- Business
- PepsiCo, Inc. manufactures, markets, and distributes a wide range of food and beverage products worldwide. The company offers carbonated soft drinks including Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, and Mountain Dew; sports drinks such as Gatorade; juices and juice drinks under the Tropicana brand; ready-to-drink teas and coffee; snack foods comprising Lay's potato chips, Doritos tortilla chips, Cheetos cheese snacks, and Frito-Lay brand products; grain-based snacks, cereals, and oatmeal products through its Quaker Foods North America segment; and other brands like Poppi prebiotic sodas following its 2025 acquisition. PepsiCo operates through seven segments: Frito-Lay North America, Quaker Foods North America, PepsiCo Beverages North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Middle East and South Asia, and Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and China; with significant operations in the United States, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa, and other countries. Founded in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola Company and Frito-Lay, Inc., and headquartered in Purchase, New York, the company continues to expand its portfolio. Recent developments include the completion of the $1.95 billion acquisition of Poppi in May 2025 to bolster its functional beverage offerings; the October 2024 acquisition of Siete Foods for $1.2 billion to enhance multicultural snacking options; and in August 2025, strengthening its strategic partnership with Celsius Holdings by acquiring additional preferred stock, integrating the Alani Nu brand into its distribution system, and selling the Rockstar Energy brand in the U.S. and Canada.