This document describes the the pricing journey of Coca-Cola India right from its entry till today. Coca-cola competes in a very fiercely competitive market and pricing is one of the most important factors it has to consider while conceptualizing its strategies.
The project is completed by Pritam Mukherjee of PIBM, Pune pursuing MBA and contains the data of different products of Coca- Cola, their variants and the prices of those variants and distribution methods. The product mix of Coca- cola for both international and Indian market and the pricing methods adopted by the company, the report also contains different prices for different types of market namely, Kirana stores, retail outlets and online. Inventory Turnover Ration of Coca-Cola 2019. The data is of 2020.
Coca Cola Brand Positioning. It includes: Journey of coca cola, coca cola brand positioning, coca cola brands, coca cola marketing strategy"mantra of success", coca cola STP, coca cola SWOT, coca cola in India, coca cola motto: think local act local, coca cola and pepsi POP & POD, cocacola brand mantra designing, coca cola IPR
The project is completed by Pritam Mukherjee of PIBM, Pune pursuing MBA and contains the data of different products of Coca- Cola, their variants and the prices of those variants and distribution methods. The product mix of Coca- cola for both international and Indian market and the pricing methods adopted by the company, the report also contains different prices for different types of market namely, Kirana stores, retail outlets and online. Inventory Turnover Ration of Coca-Cola 2019. The data is of 2020.
Coca Cola Brand Positioning. It includes: Journey of coca cola, coca cola brand positioning, coca cola brands, coca cola marketing strategy"mantra of success", coca cola STP, coca cola SWOT, coca cola in India, coca cola motto: think local act local, coca cola and pepsi POP & POD, cocacola brand mantra designing, coca cola IPR
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Coca-Cola was the 1st international soft drinks brand to enter India in early 1970’s. Indian market was dominated by domestic brands, with Limca being the largest selling brand. Cola was the largest selling flavor with market share of 40%, Lemon drinks 31% and orange drinks only 19%. Up till 1977, Coca-cola was the leading soft drink brand in India.But due to norms set by the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA), Coca-Cola left India and did not return till 1993 after a 16 year absence from the Indian beverage market. FERA needed Coca-Cola to reveal its secret concentrate formula as well as reduce its equity stake which was not acceptable.
Coca-Cola got the permission to enter the country with a 100 per cent unit in India. On September 22, 1993, the company bought out the Parle brands. As an entry strategy, Coca-Cola India took over Parle Foods. With a fine and detailed distribution network in place, Coke was now ready to take on archrival over a period of time, Coca-Cola India also bought certain bottling units that earlier belonged to Parle or individual distributors.
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Marketing Strategies of Coca-Cola India | MBAtiousaneesh p
Coca-Cola was the 1st international soft drinks brand to enter India in early 1970’s. Indian market was dominated by domestic brands, with Limca being the largest selling brand. Cola was the largest selling flavor with market share of 40%, Lemon drinks 31% and orange drinks only 19%. Up till 1977, Coca-cola was the leading soft drink brand in India.But due to norms set by the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA), Coca-Cola left India and did not return till 1993 after a 16 year absence from the Indian beverage market. FERA needed Coca-Cola to reveal its secret concentrate formula as well as reduce its equity stake which was not acceptable.
Coca-Cola got the permission to enter the country with a 100 per cent unit in India. On September 22, 1993, the company bought out the Parle brands. As an entry strategy, Coca-Cola India took over Parle Foods. With a fine and detailed distribution network in place, Coke was now ready to take on archrival over a period of time, Coca-Cola India also bought certain bottling units that earlier belonged to Parle or individual distributors.
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2. Cost based pricing
Market penetration
pricing
Competition based
pricing
PRICING STRATEGIES FOLLOWED BY COCA COLA
There are three different pricing strategies which a company can primarily follow:
Price Skimming: Charging premium prices initially to earn maximum revenue.
Market Price: Setting price as going market rate (by competitors)
Market Penetration: Charging lowest price to achieve highest possible sales.
To first determine its price, they used a cost-based
pricing system for its Original Coke. They first
designed the product, the original coke, determined
the costs for the product (product costs, capital
costs, and operational costs), set a price based on
the cost of Coke, and finally convinced the
consumers of the soda's value. From there, Coke
chose to use market-penetration pricing for it's price. Here, they set low initial prices in
order to attract a large number of buyers quickly, to gain a large market share. Currently,
Coca Cola products to meet the competition against major players like Pepsi, products
pricing is set around the same level of competition. So, their primary strategy is Market
Price because they believe price should not be too low or too high than the price competitor
is charging from. Their customers otherwise nobody will buy your product.
Coca-Cola uses the following alternate pricing strategies over the year for Coke:
1. Psychological Pricing
In 2009, Coca-Cola uses the psychological pricing strategy for their Original Coke. For
instance, the price of a 2-liter bottle of Original Coke was $2.49. They set the price to end in
9, because this makes customers think the price is less than $2.50, to appeal to the
customer.
2. Promotional Pricing
Coke also uses the promotional pricing strategy. Coca Cola has offered promotional prices
very frequently. In store that sell Coca-Cola, prices are often temporarily priced below the
list price to increase short-run sales. Especially on some occasion Coca Cola reduces its rates
3. like in Ramadan Coca Cola reduces its rate unto 5 Rupees on 1.5 liter bottle. It gives the
product a sense of urgency and customers purchase the product because of the lower price.
Coca cola company gives incentives to middle men or retailers in way a that they offer them
free sample and free empty bottles, by this these retailers and middle man push
their product in the market. And that’s why coca cola seen more in the market. And they
have a good sale in the market because according to the expert which product
seen more in the market that sells more. “Seen as sold “They do agreements with a shop
keepers and stores to exclusive sale in that stores. These stores are called as KEY accounts in
their local language. And coke also invest heavy budget on these stores and offers
them free samples and free bottles and sometime cash incentives.
3. Segmented Pricing
Coke uses the segmented pricing strategy. Based on different packages, Coca Cola is
available at different price. By their product in different sizes and at different costs, they get
to increase their revenue, because there is not much difference in the costs required to
produce the products. Following are the different packages available for different target
audience :
1. RGB - Returnable/ Refillable Glass bottles
2. PET – Plastic Bottles
3. CAN – Aluminium Cans (Tins)
4. Tetra – Tetra Packs
5. BIB - Beverages in bag
Following are the different pricing for different sizes:
1. COCA COLA
Packs 200 ml 300 ml 400 ml 600 ml 1.75 ml 2.25 ml
Price 10 16 20 34 55 80
4. 2. DIET COKE
Packs 500 ml
Price 30
3. THUMS UP
Packs 200 ml 300 ml 400 ml 600 ml 1.25 ml 2.25 ml
Price 10 16 25 34 55 80
4. FANTA
Packs 200 ml 300 ml 400 ml 600 ml 1.25 ml 2.25 ml
Price 10 16 25 34 55 80
5. SPRITE
Packs 200 ml 300 ml 400 ml 600 ml 1.25 ml 2.25 ml
Price 10 16 25 34 55 80
6. MAAZA
Packs 200 ml 250 ml 600 ml 750 ml 1.2 ml
Price 10 15 37 38 55
5. 4. Discriminatory Pricing
Coke also follow discriminatory pricing strategy, because they have different pricing when
sold through different channels. Following are the different channels where it is charged
differently.
Wholesalers/ distributers
Retail/ corner stores/ super markets
Restaurants/ cafes/ night clubs
Petrol stations
Automated teller machines (AMTs)
Coca Cola is sold through following ways:
1. Direct Selling: In this type of selling their products are supplied in shops and
departmental stores by using their own transports. In this type of selling company
have more profit margin.
2. Indirect Selling: In this type of distribution, they have their whole sellers and
agencies to cover all area to assure their customers for availability of Coca Cola
products.
6. 5. International Pricing
Coke also uses the international pricing strategy. For instance, the price of a 2-liter bottle of
Coke in the United States is different from the price of the same product in China. This has
to do with the difference in economic conditions, competitive situations, and laws.
Thus, Coca Cola has been following various pricing strategies based on the requirement and
based on the introduction of new products targeting different audience.
COMPETITION ANALYSIS
Cola Wars between Coca Cola and Pepsi
Soft drink holds51% (majority of market share) of the total beverage market. Soft drink can
be further divided into carbonated drinks (Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Thumbs up, Diet coke, Diet
Pepsi etc.) And non-carbonated drinks (Orange, Cloudy lime, Clear lime and Mango). The
dominant players in soft drink market are Coca Cola and Pepsi, which own virtually all of the
North American market’s most widely distributed and best-known brands. They are
dominant in world markets as well. These companies’ products occupy large portions of any
supermarket’s shelf space, often covering more territory than real food categories like dairy
products, meat etc.
Industry and always remain in the war to get the majority of market share with each other.
These companies always be pioneer in using various innovative technology and method to
become the market leader. These companies present the world new innovative ways of
doing the marketing and how take advantage of various opportunities and how to use your
strength in a better way. In India currently colas (carbonated soft drinks) products comprises
61% and non-cola segment constitutes 36% of the total soft drink market whereas 2% is
covered under other various drinks like apple juice, cold coffee, cold tea etc.
7. Historical Timeline (Cola Wars)
• High-fructose corn syrup
replaces sugar
• Diet Coke introduced, boosts
profits
• New Coke fails, Coca Cola
Classic returns
• Coca Cola Enterprises
established
• Maintains lead in cola market
share
COLA War Years 1974-1999
• The “Pepsi Challenge”
• Pepsi Lite (1 Calorie)
introduced
• Enters fast-food business
• Outpaces Coke in food
store sales
• High-fructose corn syrup
replaces sugar
• Pepsi Bottling Company
goes public
• In response to federal
nutrition guidelines and
public concern with diet
and obesity offers
alternative low calorie
beverages
• Wins Subway account,
retains exclusive deals
with Burger King and
McDonalds
• Holds big lead over
Pepsi in cola market
2000-2010
• In response to federal
nutrition guidelines and
public concern with diet
and obesity offers
alternative low calorie
beverages
• Supplies all Taco Bell,
KFCs and most Pizza Huts
• Snack food lines very
profitable
8. Product Portfolio
Pricing Strategy used by Pepsi Vs. Coca Cola
Pepsi: It has consistently wielded its pricing strategy as an invitation to sample, aiming to
turn trial into addiction. It launched the 500-ml bottle in 1994 at Rs.8 versus ThumsUp's
Rs.9. Its 1.5-liter bottle followed Coke into the market place at Rs.30 – Rs.5 less than Coke's.
Pepsi raised the price once consumption stabilized, counting on the habit to compensate for
the lack of a price-benefit. It could continue with lower price positioning due to the fact that
in the soft drink industry the retailers rarely pass on the company the price advantages
gained by them from the consumers by selling competing brands at the same price and
pocketing the discounts.
9. Coke: Initially Coke mimicked Pepsi by introducing 300 ml cans at an invitation price of Rs.15
before raising it to Rs.18. When it realized that the brand did not hold enough attraction to
fork out a premium from the consumers, it introduced a lower-priced, similar-sized version
to gain consumers.
It can be inferred from the above article that Coca-Cola and Pepsi are perfect substitutes
and hence the pricing strategy of one directly impacts the demand for the other product.
Hence, the indifference curve of Coca-Cola and Pepsi would be a straight line with equal
slopes across all points on the line.
FUTURE PRICING STRATEGIES
While cocal cola has not been doing well for the past decade, the entire blame cannot be
borne by the strategies of the company. The primary reason for its stagnation is the changes
in the tastes of the general populace.
Indifference Curve of Pepsi and Coca cola
10. There appears to be a move towards a more organic drink and natural products category
leading to the decline of the entire coke category for the next 20 years. The annual sales of
coke have constantly been on the decline as described in the data compiled by the Wall
Street Journal.
To add on top of this is the loss of brand value over the years. In BrandZ’s annual brand
rankings publication, Coke has constantly been losing its top spot.
11. So is this the end of coca cola as we know it? Well by following the below mentioned
strategies, we hope not.
Safety Net:
Pricing in its bare form will not change the fate of coca-cola. Coke is the leader in the cola
sector undoubtedly. But since 75% of its revenues is from this category, the changing
drinking habits of the audience has hit coke the most. Hence it needs to build a safety net.
The first thing that coke needs to do is ensure that it branches out into alternate categories
such as energy drinks and health drink.
12. Milking Profits:
It has already launched a premium milk brand called Fairlife in the US. Fairlife costs twice as
much as the other brands but is said to have more protein, minerals and less sugar. While
this might be a paradox to the image associated with coke, if this brand launches itself as a
reliable and trustworthy then coke can move away from the unhealthy category. This will
require the maximum effort from coke as the transition will mean shattering the image in
the minds of consumer that took years of efforts to be built. Hence while maintaining the
same pricing strategy for coca cola, it needs to establish the premium status in the milk
category with appropriate marketing.
Also the launch of VIO in Bangalore, India in February 2016 further established its expansion
into the milk category. VIO is a ready to consume, flavoured milk is priced at Rs. 25 for 200
ml packs. Dairy is a category, which is firmly rooted in Indian tradition and enjoyed greatly
by consumers since time immemorial and hence it will reap benefits by launching it in India.
Energizing consumer needs:
13. It has also bought a 16.7% stake in the Monster energy drink taking its first steps in the
energy drink market. The energy drink market is characterized by a soft drink that provides
high level of sugar to overcome tiredness during or after a physical activity. This will be next
obvious market to launch into as the Indian energy and sport drinks market showed a
growth rate of CAGR of more than 19.50% from 2012 – 2015. While its own energy drink
brands of Full throttle and Burn do exist, they have not been able to build a reputation from
scratch and this is where the familiarity of Monster energy will come into play.
International Expansion:
Innocent, which is the European smoothie company has doubled its turnover from 2008 to
£209m in 2012 and is the top smoothie brand in Europe in terms of market share, according
to Nielsen. And logically Coke has bought almost 100% share of this company to capture the
European continent. By ensuring there is leader based pricing of this product, it will be able
to continue the support the brand has been receiving so far.