Pepsi Co talks to PM

Even as the farmers of Tamil Nadu are protesting against Pepsi and Coco Cola and threatening to ban their sale in the state, PepsiCo chairperson Indra Nooyi on Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and offered the company’s participation in the government’s efforts to deliver on national development goals, especially in supporting farmers.

“As I shared with Prime Minister Modi, PepsiCo is well positioned to help the government deliver on the national development goals he has outlined for farmers and supporting their livelihoods,” she said in a statement.

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Nooyi further said: “The Prime Minister and I had an engaging dialogue on how PepsiCo is making investments to grow, process and use more Indian-grown fruit juice in our sparkling beverages.”

She also said they discussed on how PepsiCo is focusing on new health-oriented products with local recipes.”We also discussed our launch of new Quaker Oats products that take traditional recipes and add in whole grain Quaker Oats to help Indians start their day in a healthy way,” Nooyi added.

Meanwhile it received a lenient judgement from the Tamil Nadu High court which ruled that it can continue to use water from the Thamirabharani river. These multinational companies Pepsi and Coca Cola are using litres of water for their unhealthy drinks while the state is reeling under a terrible drought. The irony lies in the fact that they want to contribute for “farmer’s welfare.”

-UDAAN