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Pepsico Diversification Strategy
16 October 2012 Draft v1

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Pepsico’s Diversification Strategy in 2008
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16 October 2012

16 October 2012 Draft v1

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Sections 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Project Team Our understanding of PepsiCo Market / Industry analysis Financial analysis Portfolio analysis Recommendations Q&A

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2.1 PepsiCo
Overview
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Acquisitions n Formed in 1965: merger Pepsi-Cola Company & Frito-Lay Inc. America mulinational food & beverage corporation Headquartered in United States, NY Manufacturing marketing & distribution of: – grain-based snack foods – salty snacks – beverages

1980‘ & 1990s Mug root beer, 7up International Smartfood, Walker‘s Crisps, Smith‘s Crisps, Mexican cookie company, Gamesa & Sunchips Late-1970s – mid 1990s PepsiCo expanded via acquisition of businesses outside of its core focus of packaged food and beverage brands – 1977: Pizza-Hut – 1978: Taco Bell – 1986: Kentucky Fried Chicken

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Expanded to broad range of food & beverage brands Organized in 4 different Business Units Many tuck-in acquisitions (companies all located in non-US) of in 2006 & 2007 It holds 285,000 employees New CEO in 2007: Indra Nooyi Strategic Realignment in 2008

Quick-service restaurants: – 1990: Hot-n-Now – 1992: California Pizza Kitchens – 1993: East Side Mario‘s, D‘Angelo Sandwich Shops, Chevy‘s n n n n

1997 Spin-off of the restaurants as independent traded company – 1997: Cracker Jack, – 1998: Tropicana, Smith‘s Snackfood – 2001: Quaker Oats (incl. Gatorade) – 2006: Stacy‘s bagel and pita chips, Izze carbonated beverages, Duyvis nuts, Star Foods à total: $ 522 million

Further acquisitions:

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2007 Naked Juice fruit beverages, sandora juices, bluebird snacks, Penelopa nuts and seeds Joint venture with Strauss Group Total acquisition between 2005-2007 amounted

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