2. The bargaining power of the supplier in the concentrate business is low. The raw materials that are needed for the concentrate are basic commodities. Therefore the producers of these materials have no pricing power. Because the concentrate industry has shifted to a highly intense, profitable business, especially for Coke and Pepsi, the threat of new entrants is low. Brand loyalty and expenditures such as advertising make it nearly impossible for a new entrant to survive in the marketplace. Overall the bargaining power of the buyers for in the concentrate industry is weak. Though there is threat of substitutes out there (coffee, tea, juice, etc.), concentrate firms (Coke, Pepsi, Cadbury) diversified their businesses to offer some of the similar substitutes to combat the threat. Along with diversifying, Coke and Pepsi’s brand equity makes it difficult for any substitute, not under their brand