The event is held during the same time as first bottler's conference. Doritos 3D's Tortilla Chips, a triangle-shaped chip. PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Roger A. Enrico donates his salary to provide scholarships for children of PepsiCo employees. NAIC's annual top 100 stock survey of America's investment clubs shows PepsiCo, Inc. as the most popular stock for 1998. Pepsi launches Pepsi Pop Culture Game.
Plans call for national roll out in the fall.
Former Chairman and CEO Wayne Calloway dies on July 9th. He joined PepsiCo in 1967 becoming its Chairman and CEO in 1986. PepsiCo acquires Tropicana Products from Seagram Company Ltd., the biggest acquisition ever undertaken by PepsiCo. Tropicana was founded in 1947 by Anthony Rossi. Its major brand is Tropicana Pure Premium Juices.