India: PepsiCo to set up drinks flavour manufacturing facility
PepsiCo, the global snacks and drinks giant, has announced plans to invest 1,266 crore INR ($154 million) to set up a flavour manufacturing facility for beverages in Ujjain, in India’s Madhya Pradesh state. The plant, spanning an area of approximately 22 acres, is expected to enhance PepsiCo’s beverage production capacity and create more employment opportunities, […]
USA: PepsiCo to build $90 million snack facility in Vietnam
PepsiCo, the global snacks and drinks giant, has announced plans to build $90 million snack facility in Vietnam to supply both the Vietnamese and Cambodian markets. The new 80,000 sq m facility will be built in Dong Van I Expanded Industrial Park in the Ha Nam province and is expected to produce over 23,000 tonnes […]
Saudi Arabia: PepsiCo to expand manufacturing facility
FMCG giant PepsiCo has announced it is investing 200 million SAR ($53.3million) to upgrade a snacks facility in Saudi Arabia. According to sources, the facility is located in the Eastern city of Dammam and the investment will enable an increase in production capacity to meet growing demand on both local and export markets. On its […]
Brazil: PepsiCo to expand snack manufacturing capacity
PepsiCo, the global snacks giant, has announced plans to expand its manufacturing operation in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, north-eastern Brazil, with a new production line, creating over 300 jobs. The new line will boost production capacity by 30% and allow the manufacture of products under the Torcida brand, as well as for the Cheetos, Cebolitos […]
India: PepsiCo to set up crisp manufacturing plant in Assam
PepsiCo, the global snacks and drinks giant, has announced plans to invest 778 crore INR ($105 million) to set up a manufacturing plant for the Lay’s crisp brand in Nalbari, in India’s Assam state. The project, which will span an area of approximately 44.2 acres, is set to become operational in 2025, with expectations of […]
Indonesia: PepsiCo breaks ground on new snack plant
PepsiCo, the global snacks firm, has broken ground on a new snacks plant in Cikarang, Indonesia, according to Reuters and Just Food reports. The investment is said to mark the company’s return to manufacturing operations in Indonesia after ending a joint venture with an Indofood subsidiary in 2021. The venture had produced the brands Lay’s, Cheetos […]
UK: PepsiCo to invest £58 million in Walkers factory
PepsiCo, the global snacks and drinks giant, has announced an investment of £58 million ($67.3 million) to scale its long-standing facility in the UK city of Leicester. In a statement, the company said the investment would be used to increase production capacity, replace gas-fired ovens with ones runing on renewable electricity, installing compact packaging equipment […]
Saudi Arabia: Almarai acquires International Dairy and Juice stake from PepsiCo
Saudi Arabia based dairy firm Almarai has recently announced the purchase of a 48% stake in International Dairy and Juice from FMCG giant PepsiCo to become the 100% owner of the business According to a report in The National, International Dairy and Juice was formed as a joint venture in 2009 via a partnership between […]
USA: PepsiCo introduces Pepsi S’mores Collection
FMCG giant PepsiCo has launched a limited-edition range of S’mores inspired flavours for its Pepsi cola line in the US. Released on the last day of summer, the Pepsi S’mores Collection is available in the varieties Toasty Marshmallow, Graham Cracker and Chocolate. The Toasty Marshmallow variant is said to have a marshmallow base with toasted notes to […]
Brazil: PepsiCo sells biscuit assets to Camil Alimentos
FMCG giant PepsiCo has agreed to sell a set of biscuit assets to the Brazilian manufacturer Camil Alimentos, according to a Just Food report. The agreement is claimed to involve the biscuit brands Mabel, Doce, Mirabel, Elbi’s and Pavesino and to include a ten-year licencing contract with PepsiCo for the Toddy biscuits brand and the […]