2009 Milestones
- PepsiCo is named to the 'Best Companies for Multi Cultural Women' list by Working
Mother magazine
- PepsiCo joins Ceres, a leading coalition of investors, environmental groups and
public interest organizations working to address sustainability efforts
- Near East brand launches two new products—Pearled Couscous side dish and Near
East Gourmet Meal Kits
- SoBe Lifewater introduces two new zero-calorie flavors – Acai Fruit Punch
and Mango Melon
- Pepsi celebrates its 75th anniversary in Canada
- PepsiCo honored with 'Respect Award' for its commitment to diversity by the Gay,
Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
- PepsiCo-Almarai joint ventures acquires stake in Jordanian dairy company, Teeba
- Frito-Lay Turkey honored with 'Environment-Friendly Industrial Plant' award from
the Kocaeli Chamber of Industry
- PepsiCo creates Baked Snacks North America Business Unit to meet consumers interest
in more nutritious snacks and foods
- PepsiCo opens new Russian beverage plant in Domodedovo, the largest bottling plant
in PepsiCo's global system
- Naked Juice becomes the first nationally distributed brand to use 100% recycled
plastic bottles with the Naked reNewabottle
- PepsiCo Russia celebrates 50th Anniversary
- Gatorade introduces limited-edition Jordan series bottles
- PepsiCo pairs with CBS to launch first-ever video player packaged in a print ad
- PepsiCo products make 'Best Foods for Women' list in Women's Health
magazine
- EPA awards PepsiCo's Chicago office with Energy Star certification
- Pepsi kicks off its 2009 partnership with the NFL
- Smartfood adds Peanut Butter Apple flavor to its lineup
- Mountain Dew introduces 'UltraViolet,' Dew's first diet line extension
- PepsiCo sponsors National Urban League Conference
- PepsiCo reaches merger agreements with Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas
- PepsiCo agrees to acquire Amacoco, Brazil's largest coconut water company
- PepsiCo launches its first lightly carbonated fruit-based beverage in Brazil, Frutzzz
- Aunt Jemima brand celebrates 120 years
- PepsiCo is awarded several 2009 beverage innovation honors during Drinktec trade
show
- Sabritas and PepsiCo Mexico Beverages receive three Effie 'Top Marketing Campaign'
awards
- TrueNorth expands offerings with three new nut/fruit combinations—Apple Cinnamon,
Citrus Burst and Almond Cranberry
- IZZE Sparkling Juice launches at Panda Express restaurants across the country
- PepsiCo Brazil signs pledge to change marketing campaigns to children
- PepsiCo says it will form new bottling unit; Eric Foss, 27-year industry veteran,
will be CEO
- PepsiCo joins Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation to help reduce obesity in the
US
- PepsiCo wins U.S. EPA SmartWay Environmental Excellence award for its leadership
in conserving energy
- Sabritas and Gamesa-Quaker unveiled the first every hybrid trucks in Mexico
- PepsiCo U.K. and Ireland were named as one of the 'Top 50 Places Where Women Want
To Work' by The Times, an influential UK newspaper and online publication
- PepsiCo is recognized at two events for its dedication to Talent Sustainability
and dedication to Asian American employees—2009 Best Companies for Asian Pacific
Americans from Asian Entrepreneur, Top 10 Companies for Asian Americans
from AMBA
- PepsiCo again named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and Dow Jones Sustainability
North America Index
- Propel supports Breast Cancer Awareness with its “hope.nowpropelled”
website, special packaging and pink caps
- Consumer Reports magazine names Quaker Chewy 90 Calorie Granola Bar among
best during a taste test on lower-fat snack options
- United Nations Association of New York honors Frito-Lay for its environmental efforts
- PepsiCo ranks among top companies on Corporate Social Responsibility Index by the
Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship
- PepsiCo signs as partner of new Meadowlands Stadium, the future home of the New
York Jets and New York Giants
- Pepsi Brazil wins the top spot for 'The Most Admired in Brazil' by Brazilian business
magazine Carta Capital
- PepsiCo named 'Corporation of the Year' by Southern Florida Minority Supplier Development
Council for its diligence, commitment and legacy of diversity
- The European Union approved the proposed mergers of PepsiCo, Pepsi Bottling Group
and PepsiAmericas
- PepsiCo Hope delivers more than 50,000 free, healthier snacks and breakfasts to
Dallas children
- Frito-Lay receives the United Nations Association of New York's 2009 Annual Humanitarian
Award in recognition of Frito-Lay's accomplishments in environmental corporate social
responsibility
- PepsiCo Russia signs the Russian Advertisers Association's pledge to eliminate advertising
to children under 12
- Pepsi wins 'Football Promoter of the Year' award in Nigeria for its involvement
with the development of grassroots football
- PepsiCo and Calbee Foods Company announce strategic alliance to make and sell a
wide range of food products in Japan
- Gamesa-Quaker's Stila brand named 'Brand of the Year' in Mexico at the 6th Anahuac/AI
Ries Marketing Awards
- IZZE brand launches new flavor of sparkling juice—IZZE Sparkling Lime
- PepsiCo open first overseas green plant in China as part of its $1 billion investment
in the country
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) names PepsiCo as one of its 2008 Water
Efficiency Leaders, for its efforts of water efficiency and environmental sustainability
- PepsiCo's Valhalla, NY R&D site receives LEED certification for its environmental
sustainability efforts
- PepsiCo International introduces first non-alcoholic, flavored malt drink, Bario,
into Saudi market
- Pepsi Jordan wins the King Abdullah Excellence Award, Jordan's most prestigious
award on a country level
- PepsiCo receives 'Corporation of Year' award from United Cerebral Palsy in recognition
of its EnAble program, which champions inclusion for people with different abilities
in the workplace
- PepsiCo's World Headquarters in Purchase, NY, was named as the winner of the 2009
Landmark Award by the American Society of Landscape Architects and the National
trust for Historic Preservation
- Frito-Lay North America announces new partnership with Terra Cycle, a company that
will repurpose Frito-Lay snack packaging into merchandise
- PepsiCo named to Ethisphere's 'Most Ethical Companies' for 2009
- Quaker is honored with 2008-2009 Brand Laureate Heritage Award for the 'Best Brands-Consumers'
by the Asia Pacific Brand Foundation in Malaysia
- PepsiCo Chicago is recognized by BusinessWeek magazine as one of the top 'green'
headquarter locations in the U.S.
- PepsiCo is listed in the top 20 'Ideal Employer MBA Ranking' in Fortune
magazine
- PepsiCo China beverage group named 'Supplier of the Year' by Wal-Mart China
- FLNA and Oberto Sausage Co. hagree to end partnership for distribution and sales
of OhBoy! Oberto brand meat snack products in the U.S. and Canada
- Tropicana becomes the first North American brand to be independently certified by
the Carton Trust, an organization established to address climate change
- Sierra Mist launches new flavor—Sierra Mist Ruby Splash
- Pepsi becomes official beverage of Norwegian Cruise Lines
- PepsiCo acquires Karinto snack business in Peru
- Frito-Lay SunChips announces plans to begin using the first fully compostable snack
chip bag made from plant-based materials to significantly improve the environmental
impact
- PepsiCo's Mexico divisions, Gamesa-Quaker, Sabritas and Gatorade, receive the distinctive
Corporate Social Responsibility award from Cemefi, the Mexican Center for Philanthrop,
for their Talent Sustainability efforts
- Wal-Mart Mexico names PepsiCo Beverages Mexico as the 'Supplier of the Year'
- Aquafina, Diet Pepsi, Pepsi and Mountain Dew top the 2009 Brand Keys Customer Loyalty
Engagement Index
- Lipton launches new Sparkling Green Tea—the first-ever sparkling beverage
from the Lipton trademark
- Consumer Reports names Quaker products among its top choices at supermarkets
in their 'Great Every Day Products' article
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awards PepsiCo a 2009 Energy Start Sustained
Excellence Award for its energy efficiency program
- PepsiCo announces intention to acquire its two largest anchor bottlers, The Pepsi
Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas
- PepsiCo's TorTrix brand receives the 'Hall of Fame of Guatemalan Brands' award from
the American Marketing Association
- PepsiCo introduces three new products—Pepsi Natural, Pepsi Throwback and Mountain
Dew Throwback, all sweetened with natural sugar
- PepsiCo Ireland is recognized as one of the '50 Best Workplaces' by The Great Places
to Work Institute
- PepsiCo Chicago Sustainability Center achieves LEED Platinum certification from
the U.S. Green Building Council, making it the fist in the Consumer Products sector
to receive the prestigious Platinum distinction
- Frito-Lay launches $2 line for consumers seeking value
- PepsiCo India launches Nimbooz by 7Up, a beverage inspired by India's favorite lemonade
drink
- Tropicana introduces Trop50, the first orange juice with the all-natural sweetness
of Stevia
- PepsiCo is recognized for its Diversity and Inclusion program by three leading business
publications—DiversityMBA, DiversityInc., and DiversityBusiness.com
- PepsiCo introduces first climate-friendly vending machines to the U.S.
- Gatorade's G2 launch topped Information Resource Inc.'s list of most successful
product launches of 2008
- Aquafina launches the Eco-Fina Bottle, the lightest weight bottle in the market
- Frito-Lay introduces new Smartfood popcorn clusters
- Doritos SuperBowl XLIII ad ranked number one by USA Today's Ad Meter
- AMP Energy unveils three new line extensions—AMP Energy Lightning, AMP Energy
with Black Tea and AMP Energy with Green Tea
- PepsiCo scores major league, multiyear sponsorship with both New York Mets and New
York Yankees
- Latina Style magazine recognizes PepsiCo among the leading companies for
Latinas at the Style 50 Awards and Diversity Leaders Conference
- Spitz Brand has been named one of Canada's '50 Best Managed Companies' by the National
Post
- PepsiCo Greater China opens newest bottling plant, Chengdu Pepsi Beverage Co. Ltd.
in West China
- PepsiCo named 'Corporation of the Year' by Southern Florida Minority Supplier Development
Council for its diligence, commitment and legacy of diversity
- Gatorade India establishes new training center for most-talented cricket players
- Frito-Lay North America adds more than 1,000 fuel-efficient vehicles to its fleet
- PepsiCo announces a multi-year distribution agreement with Rockstar Energy Drink
- Tostitos brand crowns six University of Texas fans as the champions of the Tostitos
'Race for the Bowl' competition and awards them $200,000 for their school's scholarship
fund
- IZZE Sparkling Juice becomes available at Sam's Club
- Frito Lay Turkey launches its second better-for-you snack, Cheetos Rings
- Eleven PepsiCo China bottling plants are honored as '2008 Enterprise of Excellence
in Water Saving' facilities at the 2008 Chinese Beverages Industry Association annual
meeting