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Many Americans are snacking more, but looking for bargains in the snack aisle

Feb 9, 2024
Snacks account for more than a quarter of food and beverage spending. Returning to the office may be boosting sales.
Snacks account for more than a quarter of U.S. food and beverage spending, but PepsiCo is dealing with a bit of a sales crunch.
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Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi on the “work and family conundrum”

Sep 28, 2021
In an excerpt from her new memoir, the former PepsiCo leader talks about “care” infrastructure and creating transformational change.
“Transformation is difficult,” writes former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi. “But I have learned that with courage and  persistence — and the inevitable give and take — it can happen.” Above, Nooyi speaks at the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in 2017.
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Pepsi pledges to halve unrecycled plastic in packaging by 2030

Sep 15, 2021
The single-serving plastic bottle has been the target of pushback against plastic pollution for decades.
PepsiCo is increasing the recycled content of its packaging. Younger consumers are paying attention to the environmental impact of the products they consider buying, analysts say.
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Beverage companies angle for the new "it" drink

Aug 3, 2021
PepsiCo selling Tropicana and Molson Coors nixing 11 beers are the latest signs the industry is trying to adapt to ever-changing tastes.
PepsiCo plans to sell Tropicana and other juices to a private equity firm as beverage companies court younger consumers.
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With PepsiCo's second-quarter earnings out, activists look beyond profits and losses

Jul 13, 2020
The company has committed to helping the Black Lives Matter movement, but has faced pressure to go beyond writing a check.
Pepsi’s CEO says the company will spend $400 million to "lift up Black communities," but some say that's avoiding taking responsibility for internal change.
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Pepsi catches up to SodaStream’s success

Aug 22, 2018
Why PepsiCo is going all in on the DIY fizz biz.
A general view at SodaStream's celebration of National Hydration Day on June 20, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.
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As soda sales lose their fizz, Pepsico looks to healthier drinks and snacks

Jul 11, 2017
PepsiCo reports second quarter earnings today. The snack and beverage conglomerate has consistently beaten estimates in recent quarters — even as Americans drink less soda than they have in three decades. Can PepsiCo keep the streak going?  Click the audio player above to hear the full story.

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Dunkin Donuts and Coke join forces in bottled coffee

Sep 30, 2016
Coca-Cola will bottle and distribute Dunkin Donut coffee drinks.
A man displays a 24-ounce iced latte purchased at Dunkin Donuts in Manhattan, New York City. 
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