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PepsiCo: brands it owns and its ownership tree

PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States that owns 30 consumer brands across 3 categories, and has 2 recorded transactions.[1]

PepsiCo was formed in 1965 by the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay. Roughly half its revenue comes from snacks rather than drinks, which distinguishes it from its main soft-drink competitor.

Company facts

Legal name
PepsiCo, Inc.
Type
publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
Headquarters
🇺🇸 Purchase, New York, United States
Founded
1965
Tickers
NASDAQ: PEP
SEC CIK
0000077476
Wikidata
Q334800
Website
www.pepsico.com
Last verified
· 3 sources

PepsiCo in numbers

Everything PepsiCo owns

2026

Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.

Everything PepsiCo owns Tree of 30 brands under PepsiCo. PepsiCo 7UP Aquafina bubly Cheetos Diet Pepsi Doritos Doritos Dinamita Fritos and 22 more

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Brand portfolio by category

Full portfolio, 30 brands, with sources →

Minority stakes, joint ventures and licences

Acquisitions by PepsiCo

Acquisition closed

PepsiCo acquires Gatorade, Quaker and Quaker Chewy

PepsiCo acquired The Quaker Oats Company in an all-stock merger, primarily to obtain Gatorade, which gave it the leading position in sports drinks. The Federal Trade Commission cleared the deal after a split vote, with a consent order restricting distribution arrangements.

Value
$13.4bn
Buyer
PepsiCo
Regulatory
None recorded

Divestitures and spin-offs by PepsiCo

Spin-off closed

KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell separated from PepsiCo

PepsiCo spun off its restaurant business as Tricon Global Restaurants, taking KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell out of the drinks and snacks company. PepsiCo had found that operating restaurants competed for capital with its packaged goods brands and complicated its relationships with other chains. Tricon renamed itself Yum! Brands in 2002.

Value
—
Seller
PepsiCo
Regulatory
None recorded

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Frequently asked questions

What brands does PepsiCo own?

PepsiCo owns 30 consumer brands tracked here, including Walkers, Pepsi, 7UP, Lay's, Cheetos and Fritos.

Is PepsiCo an American company?

Yes. PepsiCo is headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States and was founded in 1965.

Who owns PepsiCo?

PepsiCo is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as PEP on the NASDAQ.

What was PepsiCo's most recent acquisition?

The most recent completed acquisition recorded here is Gatorade, Quaker and Quaker Chewy on 2 August 2001.

Sources (3) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] PepsiCo, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-03 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 3 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
  2. [2] PepsiCo, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K; retrieved 6 September 2026.
  3. [3] Yum! Brands, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K; retrieved 6 September 2026.

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