Financials - PepsiCo
Financials - PepsiCo
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis<br />
Our discussion and analysis is an integral part of our consolidated<br />
financial statements and is provided as an addition to, and should<br />
be read in connection with, our consolidated financial statements<br />
and the accompanying notes. Definitions of key terms can be found<br />
in the glossary on page 109. Tabular dollars are presented in millions,<br />
except per share amounts. All per share amounts reflect<br />
common per share amounts, assume dilution unless noted, and are<br />
based on unrounded amounts. Percentage changes are based on<br />
unrounded amounts.<br />
Our Business<br />
Executive Overview<br />
We are a leading global food, snack and beverage company. Our<br />
brands — which include Quaker Oats, Tropicana, Gatorade,<br />
Lay’s and Pepsi — are household names that stand for quality<br />
throughout the world. As a global company, we also have strong<br />
regional brands such as Walkers, Gamesa and Sabritas. Either<br />
independently or through contract manufacturers, we make,<br />
market and sell a variety of convenient, enjoyable and wholesome<br />
foods and beverages in over 200 countries. Our portfolio<br />
includes oat, rice and grain-based foods, as well as carbonated<br />
and non-carbonated beverages. Our largest operations are in<br />
North America (United States and Canada), Mexico, Russia and<br />
the United Kingdom. Additional information concerning our<br />
divisions and geographic areas is presented in Note 1.<br />
We are united by our unique commitment to Performance with<br />
Purpose, which means delivering sustainable growth by investing<br />
in a healthier future for people and our planet. Our goal is to<br />
continue to build a balanced portfolio of enjoyable and wholesome<br />
foods and beverages, find innovative ways to reduce the use<br />
of energy, water and packaging and provide a great workplace<br />
for our associates. Additionally, we are committed to respecting,<br />
supporting and investing in the local communities where<br />
we operate by hiring local people, creating products designed for<br />
local tastes and partnering with local farmers, governments and<br />
community groups. We make this commitment because we are a<br />
responsible company and a healthier future for all people and our<br />
planet means a more successful future for <strong>PepsiCo</strong>.<br />
In recognition of our continuing sustainability efforts, we were<br />
again included on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America<br />
Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index in<br />
September 2010. These indices are compiled annually.<br />
Our management monitors a variety of key indicators to evaluate<br />
our business results and financial conditions. These indicators<br />
include market share, volume, net revenue, operating profit,<br />
management operating cash flow, earnings per share and return<br />
on invested capital.<br />
Strategies to Drive Our Growth into the Future<br />
We remain focused on growing our business with the objectives<br />
of improving our financial results and increasing returns for our<br />
shareholders. We continue to focus on delivering strong financial<br />
performance in both the near term and the long term, while<br />
making global investments in key regions and targeted product<br />
categories to drive sustainable growth. We have identified six key<br />
challenges and related strategic business imperatives that we<br />
believe will enable us to drive growth into the future:<br />
Build and extend our macro snack portfolio<br />
Our first imperative is to build and extend our macro snack portfolio.<br />
Building and extending our profitable macro snack business<br />
is important to our future. <strong>PepsiCo</strong> is the largest player in the<br />
macro snack category, and we believe there is still room for<br />
growth. Our goal in the macro snack business is to grow our core<br />
salty snack brands that are loved and respected around the world,<br />
while expanding into adjacent categories like crackers, bread<br />
bites and baked snacks. We will work to continue to grow our<br />
portfolio from Fun-for-You to Better-for-You products — while<br />
adding many Good-for-You products that are designed to meet<br />
growing global demand for wholesome and convenient nutrition.<br />
We will also strive to create new flavors in tune with local tastes,<br />
which reflect local culture and traditions. We believe that by<br />
doing so, we will position ourselves to gain share, while continuing<br />
to grow the top and bottom line in our macro snack business.<br />
Sustainably and profitably grow our beverage<br />
business worldwide<br />
Our second imperative is to sustainably and profitably grow our<br />
beverage business worldwide. The U.S. liquid refreshment beverage<br />
category and challenging economic conditions facing consumers<br />
continue to place pressure on our beverage business worldwide.<br />
In the face of this pressure, we continue to take action to ensure<br />
sustainable profitable growth in our beverage business worldwide.<br />
In 2010, we revitalized both the Gatorade brand and the no-calorie<br />
carbonated category by promoting Pepsi Max. Our focus in 2011<br />
will be on taking our North American beverage business and<br />
growing it sustainably for the future, while continuing to invest in<br />
emerging and developing markets — including the vital China and<br />
India markets.<br />
Unleash the power of the Power of One to provide better value<br />
for our customers<br />
Our third imperative is to unleash the power of the Power of One<br />
to provide better value for customers. We must maintain mutually<br />
beneficial relationships with our customers to effectively compete.<br />
We are a leader in two extraordinary consumer categories<br />
that have special relevance to our customers across the globe. Our<br />
snacks and beverages are both high-velocity categories; both generate<br />
retail traffic; both are profitable; and both deliver strong cash<br />
flow. Studies show that 85 percent of the time, when a person eats<br />
a snack, he or she also reaches for a beverage. To realize the value<br />
of Power of One in 2010, we successfully completed our bottling<br />
acquisitions, which enabled us to better service our customers.<br />
We also continued, with a critical mass of SAP implementations,<br />
to standardize processes, improve organizational alignment and<br />
benchmark performance. In 2011, we are re-focusing our efforts<br />
with a systematic approach to unlock the Power of One across<br />
the entire value chain. We believe the opportunities in the U.S., in<br />
particular, are vast. We will work to make Power of One changes<br />
48 <strong>PepsiCo</strong>, Inc. 2010 Annual Report