Among the World’s Best
• Fortune 100 company with sales of $27
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billion
Portfolio of leading brands in growing
categories
– 15 have sales > $1 billion
Intensely focused on:
– growing our brands
– understanding consumers
– developing people
PepsiCo
2001 Sales ($27 Billion)
PBI $3B
QFNA $2B
GTNA
$4B
FLNA
PCNA
$3B
$9B
FLI
$5B
PepsiCo Overview
• World leader in salty snacks,
convenience foods and beverages
•Over 143,000 employees
• Founded in 1965 via merger of
Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay
• Tropicana acquired in 1998
• Merged with Quaker in 2001
PepsiCo Locations
Quaker Foods
and Beverages
Chicago, IL
Frito-Lay North
America
Plano, TX
PepsiCo HQ
Pepsi-Cola North
America
PepsiCo Beverages
Int’l
Purchase, NY
Tropicana
Bradenton, FL
Frito-Lay
International
Addison, TX
PepsiCo Portfolio
Pepsi and other Pepsi drinks = nearly 1/3 of total US soft drink sales
Frito-Lay brands are > 50% of US snack chips
Gatorade = 85% share of sports beverages
Tropicana = world’s leading branded fruit juices (20 million people
drink Tropicana per day)
Our Role within PepsiCo
• PEPSI 2001 sales = $27 billion
– Quaker Foods & Beverages = $6 billion
–North American Functional
Beverages ($4B)
–North American Foods ($2B)
Built to Grow
Brands Consumers Trust
Quaker & Gatorade
• Sales are >$1
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billion each
Category leaders
– highly profitable
– achieve consistent
growth
Quaker in the Community
• One of "America’s 100 Best Corporate
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Citizens" in Business Ethics magazine’s
March/April 2001 issue.
Last year, donations totaled:
– $29 million in product donations
– Over $3 million in cash grants
All locations support and partner with United
Way
What We Value
• Powerful Brands
• Passion for Growth
• Culture of Shared Principles
• Commitment to Results
• Ability to Make an Impact
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Quality People
Role of Quaker Finance
Quaker Accounting & Finance will be the trusted proactive
business partner that will drive Quaker’s business to achieve
superior results by:
 Influencing management decision making
 Reporting and evaluating financial performance
• Leading effective business planning
• Safeguarding assets through sound controls
• Driving efficiency and productivity through all
business processes
• Enhancing capabilities through the organization
What We’re Looking For
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Accounting and/or Finance majors (cumulative GPA > 3.0/4.0
or 4.0/5.0)
Finance majors must complete 15 hours of accounting
courses, including intermediate accounting
Solid financial and technical skills
Good interpersonal skills
Excellent problem solving and analytical abilities
Integrity
Leadership and teamwork skills
Desire to succeed with a focus on results
Potential Assignments
Controller’s Group
Customer Organization
•Financial Accounting & Control
•Division Reporting
•Cost Accounting
•Property Accounting
•Tax Accounting
•Sales Accounting & Finance
•Credit & Collections
Plant Locations
•Plant or Co-packer Accounting
Supply Chain
•Purchasing Finance
•Logistics Finance
But what is a typical
career
path like at
Quaker?
Career Path Example
Staff Accountant, Cost Accounting
Senior Accountant, Division Reporting
Senior Financial Analyst, Gatorade
Supervisor, Division Planning
Finance Manager, Sales
Finance Career Opportunities
Business Unit
Financial
Planning & Analysis
Customer Organization
Division
Planning
Controller’s
Group
Sales Planning
& Analysis
Credit & Collections
Supply Chain
Purchasing
& Logistics Product Group
Supply Chain
Finance
Finance
Plant &
Co-packer
Accounting
Why Quaker?
Compensation & Benefits
• Competitive Salary
• Cash bonus tied to individual and company performance
• SharePower stock options grant program
• 401(k) tax deferred savings plan
Training
• Individualized on the job
• Orientation to the function and company
• Skill development training (Internal and External)
Lifestyle
• Work-life balance
• Fun, high level energy culture
• Talented, diverse workforce
• Company-subsidized fitness center
• Headquarters located in downtown Chicago