PepsiCo-Jordan signs agreement with Grand East Hotel Dead Sea

Press release

Published February 16th, 2016 - 10:38 GMT

During the event

PepsiCo-Jordan hassigned an exclusive agreement with Grand East Hotel Dead Sea, a luxurious five-star hotel expected to open at the Dead Sea next month in March. By virtue of the agreement, the hotel will officially serve Pepsi products and the pure drinking water, Aquafina, at its various facilities.

“We are delighted to have the Grand East Hotel Dead Sea join our extensive network of partners in the Kingdom. This step corresponds with our ongoing efforts to forge partnerships with prominent entities that provide first-class hospitality services to Jordanians and visitors alike. On this note, I would like to reaffirm our commitment to always providing the best and to reaching a wider customer base, reflecting the Company's reputable name in the local market,” commented Eng. Nidal Hamam, General Manager of PepsiCo-Jordan.

In turn, Grand East Hotel Dead Sea General Manager, Ziad Al Hammouri, said that the hotel boasts a regal, traditional Jordanian design and Jordanian competencies that will attract medical and recreational tourism. He added that the Grand East Hotel Dead Sea is the first of its kind in the region and that, upon its inauguration, it will provide the highest levels of hotel services at affordable prices.

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.