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10 Things to Know About PepsiCo

Number 10

PepsiCo, Inc was founded in 1965 by

Donald M. Kendall, President of Pepsi-cola and Herman W. Lay, Chairman of Frito-lay.

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Number 9

PepsiCo includes: Pepsi-cola, Frito-lay, Tropicana, Gatorade, and Quaker Oats.

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Number 7

In 2008 PepsiCo was in the top 25 of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by CRO

http://www.thecro.com/node/615

Number 6

The company is also know for encouraging diversity in the workplace and has received many awards for it.

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Pepsi (2008) awards include:-Among Diversity Inc's List of Top 50 Companies for Diversity -Top 10 companies for LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Employees by Diversity Inc. -Top 10 Companies List for People with Disabilities

Number 5

PepsiCo employs over 185,000 people and has an annual revenue of $39 billion.

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Number 4

PepsiCo is also a leading company in environmental issues.

Frito-lay and energy conservationPepsi-cola and water conservation

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Number 3

PepsiCo contributed more than $74 million to nonprofit community groups, disaster relief, corporate contribution, education, and health and wellness research in 2007.

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Number 2

PepsiCo has many employment opportunities for public relations majors including: internships, campus visits, career fairs and an informative employment website.

From www.pepsico.com

Number 1

PepsiCo has dealt with negative and positive corporate public relations issues. Effective management of the syringe crisis

of 1993 Successful Super Bowl campaign Pepsi Challenge

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References

All information from:http://www.pepsico.com/index.cfm

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