Pepsi Company – An Overview

Pepsi Company – An Overview

OVERIVEW

PepsiCo is a world leader in convenient foods and beverages, with

revenues of about $25 billion and over 142,000 employees. The company

consists of the snack businesses of Frito-Lay North America and

Frito-Lay International; the beverage businesses of Pepsi-Cola North

America, Gatorade/Tropicana North America and PepsiCo Beverages

International; and Quaker Foods North America, manufacturer and

marketer of ready-to-eat cereals and other food products. PepsiCo

brands are available in nearly 200 countries and territories.

Many of PepsiCo's brand names are over 100-years-old, but the

corporation is relatively young. PepsiCo was founded in 1965 through

the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay. Tropicana was acquired in 1998

and PepsiCo merged with The Quaker Oats Company, including Gatorade,

in 2001.

PepsiCo’s success is the result of superior products, high standards

of performance, distinctive competitive strategies and the high

integrity of our people.

Our mission is to be the world's premier consumer products company

focused on convenience foods and beverages. We seek to produce healthy

financial rewards to investors as we provide opportunities for growth

and enrichment to our employees, our business partners and the

communities in which we operate. And in everything we do, we strive

for honesty, fairness and integrity.

SHAREHOLDERS

PepsiCo (symbol: PEP) shares are traded principally on the New York

Stock Exchange in the United States. The company is also listed on the

Amsterdam, Chicago, Swiss and Tokyo stock exchanges. PepsiCo has

consistently paid cash dividends since the corporation was founded.

CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP

PepsiCo believes that as a corporate citizen, it has a responsibility

to contribute to the quality of life in our communities. This

philosophy is put into action through support of social agencies,

projects and programs. The scope of this support is extensive –

ranging from sponsorship of local programs and support of employee

volunteer activities, to contributions of time, talent and funds to

programs of national impact. Each division is responsible for its own

giving program. Corporate giving is focused on giving where PepsiCo

employees volunteer.

PEPSICO HEADQUARTERS

PepsiCo World Headquarters is located in Purchase, New York,

approximately 45 minutes from New York City. The seven building

headquarters complex was designed by Edward Durrell Stone, one of

America's foremost architects. The building occupies 10 acres of a

144-acre complex that includes the Donald M. Kendall Sculpture

Gardens, a world acclaimed sculpture collection in a garden setting.

The collection of works is focused on major twentieth century art, and

features works by masters such as Auguste Rodin, Henri Laurens, Henry

Moore, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Arnaldo Pomodoro and

Claes Oldenberg. The gardens were originally designed by the world

famous garden planner, Russell Page, and have been extended by

François Goffinet. The grounds are open to the public, and a visitor's