PepsiCo-Jordan Concludes ‘Healthy Living Football Championship’

Press release

Published April 20th, 2015 - 09:07 GMT

During the event

PepsiCo-Jordan has concluded this year’s ‘Healthy Living Football Championship’, which took place at the stadiums of Oxford Schools. The Championship is closely aligned with PepsiCo-Jordan’sefforts to promote health education among its employees, as well as to advance the sport of football.

18 teams from PepsiCo-Jordan’svarious departments across all locations competed during the preliminary rounds, with losing teams automatically disqualifying from the Championship. The top three teams, namely Amman Warehouses, Samer Sawalha and Biggest Winner, which came in at first, second and third places, respectively, were presented with valuable prizes.

“Last year’s ‘Healthy Living Football Championship’ proved to be remarkably successful. It helped us uncover numerous athletic talents, and encouraged our employees to lead healthier lifestyles by exercising regularly amidst a fun environment. Building on this success, the Championship also allowed our staff members to break away from their daily routines and get back to work with renewed enthusiasm, in line with our strategy to enhance our work environment and promote team spirit and camaraderie,” commented Nidal Hamam, General Manager of PepsiCo-Jordan.

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.