Shopping on line can be easy, simple and save you lots of money. It can also take a lot of your time, frustrate you, and result in unwanted purchases. Now the same can be said for regular high street shopping, but with the vast opportunity presented by the Internet it will pay you to spend a few minutes reading this and understanding how to better optimize your Pepsico shopping experience:

1. Compare - without doubt the biggest advantage that the Pepsico offers shoppers today is the ability to compare thousands of Pepsico at a time. This is a great thing, but not necessarily all the time! Too much can be daunting at times so take advantage of the great comparison sites and where possible let them do the hard work for you.

2. Research - if it has been said it will be on the internet. Ignorance is no longer a justifiable reason for buying the wrong thing. Take the time to research in detail everything that you could possible want to know about

3. Testimonials - don't know anybody that has bought a Pepsico? Wrong! If the Pepsico is good the internet will let you know. Use the Internet as a friend and get testimonials before you buy.

4. Questions - Got a question about Pepsico then search the Forums, FAQ's, Blogs etc. Don't be afraid to ask .....

5. Reputation - Never heard of the company selling Pepsico? Don't worry, no reason why you should know every company in the world, but you know someone that does! Use the internet to find out what people are saying about Pepsico and build up a picture of their reputation for sales, returns, customer service, delivery etc.

6. Returns - still worried that even after all of the above your Pepsico wont be what you want? Check out the returns policy. There is so much competition now that someone, somewhere is bound to offer the terms that you are comfortable with.

7. Feedback - happy with your Pepsico then let people know, after all you are depending on others people input in your buying decision, so why not give a little back.

8. Security - check for the yellow padlock on the Pepsico site before you buy, and the s after http:/ /i.e. https:// = a secure site

9. Contact - got a question about Pepsico, or want to leave a comment then check out the sites contact page. Reputable companies have them and respond.

10. Payment - ready to pay for your Pepsico, then use your credit card or PayPal! Be aware of companies that don't accept them, there may be genuine reasons but given the huge amount of choice you have when buying online there is no reason at all not to buy via credit card or PayPal.

{{Infobox_Company |

company_logo = ] | company_type = [Public ({{nyse|PEP-->) | foundation = | location = {{flagicon|USA--> [Purchase, New York, [United States | key_people = {{flagicon|IND--> [Indra Nooyi, Chairwoman, President & CEO| num_employees = 153,000(2005) | industry = [Food and [beverage | products = [Pepsi
[Tropicana Products
[Gatorade
[Lay's
[Doritos
[Frappuccino (for [Starbucks)
[Mountain Dew
revenue = {{profit--> $35.137 billion United States Dollar ([) | operating_income = {{profit--> $6.44 billion United States Dollar ([)| net_income = {{profit--> $5.64 billion United States Dollar ([) 16.06% [profit margin | market capitalization = $106.5 billion homepage = http://www.pepsico.com/ www.pepsico.com -->PepsiCo, Incorporated () is a global United States beverage and snack company. The company manufactures, markets and sells a variety of carbonation and non-carbonation beverages, as well as sodium, sweet and grain-based snacks, and other foods. Besides the Pepsi-Cola brands (including Mountain Dew), the company manufactures Quaker Oats Company, Gatorade, Frito-Lay, SoBe, and Tropicana Products. In many ways, PepsiCo differs from its competitor, The Coca-Cola Company, having almost three times as many employees. The company formed for distribution and bottling is The Pepsi Bottling Group (). PepsiCo is a SIC 2080 (beverage) company.

History Headquartered in Purchase, New York, The Pepsi Cola Company began in 1898, but it only became known as PepsiCo when it merged with Frito Lay in 1965. Until 1997, it also owned Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, but these fast-food restaurants were spun off into Tricon Global Restaurants, now Yum! Brands PepsiCo purchased Tropicana in 1998, and Quaker Oats in 2001.

Corporate governance Current members of the board of directors of PepsiCo are Indra Nooyi, Robert Eugene Allen, Dina Dublon, Victor Dzau, Ray Hunt, Alberto Ibargüen, Arthur Martinez, Steven Reinemund, Sharon Rockefeller, James Schiro, Franklin Thomas, Cynthia Trudell, and River King.

On October 1, 2006, former Chief Financial Officer and President Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi replaced Steve Reinemund as chief executive officer. Nooyi remains the corporation's president, and became Chairman of the Board in May 2007.

Mike White is the President of PepsiCo International Division. Some analysts predict after the appointment of Ms. Indra Nooyi, Mike White may choose to leave PepsiCo. The departure is expected by some to be after mid-2007, when White is eligible for a 7-figure payout.

Former top executives at PepsiCo

PepsiCo brands PepsiCo owns five different billion-dollar brands. These are Pepsi, Tropicana, Frito-Lay, Quaker, and Gatorade. The company owns many other brands as well.



Partnerships PepsiCo also has formed partnerships with several brands it does not own, in order to distribute these or market them with its own brands.



Discontinued lines

Former brands PepsiCo owned a number of restaurant chains until it exited that business in 1997, selling some, and spinning off others into a new company Tricon Global Restaurants, now known as Yum! Brands. PepsiCo also previously owned several other brands that it later sold.



Diversity PepsiCo received a 100 percent rating on the Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign starting in 2004, the third year of the report. Corporate Equality Index 2006

Tampering During the summer of 1993, PepsiCo managed to stave off a runaway hoax pertaining to alleged product tampering. Syringes were claimed to have been found in cans of Diet Pepsi -- first in Seattle, then throughout the U.S. over the next few days. With the arrests of several of the fraudulent claimants, reports of found hypodermic needles ceased. PepsiCo's subsequent handling of the situation via carefully-worded press releases and video news release is frequently cited as a textbook example of how exactly to handle falsely spread rumors about a company. The Pepsi Product Tampering Scandal of 1993

==Criticisms== PepsiCo in India PepsiCo gained entry to India in 1988 by creating a joint venture with the Punjab (India) government-owned Punjab Agro Industrial Corporation (PAIC) and Voltas India Limited. This joint venture marketed and sold Lehar Pepsi until 1991, when the use of foreign brands was allowed; PepsiCo bought out its partners and ended the joint venture in 1994. "Coca-Cola India", Jennifer Kaye, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, 2004 (PDF) Others claim that firstly Pepsi was banned from import in India, in 1970, for having refused to release the list of its ingredients and in 1993, the ban was lifted, with Pepsi arriving on the market shortly afterwards. These controversies are a reminder of "India's sometimes acrimonious relationship with huge multinational companies." Indeed, some argue that PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company have "been major targets in part because they are well-known foreign companies that draw plenty of attention." "Coke, Pepsi lose fight over labels", Knight Ridder News, 9 December 2004

In 2003, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-governmental organization in New Delhi, said aerated waters produced by soft drinks manufacturers in India, including multinational giants PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company, contained toxins, including lindane, DDT, malathion and chlorpyrifos — pesticides that can contribute to cancer, a breakdown of the immune system and cause birth defects. Tested products included Coca-Cola, Pepsi, 7 Up, Mirinda, Fanta, Thums Up, Limca, and Sprite (soft drink). CSE found that the Indian-produced Pepsi's soft drink products had 36 times the level of pesticide residues permitted under European Union regulations; Coca Cola's 30 times. "Indian Coke, Pepsi Laced with Pesticides, Says NGO", Inter Press Service, August 5, 2003CSE said it had tested the same products in the US and found no such residues. However, this was the European standard for water, not for other drinks. No law bans the presence of pesticides in drinks in India.

The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo angrily denied allegations that their products manufactured in India contained toxin levels far above the norms permitted in the developed world. But an Indian parliamentary committee, in 2004, backed up CSE's findings and a government-appointed committee, is now trying to develop the world's first pesticides standards for soft drinks. Coke and PepsiCo opposed the move, arguing that lab tests aren't reliable enough to detect minute traces of pesticides in complex drinks. On December 7, 2004, Supreme Court of India ruled that both PepsiCo and competitor The Coca-Cola Company must label all cans and bottles of the respective soft drinks with a consumer warning after tests showed unacceptable levels of residual pesticides.

Both companies continue to maintain that their products meet all international safety standards without yet implementing the Supreme Court ruling. As of 2005, The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo together hold 95% market share of soft-drink sales in India. "How a Global Web of Activists Gives Coke Problems in India", Wall Street Journal, July 7 2005 PepsiCo has also been alleged to practice "water piracy" due to its role in exploitation of ground water resources resulting in scarcity of drinking water for the natives of Puthussery panchayat in the Palakkad district in Kerala, India. Local residents have been pressuring the government to close down the PepsiCo unit in the village.

In 2006, the CSE again found that soda drinks, including both Pepsi and Coca-Cola, had high levels of pesticides in their drinks.Both PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company maintain that their drinks are safe for consumption and have published newspaper advertisements that say pesticide levels in their products are less than those in other foods such as tea, fruit and dairy products. Cola sales down 10% on state bans In the Indian state of Kerala, sale and production of Pepsi-Cola, along with other soft drinks, has been banned. Kerala bans Coke and Pepsi Five other Indian states have announced partial bans on the drinks in schools, colleges and hospitals. Indian state bans Pepsi and Coke

PepsiCo in Burma From 1991 until 1997, PepsiCo was one of the most notable companies to do business in Burma. PepsiCo's business partner, Thein Tun, was a noted business partner of the ruling Burmese military junta, which has been alleged to be responsible for some of the worst human rights violations in the world.

PepsiCo's involvement prompted one of the biggest Burma-related boycotts in history. The campaign was on a par with those against Texaco and Unocal, running around the same time, and currently against Total Oil.

PepsiCo formally began their investment in Burma in November 1991 when they opened a bottling plant in the then-capital Rangoon, despite the call by Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy for companies to avoid doing business in Burma until it returned to democracy. The campaign against Pepsi was initiated by the Asian-based Burma Rights Movement for Action. The campaign later gained growing strength in the West as Burmese human rights groups focused on campaigns against companies in Burma, including the oil giants Texaco, Unocal, Amoco, and Petro-Canada.

When Petro-Canada left Burma, Canadian and U.S. based Burmese democracy groups sharpened their focus on PepsiCo. The campaign received a massive boost when, in 1996, the Free Burma Coalition took the lead in forcing Pepsi out of American universities. This included the scrapping of a multi-million dollar deal at Harvard.

The campaign also spread to Europe, where the UK-based organization, Third World First, adopted the boycott. In response, in 1996, PepsiCo attempted to step out of the spotlight by selling its share of its Burmese joint venture to its partner but retaining its Burmese exclusive right agreement. Aung Sung Suu Kyi responded, "As far as we are concerned, Pepsi has not divested from Burma" and both human rights and environmental groups continued the pressure on Pepsi. Eventually, with the Burmese regime holding violent anti-democracy rallies and pressure from around the world mounting, PepsiCo announced in January 1997 that it would cut all ties with Burma. However, to this day, PepsiCo has not admitted that it was morally wrong to invest in Burma as some other companies have upon leaving the country. Pepsi boycott history

Wikipedia Editing Controversy

Notes and references

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{{Infobox_Company |

company_logo = ] | company_type = [Public ({{nyse|PEP-->) | foundation = | location = {{flagicon|USA--> [Purchase, New York, [United States | key_people = {{flagicon|IND--> [Indra Nooyi, Chairwoman, President & CEO| num_employees = 153,000(2005) | industry = [Food and [beverage | products = [Pepsi
[Tropicana Products
[Gatorade
[Lay's
[Doritos
[Frappuccino (for [Starbucks)
[Mountain Dew
revenue = {{profit--> $35.137 billion United States Dollar ([) | operating_income = {{profit--> $6.44 billion United States Dollar ([)| net_income = {{profit--> $5.64 billion United States Dollar ([) 16.06% [profit margin | market capitalization = $106.5 billion homepage = http://www.pepsico.com/ www.pepsico.com -->PepsiCo, Incorporated () is a global United States beverage and snack company. The company manufactures, markets and sells a variety of carbonation and non-carbonation beverages, as well as sodium, sweet and grain-based snacks, and other foods. Besides the Pepsi-Cola brands (including Mountain Dew), the company manufactures Quaker Oats Company, Gatorade, Frito-Lay, SoBe, and Tropicana Products. In many ways, PepsiCo differs from its competitor, The Coca-Cola Company, having almost three times as many employees. The company formed for distribution and bottling is The Pepsi Bottling Group (). PepsiCo is a SIC 2080 (beverage) company.

History Headquartered in Purchase, New York, The Pepsi Cola Company began in 1898, but it only became known as PepsiCo when it merged with Frito Lay in 1965. Until 1997, it also owned Kentucky Fried Chicken, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, but these fast-food restaurants were spun off into Tricon Global Restaurants, now Yum! Brands PepsiCo purchased Tropicana in 1998, and Quaker Oats in 2001.

Corporate governance Current members of the board of directors of PepsiCo are Indra Nooyi, Robert Eugene Allen, Dina Dublon, Victor Dzau, Ray Hunt, Alberto Ibargüen, Arthur Martinez, Steven Reinemund, Sharon Rockefeller, James Schiro, Franklin Thomas, Cynthia Trudell, and River King.

On October 1, 2006, former Chief Financial Officer and President Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi replaced Steve Reinemund as chief executive officer. Nooyi remains the corporation's president, and became Chairman of the Board in May 2007.

Mike White is the President of PepsiCo International Division. Some analysts predict after the appointment of Ms. Indra Nooyi, Mike White may choose to leave PepsiCo. The departure is expected by some to be after mid-2007, when White is eligible for a 7-figure payout.

Former top executives at PepsiCo

PepsiCo brands PepsiCo owns five different billion-dollar brands. These are Pepsi, Tropicana, Frito-Lay, Quaker, and Gatorade. The company owns many other brands as well.



Partnerships PepsiCo also has formed partnerships with several brands it does not own, in order to distribute these or market them with its own brands.



Discontinued lines

Former brands PepsiCo owned a number of restaurant chains until it exited that business in 1997, selling some, and spinning off others into a new company Tricon Global Restaurants, now known as Yum! Brands. PepsiCo also previously owned several other brands that it later sold.



Diversity PepsiCo received a 100 percent rating on the Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign starting in 2004, the third year of the report. Corporate Equality Index 2006

Tampering During the summer of 1993, PepsiCo managed to stave off a runaway hoax pertaining to alleged product tampering. Syringes were claimed to have been found in cans of Diet Pepsi -- first in Seattle, then throughout the U.S. over the next few days. With the arrests of several of the fraudulent claimants, reports of found hypodermic needles ceased. PepsiCo's subsequent handling of the situation via carefully-worded press releases and video news release is frequently cited as a textbook example of how exactly to handle falsely spread rumors about a company. The Pepsi Product Tampering Scandal of 1993

==Criticisms== PepsiCo in India PepsiCo gained entry to India in 1988 by creating a joint venture with the Punjab (India) government-owned Punjab Agro Industrial Corporation (PAIC) and Voltas India Limited. This joint venture marketed and sold Lehar Pepsi until 1991, when the use of foreign brands was allowed; PepsiCo bought out its partners and ended the joint venture in 1994. "Coca-Cola India", Jennifer Kaye, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, 2004 (PDF) Others claim that firstly Pepsi was banned from import in India, in 1970, for having refused to release the list of its ingredients and in 1993, the ban was lifted, with Pepsi arriving on the market shortly afterwards. These controversies are a reminder of "India's sometimes acrimonious relationship with huge multinational companies." Indeed, some argue that PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company have "been major targets in part because they are well-known foreign companies that draw plenty of attention." "Coke, Pepsi lose fight over labels", Knight Ridder News, 9 December 2004

In 2003, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-governmental organization in New Delhi, said aerated waters produced by soft drinks manufacturers in India, including multinational giants PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company, contained toxins, including lindane, DDT, malathion and chlorpyrifos — pesticides that can contribute to cancer, a breakdown of the immune system and cause birth defects. Tested products included Coca-Cola, Pepsi, 7 Up, Mirinda, Fanta, Thums Up, Limca, and Sprite (soft drink). CSE found that the Indian-produced Pepsi's soft drink products had 36 times the level of pesticide residues permitted under European Union regulations; Coca Cola's 30 times. "Indian Coke, Pepsi Laced with Pesticides, Says NGO", Inter Press Service, August 5, 2003CSE said it had tested the same products in the US and found no such residues. However, this was the European standard for water, not for other drinks. No law bans the presence of pesticides in drinks in India.

The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo angrily denied allegations that their products manufactured in India contained toxin levels far above the norms permitted in the developed world. But an Indian parliamentary committee, in 2004, backed up CSE's findings and a government-appointed committee, is now trying to develop the world's first pesticides standards for soft drinks. Coke and PepsiCo opposed the move, arguing that lab tests aren't reliable enough to detect minute traces of pesticides in complex drinks. On December 7, 2004, Supreme Court of India ruled that both PepsiCo and competitor The Coca-Cola Company must label all cans and bottles of the respective soft drinks with a consumer warning after tests showed unacceptable levels of residual pesticides.

Both companies continue to maintain that their products meet all international safety standards without yet implementing the Supreme Court ruling. As of 2005, The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo together hold 95% market share of soft-drink sales in India. "How a Global Web of Activists Gives Coke Problems in India", Wall Street Journal, July 7 2005 PepsiCo has also been alleged to practice "water piracy" due to its role in exploitation of ground water resources resulting in scarcity of drinking water for the natives of Puthussery panchayat in the Palakkad district in Kerala, India. Local residents have been pressuring the government to close down the PepsiCo unit in the village.

In 2006, the CSE again found that soda drinks, including both Pepsi and Coca-Cola, had high levels of pesticides in their drinks.Both PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company maintain that their drinks are safe for consumption and have published newspaper advertisements that say pesticide levels in their products are less than those in other foods such as tea, fruit and dairy products. Cola sales down 10% on state bans In the Indian state of Kerala, sale and production of Pepsi-Cola, along with other soft drinks, has been banned. Kerala bans Coke and Pepsi Five other Indian states have announced partial bans on the drinks in schools, colleges and hospitals. Indian state bans Pepsi and Coke

PepsiCo in Burma From 1991 until 1997, PepsiCo was one of the most notable companies to do business in Burma. PepsiCo's business partner, Thein Tun, was a noted business partner of the ruling Burmese military junta, which has been alleged to be responsible for some of the worst human rights violations in the world.

PepsiCo's involvement prompted one of the biggest Burma-related boycotts in history. The campaign was on a par with those against Texaco and Unocal, running around the same time, and currently against Total Oil.

PepsiCo formally began their investment in Burma in November 1991 when they opened a bottling plant in the then-capital Rangoon, despite the call by Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy for companies to avoid doing business in Burma until it returned to democracy. The campaign against Pepsi was initiated by the Asian-based Burma Rights Movement for Action. The campaign later gained growing strength in the West as Burmese human rights groups focused on campaigns against companies in Burma, including the oil giants Texaco, Unocal, Amoco, and Petro-Canada.

When Petro-Canada left Burma, Canadian and U.S. based Burmese democracy groups sharpened their focus on PepsiCo. The campaign received a massive boost when, in 1996, the Free Burma Coalition took the lead in forcing Pepsi out of American universities. This included the scrapping of a multi-million dollar deal at Harvard.

The campaign also spread to Europe, where the UK-based organization, Third World First, adopted the boycott. In response, in 1996, PepsiCo attempted to step out of the spotlight by selling its share of its Burmese joint venture to its partner but retaining its Burmese exclusive right agreement. Aung Sung Suu Kyi responded, "As far as we are concerned, Pepsi has not divested from Burma" and both human rights and environmental groups continued the pressure on Pepsi. Eventually, with the Burmese regime holding violent anti-democracy rallies and pressure from around the world mounting, PepsiCo announced in January 1997 that it would cut all ties with Burma. However, to this day, PepsiCo has not admitted that it was morally wrong to invest in Burma as some other companies have upon leaving the country. Pepsi boycott history

Wikipedia Editing Controversy

Notes and references

Related links

External links



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