Strategic analysis of the coca-cola company

This paper performs a strategic analysis of The Coca-Cola Company, a leader in the beverage industry. Coca-Cola, the world’s leading soft drink maker, operates in more than 200 countries and owns or licenses 400 brands of nonalcoholic beverages. The company faces challenges in today’s marketplace because of market driven changes, regulatory changes and socio-economic changes. An external analysis of the soft drink industry is performed to understand the impact of environment. An internal analysis of Coca-Cola is performed to understand the internal capabilities. The conclusion of this paper emphasizes that the company needs to reduce its dependence on carbonated beverage and diversify its product portfolio into the noncarbonated sector to remain competitive. It is argued that the best way to become a total beverage company is through addressing the key issues identified in this research and eventually moving towards a learning organization.