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Pepsico

PepsiCo

PepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Purchase, Harrison, New York, United States, with interests in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products.

CEO:

  • Indra Nooyi

Approximate Net Worth:

  • $100.5 billion

Number of Employees

  • 294,000

World Presence:

  • 200 countries

Fun Fact:

  • In 1972 PepsiCo agreed to distribute Stolichnaya vodka in the US in exchange for being the only Western firm allowed to bottle soft drinks in the USSR.
Trading Stocks You Know Little About is Treacherous Terrain

In general, this past week was fairly positive for the market.

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