Pepsico

PepsiCo is a leading global food and beverage company recognized for its diverse portfolio of well-known brands, including Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Lay's, Cheetos, and Doritos. The company is a dominant force in the global savory snacks market and ranks as the second-largest beverage provider worldwide, following only Coca-Cola. Approximately 55% of PepsiCo's total revenue comes from convenience foods, while beverages account for the remainder. The company maintains significant manufacturing and distribution capabilities both in the United States and internationally, with international markets contributing to 40% of total sales. PepsiCo's extensive range of products includes potato chips, tortilla chips, cheese-flavored snacks, and dips, showcasing its commitment to meeting consumer preferences across various categories.

Mohamed Shelbaya

Chairman and CEO of Egypt and SVP of North Africa

47 past transactions

Sabra

Acquisition in 2024
Sabra Dipping Company, LLC is a U.S.-based company.

Obela Fresh Dips & Spreads

Acquisition in 2024
Obela Fresh Dips & Spreads introduced a variety of fresh and wholesome dips and spreads to an international market.

Siete Family Foods

Acquisition in 2024
Siete Family Foods Inc. is a family-owned business based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in producing grain-free Mexican-American food products. Founded in 2014, the company offers a range of items, including grain-free tortillas, tortilla chips, hot sauces, and cashew queso, all made with better-for-you ingredients that are gluten-free and dairy-free. Siete Family Foods aims to promote health and wellness while preserving traditional flavors, making it easier for consumers to enjoy delicious snacks without compromising on their dietary needs. The company distributes its products through various retail stores and its online platform, catering to health-conscious food enthusiasts.

Nadeera

Grant in 2022
Nadeera is a social enterprise with objectives to promote sorting-at-source, increase the sustainability of the waste value chain, introduce technologically innovative methods to improve resident behaviors towards waste management, and establish deposit return systems for recyclables in the MENA region.

Celsius Holdings

Post in 2022
Celsius Holdings, Inc. develops and markets functional calorie-burning fitness beverages, primarily in the United States and internationally. The company offers a diverse range of flavored beverages, including carbonated and non-carbonated options, such as orange, wild berry, cola, and various green tea flavors. Celsius also produces Celsius Heat, a line of dietary supplements available in numerous fruity flavors. Its products are distributed through a variety of channels, including supermarkets, convenience stores, drugstores, nutritional stores, health clubs, and e-commerce platforms. Founded in 2004 and based in Boca Raton, Florida, Celsius Holdings emphasizes natural ingredients and metabolism-boosting formulations, targeting fitness and active lifestyle enthusiasts. The company was previously known as Vector Ventures, Inc. before rebranding in 2007.

Epicore Biosystems

Series A in 2022
Epicore Biosystems, Inc. is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing and commercializing a wearable microfluidic sensing platform. This innovative technology analyzes small droplets of sweat directly from the skin to provide insights into health, hydration, and athletic performance. The platform is designed to measure various biomarkers, including proteomics and inflammatory markers, allowing for personalized management of health and nutrition. Epicore's approach leverages over two decades of research in microfluidics and soft materials conducted by leading experts at Northwestern University. By offering a non-invasive and cost-effective solution, Epicore aims to enhance athletic performance and improve overall health monitoring for users.

air up

Venture Round in 2021
air up GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Munich, Germany, specializes in manufacturing a unique drinking bottle system that allows users to enjoy flavored water through scent. The system incorporates interchangeable ring-shaped scented pods that release aromatic air into the water. Utilizing the concept of retronasal olfaction, the brain perceives these scents as flavor, enabling consumers to experience taste without the need for added sugars or artificial ingredients. This innovative approach to hydration promotes a healthier lifestyle by offering a flavorful alternative to traditional sugary beverages.

Origin Materials

Post in 2021
Origin Materials is a carbon-negative materials company that specializes in converting carbon from biomass into valuable materials, effectively reducing reliance on fossil resources while capturing carbon during the process. By utilizing its patented technology, Origin transforms inexpensive and abundant non-food biomass, such as sustainable wood residues, into a variety of end products. These products encompass a wide range of applications, including clothing, textiles, plastics, packaging, automotive parts, tires, carpeting, and toys. The company aims to address a market potential valued at approximately $1 trillion, offering innovative solutions that contribute to a more sustainable future.

air up

Series A in 2020
air up GmbH, founded in 2018 and based in Munich, Germany, specializes in manufacturing a unique drinking bottle system that allows users to enjoy flavored water through scent. The system incorporates interchangeable ring-shaped scented pods that release aromatic air into the water. Utilizing the concept of retronasal olfaction, the brain perceives these scents as flavor, enabling consumers to experience taste without the need for added sugars or artificial ingredients. This innovative approach to hydration promotes a healthier lifestyle by offering a flavorful alternative to traditional sugary beverages.

Rockstar Energy Drink

Acquisition in 2020
Rockstar Energy Drink is designed for those who lead active lifestyles – from Athletes to Rock Stars. Available in over 20 amazing flavors at convenience and grocery outlets in over 30 countries, Rockstar supports the Rockstar lifestyle across the globe through Action Sports, Motor Sports, and Live Music.

Hangzhou Haomusi Food Co

Acquisition in 2020
Hangzhou Haomusi Food Co is the online snacks company.

Pop corners

Acquisition in 2019
Pop corners is a food processing company that specializes in providing snacks and beverages. It processes nutritious foods using non-GMO verified corn from farmers that farm the right way. The company was founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, United States.

Pioneer Food Group

Acquisition in 2019
Pioneer Foods is a leading South African producer and distributor of a diverse range of branded food and beverage products. Established in 1997 and headquartered in Bellville, the company operates through three main divisions: Essential Foods, Groceries, and International. The Essential Foods division specializes in manufacturing wheat and maize products, pasta, and operates extensive bakery facilities. The Groceries division produces a variety of items including breakfast cereals, rusks, baking aids, and condiments. The International division focuses on exporting products to over 60 countries, contributing significantly to the company's operating profit. Pioneer Foods is known for its popular brands such as Weet-Bix, Liqui-Fruit, Ceres, Sasko, and White Star. The company serves a broad customer base that includes wholesale, retail, and trade sectors, ensuring high-quality products are widely available.

Muscle Milk

Acquisition in 2019
Muscle Milk has a range of protein products that feature the nutrients your active lifestyle demands.

Wellspace (acquired by PepsiCo)

Acquisition in 2019
Wellspace is a provider of the e-commerce software platform that enables B2B customers to purchase food, beverage, and wellness product. Its supply chain cuts out traditional retailers and third-party sellers, passing back more margin to manufacturers and serving as a powerful platform for product discovery. The company platform was acquired by PepsiCo in 2019. Alison Cies and Henry Mori started the New York, New York-based company in 2016.

YoFiit

Grant in 2018
YoFiit is a food and beverage company dedicated to providing customers with plant-based nutrition. It creates a range of products in different key categories that offer consumers with possible solutions in said categories.

Health Warrior

Acquisition in 2018
Health Warrior, Inc. is a nutrition-focused company based in Richmond, Virginia, specializing in the production and marketing of healthy snacks, particularly chia bars and protein bars that emphasize plant-based ingredients. Founded in 2010, the company offers a diverse range of flavors and also sells pumpkin seeds and apparel through its online store. Health Warrior aims to promote better health and inspire healthy eating habits by providing nutrient-dense superfoods in convenient forms. Its products are widely available through various retailers across the United States, including Whole Foods Market, Target, and Amazon, among others. In 2018, Health Warrior became a subsidiary of PepsiCo, further expanding its reach in the natural food market.

SodaStream International

Acquisition in 2018
SodaStream manufactures home beverage carbonation systems that enable consumers to transform tap water into carbonated soft drinks and sparkling water. In addition, their products offer convenience by eliminating the need to carry bottles home from the supermarket, to store bottles at home or to regularly dispose of empty bottles. SodaStream’s products are available at more than 40,000 retail stores in 41 countries around the world. SodaStream was founded in 1903 and is based in Lod, Israel.

WaterAid

Grant in 2018
WaterAid is an international charity dedicated to improving access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene for communities worldwide. The organization focuses on transforming lives by ensuring that everyone has access to clean water and proper sanitation facilities. WaterAid works in various countries to implement sustainable solutions that enhance public health and promote hygiene practices. By addressing the challenges of water scarcity and inadequate sanitation, WaterAid aims to create lasting change and improve the quality of life for vulnerable populations. The charity emphasizes a holistic approach, recognizing the interconnection between water, sanitation, and health.

Bare Foods

Acquisition in 2018
Bare Foods, a maker of baked fruit and vegetable snacks.

Yofix

Grant in 2018
Yofix specializes in the development and manufacturing of dairy and soy-free fermented plant-based foods, focusing on prebiotic and probiotic products. The company offers a range of clean-label options, ensuring that their foods contain no artificial ingredients or preservatives. Made from a variety of nutritious raw materials such as cereals, lentils, grains, and seeds, Yofix's products are designed to provide excellent taste and texture while maintaining competitive pricing and sustainability in their production processes. The initial product launched is a plant-based yogurt, with plans to expand the product line to include yogurt drinks, desserts, frozen yogurt, and ice cream bases, catering to health-conscious consumers seeking alternatives to traditional dairy products.

KeVita

Acquisition in 2016
KeVita, Inc. produces and markets coconut-based organic probiotic drinks. Its products include coconut, pomegranate coconut, ginger lemon, and green tea flavored probiotic drinks. The company has partnerships with Verde PR & Consulting, Earth Fare, Haggen Foods, and Bristol Farms. KeVita, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is based in Ventura, California.

Mabel

Acquisition in 2011
Mabel, a leading producer of cookies, crackers and snacks in Brazil.

Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods

Acquisition in 2011
Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods is a food and beverage company that offers both traditional and value-added dairy products. The daily products that it produces are Domik v Dorevne, Vesely Molochnik, Chudo, Imunele, Bio Max and more. It also facilitates a number of juice brands such as J7, Lubimy Sad, 100% Gold, Wonder-Berry, and more; Essentuki mineral water; Rodniki Rossii natural water; Zdraivery kids' brand; and Agusha baby food. Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods was acquired by PepsiCo in October 2011. Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods has manufacturing facilities in Russia, Ukraine, and Central Asia. It was founded by Gavril Yushvaev in 1992.

The Pepsi Bottling Group

Acquisition in 2010
The Pepsi Bottling Group is operates in the carbonated soft drinks and other ready-to-drink beverages industry. The company manufactures, sells, and distributes Pepsi-cola beverages.

PepsiAmericas

Acquisition in 2009
PepsiAmericas, Inc. was the world's second-largest bottler of Pepsi-Cola products, and also contracted to produce beverages for Dr Pepper Snapple Group and smaller regional brands. PepsiAmericas had 19 bottling plants in the United States and had a presence in 11 countries in Central/Eastern Europe and 5 countries in the Caribbean. PepsiAmericas was based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. PepsiCo, Inc. held a 41.1% stake in the company. On April 20, 2009, PepsiCo offered to buy the remaining portion of PepsiAmericas it did not currently own, at an offer of $23.27 per share (or $11.64 in cash in addition to 0.223 PepsiCo shares, in exchange for each PepsiAmericas share). After facing regulatory review, PepsiCo's acquisitions of PepsiAmericas and another major Pepsi bottler, the Pepsi Bottling Group, were completed on February 26, 2010, forming a new, wholly owned subsidiary, the Pepsi Beverages Company.

Pepsi Bottling Group

Acquisition in 2009
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. was the world's largest bottler of Pepsi-Cola beverages. PBG sales of Pepsi-Cola beverages accounted for more than one-half of the Pepsi-Cola beverages sold in the United States and Canada and about 40 percent worldwide. PBG had the exclusive right to manufacture, sell and distribute Pepsi-Cola beverages in all or a portion of 43 states, the District of Columbia, nine Canadian provinces, Spain, Greece, Russia, Turkey and Mexico. Approximately 70 percent of PBG's volume was sold in the United States and Canada. Pepsi Bottling Group was based in Somers, New York. On August 4, 2009, The Pepsi Bottling Group and another major Pepsi bottler, PepsiAmericas, were purchased by PepsiCo, headquartered in Purchase, New York. The purchases were completed on February 26, 2010, forming a wholly owned PepsiCo subsidiary, the Pepsi Beverages Company (PBC).

Spitz International

Acquisition in 2008
Spitz International Inc. is a prominent Canadian company specializing in the production of sunflower and pumpkin seeds. Based in Alberta, the company is involved in the entire process from production to roasting, packaging, and selling its products. Spitz International has established itself as a leader in the market, catering to consumers seeking quality snack options made from these nutritious seeds.

V Water

Acquisition in 2008
V Water is a one-of-a-kind vitamin drink that’s sweeping the nation. Made with zero sugar and bursting with essential vitamins and minerals There are no artificial colours, flavours, sweeteners or preservatives and it comes in six tasty flavours. We use a natural extract from the leaves of the Stevia plant to provide a sweetness to go with each refreshing sip.

Lebedyansky

Acquisition in 2008
Lebedyansky JSC, based in Moscow, is the largest natural juice producer in Eastern Europe and a leading player in the Russian baby food market. The company operates three production facilities located in Lebedyan, Lipetsk, and St. Petersburg. Lebedyansky produces a diverse range of products, including popular juice brands such as Ya, Tonus, and Fruktovy Sad, as well as juice drinks like Frustyle and Edo iced tea. Additionally, the company offers mineral and drinking waters under the Lipetsky Buvet brand, along with baby juices and purees marketed under the FrutoNyanya label.

IZZE Beverage

Acquisition in 2006
The IZZE Beverage Company, founded in 2002, specializes in producing and marketing fruit juice beverages. The company emphasizes natural ingredients in its products and is committed to social responsibility through its IZZE Project Reach program, which aims to support educational development for farm workers and their families in the communities where it sources its fruit. In addition to its beverage offerings, IZZE also sells apparel, accessories, and glassware through its online store, diversifying its product range and enhancing consumer engagement.

Stacy's Pita Chip Company

Acquisition in 2006
Stacy's Pita Chip Company is a US-based producer of pita chips, founded by a social worker and a psychologist who share a passion for good food and healthy living. The company specializes in creating pita chips by baking real pita bread from a proprietary recipe, slicing it into chips, and then baking it again to achieve a satisfying crunch. This commitment to quality and flavor has positioned Stacy's as a popular choice among consumers seeking a tasty and healthier snack option.

Star Foods

Acquisition in 2006
Star Foods, one of Poland's leading makers of savory snacks. Star Foods S.A. manufactures and markets snack food products. It offers potato chips, snacks, pop corn, sticks, peanuts, wafers, and corn flakes.

Duyvis

Acquisition in 2006
Duyvis Production's line of business includes manufacturing prepared foods and miscellaneous food specialties. Duyvis is a consumer goods company based out of the Netherlands. It provides a dutch brand of salty snacks, peanuts, and nuts.

Chipsy For Food Industries

Acquisition in 2001
Chipsy For Food Industries is manufactures and exports potato products and potato chips of various flavors.

South Beach Beverage

Acquisition in 2000
SoBe was born unique in 1996. Short for "South Beach" their name represents the vibe and rhythm of the sunny neighborhood. Their founders saw a lizard on the Art Deco facade of South Beach's Abbey Hotel and the rest was history. Inspired by the local scene, their first drink concoction (called 3G Tea) was an unheard of blend of Ginseng, Guarana and other herbal ingredients. We've been experimenting from the start, with delicious results, and haven't stopped since. Today, their products area diverse range of teas, enhanced waters and elixirs, characterized by exotic flavor combinations, vitamins and herbal ingredients. SoBe believes that life is more interestirg when you experiment. Do what you know, then try it backwards. No is boring. Yes is always right. Even if it's wrong. Let go, then hold on for the ride.

Copella Fruit Juices Limited

Acquisition in 1999
Copella Fruit Juices Limited is made at Boxford Farm, Suffolk from handpicked apples. Our suppliers' pickers select and choose each apple carefully by hand. The apples are delicately selected for their size, shape, colour and maturity. Apples picked at the optimum time ensure that Copella is made from the tastiest and sweetest apples. Our suppliers' experts know each delicious apple variety by heart and only allow a perfect picking for each blend.

Simba Pty Ltd.

Acquisition in 1999
Simba Pty Ltd is a South African snack food manufacturer mainly operating in South Africa.

Tropicana Beverage Group

Acquisition in 1998
Tropicana Products, Inc. is an American multinational company which primarily makes fruit-based beverages.

Walkers

Acquisition in 1989
Walkers website. The aim of their website is to provide all the information you may want to know about Walkers, the company and the range of products they sell, including ingredient detail. They have designed a website which is quick and easy to use with simple navigation to find the specific information you require - whether it’s about their products, their promotions, their TV adverts, their involvement with football, or Walkers News.

KFC

Acquisition in 1986
Kentucky Fried Chicken is a popular chicken restaurant chain and has the perfection of the original recipe that makes use of 11 secret herbs and spices, it has brought the ultimate delight of chicken lovers. The restaurant offers a diverse menu that includes chicken sandwiches, sides, and desserts. Known for its distinctive taste and quality, it combines traditional recipes with innovation to deliver delicious, satisfying meals to millions.
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