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Anant Rangaswami
Aug 2, 2010

Increasing the scope of competitors can increase profits

More than two decades ago, I first heard the phrase ‘share of throat' in the context of Coca-Cola India's plans to introduce drinks other than carbonated beverages, thereby including all non-alcoholic drinks as competition.

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