredients, most notably caffeine. They are mostly found in grocery stores, corner stores and gas stations, usually displayed beside the soft drinks, juices and sports drinks. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, reports that more teens are downing energy drinks; in 2003, 16% regularly consumed the drinks, while in 2008, that percentage jumped to 35%. Another study of college student consumption found 50% of students drank

There are many different views on energy drinks. Energy drinks have evolved over the years changing many of the symptoms. Not just the energy drinks themselves have changed, but many things about them have changed too.

Let me begin by saying thank you to In Your Face Radio for allowing us this time for a public service message. As a member of What's On Our Plates, or as we have heard ourselves referred to as WOOPS, I would like to bring a public health warning to your attention. It has recently been brought to our attention that people are dying from what was once assumed to be a harmless product. For many years caffeine has been our go to for that quick energy boost that we sometimes need in our busy lives. As lives have changed so have habits.

To start with, market segment for energy drinks is targeted at group of people in their late teens to early thirties. The age group is determined between 18 to

The analysis section will require me to evaluate each of the strategic options that we might have. I am going to layout the pros and cons for: heavy users, all energy drink users and the adult segment, as shown below in the appendices as figure 1-1. Single-serve energy beverage drink retail prices have generally settled at roughly $2.00 per single-serve package, regardless of size. As a consequence, larger single-serve packages are priced lower on a per-ounce basis than smaller packages. Shown in figure 1-2, it shows that our drink Rush NRG will need to come down a little bit in prices to be competitive and make margins meet.

Consumer Behavior Monster Energy Target Market Because the energy drink is still part of a new and developing industry, the energy drink target market is different than in some of the other beverage industries. Monster energy drinks have become a very popular, “hip” part of society, but the market at which they are aimed is not as wide and expansive, or diverse, as some might think. Early in energy drink history, when they were first being sold in the United States, athletes were the primary consumers. This shows that even initially energy drinks were directed at a select crowd, a group of people with specific interests. Although the consumer base for energy drinks has now expanded beyond that of simply athletes, the target market is

There are (3) reasons why I have chosen energy drinks as my NAB. First off, there is a growing market for energy drinks. Red Bull and Monster Beverage Corporation, together, form over 80% of domestic energy drinks volumes by estimates. Dollar sales for energy drinks grew almost 6% to $6.67 Billion in measured channels in 2013, which propelled sales growth for convenience stores (Team, 2014). A growing thirst for caffeinated “energy” drinks, which include the likes of Red Bull, Monster, and Rock star, has spurred a heart-thumping surge in sales. Globally, the energy drink industry has gone from a $3.8-billion business in 1999, to a $27.5-billion

Energy drinks are the largest growing area of the United States beverage industry since, being they were first introduced to the market in 1987. Today, the U.S. market for energy drinks is estimated at $35 billion and is expected to grow the reach $53 billion by the year 2016. The United States is one the world's largest consumer by volume of energy drinks. Given that, roughly 35%-45% of adolescents and young adults admit that they drink at least one energy drink per day. In view of, the market is not regulated; there has been a contentious marketing to adolescents with promises of psychoactive, performance-enhancing, and stimulant drug effects. In upwards of, hundreds of different brands are marketed today, these stimulant drinks typically

A slow growing market is a great way to characterize the energy beverage category in late 2007. This industry was increasing in profits still but was not increasing in profits as quickly due to factors such as market maturity, increasing in prices, competition and new hybrid products (Kerin & Peterson, 2010). The market was still very small but was dominated by Red Bull due to it being one of the first energy drinks, which caused it to dictate the market and have more of an advantage than the other energy beverages. So in late 2007 the market for energy drinks was still

The market for energy drinks, sports drinks and vitamin-enhanced beverages has changed a lot over the years and will continue to see changes well into the future. The underlying drivers of change include changes in growth rate (decrease) and innovation. Worldwide dollar sales of alternative beverages grew by more that 13% annually between the year 2005 and 2007, however, it slowed down to about 6% between 2007 and 2009. One might argue that the reason for this decline is the impact the ongoing recession has on the beverage industry. Beverage producers continue to maintain their optimism for the industry regarding future prospects that will be brought to fruition by innovation in brands, flavors, and formulations. These are the facets that they believe will support their premium pricing and volume increases.

In Brazil, there is not as much of a market for energy drinks as there is in places like the United States. Still, introducing 5-hour energy shots to Brazil could cause the desire for energy drinks to grow in that country. That would open up an entirely new market for energy drinks that could make millions or even billions of dollars for companies that manufacture energy drinks throughout the world. In order to clearly understand how marketing will take place in Brazil and the issues that must be addressed, there are four specific areas that will be considered here. These will be the social-cultural environment of Brazil, the economic environment, the political environment, and the technological environment. Since all of those areas play a role in how an energy drink could be marketed and how much success it might have, they all must be discussed before any decisions are made.

Energy drinks have outperformed the growth in carbonates in the last few years, and present a substantial opportunity for beverage manufacturers to extract further growth from their sales. There are many driving forces of change and critical success factors in the energy drink industry. Companies such as Coke Cola and Pepsi contend with criticism from health officials due to the excessive caffeine in most high-energy drinks. However, before the 2000’s consumers were accustomed to carbonated soft drinks as the traditional beverage. The shift to an energy drink, sports drink, and vitamin enhanced waters increased sales while becoming an alternative beverage choice for a fast-paced mobile society. Therefore, this industry endures many

According to PepsiCo SWOT, “it is better equipped to satisfy the needs of customers with a wide variety of successful products” (2008). PepsiCo managed to present almost every type of drink and food brands. The merchandise that is earned is the majority of their revenue. This makes them extremely at risk to change any of their marketing products. However