PepsiCo Inc.

Consumer Packaged Goods

VAULT RANKINGS 2010

#8 Vault Consumer Products 50

GENERAL INFO

Headquarters: Purchase, NY
80 offices
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THE BUZZ…

"Cutthroat; bad culture"
"Strong second"
"Innovative spirit"
"Corporate, impersonal"

NEWS AND UPDATES

Vault's Scoop

Uppers

Company prestige, strong leadership training & development, great brands"
The flex hours, employee recognition and the benefits

Downers

Less than stellar human resources function
Lousy management—favoritism and racial bias
Too many IT security restrictions. Too much red-tape to access hardware and software

ABOUT THIS COMPANY:

Soda and snacks

PepsiCo (Pepsi), based in Purchase, N.Y., is known for being the No. 2 soft-drink maker behind Coca-Cola, with its trademark soft-drink products including Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Slice. What isn't commonly known, however, is that much of Pepsi's revenue comes from its noncarbonated beverages. While Pepsi may have lost a few rounds in the cola battles to Coke, the company is a leader in several other categories: sport drinks and enhanced water (Gatorade and Propel), water in PET bottles (Aquafina), chilled juice (Tropicana), bottled coffees and teas (under the Starbucks and Lipton names), potato chips (Lay's, Ruffles), tortilla chips (Doritos), corn chips (Fritos), extruded snacks (Cheetos), hot cereal and grits (Quaker), pasta (Pasta Roni), rice (Rice-A-Roni), side dishes (Near East) and pancake syrup and mix (the venerable Aunt Jemima). Pepsi has hundreds of other brands which can be found in approximately 200 countries around the world. Similar to how its main rival Coca-Cola operates, PepsiCo makes beverage concentrates, sells them to independent bottlers and oversees product promotion.

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SALARIES

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SURVEY SAYS

"Bleeding blue"

"I have found working at Pepsi to be one of the best jobs I have had. They are very understanding about my children when they are sick and if I have to take time off," says one source. Another source says that the firm is "very flexible with hours," and "salaried employees don't even track time." However, a third contact says, "Pepsi overworks and management is undermanaged. Some weeks I averaged over 80 hours." An insider in technology also says, "All managers were expected to work at least 50 hours a week."

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DISCUSSIONS

New Topic: tropicana twister orange-diet
I just found out that this product is no longer available. Who made that decision?!? Your other orange sodas stink. You took your best diet sod …

New Topic: Internship Interview
I need information concerning their interviews. I will be going to NY to interview and I wanted an aidea about what they would ask and expect of …

Getting Hired

Tips from the inside

Be a part of a Pepsi generation

PepsiCo provides all national and international listings of current job openings organized by location and field. There’s also a special link for health professionals and another for those seeking to be hourly or commissioned associates. Interested candidates can create an online profile and edit it as necessary. The website is also packed with information on company benefits, diversity initiatives and the company's career growth model. The Web page for “Opportunities for New Grads” offers a link to “Tips for a Successful Interview.”

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