Hot Beverage Stocks To Invest In Right Now

Hot Beverage Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Pepsico Inc.(PEP)

PepsiCo, Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, and sale of foods, snacks, and carbonated and non-carbonated beverages worldwide. The company operates in four divisions: PepsiCo Americas Foods (PAF); PepsiCo Americas Beverages (PAB); PepsiCo Europe; and PepsiCo Asia, Middle East, and Africa (AMEA). The PAF division offers Lay?s and Ruffles potato chips, Doritos and Tostitos tortilla chips and dips, Cheetos cheese flavored snacks, Fritos corn chips, Quaker Chewy granola bars, and SunChips multigrain snacks in North America; Quaker oatmeal, Aunt Jemima mixes and syrups, Cap?n Crunch cereal, Quaker grits, and Life cereal, as well as Rice-A-Roni, Pasta Roni, and Near East side dishes in North America; and various snack foods under Doritos, Marias Gamesa, Cheetos, Ruffles, Emperador, Saladitas, Sabritas, and Lay?s brands in Latin America. The PAB division provides carbonated soft drinks, beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods under Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, 7UP, Tropicana Pure Premium, Electropura, Sierra Mist, Epura, and Mirinda brands; ready-to-drink tea, coffee, and water products through joint ventures with Unilever and Starbucks; and sells concentrate to authorized bottlers, and branded finished goods directly to independent distributors and retailers. This division also manufactures third-party brands, such as Dr Pepper, Crush, Rock Star, and Muscle Milk. The PepsiCo Europe division offers Frito Lay Snacks, Pepsi-Cola beverages, Gatorade sports drinks, Tropicana juices, and Quaker foods in Europe. The AMEA division provides snack food under the Lay?s, Kurkure, Chipsy, Doritos, Smith?s, Cheetos, Red Rock Deli, and Ruffles brands; Quaker-brand cereals and snacks; and beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods under the Pepsi, Mirinda, 7UP, and Mountain Dew brands. PepsiCo, Inc. was founded in 189! 8 and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  After UBS analysts Stephen Powers and Megan Cody upgraded PepsiCo (PEP), investors have asked, “why not Coca-Cola (KO)?” They offer a list of ten things they’d like to see from Coca-Cola:

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  …we outline 10 steps that we would take if we were Coca-Cola: 1) Acknowledge that growing carbonated soft drinks will be difficult; 2) Refocus on growing cash; 3) Cut more costs, faster; 4) Emphasize revenue/profits over volume; 5) Lay out a plan for portfolio diversification; 6) Communicate a blueprint for refranchising; 7) Revisit compensation; 8) Revisit Board composition; 9) Communicate a cash management strategy; and 10) Reassess “2020 Vision” progress, while looking towards 2030.

  Shares of Coca-Cola have dipped 0.3% to $41.30 at 1:39 p.m. today, while PepsiCo has gained 0.2% to $92.19.

• [By Brian Stoffel]

  In the world of soda, everyone knows that Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO  ) and PepsiCo  (NYSE: PEP  ) are the dominant players. But investors shouldn't forget about the No. 3 player in the industry: Dr Pepper Snapple (NYSE: DPS  ) , owner of some very popular brands, including all of those pictured below.

• [By Michael Hamlett Jr]

  Overall I think it's a good deal for Coke and would be interesting to see how they'll incorporate Monster into the fold, whether they'll increase their stake by buying the company or maintaining the same ownership level. Coke is diversifying and trying to get exposure to the energy drink space with one of the most recognized energy drinks available. MNST is a direct competitor with Pepsi's (PEP) AMP energy drink. KO will now be able to appeal to the action sports market, something PEP has been doing with their PepsiMax commercials.

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