Press Releases

1. PepsiCo Receives 2012 Stockholm Industry Water Award atWorld Water Week

   30 August 2012

   PepsiCo has received the Stockholm Industry Water Award in recognition of the company's innovative and outstanding water stewardship initiatives.

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2. PepsiCo officially opens Hamburg Innovation Centre as a hub for fruit and vegetable innovation.

   11 July 2012

   Zein Abdalla, chief executive officer - PepsiCo Europe, and Mehmood Khan, executive vice president, PepsiCo chief scientific officer, Global R&D, officially opened the state-of-the-art Global R&D Hamburg Innovation Centre (HIC) in Germany this week.

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3. PepsiCo Café is a hit in St. Petersburg

   2 July 2012

   PepsiCo successfully launched The PepsiCo Café at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum which took place from 21^st-23^rdJune 2012, in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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4. PEPSICO TO HOST PEPSICO CAFE STARRINGLEGENDARY CHEF FERRAN ADRIA AT THE ST. PETERSBURG ECONOMIC FORUM

   20 June 2012

   ST. PETERSBURG, June 15, 2012 - PepsiCo, a global food and beverage leader, is proud to bea partner of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) for the third year in a row. Read more »

5. PepsiCo Sweden scoops first ever international Webby Award

   25 May 2012

   This week, PepsiCo Sweden picked-upits first everinternational Webby Award for its mobile app The Sound of Football. PepsiCo was presented with the coveted award that recognises excellence in interactive content across emerging technologiesat the ceremony on 21^st Mayat the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. Read more »

6. Chef Ferran Adrià and PepsiCo Europe: A Recipe For Success

   25 April 2012

   Ian Noble, Senior Director for Breakthrough Foods and Nick Aiello, Innovation Chef, PepsiCo Europe, discuss PepsiCo's innovative approach to R&D and how the partnership with the world's greatest chef, Ferran Adrià is helping the company develop new methods and concepts for creative food innovation. Read more »

7. PepsiCo Spain's Ana Martinez Villasenor discusses her experiences in Ghana as part of PepsiCorps

   3 April 2012

   Last October, PepsiCo Spain's Ana Martinez Villasenortravelled toGhana as part of PepsiCorps, a month long programme for PepsiCo employees aimed at applying business skills to tackle some of the world's major problems. Read more »

8. PepsiCo opens new R&D facility in Cork, Ireland

   13 March 2012

   Last month, Richard Bruton, TD, Ireland's minister for enterprise, jobs and innovation, opened PepsiCo's new €10million R&D centre in County Cork, Ireland. The new centre will be part of the PepsiCo Worldwide Flavours business, established in Cork in 1974 to produce beverage concentrates for all of PepsiCo's European markets. Read more »

9. Pepsico invests £14.4 Million in Quaker Oats site in Scotland

   24 February 2012

   David Cameron visits site as expansion plans unveiled and 30 new jobs announced. PepsiCo recently announced it is investing £14.4 million to increase the capacity of its Quaker Oats site at Cupar in a move that will bring 30 jobs to the local area. Read more »

10. Diet Mountain Dew®, Brisk® and Starbucks® Ready-To-Drink Beverages Grow to be Billion-Dollar Brands for PepsiCo

    26 January 2012

    PURCHASE, N.Y., January 26, 2012 - PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) today announced that Diet Mountain Dew, Brisk and Starbucks ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages have each grown to more than $1 billion in annual retail sales, expanding PepsiCo's portfolio of billion-dollar brands to 22. PepsiCo offers the world's largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands. Read more »

11. PepsiCo UK partners with Britvic to unveil their first collaborative community campaign

    23 January 2012

    PepsiCo UK and Britvic this week unveiled a new, collaborative, multi-million pound campaign, bringing together the leading soft drinks portfolios of both organisations for the first time. Read more »

12. Debra Crew, Region President, PepsiCo West Europe outlines her innovation vision

    15 December 2011

    Speaking at a Brussels conference on food innovation, Debra Crew, Region President, PepsiCo West Europe identified five ways to help boost creativity, R&D investment and entrepreneurship across the continent. Read more »

13. New Technology Provides 'Sight' Through Sound To The Visually Impaired

    23 November 2011

    Pepsi Refresh has funded a new technology system that helps improve the experience of playing football for the visually impaired. Read more »

14. Spanish Health Ministry presents PepsiCo Iberia President Xavier Orriols with NAOS Prize 2010

    01 November 2011

    PepsiCo Iberia formally received the prestigious NAOS Prize 2010 from the Spanish Health Ministry for its human sustainability efforts at a ceremony in Madrid last week.. Read more »

15. Supporting Women in Business - PepsiCo Sponsors and Participates in the International Networking Conference 2011

    10 October 2011

    This month, PepsiCo is sponsoring the 14th annual WINConference, a three-day global leadership forum taking place in Rome, which sees thousands of women coming together to discuss issues affecting women in business. Read more »

16. PepsiCo unveils winners of PepsiCo10 competition

    4 October 2011

    PepsiCo unveils winners of PepsiCo10 competition Read more »

17. PepsiCo Creates New Partnership to Increase Food Production and Address Malnutrition in Ethiopia

    22 September 2011

    PepsiCo Creates New Partnership to Increase Food Production and Address Malnutrition in Ethiopia Read more »

18. PepsiCo and The Nature Conservancy Launch Results From ‘Positive Water Impact’ Projects

    30 August 2011

    During World Water Week 2011, PepsiCo and The Nature Conservancy, a leading conservation organization, have released findings from five water saving pilot projects at PepsiCo manufacturing plants around the world. Read more »

19. PepsiCo10 Europe receives 130 innovative applications

    11 August 2011

    Over 100 technology start-ups apply to win the opportunity to work with PepsiCo. Read more »

20. Salt down, wholegrain servings up as PepsiCo UK reports on health pledges

    14 July 2011

    PepsiCo UK, makers of Walkers, Tropicana, Pepsi, Quaker and Copella - announced today that it has reduced salt levels in its Walkers Crisps by a further 10%. Read more »

21. PepsiCo and ‘World’s Greatest Chef’ Announce New Innovation Partnership

    16 June 2011

    PepsiCo and Chef Ferran Adrià to Work Together on Creative Food Concepts. Read more »

22. PepsiCo10 Launched in Europe

    6 June 2011

    PepsiCo10 is a programme designed to discover and support innovative technology companies whose ideas and solutions can be applied to drive business value for PepsiCo. Read more »

23. PepsiCo Receives 2011 Top Employer Europe Award

    2 June 2011

    The accolade from the CRF Institute, an external human resources benchmarking organisation, is based on an assessment of HR strategy and performance. Read more »

24. PepsiCo Celebrates the Role of Women in Business

    12 May 2011

    To celebrate its commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion PepsiCo has partnered with the Global Summit of Women in Turkey. Read more »

25. PepsiCo Outlines Vision for European Growth

    27 April 2011

    Zein Abdalla, CEO, PepsiCo Europe, outlines his commitment to European growth and portfolio transformation to investors at the Consumer Analyst Group of Europe’s Investment Conference in London on 30th March. Read more »

26. PepsiCo Europe Helps Empower Women Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

    20 March 2011

    PepsiCo today announces the second phase of its women entrepreneur programme, in partnership with the Trestle Group Foundation, to provide business support to high-potential women entrepreneurs in emerging economies Read more »

27. PepsiCo Signs Up To Public Health Responsibility Deal

    15 March 2011

    PepsiCo UK, the maker of Quaker oats, Tropicana, Copella, Pepsi and Walkers crisps, has signed up to the Government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal, specifically to pledges on salt reduction, the removal of transfats from products and workplace health. Read more »

28. PepsiCo Completes Transformative Bottling Acquisitions

    1 March 2011

    PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) announced today that it has completed the $7.8 billion strategic acquisitions of its two largest bottlers, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. and PepsiAmericas, Inc. Read more »

29. Predeal will host the final leg of Dew Tour, the first internationally renowned professional snowboarding competition in Romania

    1 March 2011

    Saturday, March 5th, third leg of the Dew Tour 2011’s competition, Predeal, Variantă slope. Mountain Dew challenges all riders to ride their boards on the newly built snow park, the first of its kind in Romania. Adrenaline levels will reach international peaks within the first competition approved by World Snowboard Federation and included in the Ticket To Ride international contest circuit. Read more »

30. PepsiCo Completes Acquisition of 66% of Wimm-Bill-Dann

    3 February 2011

    PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of approximately 66% of the outstanding shares of Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC (NYSE: WBD), Russia′s leading branded food-and-beverage company, from certain selling shareholders of Wimm-Bill-Dann for approximately $3.8 billion. The acquisition increased PepsiCo′s total ownership of Wimm-Bill-Dann′s ordinary shares to approximately 77%. Read more »

31. Lay’s brings to the Romanian market for the first time the chips that are baked and not fried – Lay’s Rumeniţi în Cuptor

    26 January 2011

    Lay’s brings to the Romanian market a unique product full of taste. Lay’s Rumeniţi la Cuptor is a novelty on the Romanian market, being the only chips that are not fried in oil, but oven-baked. The new product, PepsiCo Snacks (Star Foods), has 70% less fat than regular chips. Read more »

32. Chaired by Ümran Beba, PepsiCo Asia Pacific Region to build Asia’s biggest food and beverage factory in Vietnam

    26 January 2011

    The groundbreaking ceremony of the factory, which is to be constructed in Vietnam by the world′s second biggest food and beverage company, PepsiCo, and which will be the biggest food and beverage production plant in Asia, took place, with the attendance of PepsiCo′s President for Asia Pacific Region Ümran Beba. Read more »

33. PepsiCo’s ‘Green’ Refrigeration Technology

    24 January 2011

    Beginning with 2011, Sandora, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, will start buying only energy-efficient refrigerators. This project is part of PepsiCo ‘Performance with Purpose’ global business philosophy, which aims to protect our planet’s environment and natural resources. Read more »

34. Sandora has opened two new sales offices in the cities of Sumy and Poltava, to become even closer to its customer base

    17 January 2011

    Today (January 17), Sandora (a subsidiary of PepsiCo) began direct customer sales for the first time in Poltava. Earlier this month, the company officially opened a sales office in the city of Sumy. Read more »

35. PepsiCo Wins Ethical Initiative Award

    30 September 2010

    PepsiCo honoured for sustainable water stewardship at Beverage Innovation Awards. Read more »

36. PepsiCo Europe Collaborates with Trestle Group Foundation to Empower Women Entrepreneurs

    30 August 2009

    Innovative Partnership Program provides critical support to high-potential women entrepreneurs in emerging economies Read more »