PepsiCo is an American multinational food and beverage corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York. It was formed in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola Company and Frito-Lay, Inc. PepsiCo has since expanded its portfolio through acquisitions and mergers to include brands such as Tropicana, Gatorade, and Quaker Oats. As of 2013, PepsiCo employed approximately 274,000 people worldwide and generated over $43 billion in annual net revenues, making it the second largest food and beverage company in the world.
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1. Largest PepsiCo Brands (based on 2009 retail sales)
Brand
Pepsi
Mountain Dew
Lay's potato chips
Gatorade
Diet Pepsi
Tropicana beverages
7 Up (outside U.S.)
Doritos tortilla chips
Lipton teas (PepsiCo/Unilever partnership)
Quaker foods and snacks
Cheetos
Mirinda
Ruffles potato chips
Aquafina bottled water
Pepsi Max
Tostitos tortilla chips
Sierra Mist
Fritos corn chips
Walkers potato crisps
Source: 2009 Annual Report[28] $0 $5b $10b $15b $20b
2. PepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational food and beverage corporation headquartered in
Purchase, New York, United States, with interests in the manufacturing, marketing and
distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products. PepsiCo was
formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company and Frito-Lay, Inc. PepsiCo has
since expanded from its namesake product Pepsi to a broader range of food and beverage
brands, the largest of which includes an acquisition of Tropicana in 1998 and a merger with
Quaker Oats in 2001—which added the Gatorade brand to its portfolio.
As of January 22, 2012 PepsiCo's product lines generated retail sales of more than $1 billion
each,[3] and the company's products were distributed across more than 200 countries,
resulting in annual net revenues of $43.3 billion. Based on net revenue, PepsiCo is the
second largest food and beverage business in the world. Within North America, PepsiCo is
ranked (by net revenue) as the largest food and beverage business.
Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi has been the chief executive of PepsiCo since 2006, and the
company employed approximately 274,000 people worldwide as of 2013. The company's
beverage distribution and bottling is conducted by PepsiCo as well as by licensed bottlers in
certain regions. PepsiCo is a SIC 2080 (beverage) company.