PepsiCo, Inc. reports developments across a global beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. Recurring news covers brand innovation, Gatorade hydration science, sports and consumer campaigns, supply-chain and go-to-market technology, and updates tied to the company's international operations.
Company announcements also cover dividend actions, annual meeting communications, and PepsiCo Positive initiatives involving renewable energy, fertilizer decarbonization, and broader value-chain sustainability programs. These updates reflect the company's mix of packaged foods, carbonated soft drinks, sports hydration, and other beverage categories sold across global markets.
Gatorade (NASDAQ:PEP) named baseball standout Grady Emerson and soccer star Maddie DiMaria as its 2025-26 Best Male and Best Female Players of the Year, recognizing them as the nation’s top high school athletes. Former winners Jayson Tatum and Allyson Felix presented the awards live at the 2026 ESPYS in New York City.
According to Gatorade, Emerson, a 6-foot-2 senior shortstop from Fort Worth Christian (TX) and the No. 2 pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, led his team to a state title while batting .508 with 56 RBI and 34 stolen bases. DiMaria, a 5-foot-7 junior from Cor Jesu Academy (MO), led her team to a 25-0 season and state championship with 67 goals and 25 assists, and is a two-time Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year. Both athletes are recognized for athletic performance, academic excellence and extensive community service, underscoring Gatorade’s long-running Player of the Year program and its focus on developing the next generation of athletes.
PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) reported progress toward its 2030 Positive Agriculture goals, emphasizing regenerative practices, sustainable sourcing, and livelihoods.
Regenerative, restorative and protective practices now cover 4.7 million acres toward a 10 million-acre goal. 70% of key ingredients are sustainably sourced, ~2% are in an “Engaged” pathway, and about 224,000 people have been supported toward a 250,000-livelihoods ambition.
PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) is collaborating with Compeer Financial and other partners on RegenLend, a pilot strip-till equipment leasing program that supports soil conservation practices.
Compeer leases strip-till equipment to farmers, while PepsiCo covers two annual lease payments for participants farming at least 600 acres.
PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) will release its second-quarter 2026 financial results, for the quarter ending June 13, on Thursday, July 9, 2026. Materials will be posted on its investor website around 6:00 a.m. EDT, followed by an analyst Q&A webcast at 8:15 a.m. EDT.
PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP), through the PepsiCo Foundation and EIT Food, launched Future Harvest, a European program supporting young and next‑generation farmers.
Running June–December 2026 in Spain, the Netherlands, France, Türkiye, and Poland, it targets about 900 farmers with training, innovation access, and farm-based learning.
PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.48 per share, a 4% increase versus the comparable year-earlier period. The company said this aligns with an annualized dividend of $5.92 per share (up from $5.69), payable June 30, 2026 to shareholders of record on June 5, 2026. PepsiCo has paid consecutive quarterly dividends since 1965 and reported its 54th consecutive annual dividend increase in 2026.
PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) announced a collaboration with TalusAg to purchase low-carbon ammonia environmental attributes covering approximately 30,000 metric tons, with an option for an additional 41,000 metric tons. The deals span Europe, Sub‑Saharan Africa, Asia Pacific and global teams, and extend toward the U.S. and a proposed Blue Earth, Minnesota project. S3 Markets will issue and manage tokenized Environmental Attribute Certificates from Talus' Boone, Iowa project to support a book-and-claim model while physical low-carbon fertilizer supply and logistics scale.
Gatorade (NASDAQ: PEP) on May 4, 2026 launched Body of Science, a multi-year global research program run by the Gatorade Sports Science Institute to study women's hydration and nutrition across life stages. The initiative cites 6% of sports science research focused on women, reports 65 million women affected by dehydration, and notes 500 early participants. Venus Williams is named first ambassador. U.S. participants can join via the GSSI Labs app and earn points-based rewards on Gatorade.com. PepsiCo reported nearly $94B net revenue in 2025.
PepsiCo (SW), Givaudan, Smurfit Westrock and Statkraft signed a 10-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) for a repowering wind asset in Spain under the pep+ REnew program, creating the program's first European renewable electricity cohort.
The VPPA is expected to avoid an estimated 32,000 metric tons of CO₂ per year. PepsiCo updated its 2030 climate goals from a 2022 baseline: -42% Scope 3 Energy & Industry and -30% Scope 3 FLAG, aligned with an SBTi-validated pathway to net zero by 2050 or sooner.
Gatorade (NASDAQ: PEP) launched a global football campaign, reintroducing its "Is It In You?" platform on April 23, 2026. The campaign stars Christian Pulisic, Vinícius Júnior, Julián Álvarez and others, and highlights Gatorade's 41 years of sports science and its #1 proven electrolyte blend.
The effort includes a hero film, global social and OOH activations, limited-edition apparel, and GSSI sweat-testing programs with national teams including Brazil, Colombia and Canada.