PepsiCo, Inc: Strategic Corporate Assessment

Introduction

PepsiCo seeks to achieve growth and long-term value by creating competitive advantages through new product innovation, strategic investments, acquisitions and alliances. The company is the second largest food and beverage company in the world after Nestle.

Scope

• Contains corporate strategy, value chain presence and SWOT Analysis
• Provides detailed business description, segment analysis, 5-year financial trends, key products and key competitors
• Includes information on suppliers/ partners, shareholding structure and key employees with biographies

Highlights

• PepsiCo is the second largest food and beverage company in the world. It manufactures markets and sells a variety of salty, sweet and grain-based snacks, carbonated and non-carbonated beverages PepsiCo seeks to achieve growth and long-term value in its operational activities by creating competitive advantages through new product innovation
• In 2006, PepsiCo acquired Izze Beverage Company Naked Juice and Stacy's Pita Chip Company in the US, Star Foods in Poland, and Bluebird Foods in New Zealand. It has expanded its presence in the non carbonated drinks as well as snacks
• The company's volume grew by 5.5% in 2006 compared with 2005 In 2007, the company plans to expand its market share through further acquisition and joint ventures

Reasons to Purchase

• Access all the important information and analysis on the company in a single report
• Understand company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats along with business strategy and value chain
• Gain access to company's adjusted five year financial data along with key ratios and market capitalization