September 6, 2023
Russo Ukrainian War
Ukraine has designates PepsiCo and the Mars candy company as :international war sponsors" due to their continued operations, and continued tax payments in and to Russia since the start of the Russo Ukrainian War.
PepiCo has operated in Russia, if you consider the USSR its predecessor, since 1974, as opposed to Coca-Cola which did not until 1985. It has nineteen plants in the company and employs 20,000 people directly, and 40,000 agricultural employees indirectly. It's Russia' fourth largest food and beverage company. Since the war started, it's net profits have increased by 333%.
Mars profits have increased 59% since the start of the war.
To give an illustration of the absurd nature of consolidation and market domination in corporate capitalism, PepsiCo trademarks (brands) include the following (list courtesy of Wikipedia):
- Agousha (Russia)
- Alvalle (Spain)[3]
- AMP Energy
- Aquafina
- Aquafina Flavorsplash
- Aunt Jemima/Pearl Milling Company
- Baconzitos (Brazil)
- Cap'n Crunch
- Cheetos
- Chester's
- Chipsy (Egypt, Serbia)
- Chudo
- Cracker Jack
- Crunchy
- Diet Mountain Dew
- Diet Mug
- Diet Pepsi
- Diet 7UP (only outside of the United States)
- Diet Sierra Mist
- Domik v Derevne (Russia)
- Doritos
- Duyvis (Netherlands)
- Elma Chips (Brazil)
- Emperador (Mexico)
- Evervess (Russia)
- Fandangos (Brazil)
- Frito-Lay
- Fritos
- Fruktoviy Sad (Russia)
- Frustyle (Russia)
- G2
- Gatorade
- Gatorade Zero
- Grandma's
- Imunele (Russia)
- Izze
- Ivi (Albania, Greece, Cyprus, Serbia)
- Kas
- KhrusTeam (Russia)
- Kurkure (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan)
- Lay's
- Life
- Lifewater
- Lubimy (Russia)
- Manzanita Sol
- Marias Gamesa
- Matutano (Spain, Portugal)
- Marbo (Serbia)
- Mirinda
- Miss Vickie's
- Mountain Dew
- Mountain Dew Code Red
- Mountain Dew Game Fuel
- Mountain Dew Kickstart
- Mug
- Munchies
- Naked (naked?)
- Near East
- O.N.E.
- Paso de los Toros (Uruguay)
- Pasta Roni
- Pepsi
- Pepsi Max
- Pepsi Next
- Pepsi Zero Sugar
- Pioneer Foods
- Propel
- Quaker
- Quaker Chewy
- Rice-A-Roni
- Rold Gold
- Rosquinhas Mabel (Brazil)
- Ruffles
- Russkiy Dar (Russia)
- Sabritas
- Sakata (Australia)
- Saladitas
- Sandora (Ukraine)
- Santitas
- 7UP (only outside of the United States)
- 7UP Free (only outside of the United States)
- Sierra Mist
- Simba (Southern Africa)
- Smartfood
- Smith's (Australia)
- Snack a Jacks
- SoBe
- SoBe Lifewater
- SoBe V Water
- Sonric’s
- Stacy’s
- Star
- Starry
- Stiksy (Brazil)
- Sting
- SunChips
- Tonus
- Tostitos
- Trop 50
- Tropicana
- Tropicana Farmstand
- Tropicana Pure Premium
- Tropicana Twister
- Twisties (Oceania Region)
- Vesely Molochnik
- Walkers (United Kingdom)
- Ya (Russia)
- Yedigün (Turkey)
- 3 Musketeers
- Ben's Original
- Bounty
- Celebrations
- Cirku
- CocoaVia
- Combos
- Dolmio
- Dove
- Ebly
- Ethel M
- FLAVIA
- Fling
- Flyte
- Forever Yours
- Galaxy
- Galaxy Bubbles
- Galaxy Minstrels
- A Twix bar
- M-Azing
- M&M's
- Maltesers
- Marathon
- Mars
- Masterfoods
- Milky Way
- Munch
- Promite
- Revels
- Seeds of Change
- Snickers
- Topic
- Tracker
- Treets
- Twix
- 5 gum cobalt packaging
- 5 (gum)
- Airwaves
- Alpine
- Altoids
- Big Red
- Bubble Tape
- Doublemint
- Eclipse
- Eclipse Ice
- Excel
- Extra
- Freedent
- Hubba Bubba
- Juicy Fruit
- Life Savers
- Lockets
- Orbit
- Ouch!
- Rondo
- Skittles
- Spearmint
- Starburst
- Surpass
- Tunes
- Winterfresh
- Wrigley's
- Pedigree dry dog food
- ADVANCE (Australia and New Zealand only)
- Aquarium Pharmaceuticals
- Buckeye Nutrition
- Cesar
- Chappi
- Crave
- Dreamies/Catisfactions
- Dine (Australia and New Zealand version of Sheba)
- Exelcat
- Eukanuba
- Exelpet
- Frolic
- The Goodlife Recipe
- Good-o
- Greenies
- Iams
- James Wellbeloved
- Kit-e-Kat
- My Dog
- Natura
- Natusan
- Nutro Products
- Optimum
- Pedigree
- Pill Pockets
- Royal Canin
- Schmackos
- Sheba
- Teasers
- Techni-Cal
- Temptations
- Trill
- Whiskas
- Winergy
