|Exhibit 31.1
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|CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION
        PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14
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I, Robert C. Pohlad, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiAmericas, Inc.,
certify that:

| | 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of
        PepsiAmericas, Inc. for the quarter ended June 28, 2003;
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| | 2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report
does not contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with
respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
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| | 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial
statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this quarterly report;
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| | 4. | The registrants other certifying
officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
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| | a) | designed such disclosure controls
and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which
this quarterly report is being prepared;
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| | b) | evaluated the effectiveness of the
registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date
of this quarterly report (the Evaluation Date); and
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| | c) | presented in this quarterly report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation
as of the Evaluation Date;
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| | 5. | The registrants other certifying
officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and
the audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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| | a) | all significant deficiencies in the
design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrants ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrants auditors any
material weaknesses in internal controls; and
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| | b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal controls;
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| | 6. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not
there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions
with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
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|Dated: | August 11, 2003 | By: | /s/ ROBERT C. POHLAD                             
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|       |                 |     | Robert C. Pohlad                                 
|       |                 |     | Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer