The masses have spoken, and they want healthy food. At least, that's what PepsiCo thinks--the company plans to cut down on sodium, saturated fat, and sugar in all of its brands, while whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, ...READ»
The fast-food giant unveils its i-crop soil-monitoring system to help farmers around the world manage water and CO2 emissions. What about the rest of us?READ»
Here's an interesting story of a company taking a grassroots approach to market a new product.
The product: PepsiCo's Baked Doritos and Baked Lay's potato chips -- an attempt at an image overhaul as the company is often criticized ...READ»
Corporations sponsor blog posts all the time. It's a reality of the world of online journalism--corporations can provide the big bucks necessary to keep the figurative lights on. Why, then, is the scientific community so riled up ...READ»
Sustainable chip packaging is a risky thing -- just ask Sun Chips, which junked its high-decibel compostable bag after poor sales. But PepsiCo isn't giving up on the category.READ»
I'm very impressed that Fast Company is opening up its server space to its audience in celebraton of the blogjam 2005. It represents an openness that we don't see much from business publications, and certainly not from the corporate ...READ»
It's easy to have an opinion in the Coke versus Pepsi taste wars, but things get a little murky when corporate sustainability is taken into account. In the new book "The HIP Investor," R. Paul Herman attempts to sort out the sustainability claims of Coca Cola Co. and PepsiCo. So who comes out on top?READ»
Water is one of those resources that is both wasted and undervalued--according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 47% of the world's population will live in "areas of high water stress" by 2030 if ...READ»
Vending machine purchases often elicit feelings of guilt about the sugar and fat contents of soda and candy, but rarely about the greenhouse gas emissions of the machine itself. Soda vendors know, though, that their machines use ...READ»
In the current issue of CFO magazine, there's a mention of what Lisa Yoon terms "academy companies" -- organizations with a reputation for success. The upshot is that these firms are particularly good breeding ground for future ...READ»
Trucost, an environmental data provider, released a report revealing the greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprints of S&P 500 companies in a number of sectors with the intention of helping said companies prepare for the ...READ»
In my last column we revealed that the top ten companies for developing executive talent, voted by a jury of their peers, are: GE, Johnson & Johnson, Dell, IBM, Weyerhaeuser, Bank of America, PepsiCo, UBS, Procter & Gamble, and Cisco. ...READ»
Surprisingly, when it comes to making OJ, it's not the packaging or the trucks--growing the fruit produces the single greatest proportion of the carbon footprint of Tropicana orange juice, as PepsiCo just hired an outside consultant ...READ»
Bottled water companies have been struggling with a backlash against their products because of energy and health concerns, but they're not going away. At least the innovation these days seems to be focused on improving the impact ...READ»
“We plan to triple our sales of what we call Good for You products, including fruit and vegetable juices, oatmeal, nuts, seeds, low-fat dairy, sports drinks for athletes over the next decade,” explained Dr. Derek Yach, Senior Vice ...READ»
Pieces and articles worth reading:
Apple Challenges Products That Include the Word "Pod"
Crazy Morning Rites Help Some Get Primed for a Day in the Office
Dell Will Recall Batteries in PC's
Google to Host Small Business Coupons
New ...READ»
That reminds me of the 2002 PepsiCo proposal that Mountain View, California, change its name to Mountain Dew. Not too many years before that, Half.com persuaded residents of Halfway, Oregon, to change their town's name.
Bizarre ...READ»
By now, plenty were supposed to be in the corner offices. It's not working out that way. In many fields, men still rule, while women often choose more nuanced paths that keep them from reaching the top. But who are the real winners?READ»
The No. 1 bottled water in the country, Pepsico’s Aquafina, is re-purified municipal drinking water. Yep: Pepsi bottlers around the country tap into the local tap water supply, put the water through an intensive purification ...READ»
Some B-school rankings ask corporate recruiters to rate the top MBA programs. But the MBAs at Stanford Business School decided to turn the tables on that idea by recognizing the top recruiters.
The winners: PepsiCo, Boston ...READ»
