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...because there are more important things in the world. In fact, the council’s work on Burma was some of its most effective: due in large part to the council’s pressure on Harvard University Dining Services not to sign an exclusive contract with PepsiCo, that company pulled out of Burma in 1996— a major victory in the free Burma movement. I know this pales in comparison to, say, providing concerts on-campus, but some of us reactionaries still believe that the private sector, rather than government, should be responsible for entertainment...
...ACSR's debate on the measures, which involved Coca-Cola, Kellogg, Safeway, PepsiCo, Quaker Oats and McDonald's among others, centered on the question of the lack of evidence about the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). "Everybody agreed there was little information on the safety or danger of these products. People interpreted this fact differently," Tolchin said...
...often small parts of large outfits, and changed owners frequently. Prince, another company started by Howard Head, was sold to consumer products maker Chesebrough Pond's in the '80s. It is now owned by the Italian apparel company Benetton, which is building a sports division. Wilson, once owned by PepsiCo and then Wesray Capital, is now part of a Finnish conglomerate called Amer Group...
Responding to criticism from student activists at Harvard and across the country, PepsiCo announces it will sell its 40 percent stake in a joint venture in Burma, which has a military regime notorious for human rights abuses...
That makes Enrico bristle. "Anyone who thinks we've reduced our commitment to the soft-drink business simply isn't getting the message," he says. Enrico warned his top managers in a recent strategy session not to think things at PepsiCo are going to be predictable. And deep down, Pepsi's cola warriors may never lose their thirst for battle. "We are going to take back what is rightfully ours," says Nooyi, the strategist. Let the games begin again...