just the preview – Pepsi Bottling Group’s Q4 and FY

Pepsi Bottling Group will report its fourth quarter and full-year results tomorrow (2 February).

Here, just-drinks takes a look at the highs and lows for the company, which operates primarily in the US and Canada, in the three months to the end of December.

• PBG played a large role in one of the biggest drinks stories of 2009, when PepsiCo reached a deal to buy out PBG and PepsiAmericas, its two major bottlers, having raised its offer to US$7.8bn. In October, PBG’s current CEO and chairman, Eric Foss, was lined up to become head of the new bottling firm, reporting to PepsiCo CEO and chairperson Indra Nooyi.

• Also in October, PBG noted an uplift in consumer demand for soft drinks across Europe and Mexico in the third quarter, but warned that conditions in the US remain challenging.

• Linda Kuga Pikulin, president of PBG’s Canada unit, was selected by Women’s Executive Network (WXN) as one of the 100 most powerful women in Canada.

• Earlier today (1 February), the firm announced its intention to acquire independent bottler Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. of Yuba City, as part of its move to expand its US footprint.

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