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Earlier I talked about how our brands are our children. I also want you to remember that anyone whoharms one of my children will be remembered for a long time, the same applies to our suppliers and toour brands. I do not think anyone of you in this audience want to be in that position. Now, I am notsaying any of this is easy, but it can be done. Here is a video clip of a PepsiCo initiative in Mexicowhich further drives home my points today – I hope you’ll agreeWasn’t that fantastic! How can you look at thissituation and say it wasn’t a win-win for all partiesThank you for allowing me to share the perspective of a CPG company on this very important topic ofsustainability.Arthur Schick is Vice President of Purchasing at PepsiCo, the world’s secondlargest food and beverage company. After joining PepsiCo R&D in 1985 andthen working in finance, Art has, for the last twelve years, been purchasing rawmaterials for the manufacture of PepsiCo’s beverage products. In his currentrole he travels extensively to many essential oil and aroma chemical producingcountries. He has a BS in chemical engineering from New Jersey Institute ofTechnology and a MBA in finance from Xavier University.159