2. INDUSTRY PROFILE
In 1982 Soft Drinks Industry begins in India
Caleb Davis Bradham was a pharmacist and is best known for being the inventor
of cola
Soft Drink Industry, the production, marketing, and distribution of non-alcoholic, and
generally flavored, and sweetened, water-based beverages.
3. COMPANY PROFILE
Founded in Newbern, North Caralina USA (1965)
Founders : Donald kendall
Herman Lay
Establishment in India : 1989
Headquarters : Purchase, New York, U.S
Area Served : Worldwide
Key people : Indra Nooyi
Employees : 278,000 (2012)
Product Profile : Pepsi , Mirinda, 7UP, Slice,
Gatorade, Aquafina, Mountain Dew,
Tropicana, Nimbooz
4. Traditional Structure
Matrix Structure
ORGANISATION DESIGN
Structure
Culture
Customer Oriented
Product Oriented
Reward and recognition
5. STRENGTHS
WEAKNESS
PACKAGING AND PRICING
DISTRIBUTION
PUBLIC RELATIONSHIP
NON-CARBONATED
SECOND MOVER DISADVANTAGE
BRAND
EXPENDITURE
VIZICOOLERS
6. OPPORTUNITIES
LOWEST PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
HEALTH BASED
THREATS
NGO’s - This happened during the pesticide controversy.
HEALTH - Growing health awareness among people
ENVIRONMENT ASPECTS
7. FINDINGS
Company should provide better facility of logistics because without logistics any
company cannot maintain good distribution strategies
There are some retailers are not happy with services provided by the distributors and
the company
Distributers are not satisfied with the services like margins, product availability, credit
facility
Time concern is very important in good distribution channel, it means providing product
at retailers door within a time.
Marinating good relationship with the retailers as well distributors is very important for
having a strong distribution channel
8. RECOMMENDATION
Company should adopt aggressive marketing strategy that it could reach each and every
place.
Getting into organic beverages
Company should have better logistics facility for making reach the product at retailer’s door
at a right time.
Marketing Development Coordinators/ Marketing Executives/ Sales Executives of the
company must focus more for making better relationship with retailers.
Company should more focus on youth in the country because youths more prefer the soft
drinks.