Gillette Pepsi Cos., Inc.

Recently, PepsiCo announced an acquisition proposal to its two largest anchor bottlers. Here is the outline of events.

PepsiCo proposes to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock it does not already own in its two largest anchor bottlers, The Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas.

The deal includes the popular Los Cuates corn chips as well as potato chips, seeds and nuts.

Consumer ratings and pricing power were combined with financial analysis in a new report to determine the top 20 most competitive consumer goods companies of 2009.

The Hallettsville, Texas-based Better Beverages was founded in 1925 by H.J. Campbell.

The pilot program will test the all-natural refrigeration system in Pepsi-Cola vending machines beginning this month in the Washington, D.C. area.

Increased complexity in the bottling landscape and the competitive nature of the bottling industry required Pepsi Bottling Group to take a new approach to production sourcing.

The new agreement is expected to give Pepsi an immediate boost in the fast-growing energy drink category.