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Case Title:
Pepsi's Strategy to Address Changing Consumer Buying Behaviour: Would it Succeed?
Publication Year : 2007
Authors: Aakruti Mulye
Industry: Food and Beverages
Region:Global
Case Code: CSB0014P
Teaching Note: Available
Structured Assignment: Available
Abstract:
Pepsi Co. a world leader in convenient snacks, foods, and beverages is a $35 billion company. Some of the popular brands like Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Diet Pepsi, Lays, Doritos, Tropicana, Gatorade, and Quaker Oats are owned by the company. The company saw a change of preference in it's consumers in the 1990's apart from this the beverage industry also observed a rise in functional drinks in the mid 2000s. The case focuses on the Pepsi's strategy to address this change in the consumer behaviour.
Pedagogical Objectives:
- The case study has been structured to understand and analyse:
- The Impact of changing consumer behaviour on the food and beverage Industry
- The possible solutions to address the change in consumer preferences
- The importance of strategy to achieve long-term sustainable growth.
Keywords : Food and Beverage, Pepsi, consumer behaviour, Brands & Branding Case Study, US health consciousness, Coca-Cola, obesity,growth strategy, innovation
Contents:
- Rising health consciousness
- Pepsi's Strategy
- Looking Ahead
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