Welcome to our dedicated page for Pepsico news (Ticker: PEP), a resource for investors and traders seeking the latest updates and insights on Pepsico stock.
PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) generates frequent news across capital markets, operations, sustainability and agriculture, reflecting its role as a global food and beverage company with a broad portfolio of beverage and convenient foods brands. On this page, readers can follow PEP news that ranges from strategic collaborations and technology initiatives to financial outlooks, shareholder communications and sustainability programs.
Recent announcements highlight PepsiCo’s focus on digital transformation and supply chain innovation. The company has announced a multi-year collaboration with Siemens and NVIDIA to apply digital twin technology and AI to its plant and supply chain operations. By converting select manufacturing and warehouse facilities into high-fidelity 3D digital twins, PepsiCo reports that teams can simulate and optimize configurations before physical changes are made, with early pilots in the U.S. and plans to scale globally.
Investors tracking PEP news will also see updates on financial priorities and shareholder returns. PepsiCo has outlined commercial and financial priorities intended to enhance shareholder value, including expectations for organic revenue growth, core constant currency earnings per share growth and core operating margin expansion in future fiscal years. The company has discussed productivity initiatives, cost reductions, supply chain and go-to-market optimization in North America, and a disciplined capital allocation framework that includes investment in the business, dividends and share repurchases, while emphasizing that these are forward-looking statements subject to risks.
PepsiCo news also frequently covers sustainability and regenerative agriculture. The company has launched and expanded programs such as the Climate Resilience Platform, a direct farmer incentive pilot in Brazil’s Cerrado region, the STEP up for Agriculture initiative and the Global Farmer Awards. These stories illustrate PepsiCo’s pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) agenda, which places sustainability and human capital at the center of its strategy and includes goals related to regenerative agriculture and climate resilience.
Additional PEP coverage includes dividend declarations, leadership and governance updates, and perspectives from major shareholders such as Elliott Investment Management. For anyone following PepsiCo stock, this news feed provides a centralized view of the company’s operational, financial and sustainability developments as disclosed in press releases and related communications.
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.
PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) announced a multi-year collaboration with Google Cloud on April 22, 2026 to migrate parts of its IT ecosystem and adopt the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
The partnership targets three pillars: scaling global intelligence, optimizing the value chain, and empowering the workforce to speed decisions, improve frontline experiences, and strengthen supply chain and go-to-market capabilities.
PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) will webcast its virtual annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. EDT. The meeting is virtual-only and will be accessible at http://www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PEP2026 or via PepsiCo's investor website under Events & Presentations.
Shareholders of record as of February 26, 2026 may participate and vote using the 16-digit control number from their proxy materials; guests may view the webcast but cannot vote or submit questions.
PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) announced a major evolution for the Gatorade brand on April 16, 2026, centering on clearer hydration guidance, product innovation, and ingredient changes. Key moves include an Advanced Hydration System, the launch of Gatorlyte Longer Lasting with a proprietary electrolyte blend (national in 2027), Gatorade Lower Sugar with 75% less sugar, and a staged removal of FD&C artificial colors from powders this spring and select RTD flavors this fall.
The relaunch emphasizes education, broader everyday occasions, and reformulated offerings without artificial colors or sweeteners in some variants.
PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) announced it met two 2025 pep+ water goals on March 19, 2026: 100% replenishment of water used at company-owned sites in high water-risk watersheds and full adoption of the AWS Standard at those facilities. PepsiCo reports nearly 29 billion liters replenished in 2025, third-party assured. The company will sunset these 2025 targets and shift focus to expanded 2030 pep+ ambitions, including replenishment across franchise bottlers, improved water-use efficiency ratios, and reaching 100 million people with safe water access.
VENU (NYSE American: VENU) announced a partnership with PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) to make PepsiCo the Official Beverage Supplier for VENU’s expanding Sunset Amphitheater portfolio. The agreement launches at Sunset Amphitheaters in Broken Arrow, McKinney, Houston, and El Paso, with nationwide expansion planned.
The collaboration will place PepsiCo beverage brands across participating venues to enhance the hospitality and fan experience as VENU grows its amphitheater network.
PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) will release first-quarter 2026 results for the period ending March 21 on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
Materials to be posted at www.pepsico.com/investors include the Form 10-Q, a press release and prepared management remarks at approximately 6:00 a.m. EDT, followed by a live analyst Q&A at 8:15 a.m. EDT.
Gatorade (NASDAQ: PEP) launches Gatorade Lower Sugar, a science-backed hydration option available nationwide in March 2026. It contains 75% less sugar than Gatorade Thirst Quencher and omits artificial flavors, sweeteners, and colors.
Available in Fruit Punch, Lemonade, Glacier Cherry and Rain Berry, in 28-, 20- and 12-fl. oz bottles priced $1.89–$3.39. The launch is supported by a national campaign featuring athletes and performers and cites a survey about U.S. mild-to-moderate dehydration.