Beverages cmo out. Whose next?

a lot of executive leaving lately. wonder what they know.

I'm walking in double doors with heavy boxes under each arm, struggling to get to my cube. Three of our top site leaders are walking toward me shoulder to shoulder. They didn't offer to help, in fact, they almost knocked me down trying to get out... — read more 

The irony of Magesh saying he wants the Q&A to be open and transparent. Location questions vetted out. If you're not going to answer the tricky questions, don't bother with a Slido Q&A session

Imagine how many layoffs it’ll take to pay for the latest, totally unnecessary acquisition. I don’t doubt for a second that we’ll be the ones sacrificed for it. Why is this even happening? Can someone please explain it to me, especially when we’re... — read more 

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/this-company-got-most-h-1b-visas-approved-in-2024-at-9265-not-infosys-tcs-or-microsoft-101742700154917.html#

So many people in leadership positions leaving over the past year. Most recently: Mauro Porcini, Chief Design Officer They clearly know something we don’t.

I have some questions on leaving Pepsi S&T: 1. Does PTO get paid out if you resign. 2. How do they payout when there is no vacation tracking for FTE. 3. What is notice period you have to give above Manager level? Thanks

A big hit to all soda and sugar companies. https://www.foxcarolina.com/2025/03/13/sc-bill-aims-prohibit-snap-members-buying-candy-soft-drinks/?outputType=amp

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/pepsico-nearing-more-than-15-billion-deal-soda-brand-poppi-bloomberg-news-2025-03-14/ $1.5 billion is a hefty price tag for Poppi.

What are the odds in Ramon stepping down this year and we get a new CEO? Our company needs fresh blood to turn this sinking ship around. First order for new CEO: Fire Athina & half of her LT. S&T TH org results were fake news. She has created a... — read more 

I passed on the VRP because I just wasn’t ready. How many of you folks just like me are kicking yourself for not taking it. I truly thought it couldn’t get any worse but I was 100% wrong. For the HR team watching this site….please please bring back... — read more 

No hard feelings if this is not your cup of tea. Right now, it feels like PepsiCo is a sinking ship. Many of us are worn out or defeated by what has become our new normal, and in the process, we’ve lost sight of our own value. After 16 years here... — read more 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/rfk-jr-puts-pressure-on-large-corporations-to-remove-artificial-dyes-from-foods/ar-AA1AMeHM

It's been a rough three years at PepsiCo. I can't stomach another day. Opening my laptop is like opening a coffin; I cringe to think what's inside. They've destroyed me mentally and physically. I'm checking out without even having another job... — read more 

In case you missed it... Organizational Transformation: Transforming the chaos into slightly different chaos. Digital Transformation: Transforming your job into a digital file, which we’ll soon delete. Operational Efficiency: Doing more with less... — read more 

Working for this laid-back and unmotivated guy is a nightmare. If there were nominations for the most clueless SVP, he'd win effortlessly. The complete opposite of Athina’s rigor.

No real information, no substance, no clear ways of working, not answering the questions posted on slido. Completely ignoring questions that are relevant

Hearing rumours that Storm Athina is about to roll in again, with comments from her latest meeting about hub locations and any roles outside of these hubs will be found and executed swiftly!

L9 here in S&T. Since last month my calendar is almost completely empty. Hearing the offshoring rumors. Honestly have no idea what’s going on at all, manager is dodging questions whenever we pose them. Actively looking for an exit elsewhere. Anyone... — read more 

Like title says, got told today during my end of year review that I was being placed on a PIP. I understand why and I’m not blaming it on anything but myself. But, is it worth it to try and get out of it and stay? Or should I just start looking now?... — read more 

When the senior leadership of any company experiencing so called “hard times” gets major salary increases while laying off thousands and those left get less than a 1% increase - you know you’re in the wrong place. There is little if anything... — read more 

After today’s Finance and Control org update, what is next? It feels like senior leadership talks in circles and we leave these meetings even more confused than before.

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/texas-legislature/make-texas-healthy-again-bill-package/269-c1ec877f-277c-437e-99e8-80d479a6bfe9#

It was disrespectful to have a town hall where it was a party about last week's layoffs. They didn't have any clear direction going forward to communicate with anyone. The only thing that was clear was we've been losing money for six quarters. No... — read more 

Not hit by restructure on corporate HQ side, just plants and frontline? Receiving full bonus at beverage HQ? Is that actually true?

Taken from NY WARN 2025 website. - Sorry to those impacted. :( NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WARN UNIT Business Information: Reason For Closure: Economic Company: Frito-Lay, Inc. 89 Mill Street Liberty, NY 12754 FEIN NUM: 27-0659583 Industry... — read more 

While the layoffs are mostly done, hearing rumors big outsourcings are coming in March.

I accepted the VRP, and one of the benefits is EdAssist from Bright Horizons, which looks like financial assistance to pursue a degree. I haven't seen any comments about this so I'm interested to see if anyone has used this and how good/bad of a... — read more 

Team, I got my promotion and am keeping my job. Shareholders will get their dividends. Market’s a shitstorm and we’re hemorrhaging, so we cut heads. Never mind we do this every single year. Growth’s a pipe dream—staying alive’s the goal unless you... — read more 

What is PEP going to do when all the suspect chemicals in their FUN FOOD are banned ? just do the usual and put more air in the bag and raise the price and hope things get better

From rachel and the HR person - - Dear PepsiCo Foods U.S. Team, This week, we took important steps to adapt to the challenging business environment we face today. PepsiCo Foods has always been about evolving and growing – and while we’ve made... — read more 

Just do the bare minimum and always look for something else. You can be the worker of the year, but it won’t mean anything when your time is up. Don’t put yourself in a position to regret all the time and effort you invested in your work when they... — read more 

Does anyone actually know how much their bonus will be this year? Are we supposed to have that information by now?

I know there have been some ugly threads about Pepsi's DEI policies. Can we finally put it to bed and be nice to each other again? https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/pepsi-drops-dei-chief-representation-goals-not-everyone-convinced

I hope they will also clean out some of the Marketing people … you know, the dopes walking around in Dorito costumes and making stupid videos of products (that uhhh clearly aren’t working … have you seen the latest earnings)? Making weird cheetos... — read more