PepsiCo-Jordan receives Pepsi-Cola International’s Donald M. Kendall Award

Press release

Published June 9th, 2014 - 06:41 GMT

Al Bawaba

PepsiCo-Jordan has received Pepsi-Cola International’sglobally-renowned DonaldM.Kendall (DMK)Award, under the category of Small Emerging Beverages Market, for the fourth time in six years. In celebration of this achievement, the Company held a celebratory event for its employees. This prestigious Award recognizes excelling beverage companies based on a thorough evaluation process and preset criteria that cover quality standards, customer service, corporate social responsibility and growth scope, among others.

The event was attended by PepsiCo-Jordan General Manager Eng. Nidal Hamam who shared the Company’s latest updates and honored several employees who have demonstrated strict adherence to general safety principles in the workplace.

During his speech, Eng. Hamam expressed his gratitude towards the PepsiCo-Jordan team for their dedicated efforts, unwavering loyalty and commendable teamwork, all of which were key to receiving the Award.

Background Information

Pepsi Cola International

In 1965, Donald Kendall, the CEO of Pepsi-Cola, and Herman Lay, the CEO of Frito-Lay, recognized what they called “a marriage made in heaven,” a single company delivering perfectly-salty snacks served alongside the best cola on earth. Their vision led to what quickly became one of the world's leading food and beverage companies: PepsiCo.

For more than 50 years, as tastes, trends and lifestyles have changed, PepsiCo has evolved with them. Our willingness to adapt and grow has transformed our snack and soda company into a collection of global brands including Pepsi and Quaker, Gatorade and Tropicana, Frito-Lay and beyond. Today, PepsiCo is one of the world’s most-respected companies with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories and 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.