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Congressional Letter-Writing Campaign Helps Torpedo Voluntary Food Marketing Guidelines for Kids

The Sunlight Foundation | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Food Marketing, Cdc, American Beverage Association, Lobbying, Pepsico, Food Marketing to Children, Ftc, Junk Food Marketing, Fda, Amy Klobuchar, Coca Cola, Federal Trade Commission, Politics News
The Sunlight Foundation

While the proposed voluntary principles set for food marketers are ambitious and would take time to put into place, the public health stakes could not be higher.

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This Coke Machine Takes Hugs Instead Of Money

Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Coca-Cola, Video, Coke Vending Machine Hugs, Business News, Coke Vending Machine, Coca-Cola-White-Cans, Marketing Campaigns, Cola Wars, Coke, Diet Coke, Pepsico, Business News

A great hug can mean warmth, safety, comfort and a bunch of other mushy feelings. The only thing that could possible make it better? A free Coke. ...

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Doritos Locos Tacos Improved Perception Of Both Taco Bell And Doritos

Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Video, Perception of Taco Bell, Taco Bell Tacos, Taco Bell Buzz, Taco Bell Doritos Tacos, Doritos Tacos, Doritos Locos Tacos, Taco Bell Brand Perception, Pepsico, Food News

If you were to read the comments on one of HuffPost Food's stories about the much-ballyhooed Doritos Locos Tacos at Taco Bell, you might get the impre...

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Major CEO Got Big Pay Boost Last Year, Even As Layoffs Loom

Reuters | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Video, Reuters, Indra-Nooyi-Pepsico, Business News, Pepsi-Ceo, Indra Nooyi Compensation, CEO Compensation, Pepsi, Indra Nooyi, Pepsico, Business News

* Nooyi gets 23 pct raise in base salary, first in 5 years * Also sees increase in value of retirement benefits * Compan...

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Pepsi Next: The Last Thing America Needs

Andy Bellatti | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Splenda, Aspartame, Fda, Sucralose, Diet Soda, Soda, Pepsi Next, Gras, Pepsico, Acesulfame Potassium, Diet Soda Health, Healthy Living Health News, Diet Soda Weight, Drinking Diet Soda, Diet and Nutrition, Diet Soda and Health, Healthy Living News
Andy Bellatti

"Health and wellness" may be cited as motivators behind Pepsi NEXT, but America needs mid-calorie soda as much as the Gulf of Mexico needs another oil spill. May I suggest drinking more water? What a concept!

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Jay-Z, a Social Fridge and Cats vs. Humans: The Best Brand Activations at SXSW 2012

Matthew Knell | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Matthew Knell, Friskies, American Express, SXSW Interactive, Spotsi, AOL Advertising, Sxsw, Pepsico, Ge, South by Southwest 2012, SXSW 2012, South by Southwest, Technology News
Matthew Knell

Marketers were out in force again this year, competing in a noisier than ever atmosphere. But for me, the brands who "won" SXSW were the ones who cut through the noise by telling their brand stories in the most actionable way possible.

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Is PepsiCo Preparing For A New CEO?

AP | CANDICE CHOI and BREE FOWLER | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Pepsico Ceo, Video, Brian Cornell, Pepsi, Indra Nooyi, Pepsico, Pepsi Ceo, John Compton, Food News

NEW YORK — PepsiCo Inc. revamped its management structure Monday in a move intended to strengthen its lineup of potential successors to CEO Indr...

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Surprising Pepsi Taste Test Results

Kitchen Daily | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Video, Pepsi Co, Pepsi Throwback, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Pepsi Cola, Sane Sugar Soda, Pepsi Taste Test, Pepsi, Pepsico, Cola Taste Test, KitchenDaily News

A recent taste test between U.S. Coke and Mexican Coke revealed that 80 percent of tasters prefer Mexican Coke, which is made with sugar (as opposed t...

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Debate Rages Over Report Linking Cola To Cancer

Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Coca-Cola, Video, Carcinogens Cola, 4-Mi Cola Dye, Carcinogens, Carcinogen Cola Dye, Coke Cancer, Diet Pepsi, 4-Mi Coca-Cola, Cancer, Cola Dye, Pepsi, Diet Coke, Pepsico, Food News

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a consumer interest group, released a report today linking Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Pepsi and Diet ...

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Pepsi Preps For Its Biggest Product Launch In Years

AP | By CANDICE CHOI | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Video, Pepsi Soda, Pepsi Next Mid-Calorie, Pepsi Next, Soda, Pepsi Mid-Calorie Soda, Pepsi, Pepsico, Food News

NEW YORK -- Pepsi is hoping to win back soda drinkers with a compromise. Some people don't like the calories in regular soda, but loathe the taste of...

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Just Add Water: Pepsi Uses Diluted Drinks To Strengthen Profits

Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: trop50 Orange Juice, Pepsi Earnings Call, Video, Pepsi Profits, Pepsi Next, Tropicana 50, trop50, Tropicana Orange Juice, Lower Calorie Orange Juice, Pepsi Tropicana, Pepsico, Food News

PepsiCo, America's largest food and beverage company, reported unusually strong results in the fourth quarter of 2011. Despite lingering consumer weak...

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Are Increased Food Prices at Odds With Increasing Innovation?

Phil Lempert | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Innovation, Food Companies, Usda, Food Marketing Institute, Phil Lempert, Fmi, Food Prices, Supermarkets, Economic Reserch Service, Cpg, Pepsico, John Compton, Supermarketguru, Food News
Phil Lempert

Innovation is key to growth for food companies, and adds excitement and many benefits for the purchasers of these products. However, I question whether repurposing funds is the way to go.

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PepsiCo's Imperative to Increase Wellness: Derek Yach

Riva Greenberg | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Healthy Eating, Healthy Food, Leadership, Snack Foods, Agriculture, Food Policy, Subsidies, Diabetes, Business, Obesity, Junk Food, Wellness, Pepsico, Type 2 Diabetes, Healthy Living News
Riva Greenberg

I find how Yach is looking at health and wellness -- from the ground up -- almost revolutionary amid the status quo, and his working within this snack foods giant to improve quality of life around the world a mighty stand.

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3 More Pepsi Brands Join $1 Billion Club

AP | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Pepsico $1 Billion Brand, Food Companies, Brisk, Mountain Dew, Starbucks, Starbucks Bottled Drinks, Pepsi $1 Billion Club, Pepsi Billion Dollar Brand, Pepsico, Food Industry, Video, Food News

PepsiCo $1 Billion Club Gets 3 New Members: Mountain Dew, Brisk, Starbucks

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Pepsi: A Mouse In Mountain Dew Turns Into 'Jelly-Like' Goo

HuffPost Weird News | David Moye | Posted 01.05.2012

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Mountain Dew drinkers know their distinctively yellow beverage of choice is packed with caffeine, but a new lawsuit might get them thinking about what...

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Calling on the Food and Beverage Industry to Help Reduce Poverty

Jordan Dey | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Kraft, Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Walmart, Quaker Oats, Hunger, Coca Cola, Mozambique, Poverty, Cargill, Haiti, Kenya, Pepsico, South Sudan, World Food Program, Sabmiller, Impact News
Jordan Dey

The sourcing decisions that major food and beverage companies make on a daily basis can help improve the lives of the world's smallest and poorest farmers in the developing world.

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A Week In The Life Of Frito-Lay's Executive Chef

Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Pepsico Chef, Chef Stephen Kalil, Stephen Kalil, Food Informants, Frito-Lay, Frito-Lay Chef, Pepsico, Food News

Food Informants is a week-in-the-life series profiling fascinating people in the food world. We hope it will give you a first-hand look at the many di...

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PepsiCo Hopes To Reduce Famine By Investing In Ethiopian Chickpeas

Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Pepsi Ethiopia Chickpeas, Chickpeas, Ethiopea, Ethiopian Chickpeas, Pepsico Chickpeas, Pepsi, Pepsi Chickpeas, Pepsico, Food News

PepsiCo, along with the UN World Food Programme and USAID, has launched Enterprise EthioPEA, a program aimed to increase chickpea production in Ethiop...

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Soda Makers Fight Back Against Public Obesity Campaigns

Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Soda Makers, Coca-Cola, Soda Companies, Soda, Public Health, American Beverage Association, Obesity, Anti-Obesity, Pepsico, Food News

U.S. public awareness campaigns about sugary soft drinks are under legal attack by beverage makers, which have sued New York City's health depart...

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Junk Food Companies Pay Scientists To Fudge Nutrition Research

Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Junk Food Obesity, Junk Food, Soda Obesity Study, Potato Chips Obesity, Obesity Epidemic, Soda, Soda Tax, Junk Food Companies, Food Science, New England Journal of Medicine Obesity Study, Obesity, Potato Chips, Pepsico, Walter Willett, Harvard Food Study, Food News

Yet another major long-term study, this one published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has conclusively demonstrated the link between weight ga...

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Chinese Consumers Becoming More Sophisticated: Report

Posted 08.13.2011

Read More: Booz & Co., Internet, Sales, Purchasing Power, Information, Consumer Goods Companies, American Chamber of Commerce, Chinese Middle Class, Travel, E-Commerce, Pepsico, Business News

SHANGHAI (AP) — Chinese consumers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their tastes and expect a wider range of better products, according to ...

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Inside Pepsi's Secret Labs: Taste Robots, Bee Larvae And More

Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Chips, Snacks, Good for You, Pepsi, Indra Nooyi, Pepsico, Food News

In this week's New Yorker article "Snacks for a Fat Planet," John Seabook explores PepsiCo's attempt to create healthier snack food, while still remai...

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Sadly, There's No MBA for Imagination

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Creativity, Walmart, Marketing Trends, Ray Kroc, Business School, Women in Business, Graduate Degrees, Innovation, Harvard Business School, Imagination, Smarter Ideas, Business, Brand Marketing, TV Advertising, Sam Walton, Coca-Cola, Fostering Creativity, Retail Sales, Business Schools, Advertising, College Education, Brand Management, Business News, Marketing, Columbia Business School, MBA Degrees, Best Business Schools, Shoppers, Pepsico, B-School, Business News
Sarah O'Leary

There are some indisputable facts in our glorious world. Men can't give birth. You can't cheat death. And you can't educate your way to creativity.

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Pepsi's Revolutionary New Bottle

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pepsi Plant Bottle, Plant-Based Plastic, Sustainability, Food, New Pepsi Bottle, Plant-Based Bottle, Business, Plant Based Bottle, Pepsi Bottle, First Plant-Based Bottle, Plant PET, Plant Plastic, US News, Pepsico, Plant-Based PET, Green News

PURCHASE, N.Y. (AP) -- Remember the Cola Wars? Get ready for the Bottle Wars. PepsiCo Inc. on Tuesday unveiled a bottle made entirely of plant mate...

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Cultivating Contagion in the Social Media Sphere

Rishi Dave | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Pepsi Refresh Project, Charity Organizations, Linkedin, Twitter, Charity, Social Networking, Dell, Donating to Charity, Nonprofits, Nonprofit Organizations, Charitable Giving, Facebook, Pepsi, Social Media Marketing, Super Bowl, Tweets, Dell Computers, Blogs, Social Media, Online Communities, Marketing, Tweeting, Super Bowl Commercials, Donations, Technology, Pepsico, Technology News
Rishi Dave

Direct conversations with your customers are incredibly powerful, but the seeming lack of control can be unnerving. So how can you engage at a meaningful level?

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