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If you are a PepsiCo associate based in Purchase, you may have found yourself rushing off to a meeting with a million things on your mind when you spot an adorable Guiding Eyes puppy. Suddenly you feel a smile start to spread across your face and get a spring in your step! Despite the fact that you’re running a bit late, you stop to quickly pet the puppy and go about your day feeling a little less stress and inspired by the a spirit of volunteerism and community service in the office. Read more

El viernes pasado (Abril 27) tuve el honor de aceptar un Premio al Liderazgo que me otorgó el Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) y la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) durante su celebración anual, Espíritu de las Américas en Washington, DC. Read more

Last Friday, April 27, I had the honor of accepting a Leadership Award bestowed to me by the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) and the Organization of American States (OAS) during their annual Spirit of the Americas celebration in Washington, DC. As I was accepting it, I thought how lucky I am to receive recognition for doing things I really believe in and enjoy doing. Read more

Sunday, April 22, is Earth Day and marks the two-year anniversary of the PepsiCo Dream Machine recycling initiative—and what a tremendous two years it has been. We’re commemorating this milestone with the release of a progress report that shares the program’s cumulative results and successes since its launch on Earth Day 2010. Read more

At Boxford the juices we mix with our delicious apple juice to create our fantastic blends, (like Apple & Mango or Apple & Raspberry), come in large metal drums. We have hundreds of these drums and they used to be crushed and sent away as scrap – but we wanted to ensure that these were properly recycled in line with a project to better manage our waste streams from the factory. We found a company who would give us £3 - £5 per drum, and decided to give some of this money to local charities operating around Boxford in Suffolk. Read more

My first SXSW experience was both eye-opening and inspirational. For anyone who hasn’t been, SXSW is broken down into three segments, Interactive, Film, and Music. The five days I was there I concentrated on the Interactive piece. Below are three themes/highlights of Interactive that I found most insightful. 1. Technology Tech startups from across the world go to SXSW to launch their company, application or service, and as an attendee we get to be the first to experience them, which is very exciting. The best place to absorb all of this knowledge was the Trade Show, Startup Village, and of course PepsiCo Central! At the Trade Show, apps were the big thing. All startups would encourage you to download their new app right then and there, to the point where they would incent you with gift cards and giveaways. And if you don’t have... Read more

I love making things – always have since a child and for me a career in Engineering and specifically Manufacturing was my plan since I was a teenager. I believe that our economy desperately needs innovative and agile manufacturing which takes advantage of both niche & general markets where the UK can and should be competitive. I get very frustrated when capable technical people disappear into service sectors (especially banking and management consultancy). Read more

For over 30 years, PepsiCo has invested in and partnered with China to achieve mutual prosperity and anchor its position as a food and beverage market leader in China. Read more

Derek Yach was recently one of the plenary speakers at the recent Grantmakers In Health Annual Meeting in Baltimore. Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is an organization dedicated to helping foundations and corporate giving programs improve the health of all people. Derek spoke about Performance with Purpose, the company’s belief that what’s right for people and our planet leads a more successful future for PepsiCo. He noted that we have clear goals that address public health, ”such as aims to reduce salt, sugar, and saturated fats in products, and, at the same time, increase the proportion of healthier products in our portfolio.” He stressed that being guided by Performance with Purpose is important because societal needs are “deeply embedded, funded, and executed within the daily operations of [a] company [and are] linked to the way executives are compensated and the way companies report on their progress.” However, trade-offs still exist that... Read more

As a global food and beverage company, this year’s theme, Water and Food Security, is very important to PepsiCo. We believe in good water stewardship and recognize that water is fundamental to our ability to operate efficiently. We help conserve global water supplies and help provide access to safe water. Along with our partners, we engage in multiple ways around this important issue. Here are just a few examples: Check out Dan Bena’s blog, Rethinking Water and Business, where he discusses his “careful celebration” in regards to the recent announcement by the United Nations that the Millennium Development Goal for access to clean water has been reached, ahead of the target date of 2015. Dan also talks about PepsiCo’s belief that water stewardship is an important part of our core business. Our partners at the Earth Institute just did some great infographics that highlight our work together... Read more