Coca Cola Market Structure Analysis

Coca Cola is the symbol of globalization because Coke is such a well establish company that the Coca-Cola Company operates over two hundred territories more than the members in the United Nations. Also across the world, Coca-Cola is the second most commonly understood phrase in the world, after “OK.”

This is because the barriers to entry into the industry are relatively high for new firms and that the Average Total Cost (ATC) and Average Variable Cost (AVC) for new firms are relatively high compared to the two large soft drink manufacturers because of economies of scale. Additionally, not many firms in their industry produced the same or identical product to make the industry competitive and the information is not freely available because the recipe in Coke’s case is not public record. Therefore, the assumption that Coca-Cola and Pepsi are most likely not to be produced in a perfectly competitive industry is

Coca-Cola conquer the market by having a very extensive distribution through partnership with bottling partner. Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd, is the largest bottling partner of the Coca-Cola Company in India, by owning 24 bottling plants at strategic location in various states widely covered across India, has an extensive distribution system spanning more than a million outlets. You could simply find Coke from anywhere, examples likes vending machines, airlines, kiosk, convenient stores, supermarket, restaurants, cafes, hotels and night clubs which made the Coca-Cola grab the largest market share in the beverage industry. Besides, Coca-Cola beverages also distributed by wholesalers and distributors to reach those niche market. Coca-Cola wins big contract with global QSR players likes McDonald’s, Subway and Burger King.

Coca-Cola needs no introduction so does Apple or Toyota or even McDonalds. These are popular brands that we know and love. But how did they get to be so popular even after generations have changed? The simple answer is advertising; something that all these companies have been doing since their inception. Coca-Cola is always reminding us of how refreshing their products are with catchy tunes that you sing to all year round before they drop another catchy tune that will also last another year. Apple has these witty advertisements that make it look like the best option for smart people. It makes you feel trendy and smart at the same time. It also sells uniqueness in its brand. These companies that are popular worldwide captivate their market and

This refers to differentiation that aspires to make a product more attractive by contrasting its unique qualities with other competing products (Investopedia, 2015:1), as in the case of Coca-Cola, other soft drink brands. Successfully adopting this strategy would have a company gaining a competitive advantage, as the customer would then view the product as unique or superior.

As of January 26, 2012, 22 of PepsiCo 's brands generated retail sales of more than $1 billion apiece, and the company 's products were distributed across more than 200 countries, resulting in annual net revenues of $43.3 billion Based on net revenue, PepsiCo is the second largest food and beverage business in the world. Within North America, PepsiCo is the largest food and beverage business by net revenue. Indra

Geographic segmentation calls for dividing the market into different geographical units such as regions, cities, or neighborhood. Coca-Cola has a countrywide network of product distribution but the company segments more in urban and suburban areas as compared to rural areas.

Coca-Cola, the product that has given the world its best-known taste was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 8, 1886. Coca-Cola Company is the world’s leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, used to produce nearly 400 beverage brands. It sells beverage concentrates and syrups to bottling and canning operators, distributors, fountain retailers and fountain wholesalers.

In the carbonated soft drinks industry, Coke Cola and Pepsi Co are the biggest players in the market for aerated beverages. Both the companies have been competing strongly against each other for decades. The market is dominated by these two industry leaders with a total market share of 72%; Coke’s market share is 42% and Pepsi’s 30%. This is known as an oligopoly market; where there are few large firms competing with each other in the industry. Since both the company’s market share so large, the market is very close to a duopoly (other players having a very small impact on the market). Hence we assume this to be a situation of duopoly.

The main objective of this study lies in understanding the organization and studying and understanding the advertising effectiveness of Coca-Cola product .The methodology used in studying and understanding the perceived views of consumers towards the product was ‘SAMPLING’. The findings of the activity have been drawn out in form of graphs and suggestions have been offered there from the Coca-Cola Company is the world 's largest beverage company, largest manufacturer, distributor and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups in the world and is one of the largest corporations in the United States. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented by pharmacist John Smith Pemberton in 1886. The Coca-Cola formula and brand was bought in 1889 by Asa Candler who incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in 1892. Besides its namesake Coca-Cola beverage, Coca-Cola currently offers nearly 400 brands in over 200 countries or territories and serves 1.6 billion servings each day. .

The Coca Cola company is known as one of the world’s largest carbonated soft drinks company that began before World War II. It is an American-based company found in 1886 by an Atlanta pharmacist. Dr. John S. Pemberton created the formula of French Wine Coca, which is known as Coca Cola now and introduced the carbonated soft drink as a patent medicine at first. The beverage became more noticeable when Frank M. Robison, Dr. Pemberton’s partner changed the product name and created the famous script logo, which he believed that will attract customer in advertising.The marketing phenomenon grew even bigger when the small company was bought over by Asa Griggs Candler prior of the founder’s death in 1888. Candler 's decision was what made the Coca Cola Company so successful today due to his interest and aggressiveness in marketing this product. Over the years, Coca Cola had faced many challenges in finding its identity in packing until the

Market structure is defined by economists as the characteristics of the market. It can be organizational characteristics or competitive characteristics or any other features that can best describe a goods and services market. The major characteristics that economist have focused on in describing the market structures are the nature of competition and the mode of pricing in that market. Market structures can also be described as the number of firms in the market that produce identical goods and services. The market structure has great influence on the behaviour of individuals firms in the market. The market structure will affect how firm price their product in the industry. The market structure will affect the supply of different commodity in the market. When the competition is high there is a high supply of commodity as different companies tries to dominate the markets. A market structure will affect the barrier to entry for the companies that intend to join that market. A monopoly markets structure has the biggest level of barriers to entry while the perfectly competitive market has zero percent level of barriers to entry. The other factors that influence the firm behaviour under a market structure are the efficiency. Firm will be more efficient in a competitive market while firms will be least efficient in a monopoly

The term "soft drink" refers to all types of nonalcoholic, carbonated, sweetened, flavored beverages. Nonalcoholic soft drink beverage market can be divided into fruit drinks and soft drinks. Soft drinks are available in glass bottles, aluminum cans; PET bottles are disposal containers can be divided into carbonated and non-carbonated drinks. Soft drinks are being manufactured since so long. There are various flavors in soft drinks that are lemon, orange, mango and cola. In India, aerated water also known as "SODA" was introduced since time immemorial.

In an economy, there exists different market structures to accommodate different industries and firms. This study will be made to understand in further depth the market power of different market structures, and in particular an example of using case studies of agricultural sector of the French markets to explain how an ideal perfectly competitive market works. This will then be further strengthened with several references linked to the case study.