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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

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