Swot Analysis

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Coca Cola SWOT Analysis Introduction The Coca-Cola has emerged as the world’s leading manufacturer, distributor and marketer as well of the non-alcoholic beverage syrups and concentrates. It produces more than 230 beverage brands and does marketing for its topmost five soft-drink brands i.e. Coke, Fanta, Diet-Coke, and Sprite. The finished beverage products of Coca-Cola which bear the company’s trademark are sold in over 200 countries (Company, Strategy and Competitive Advantages, 2011). Coca-Cola Enterprises was established as young enterprise in 1986 based upon the standards of Coca-Cola system. It was started in 1886 by an Atlanta pharmacist, Dr. John Pemberton who started selling the Coca-Cola syrup in the fountain drinks. However it started its bottling business in 1899. 72% of Coca-Cola’s operating income was generated from markets outside United States and it maintains ownership interest in many canning and bottling operations. The long term strategy and investment of Coca-Cola is fundamentally governed by its brands, bottling system and marketing expertise (Lagos, Schirf and Smith, 2001). In order to increase the consumer awareness of its products and to support its brands Coke makes very significant investments in sales and marketing to be the global brand leader. Sources of Competitive Advantage Coke has 50% share of the global carbonated soft drinks industry and more than 80 % in many markets. It has sustainable scale advantage over its competitors. The biggest competitive advantage of Coke is its scale of global bottling system. Competitor Analysis Its main Competitor is PepsiCo (PEP) which internationally makes its presence felt through its manufactured concentrates like Mountain Dew, Pepsi and other brands for sale to the internal markets and the franchised bottlers in US. It is also engaged in snack food business through Frito

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