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PepsiCo

Second-largest food and beverage company globally by net revenue.

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The food and beverage multinational PepsiCo, Inc. has its corporate headquarters located in the hamlet of Purchase, which is within the town of Harrison, New York.[1] PepsiCo's operations cover the production, distribution, and sale of its goods throughout the food and beverage sector.[2] By January 2021, PepsiCo had 23 brands each generating over $1 billion in yearly sales, and its products were available in more than 200 countries.[3]

Last updated 2026-10-07 from the source article.

Key facts and history

Caleb Bradham, a pharmacist from Duplin County, North Carolina, created the soft drink Pepsi and gave it the name "Pepsi-Cola" in 1898.[4] Roy Megargel, working with Charles Guth, acquired the Pepsi trademark from Craven Holding in 1931; Guth then utilized the resources of Loft, Incorporated to develop a new formula and market Pepsi.[5] After prevailing in a shareholder lawsuit, Loft formally incorporated Pepsi into its own operations, and the entity was renamed the Pepsi-Cola Company in 1941.[6] The Pepsi-Cola Company and Frito-Lay, Inc. merged in 1965, creating PepsiCo, Inc., which was initially headquartered in Manhattan, New York.[7]

According to the 2023 Forbes Global 2000, PepsiCo ranked 82nd and is the world's second-largest food and beverage company, trailing only Nestlé.[8]

What the cited sources add

The Business Live report on the Pioneer Foods acquisition noted that PepsiCo's offer of R110 a share was more than 50% of the value of Pioneer Foods' shares in the month preceding the offer.[9] The same report stated that workers would receive Nasdaq shares in PepsiCo worth R1.6bn through a locally held workers' trust.[9] The IDN Financials report on PepsiCo's departure from Indonesia noted that both companies agreed to stop production on October 10, 2019.[10] Westchester Magazine described the PepsiCo headquarters as a series of seven three-story buildings, each connected to its neighbor only at the corner.[11]

That magazine also noted that the headquarters building was among the final architectural projects completed by Edward Durell Stone.[11][12]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "PepsiCo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "PEPSICO - Trademark Details", Justia Trademarks (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "PepsiCo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Child, "PepsiCo purchase of Pioneer is finalised", Business Live, March 6, 2020 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "PepsiCo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "About PepsiCo", PepsiCo, Inc. Official Website (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "PepsiCo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "“Brad’s Drink” Becomes Pepsi-Cola, 1898 | NC DNCR", Dncr.nc.gov, August 28, 2016; "Pepsi Cola's Long, Winding History", ThoughtCo (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "PepsiCo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Guth v. Loft (Del. 1939) [Pepsi]", h2o.law.harvard.edu (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "PepsiCo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Absorption of Pepsi-Cola by Loft, Inc.; Change in Name Approved by Stockholders", The New York Times, May 30, 1941, p. 23 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "PepsiCo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "PepsiCo, Inc. Company History", Funding Universe (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "PepsiCo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Global 2000 2023", Forbes (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Child, "PepsiCo purchase of Pioneer is finalised", Business Live, March 6, 2020. facts only, no text reused. businesslive.co.za
  10. "Pepsi announces that it will leave Indonesia", IDN Financials, October 3, 2019. facts only, no text reused. idnfinancials.com
  11. "Our 10 Most Beautiful Buildings", Westchester Magazine, November 17, 2010. facts only, no text reused. westchestermagazine.com
  12. Wikipedia, "PepsiCo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Our 10 Most Beautiful Buildings", Westchester Magazine, November 17, 2010; "Our 10 Most Beautiful Buildings", Westchester Magazine, November 17, 2010 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article PepsiCo (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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