The Efforts Expands Local Partnerships in
Community Development, Education, Healthcare and Workforce
Development
CHICAGO, Dec. 6, 2023
/PRNewswire/ -- Employees in PepsiCo's downtown Chicago office at the Old Post Office showed
that their commitment to giving back goes well beyond the holiday
season. During October, they volunteered nearly 1,400 hours
alongside peers and neighbors as part of "PepsiCo Gives Back," the
company's global annual giving and service campaign. Chicago-based employees who are part of local
PepsiCo Beverages North America, Quaker Oats, Frito-Lay North America, Gatorade Performance
and other teams also donated $1,225,008 toward nonprofits—gifts that were
matched by the PepsiCo Foundation 2:1.
A recent day of giving back included nearly 100 PepsiCo Chicago
employees packing 2,000 backpacks filled with 8,000 nutritious,
shelf-stable 'Food for Good' meals, reached neighbors and students
through Ladies of Virtue, Chicago Jesuit Academy, Casa Central,
Breakthrough Urban Ministries and Howard Brown Health.
"PepsiCo Chicago employees lean in to support local nonprofits
like no other team—all year round," said Tameka McBride, Senior Vice President
Commercial, Central Division, PepsiCo Beverages North America.
"Together for the last few years we've been working with South and
West Side-based community organizations to increase access to
career resources and are proud to announce 11 new grants totaling
nearly $90,000 to support vital work
being led by changemakers like GoodKidsMadCity. The holiday season
is in full swing while giving season is an important fundraising
period, PepsiCo uses its financial, commercial and human assets to
be an impactful community partner year-round--helping create
opportunities for others and our local business."
PepsiCo and the PepsiCo Foundation's most recent grant
recipients include:
- Community Development
- Operation Warm
- TGi Movement
- IMAN
- Education
- Healthcare
- Workforce Development
- Breakthrough Urban Ministries
- Central States SER
- Chicago Veterans
- GoodKidsMadCity-Englewood
- PODER
- HACE
Through PREP (Pathways to Readiness and Empowerment Program),
PepsiCo is investing $5 million to
increase access to career resources for young people in
Chicago's South and West Sides. To
learn more, visit
pepsistrongertogether.com/communities/chicago.
About PepsiCo
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by
consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200
countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more
than $86 billion in net revenue in
2022, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods
portfolio that includes Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade,
Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product
portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages,
including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail
sales.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in
Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with pep+ (PepsiCo
Positive). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that
puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will
create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries
and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more
information, visit www.pepsico.com, and follow on Twitter,
Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @PepsiCo.
Jessica Ortiz
Rise Strategy Group
C: (312) 550-0102
E: jessica@risestrategygroup.com
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