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Swot Analysis Of Coca Cola Company

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1. SWOT Analysis of the Coca-Cola Company in Brazil
a. Strengths: The biggest strength of the Coca-Cola Company is that, for more than a century, Coca-Cola has reigned as the supreme soft drink market leader. In retrospect, Coca-Cola would seem to be doing very well in Brazil. According to the Thunderbird case, Brazil was Coca-Cola’s third largest operation and, after Mexico, the company’s second largest international market. As of 2003, the Coca-Cola brand (regular and diet) was the leader in the Brazilian soft drink market with 35.6% of market share (Thunderbird School of Global Management).
b. Weaknesses: Unfortunately, Coca-Cola did not seem to be making as large an impact as it should have been making in Brazil. According to the Thunderbird case, average consumption of Coke in Brazil was relatively low, despite Brazil being a large market and Coca-Cola’s third largest operation (Brazilians only consumed 144 bottles annually). Additionally, Coca-Cola was not profiting well. According to the Thunderbird case, the Brazilian market ranked a “worrisome” 20th position in profitability. Accompanying this position was a loss in market share. In Brazil, individuals are categorized by class and according to the Thunderbird case, Class C (typical workers in the lower middle class, with income between four and ten times the minimum wage), accounts for 28% of total national consumption. This is extremely evident in the competition between tubaínas (inexpensive, sweet, carbonated

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