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Pearl Milling Company to award $1m in 2023 to nonprofits championing Black American women

09-May-2023 By Gill Hyslop

The Quaker Oats pancake mix and syrup brand is inviting eligible nonprofit organisations to apply for a chance to receive a grant of up to $100,000 to develop and grow meaningful programmes that make an impact within their communities.

Challenging the snacking status quo: PeaTos ramps up the full-bodied snack experience without the ‘junk’

19-Apr-2023 By Gill Hyslop

Since kick-off in 2019, PeaTos has experienced explosive growth and received widespread acclaim thanks to its innovative approach to snacks – adding better-for-you nutrition to popular offerings – and marketing – debunking the junk and challenging the...

‘Sustainable agriculture practices must triple in order to prevent climate change’: Using space to help food manufacturers meet consumer expectations

17-Mar-2023 By Gill Hyslop

Some of the biggest names in the bakery and snacks industries – including Mondelez, Quinn, ADM, PepsiCo, General Mills and Wildfarmed – have signed up to promote the importance of better-for-you farming processes. But there’s so much more to be achieved.

Rise: Stacy’s Pita Chips starts the year on a high note for women

27-Jan-2023 By Gill Hyslop

The female-founded snack brand – now a PepsiCo brand – furthers its legacy of empowering women entrepreneurs with a new cohort of Project winners and showcasing Rise – created in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon’s media company Hello Sunshine and...

PepsiCo rolls out revolutionary Lay’s chip displays made from waste

10-Aug-2022 By Gill Hyslop

PepsiCo is expanding its use of climate tech developer UBQ Materials’ renowned thermoplastic across its supply chain, in items ranging from shipping pallets to Lay’s chip displays.

Frito-Lay standoff with Loblaw expected to change snacking landscape

12-Apr-2022 By Gill Hyslop

The high-profile pricing dispute between the pair has been resolved, but has prompted the need for a code of conduct that would implement new rules of engagement for suppliers and grocers.

PepsiCo jacks up the heat for Super Bowl Sunday

04-Feb-2022 By Gill Hyslop

Frito-Lay has teamed up with Grammy-award winner Megan Thee Stallion to release ‘Flamin’ Hottie’, which offers a fresh and reimagined spin of Salt-N-Pepa’s classic ‘Push It’.

PepsiCo Frito-Lay loses sole rights to special Indian potato variety

07-Dec-2021 By Gill Hyslop

PepsiCo Frito-Lay has lost its exclusive rights to a unique variety of potato after Indian authorities ruled the American snacks giant cannot claim a patent over its seed.

Frito-Lay to ramp up Funyuns and tortilla chips production in Texas

10-Jun-2021 By Gill Hyslop

PepsiCo is investing $200m in its Frito-Lay plant in Rosenberg, Texas to add two manufacturing lines and increase capacity of the warehouse to ensure future growth.