Tag: PepsiCo

Pepsico Adds 16 New Organizations To The “Team Of Champions” In Second Year Of $1 Million Commitment To Improve Access To Soccer In Underserved Communities

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo, Inc. has announced that it has added 16 new organizations to this year’s “Team of Champions,” a national purpose platform that improves access to soccer in underserved communities, including Black and Hispanic youth, across the U.S. The $1 million commitment over three years makes actionable investments on and off the field, including helping the teams with apparel and equipment costs, field access, mentoring, coaching and education, and fan experiences. In its second year, in addition to expanding its reach to more communities, “Team of Champions” will focus on recruiting more…

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PepsiCo’s Seventh Annual “Rolling Remembrance” American Flag Relay Supports Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

An American flag, first flown by the U.S. military in combat, began its more than 10,000 mile “Rolling Remembrance” relay to help raise awareness of, and funds for, Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, an organization that provides college scholarships and educational counseling to children who have lost a parent in the line of duty. This is the seventh year that PepsiCo has honored the military heroes who lost their lives while serving the United States through this program.   36 PepsiCo drivers – who happen to be military veterans themselves – will transport the…

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PepsiCo and Schneider Electric Accelerate Adoption of Renewable Electricity Among Value Chain Partners

Stuart Mitchell

Together with Schneider Electric, the leading global consultant on corporate renewable purchasing, PepsiCo have announced pep+ REnew – one of the first collaborations of its kind, and first in the food and beverage industry – to increase value chain partner access to renewable electricity as part of the company’s goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040. The collaboration aims to accelerate the adoption of renewable electricity and create a more resilient and carbon-efficient food system as part of PepsiCo’s pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) transformation. Specifically, pep+ REnew is designed with two…

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PepsiCo Announces A New Goal To Advance Food Security For 50 Million People By 2030

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo has announced a new goal to help 50 million people gain ready access to nutritious foods by 2030 (2020 baseline) through its Food for Good food security program and the expansion of PepsiCo’s affordable nutrition offerings as part of its PepsiCo Positive (pep+) journey. This new goal is in addition to PepsiCo’s recently announced support for the Zero Hunger Private Sector Pledge, pledging $100 million in positive agriculture and food security initiatives by 2030, including training farmers and helping strengthen agricultural production with plans to increase crop yields and help…

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PepsiCo and N-Drip partner to provide water-saving, crop-enhancing benefits to farmers around the world

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo and N-Drip have announced a partnership to help farmers around the world adopt game-changing technology in water efficiency across 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres) by 2025. Around the world, a countless number of farmers make use of flood, or trench, irrigation to bring water to their crops, which floods the field at regular intervals, losing up to 70 percent of the water used. This technique is still deployed on 85 percent of all irrigated fields worldwide, roughly 600 million acres, even in water-scarce locations. However, alternatives to flood irrigation are…

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