Qasim Khan, one of the senior executive leaders at PepsiCo, shares his views on his company; its strengths, its weaknesses and how Pepsi ensures the health and wellness of its consumers.
Q: What do you feel are the key strengths of PepsiCo as a global Food and Beverage company?
A: Some of the key strengths of PepsiCo are: PepsiCo offers the world’s largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands. Brands are our lifeblood. Diverse Portfolio offerings ranging across different consumer preferences. One of the largest and most robust agricultural enterprises in the world. Our investments in emerging markets.
STRONG EXECUTION: We operate over 100,000 routes directly or through our bottlers worldwide. Through those delivery routes we serve about 10 million outlets around the world. Our local management teams have a very good feel for their markets, and that informs our execution and our strategy as a company.
HIGHLY INTEGRATED SYSTEM: We have tremendous size and scale, an unparalleled portfolio, a strong revenue mix, incredible reach and a highly integrated system.
PASSIONATE PEOPLE AND GLOBAL CAREERS: Everything we do is brought to life by diverse teams across the world. Our ability to attract, retain and train them is essential towards building a great organisation.
Q: Why is PepsiCo diversifying into the Health and Wellness arena?
A: We believe that providing people with choices is important for business. Developing great tasting nutritious and convenient food and beverages helps us cater to a growing section of consumers who are leading this change in society. PepsiCo has a long history of improving our products and launching new products to meet consumer needs and promote healthier lifestyles. We continue to change and improve our products because our consumers’ priorities are changing and the health of the world’s population demands it.
