[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E844]
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                            HONORING PEPSICO

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                           HON. NITA M. LOWEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 4, 2015

  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor PepsiCo, which is 
celebrating its fiftieth anniversary.
  Founded in 1965, PepsiCo has had its headquarters in Purchase, New 
York, since 1970.
  As a Fortune 500 company, PepsiCo has not only transformed the food 
and beverage industry, it is a global leader in finding solutions for 
many of the serious challenges facing the international community. The 
company's philanthropic arm, the PepsiCo Foundation, supports programs 
that encourage healthy lifestyles, improve the availability of 
nutrition and clean water, and empower women. Most recently, the 
foundation announced that, through its collaborative efforts, more than 
four million people in Latin America now have access to safe, clean 
water.
  PepsiCo has displayed a commitment to increasing opportunities for 
female leaders in its workforce. In 2011, the company launched the 
Pinnacle Group in the United States as a way of retaining the most 
talented female employees through career development, leadership 
training, and mentoring opportunities. In Asia, the Middle East and 
Africa (AMEA), PepsiCo has successfully increased female participation 
through gender equity awareness and inclusion of women in leadership 
roles. Today, more than a quarter of PepsiCo executives in the AMEA 
region are female and the company is led by Chairman and Chief 
Executive Officer Indra Nooyi.
  Since 2005, PepsiCo has donated more than $600 million to agencies 
working in the environmental, educational, civic, arts and health and 
human services fields. It also provided more than $1.4 million for 
Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in honoring PepsiCo on 
its fiftieth anniversary.

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