POWER OF ATTORNEY

PepsiCo,  Inc. ("PepsiCo") and each of the undersigned,  an officer or director,
or both, of PepsiCo,  do hereby  appoint  Robert F. Sharpe,  Jr. and Lawrence F.
Dickie,  and  each  of  them  severally,   its,  his  or  her  true  and  lawful
attorney-in-fact  to  execute  on  behalf of  PepsiCo  and the  undersigned  the
following documents and any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective
amendments):

         (i)      Registration  Statements No. 33-53232 and 33-64243 relating to
                  the offer and sale of PepsiCo's Debt  Securities and Warrants,
                  and  any   registration   statements   deemed   by  any   such
                  attorney-in-fact  to be necessary or  appropriate  to register
                  the offer and sale of debt  securities  or warrants by PepsiCo
                  or  guarantees  by  PepsiCo of any of its  subsidiaries'  debt
                  securities or warrants;

         (ii)     Registration  Statements  No.  33-4635,  33-21607,   33-30372,
                  33-31844,   33-37271,  33-37978,  33-47314  and  33-47527  all
                  relating to the  primary  and/or  secondary  offer and sale of
                  PepsiCo  Capital Stock issued or exchanged in connection  with
                  acquisition  transactions,  and  any  registration  statements
                  deemed  by  any  such  attorney-in-fact  to  be  necessary  or
                  appropriate to register the primary and/or secondary offer and
                  sale  of  PepsiCo   Capital   Stock  issued  or  exchanged  in
                  acquisition transactions;

         (iii)    Registration  Statements  No.  33-29037,  33-35602,  33-42058,
                  33-51496, 33-54731 33-42121, 33-50685 and 33-66150 relating to
                  the offer and sale of shares of PepsiCo  Capital  Stock  under
                  the PepsiCo SharePower Stock; and any registration  statements
                  deemed  by  any  such  attorney-in-fact  to  be  necessary  or
                  appropriate  to  register  the  offer  and sale of  shares  of
                  PepsiCo  Capital  Stock  under the  PepsiCo  SharePower  Stock
                  Option Plan to employees of PepsiCo or otherwise;

         (iv)     Registration  Statements No. 2-82645,  33-51514;  33-60965 and
                  333-89265  covering  the offer  and sale of shares of  PepsiCo
                  Capital Stock under the Long Term Savings  Program of PepsiCo,
                  and  any   registration   statements   deemed   by  any   such
                  attorney-in-fact  to be necessary or  appropriate  to register
                  the offer and sale of shares of PepsiCo  Capital  Stock  under
                  the long term  savings  programs  of any other  subsidiary  of
                  PepsiCo;

         (v)      Registration   Statements  No.  33-61731  and  No.   333-09363
                  pertaining  to the offer  and sale of  PepsiCo  Capital  Stock
                  under PepsiCo's 1995 Stock Option Incentive Plan, Registration
                  Statement  No.  33-54733,  relating  to the  offer and sale of
                  shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock under PepsiCo's 1994 Long-Term
                  Incentive Plan,  Registration  Statement No. 33-19539 relating
                  to the offer and sale of shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock under
                  PepsiCo's  1987  Incentive  Plan and resales of such shares by
                  officers of PepsiCo,  and  Registration  Statement No. 2-65410
                  relating  to the offer and sale of shares of  PepsiCo  Capital
                  Stock under PepsiCo's 1979 Incentive  Plan,  1972  Performance
                  Share Plan, as amended,  and various option plans, and resales
                  of such shares by officers of PepsiCo;

         (vi)     Registration  Statement  No.  33-22970  relating  to the offer
                  and sale of shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock under PepsiCo's
                  1988 Director Stock Plan;

         (vii)    all other applications,  reports, registrations,  information,
                  documents  and  instruments  filed or  required to be filed by
                  PepsiCo with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock
                  exchanges or any governmental official or agency in connection
                  with the listing,  registration or approval of PepsiCo Capital
                  Stock,  PepsiCo debt securities or warrants,  other securities
                  or PepsiCo  guarantees of its subsidiaries' debt securities or
                  warrants,  or the offer and sale thereof,  or in order to meet
                  PepsiCo's reporting requirements to such entities or persons;

and to file  the  same,  with  all  exhibits  thereto  and  other  documents  in
connection  therewith,  and each of such  attorneys  shall have the power to act
hereunder with or without the other.

IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned has executed this instrument on March 21,
2000.

                                  PepsiCo, Inc.


                         By:      /S/ Robert F. Sharpe, Jr.
                                  Robert F. Sharpe, Jr.
                                  Senior Vice President, General
                                  Counsel and Secretary



/S/ ROGER A. ENRICO                               /S/ JOHN J. MURPHY
Roger A. Enrico                                   John J. Murphy
Chairman of the Board and                         Director
Chief Executive Officer


/S/ LIONEL L. NOWELL III                          /S/ FRANKLIN D. RAINES
Lionel L Nowell  III                              Franklin D. Raines
Senior Vice President and Controller              Director
(Chief Accounting Officer)


/S/ INDRA K. NOOYI                                /S/ STEVEN S REINEMUND
Indra K. Nooyi                                    Steven S Reinemund
Chief Financial Officer                           President and Chief Operating
                                                  Officer And Director


/S/ JOHN F. AKERS                                 /S/ SHARON PERCY ROCKEFFELLER
John F. Akers                                     Sharon Percy Rockefeller
Director                                          Director


/S/ ROBERT E. ALLEN                               /S/ FRANKLIN A. THOMAS
Robert E. Allen                                   Franklin A. Thomas
Director                                          Director


/S/ PETER FOY                                     /S/ P. ROY VAGELOS
Peter Foy                                         P. Roy Vagelos
Director                                          Director


/S/ RAY L. HUNT                                   /S/ KARL M VON DER HEYDEN
Ray L. Hunt                                       Karl M. von der Heyden
Director                                          Vice Chairman of the Board


/S/ ARTHUR C. MARTINEZ                            /S/ ARNOLD R. WEBER
Arthur C. Martinez                                Arnold R. Weber
Director                                          Director