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PEPSICO, INC.
Purchase, New York 10577-1444

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

To our Shareholders:

         The  Annual  Shareholders'  Meeting  will be held  at  PepsiCo's  World
Headquarters at 700 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York, on Wednesday, May 1,
1996, from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M., Eastern Daylight Saving Time, to:

     1. Elect directors.

     2. Approve the appointment of independent auditors.

     3. Act upon four  shareholder  proposals  set forth in the  attached  Proxy
        Statement.

     4. Transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting.

         The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 8, 1996
as the record  date for  determining  shareholders  entitled to notice of and to
vote at the  Meeting.  Only  shareholders  of record at the close of business on
that date are entitled to vote at the Meeting.

         PepsiCo hopes that as many  shareholders  as possible  will  personally
attend the Meeting. If you plan to attend, please check the box provided on your
proxy card. Upon receipt of your proxy with the box checked, we will send you an
admission card.

         Whether  or not you plan to attend the  Meeting,  please  complete  the
enclosed proxy card,  and sign,  date and return it promptly so that your shares
will be  represented.  Sending in your proxy will not prevent you from voting in
person at the Meeting.

                                       By order of the Board of Directors,

March 28, 1996                                      EDWARD V. LAHEY, JR.
                                                               Secretary






PepsiCo, Inc.
Purchase, New York 10577-1444                                 March 28, 1996




                                 PROXY STATEMENT

         This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection  with the  solicitation
by the Board of Directors of PepsiCo, Inc. ("PepsiCo") of proxies to be voted at
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Wednesday,  May 1, 1996, and at
any adjournment thereof.

         The Board  requests that all  shareholders  complete the enclosed proxy
card,  and  sign,  date and  return  it as  promptly  as  possible.  Since  many
shareholders  cannot  personally  attend, it is necessary that a large number be
represented  by proxy.  The holders of record of a majority  of the  outstanding
shares must be present in person or  represented  by proxy at the Annual Meeting
in order to hold the Meeting.

         Any shareholder  returning a proxy may revoke it by casting a ballot at
the  Meeting.  Any  proxy  not  revoked  will  be  voted  as  specified  by  the
shareholder. If no choice is indicated, a proxy will be voted in accordance with
the Board of Directors' recommendations.

         At March 8, 1996,  the record date,  there were  788,475,034  shares of
PepsiCo  Capital Stock  outstanding  and entitled to one vote each at the Annual
Meeting.  These shares were registered in the names of 170,707 shareholders and,
as far as is known to PepsiCo,  no person owns  beneficially more than 5% of the
outstanding Capital Stock.

         This Proxy Statement is first being mailed on or about March 28, 1996.


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                    ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (PROXY ITEM NO. 1)


         Thirteen  directors  are to be elected at the Annual  Meeting,  to hold
office from election  until the next Annual  Meeting of  Shareholders,  or until
their  successors  are duly elected and qualified.  The following  nominees have
been proposed by the Board of Directors:


     
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JOHN F.  AKERS,  former  Chairman  of the Board and Chief  Executive  Officer of
International  Business  Machines  Corporation,  has been a member of  PepsiCo's
Board  since  1991.  Mr.  Akers  joined IBM in 1960 and was  Chairman  and Chief
Executive Officer from 1986 until 1993. He is also a director of Hallmark Cards,
Inc.,  Lehman  Brothers  Holdings,  Inc.,  The New York Times  Company,  Springs
Industries,  Inc. and Zurich Insurance Company--U.S.  Mr. Akers is 61 years old.

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ROBERT E.  ALLEN,  Chairman  of the Board and Chief  Executive  Officer  of AT&T
Corp.,  has been a member of PepsiCo's  Board since 1990. He began his career at
AT&T in 1957 when he joined  Indiana  Bell.  He was elected  President and Chief
Operating Officer of AT&T in 1986, and assumed his present  responsibilities  in
1988. He is also a director of  Bristol-Myers  Squibb Company and Chrysler Corp.
Mr. Allen is 61 years old.
     
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WAYNE CALLOWAY, Chairman of the Board of PepsiCo, was elected to PepsiCo's Board
in 1983.  Mr.  Calloway  joined  PepsiCo  in 1967,  became  President  and Chief
Operating  Officer of Frito-Lay,  Inc. in 1976, and became Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive  Officer of Frito-Lay in 1978. Mr. Calloway became Executive
Vice  President and Chief  Financial  Officer of PepsiCo in 1983,  President and
Chief Operating Officer in 1985, and Chief Executive Officer in 1986, a position
he will hold until April 1, 1996. He assumed his current  position in 1986.  Mr.
Calloway  is  a  director  of  Citicorp,  General  Electric  Company  and  Exxon
Corporation. Mr. Calloway is 60 years old.

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ROGER A. ENRICO,  Vice Chairman of the Board of PepsiCo,  and Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, PepsiCo Worldwide Restaurants, was elected to PepsiCo's Board
in 1987. He joined  PepsiCo in 1971.  In 1983 Mr.  Enrico  became  President and
Chief  Executive  Officer  of  Pepsi-Cola  USA.  He became  President  and Chief
Executive  Officer of PepsiCo  Worldwide  Beverages in 1986,  Chairman and Chief
Executive  Officer of Frito-Lay,  Inc. in 1991 and Chairman and Chief  Executive
Officer of PepsiCo  Worldwide Foods in 1992,  assuming his present  positions as
Vice  Chairman of PepsiCo in 1993,  and  Chairman and Chief  Executive  Officer,
PepsiCo Worldwide  Restaurants in 1994. Effective April 1, 1996, Mr. Enrico will
become  PepsiCo's Chief Executive  Officer.  He is also a member of the Board of
Directors  of Dayton  Hudson  Corporation,  the A. H. Belo  Corporation  and The
Prudential   Insurance  Company  of  America.   Mr.  Enrico  is  51  years  old.

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RAY L.  HUNT,  Chairman  and Chief  Executive  Officer of Hunt Oil  Company  and
Chairman,  Chief Executive Officer and President,  Hunt Consolidated,  Inc., was
elected  to  PepsiCo's  Board  effective  April 1,  1996.  Mr.  Hunt  began  his
association  with Hunt Oil  Company  in 1958 and has held his  current  position
since 1976. He is also a director of Dresser Industries,  Inc., Security Capital
Group,  Ergo Science,  Inc. and Texas  Commerce  Bank. Mr. Hunt is 52 years old.

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JOHN J. MURPHY, Chairman of the Board of Dresser Industries,  Inc. was elected a
director of PepsiCo in 1984.  Mr. Murphy joined  Dresser in 1952 and was elected
its Chairman and Chief  Executive  Officer in 1983.  Mr.  Murphy served as Chief
Executive  Officer until  November  1995.  He is also a director of  NationsBank
Corporation   and   Kerr-McGee   Corporation.   Mr.  Murphy  is  64  years  old.

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STEVEN S REINEMUND was elected a director effective April 1, 1996. Mr. Reinemund
began his career with PepsiCo as a senior  operating  officer of Pizza Hut, Inc.
in 1984. He became  President and Chief Executive  Officer of Pizza Hut in 1986,
and  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer of Pizza Hut Worldwide in 1991. In
1992,  Mr.  Reinemund  assumed  his  current  position  as  President  and Chief
Executive Officer of Frito-Lay,  Inc. He is also a director of Aviall,  Inc. and
Provident  Life  &  Accident  Insurance  Co.  Mr.  Reinemund  is 47  years  old.

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SHARON PERCY  ROCKEFELLER  was elected a director in 1986.  She is President and
Chief Executive Officer of WETA public stations in Washington,  D.C., a position
she has held since 1989, and was a member of the Board of Directors of WETA from
1985 to 1989.  She is a member of the Board of Directors of Public  Broadcasting
Service,  Washington,  D.C.  and was a member of the Board of  Directors  of the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting until 1992. Mrs. Rockefeller has also been a
Member of the Democratic National Committee.  Mrs.  Rockefeller is 51 years old.

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CHRISTOPHER  A.  SINCLAIR was elected a director  effective  April 1, 1996.  Mr.
Sinclair is President and Chief  Executive  Officer of PepsiCo Foods & Beverages
International,  a position he has held since 1993.  Prior to this position,  Mr.
Sinclair  served  as  President  and  Chief  Executive   Officer  of  Pepsi-Cola
International.  During his 12-year  career at  PepsiCo,  Mr.  Sinclair  has also
served as Vice President of Marketing for Frito-Lay, Vice President of Marketing
and Sales for Pepsi-Cola  Bottling Group, and President of Pepsi-Cola  Company's
Central Division.  He is a director of Mattel,  Inc., Perdue Farms, Inc. and the
Woolworth Corporation. Mr. Sinclair is 45 years old.

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FRANKLIN A. THOMAS was elected to PepsiCo's  Board in 1994.  Mr. Thomas has been
President of the Ford Foundation since 1979. From 1967 to 1977, he was President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Bedford-Stuyvesant  Restoration  Corporation.
From 1977 to 1979 Mr.  Thomas had a private law practice in New York City. He is
also a director of ALCOA,  AT&T,  Citicorp and Cummins Engine Company,  Inc. Mr.
Thomas is 61 years old.

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P. ROY  VAGELOS,  former  Chairman of the Board and Chief  Executive  Officer of
Merck & Co., Inc., has been a member of PepsiCo's  Board since 1992. Dr. Vagelos
joined Merck in 1975 and became  President and Chief Executive  Officer in 1985.
He became a director in 1984, and Chairman in 1986,  retiring from that position
in 1994. Dr. Vagelos is also a director of The Estee Lauder  Companies Inc., The
Prudential  Insurance  Company of America,  McDonnell  Douglas  Corporation  and
Chairman of the Board of Regeneron  Pharmaceuticals Inc. Dr. Vagelos is 66 years
old.

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CRAIG E. WEATHERUP was elected a director effective April 1, 1996. Mr. Weatherup
is currently  President and Chief Executive Officer of Pepsi-Cola North America,
a position he has held since 1991. He joined  Pepsi-Cola  as Marketing  Director
for the Far East in 1974, was named Senior Vice  President,  Sales and Marketing
of the  Pepsi-Cola  Group in 1982, and President of the division in 1986. He was
appointed  President of the Pepsi-Cola Company in February,  1988. Mr. Weatherup
is 50 years old.

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ARNOLD R. WEBER was elected to PepsiCo's  Board in 1978,  and is Chairman of the
Audit Committee. Dr. Weber is Chancellor of Northwestern University and has held
various government  positions including Executive Director of the Cost of Living
Council and Associate  Director of the Office of Management and Budget.  He is a
director of Aon Corp.,  Burlington  Northern,  Inc.,  Inland Steel Company,  The
Tribune Co. and Deere Co. Dr. Weber is 66 years old.

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     Should any of the foregoing  nominees for director  become  unavailable for
any reason,  the persons  named in the  enclosed  proxy  intend to vote for such
other persons as the present Board may designate.

         Three PepsiCo directors have reached the Board's retirement age and are
not standing for  re-election.  Andrall E. Pearson was  PepsiCo's  President and
Chief  Operating  Officer  from 1971 through 1984 and he has served on PepsiCo's
Board for 26 years.  Roger B. Smith,  former  Chairman and CEO of General Motors
Corp.,  was a member of the Board for 7 years.  Robert  H.  Stewart,  III,  Vice
Chairman of Bank One, Texas,  N.A., has been a member of the Board for 31 years,
since  PepsiCo  was founded in 1965 by Herman Lay and Donald  Kendall.  Together
these  directors  have  provided  distinguished  service  and  guidance  to  the
Corporation.

         Board  Meetings and Committees of the Board.  PepsiCo's  Board held six
meetings during the year.  Because of its compact,  independent  structure,  the
Board does not operate through a variety of Committees and all outside directors
serve on the two  existing  committees.  Matters such as  nominations  for Board
membership or issues raised by shareholders are dealt with by the full Board.

         The Audit  Committee,  which was established in 1967, held two meetings
in 1995. The Committee reviews external and internal audit plans and activities,
reviews  PepsiCo's  annual  financial  statements,  reviews  PepsiCo's system of
internal  financial  controls,  approves the fees for audit,  audit-related  and
nonaudit  services provided by the independent  auditors,  and recommends to the
Board the annual selection of independent auditors.

         The Compensation  Committee,  which has been active under various names
since 1955, also held two meetings during 1995. The  Compensation  Committee has
responsibility  for administering  PepsiCo's  incentive plans,  setting policies
that govern  executives'  annual  compensation  and  long-term  incentives,  and
reviews management performance, development and succession.

         Average  attendance  by  incumbent  directors  at Board  and  Committee
meetings was approximately 99%. No incumbent director attended fewer than 90% of
the total number of Board and Committee meetings.

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         OWNERSHIP OF CAPITAL  STOCK BY DIRECTORS AND  EXECUTIVE  OFFICERS.  The
following  table sets forth,  as of March 8, 1996, the shares of PepsiCo Capital
Stock beneficially owned by each director  (including  nominees),  by each named
executive officer individually, and by all directors and executive officers as a
group:

          Name of Individual or                          Number of Shares
       Number of Persons in Group                    Beneficially Owned(1)(2)
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    John F. Akers..........................................          12,463
    Robert E. Allen........................................           3,070
    Wayne Calloway.........................................       2,131,516
    Roger A. Enrico........................................         327,637
    Ray L. Hunt............................................               0
    John J. Murphy.........................................          10,509
    Andrall E. Pearson.....................................          99,577
    Steven S Reinemund.....................................         300,225
    Sharon Percy Rockefeller...............................          30,958
    Christopher A. Sinclair................................         165,513
    Roger B. Smith.........................................           6,022
    Robert H. Stewart, III.................................          63,000
    Franklin A. Thomas.....................................             500
    P. Roy Vagelos.........................................           3,318
    Craig E. Weatherup.....................................         790,554
    Arnold R. Weber........................................          20,008
    Robert G. Dettmer......................................         471,479
    Robert L. Carleton.....................................          98,458
    Edward V. Lahey, Jr....................................         338,745
    All directors and executive officers as a group (21 persons)..5,095,733
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         (1) Each director and executive  officer has sole voting and investment
power with respect to the shares listed above, except that voting and investment
power over a total of 471,862  shares is shared with their  spouses or children.
The shares shown include  4,541,522 shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock with respect
to which  certain  directors  and  executive  officers  have a right to  acquire
beneficial ownership within 60 days.
         (2) Such  shares  do not  include  764,500  shares  or  options  in the
aggregate, held by children or spouses of directors or executive officers, or by
foundations  or estates  of which  directors  and  executive  officers  serve as
trustees or  directors,  as to which  beneficial  ownership is  disclaimed.  The
shares shown also do not include the following  number of PepsiCo  Capital Stock
equivalents,  which are held in PepsiCo's  deferred  income  program:  Robert E.
Allen 11,861 shares;  Robert G. Dettmer  138,168  shares;  Roger A. Enrico 8,568
shares; John J. Murphy 3,070 shares;  Andrall E. Pearson 6,949 shares;  Roger B.
Smith 17,897 shares;  Franklin A. Thomas 1,400 shares;  Craig E. Weatherup 6,930
shares;  Arnold R. Weber 2,381 shares;  and all directors and executive officers
as a group 197,224 shares.

         Directors  and  executive  officers  as a  group  own  less  than 1% of
outstanding Capital Stock.

         COMPLIANCE  WITH SECTION  16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE  ACT. A Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  Form 4 filed on behalf of  Robert  G.  Dettmer,  PepsiCo's
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,  inadvertently omitted one
option  exercise  occurring  during  the month  for which the Form 4 was  timely
filed. Once the omission was discovered, an amendment was promptly filed.

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         REMUNERATION  OF  DIRECTORS.  Directors  who are  employees  receive no
additional  remuneration for serving as directors.  All other directors  receive
annual  retainers of $70,000 and an annual grant of PepsiCo Capital Stock with a
value of approximately $30,000 on the date of the grant.  Directors may elect to
defer  payment  of their  retainers  and stock  grants.  If the  stock  grant is
deferred,  the  only  investment  option  available  is  PepsiCo  Capital  Stock
equivalents,  payable only in cash.  Deferrals may not be made for less than one
year.

                             EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

             COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Executive Pay Policy

         PepsiCo's executive  compensation programs are designed to enable it to
recruit,  retain and motivate a large group of talented and diverse domestic and
international  executives.   This  is  essential  for  PepsiCo  to  achieve  its
challenging  worldwide  performance   objectives  and  to  continue  to  achieve
outstanding  shareholder returns. As a result, the Committee has determined that
executive  compensation  opportunities,  including  those  for  PepsiCo's  Chief
Executive Officer ("CEO"), should create incentives for superior performance and
consequences for below target performance.

         The Compensation  Committee annually examines  short-term and long-term
compensation  levels for the CEO and other senior executives against a survey of
the compensation  practices of a group of leading  consumer  product  companies.
This review is  validated  against  surveys of the  compensation  practices of a
broader  range of major  companies,  including  the Fortune 50.  Together  these
companies are referred to as the "survey  companies." These reviews also compare
PepsiCo's  short  and  long-term  results  with the  performance  of the  survey
companies, to ensure a pay for performance linkage. The survey companies include
some,  but not all,  of the  companies  covered  in the  Standard  & Poor's  500
Beverage,  Food and Restaurant Indices included on the Performance Graph on page
8.

         The Committee  believes that our executive  compensation  programs have
met their objectives.  PepsiCo has been able to attract and retain the executive
talent necessary to support a corporation  which has more than doubled its sales
over the last six years, while providing superior shareholder returns.

Specific Compensation Programs

         PepsiCo's  executive  compensation  mix includes a base salary,  annual
cash  bonus  awards,  and  long-term  incentive  compensation  in  the  form  of
performance units and stock options.  Overall, these programs are intended to be
performance-oriented,  with the  principal  portion  of  executive  compensation
opportunities tied to achievement of annual objectives and long-term shareholder
returns.  It is the  Committee's  intention  that  substantially  all  executive
compensation be deductible for federal income tax purposes.

         Salary ranges for the CEO and the other executive officers are based on
the underlying accountabilities of each executive's position, which are reviewed
on a regular basis and benchmarked  against  similar  positions among the survey
companies.  These  salary  ranges are  targeted at the upper end of salaries for
similar  positions at the survey  companies,  however,  individual  salaries are
capped at $1 million.

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         Bonus awards for PepsiCo's CEO and executive officers are paid based on
PepsiCo's overall  performance against specified earnings targets set in advance
in  accordance   with  the   shareholder   approved  1994  Executive   Incentive
Compensation  Plan.  The amount of the award an executive is eligible to receive
will increase if higher earnings per share targets are achieved. No payment will
be made if the minimum  earnings target is not met. Once those earnings  targets
are  achieved,  the Committee  exercises  its  discretion to determine the exact
amount of the bonus to be paid to each executive  officer.  In  determining  the
bonus  of  executive  officers  other  than  the CEO,  the  Committee  considers
PepsiCo's  performance as well as subjective personal factors such as quality of
strategic plans,  organizational and management  development and special project
or idea  leadership.  The  CEO's  bonus is based on the  Committee's  subjective
assessment  of a  broad  range  of  performance  measures,  including  PepsiCo's
financial results,  strategic position, market share and performance compared to
the broad range of major companies included in the survey companies.

         Long-term  awards,  made under the shareholder  approved 1994 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"), have generally been granted every other year in the
form of  performance  units  and  stock  options.  Pro rata  awards  may be made
off-cycle to participants who are promoted or newly hired. Performance units are
paid after four years based on achieving  earnings per share growth  targets set
in advance by the  Committee.  Stock  options are granted at market value on the
date of grant  and  increase  in value  only to the  extent of  appreciation  in
PepsiCo's Capital Stock.  Most become  exercisable at the end of four years, and
are  exercisable  thereafter  for six years.  PepsiCo's CEO and other  executive
officers are given the  opportunity to choose the mix of  performance  units and
stock  options  in their  long-term  awards.  The CEO and most  executives  have
elected 100% stock options.

         PepsiCo's  executives  may also  participate  in the Company's  benefit
programs,  including the Company's  retirement  plans, its medical,  savings and
other  benefit  plans and its  SharePower  Stock  Option  Plan  under  which all
full-time  employees  receive  annual  grants of options to  purchase  shares of
PepsiCo stock equal in amount to 10% of that individual's previous year's salary
and bonus.  Executive  officers receive their annual SharePower awards under the
LTIP.  In addition,  executives  are eligible to  participate  in the  Company's
income deferral programs.

Performance Evaluation

         The Committee  meets without the CEO to evaluate his  performance,  and
with the CEO to evaluate the performance of other executive  officers.  The 1995
salaries,  bonuses and long-term  incentive awards for the corporation's CEO and
executive officers set forth on page 9 were reviewed and approved at meetings of
the Compensation Committee held in January 1995 and January 1996.

         Decisions on executive  officers'  salaries and salary  increases  were
based on individual  performance  evaluations.  As described above, decisions on
senior  executive  officers'  bonus awards were based on  PepsiCo's  performance
against established  earnings targets and on individual  performance.  Last year
PepsiCo exceeded the minimum earnings targets.

         The CEO's 1995 salary was capped at $1 million. The primary performance
measures used to determine the CEO's 1995 bonus award were earnings results, the
strength of PepsiCo's  strategic  position and its five-year  earnings per share
growth and total  return to  shareholders  as compared to the survey  companies.
With respect to earnings per share growth and total shareholder return,  PepsiCo
ranked in the top  one-third of the survey  companies.  The overall  performance
measures  were  not  assigned  specific   weights,   but  rather  were  weighted
subjectively by each member of the Compensation Committee. PepsiCo's fiscal 1995
earnings per share growth  (adjusted for  significant  unusual items) was 12.7%.
Long-term  incentive awards (other than SharePower and pro rata awards) were not
made to the executive officers last year.

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         The Performance Graph on page 8 compares PepsiCo's five year cumulative
total  return to the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index and the Standard & Poor's
500 Beverage,  Food and Restaurant  Indices.  PepsiCo's  compounded annual total
shareholder return for the five years ended December 31, 1995 was 18.5%.

                             COMPENSATION COMMITTEE:

               JOHN F. AKERS                          ROGER B. SMITH
               ROBERT E. ALLEN                        ROBERT H. STEWART, III
               JOHN J. MURPHY                         FRANKLIN A. THOMAS
               ANDRALL E. PEARSON                     P. ROY VAGELOS
               SHARON PERCY ROCKEFELLER               ARNOLD R. WEBER



     Compensation  Committee  Interlocks and Insider  Participation.  Andrall E.
Pearson,  who serves as a member of the  Compensation  Committee,  was PepsiCo's
President and Chief Operating Officer until 1984.

                                Performance Graph

         Set forth  below is a graph  showing  the  five-year  cumulative  total
return of PepsiCo  Capital  Stock as compared  with  Standard & Poor's 500 Stock
Index and the weighted  average of Standard & Poor's 500 Beverage  (Soft Drink),
Food and Restaurant  Indices.  The information  presented is based on a calendar
year, and the composite index is weighted based on 1995 sales.

                             Cumulative Total Return



                          Dec-90    Dec-91    Dec-92   Dec-93   Dec-94   Dec-95
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PepsiCo, Inc.              $100      $132      $164     $164     $149     $233
S&P Avg of 3 Ind Grps      $100      $146      $166     $177     $186     $269
S&P 500                    $100      $130      $140     $155     $157     $215
 


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                                           Summary Compensation Table
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                                                                                Securities
                                                                                  Under-       Long-Term     
                                                                  Other Annual     lying    Incentive Plan   All Other
Name and Principal                                               Compensation    Options        Payouts      Compensa-
Position                        Year   Salary ($)   Bonus ($)         ($)           (#)           ($)        tion($)(1)
- ------------------------        ----   ----------   ---------     -----------    ---------     ------        ----------

Wayne Calloway
                                                                                        
   Chairman of the              1995       925,000     2,425,000    103,234(2)        5,801          0           2,927
   Board and Chief              1994       968,269     1,975,000    120,786(2)      359,276          0           3,416
   Executive Officer            1993     1,191,154     1,700,000     91,340(2)        5,423          0           3,830

Robert G. Dettmer
   Executive Vice               1995       521,539       486,280      14,707         17,703          0         203,020(3)
   President and Chief          1994       482,808       347,355      19,373        120,532          0         225,797(3)
   Financial Officer            1993       445,769       302,200      13,210          1,861          0         121,193(3)

Roger A. Enrico
   Vice Chairman of the
   Board; Chairman and          1995       771,539       784,690     113,885(2)       2,780          0           2,638
   Chief Executive Officer,     1994       735,404       611,730      79,754(2)      52,273    1,340,036(4)      2,823
   PepsiCo Worldwide            1993       678,077       543,200      10,817          2,692          0           2,986
   Restaurants

Robert L. Carleton              1995       310,275       249,480      11,040          1,002          0               0
   Senior Vice President        1994       297,050       188,410      10,761         66,705          0               0
   and Controller               1993       270,977       163,740       9,732          1,003          0               0

Edward V. Lahey, Jr.
   Senior Vice                  1995       388,269       315,900      10,816          1,264          0           1,643
   President, General           1994       370,692       229,950      10,362         86,819          0           1,827
   Counsel and Secretary        1993       335,769       210,800      10,142          1,304          0           1,994


- -------------
     (1) The  amounts  indicated  for each  named  executive  officer  include a
portion of the annual  cost of life  insurance  policies on the lives of its key
employees  paid by PepsiCo.  PepsiCo is  reimbursed  for its  payments  from the
proceeds of the policy in the event a covered  employee  dies while  employed by
PepsiCo.
     (2)  Included  in this  amount  are  benefits  from  the  use of  corporate
transportation  ($62,855  in 1995,  $79,257 in 1994 and  $51,557 in 1993 for Mr.
Calloway; $65,612 in 1995 and $42,757 in 1994 for Mr. Enrico).
     (3) Of the  $203,020 in 1995,  $3,053 is for life  insurance  (see (1)) and
$199,967 is preferential  earnings on income deferred by Mr. Dettmer since 1978.
In order to earn a preferential return, Mr. Dettmer elected a risk feature under
which,  if he  terminated  his  employment,  he would  forfeit all his  deferred
income. In 1994,  $225,797  represents 3,823 for life insurance and $221,974 for
preferential  earnings,  and  in  1993,  $121,193  represents  $4,495  for  life
insurance  and  $116,698  for  preferential  earnings.  Earnings for 1994 on Mr.
Dettmer's deferred income were for five quarters.
     (4) Payment of this  amount has been  deferred  by Mr.  Enrico.  The amount
vested as a result of PepsiCo's  achievement  of a 10%  cumulative  earnings per
share growth target over a four-year period.


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                                           Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
                                           ---------------------------------

                                                                                   Potential Realizable Value
                                                                                     at Assumed Annual Rates
                                                                                 of Stock Price Appreciation for
                           Individual Grants                                          Ten-Year Option Term
       -------------------------------------------------------------             ------------------------------

                            Number of
                            Securities   % of Total
                              Under-      Options
                              lying      Granted to    Exercise
                             Options    Employees in   or Base
                             Granted    Fiscal Year     Price     Expiration
Name                            (#)         (1)         ($/Sh)       Date             5% ($)(2)          10% ($)(2)
- ----------------------      ---------       ---       ----------   ---------          ---------          ----------

                                                                                        
Wayne Calloway                5,801 (3)     0.12        46.00       6/30/05             167,818             425,284


Robert G. Dettmer             1,707 (3)     0.03        46.00       6/30/05              49,382             125,144
                             15,996 (4)     0.32       38.6875      1/27/04             389,188             986,280

Roger A. Enrico               2,780 (3)     0.06        46.00       6/30/05              80,423             203,808


Robert L. Carleton            1,002 (3)     0.02        46.00       6/30/05              28,987              73,459



Edward V. Lahey, Jr.          1,264 (3)     0.03        46.00       6/30/05              36,566              92,667


All PepsiCo
    Shareholders                -            -          46.00          -        22.8 billion(5)     57.8 billion(5)

- ---------------

     (1)  Does  not  include   approximately   8,218,000   options   granted  to
approximately 134,000 employees under PepsiCo's SharePower Stock Option Plan.

     (2) The 5% and 10%  rates of  appreciation  were set by the SEC and are not
intended  to  forecast  future  appreciation,  if any, of  PepsiCo's  stock.  If
PepsiCo's stock does not increase in value,  then the option grants described in
the table will be valueless.

     (3) Twenty percent of these options becomes  exercisable one year after the
grant date, July 1, 1995, and an additional  twenty percent becomes  exercisable
each year thereafter.

     (4) These options become exercisable on February 1, 1998.

     (5) These  amounts do not include  dividends and are based on the number of
shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock outstanding on December 31, 1995.


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                                    Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year
                                    -----------------------------------------------
                                                and FY-End Option Values
                                                ------------------------




                           Shares Ac-                  Number of Securities Under-
                           quired on     Value         lying Unexercised Options at      Value of Unexercised In-the-
Name                      Exercise(#)  Realized                   FY-End                  Money Options at FY-End(1)
- -------------------       -----------  --------            ---------------------          --------------------------
                                                       Exercisable    Unexercisable       Exercisable      Unexercisable
                                                       -----------    -------------       -----------      -------------

                                                                                                   
Wayne Calloway              200,000      $7,966,215         1,628,128       1,507,498     $69,500,676        $49,858,035

Robert G. Dettmer            49,683       1,938,809           343,050         269,977      13,847,924          5,244,799

Roger A. Enrico             250,000      11,273,688           244,639         635,530      10,208,373         26,688,636

Robert L. Carleton             0             0                  5,006         123,320         149,042          2,346,304

Edward V. Lahey, Jr.           0             0                267,441         182,805      11,044,520          3,576,304


- ----------

     (1) The closing price of PepsiCo  Capital  Stock on December 29, 1995,  the
last trading day prior to PepsiCo's fiscal year end, was $55.875.



                               Pension Plan Table

         The following table sets forth the approximate  annual benefits payable
upon  normal  retirement  at age 65 after  January  1,  1996  for the  following
remuneration classifications and years of service:


              Remuneration                             Years of Service
        -------------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
                                   20             25             30             35             40
                             -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
                             -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

                                                                              
             $500,000              197,680        222,100        246,520        270,940        295,940
             $750,000              297,680        334,600        371,520        408,440        445,940
           $1,000,000              397,680        447,100        496,520        545,940        595,940
           $1,250,000              497,680        559,600        621,520        683,440        745,940
           $1,500,000              597,680        672,100        746,520        820,940        895,940
           $1,750,000              697,680        784,600        871,520        958,440      1,045,940
           $2,000,000              797,680        897,100        996,520      1,095,940      1,195,940
           $2,250,000              897,680      1,009,600      1,121,520      1,233,440      1,345,940
           $2,500,000              997,680      1,122,100      1,246,520      1,370,940      1,495,940
           $2,750,000            1,097,680      1,234,600      1,371,520      1,508,440      1,645,940
           $3,000,000            1,197,680      1,347,100      1,496,520      1,645,940      1,795,940
           $3,250,000            1,297,680      1,459,600      1,621,520      1,783,440      1,945,940
           $3,500,000            1,397,680      1,572,100      1,746,520      1,920,940      2,095,940

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         The  compensation  covered by the Pension  Plans (as defined  below) is
based on the combined amounts set forth under the headings  "Salary" and "Bonus"
of  the  Summary  Compensation  Table  for  each  of the  above-named  executive
officers.  The years of credited service as of January 1, 1996 for the executive
officers named on the Summary Compensation Table are as follows:  Wayne Calloway
- -- 29 years;  Robert G. Dettmer -- 23 years; Roger A. Enrico -- 24 years; Robert
L. Carleton -- 21 years and Edward V. Lahey, Jr. -- 30 years.

         Computation of Benefits.  PepsiCo's executive officers are participants
in PepsiCo's  Retirement Plan and PepsiCo's Pension Equalization Plan (which was
adopted in 1975 to provide those benefits otherwise payable under the Retirement
Plan but for ERISA limitations).  Such Plans are hereinafter  referred to as the
"Pension  Plans." Annual  benefits  payable under the Pension Plans to employees
with 5 or more  years  of  service  at age 65 are,  for the  first  10  years of
credited service,  30% of the employee's highest  consecutive  five-year average
annual  earnings  plus an additional 1% of the  employee's  highest  consecutive
five-year  average annual earnings for each additional year of credited  service
over 10 years, less .43% of final average earnings not to exceed Social Security
covered compensation multiplied by years of service (not to exceed 35 years).


                     APPROVAL OF AUDITORS (PROXY ITEM NO. 2)

         The Audit Committee has recommended that KPMG Peat Marwick LLP continue
as  PepsiCo's  independent  auditors  for 1996.  They have  served as  PepsiCo's
independent  auditors since 1990. They have been paid approximately $9.4 million
for audit and audit-related services rendered for 1995.  Representatives of KPMG
Peat Marwick LLP will be available to answer questions at the Annual Meeting and
are free to make statements during the course of the meeting.

         The  Board  of  Directors   recommends  that  shareholders  vote  FOR
this resolution.

                             SHAREHOLDERS' PROPOSALS

         Where  proposals were submitted by more than one  shareholder,  PepsiCo
will only list the primary  filer's  name,  address  and number of shares  held.
Information  regarding  co-filers will be furnished to any person,  orally or in
writing as requested,  promptly upon the receipt of any oral or written  request
therefor.

                  Political Non-Partisanship (Proxy Item No. 3)

     Mrs.  Evelyn Y. Davis,  of the  Watergate  Office  Building,  2600 Virginia
Avenue,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. 20037,  who owns 450 shares of PepsiCo Capital
Stock,  has advised  PepsiCo  that she intends to  introduce  from the floor the
following resolution for the reasons stated:

               "RESOLVED:  That the stockholders of PepsiCo  assembled in Annual
          Meeting in person and by proxy,  hereby recommend that the Corporation
          affirm  its  political  non-partisanship.  To this  end the  following
          practices are to be avoided:

         (a)  The handing of contribution  cards of a single political party to
              an employee by a supervisor.

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         (b)  Requesting  an  employee to send a  political  contribution  to an
              individual in the Corporation for a subsequent delivery as part of
              a group of  contributions  to a  political  party or fund  raising
              committee.

         (c)  Requesting an employee to issue personal  checks blank as to payee
              for  subsequent  forwarding  to a political  party,  committee  or
              candidate.

         (d)  Using supervisory  meetings to announce that contribution cards of
              one  party  are  available  and that  anyone  desiring  cards of a
              different party will be supplied one on request to his supervisor.

         (e)  Placing a  preponderance  of  contribution  cards of one party at
               mail station locations

         Reasons:  The Corporation must deal with a great number of governmental
     units,  commissions and agencies.  It should maintain scrupulous  political
     neutrality to avoid embarrassing entanglements detrimental to its business.
     Above all, it must avoid the  appearance  of coercion  in  encouraging  its
     employees  to  make   political   contributions   against  their   personal
     inclinations.  The Troy (Ohio) News has condemned partisan solicitation for
     political purposes by managers in a local company (not PepsiCo). Last year,
     the owners of 35,922,013 shares,  representing approximately 6.7% of shares
     voting, voted FOR this proposal.

         If you AGREE, please mark your proxy FOR this resolution."

         Board  of  Directors'  Response:  PepsiCo,  like all  corporations,  is
subject to many  federal and state laws and  regulations  that govern  corporate
involvement in partisan political activity,  and we fully comply with these laws
and  regulations.  Some of the  practices  listed  above are,  in fact,  already
prohibited by either federal or state regulations.

         PepsiCo  encourages its employees to  participate  voluntarily in civic
and  community  affairs.  We also respect the right of each employee to exercise
lawfully his or her  constitutional  right to participate  independently  in the
political process.

         PepsiCo's   policies,   together   with  federal  and  state  laws  and
regulations,  are more  than  sufficient  to meet  the  concern  raised  by this
proposal.

         Last year, the proposal was soundly defeated.

         The Board of Directors  recommends that  shareholders vote AGAINST this
resolution.

                      Cumulative Voting (Proxy Item No. 4)

         John J. Gilbert, who owns 768 shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock, and John
J. Gilbert and/or Margaret R. Gilbert,  29 East 64th Street,  New York, New York
10021-7043,  co-trustees of 3,800 shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock under the will
of Caston J. Gilbert,  have advised PepsiCo of their intention to introduce from
the floor the following resolution for the reasons stated:

         "RESOLVED:  That the stockholders of PepsiCo, Inc., assembled in annual
     meeting in person and by proxy,  hereby  request the Board of  Directors to
     take the steps  necessary to provide for cumulative  voting in the election
     of  directors,  which means each  stockholder  shall be entitled to as many
     votes as shall equal the number of shares he or she owns  multiplied by the
     number of 

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     directors  to be  elected,  and he or she may cast all of such  votes for a
     single candidate, or any two or more of them as he or she may see fit.

         Reasons: Continued strong support along the lines we suggest were shown
     at the last annual  meeting when 25%, an increase  over the previous  year,
     12,869 owners of 142,104,425  shares,  were cast in favor of this proposal.
     The vote against included 14,576 unmarked proxies.

         A California  law provides  that all state  pension  holdings and state
     college  funds,  invested  in shares  must be voted in favor of  cumulative
     voting proposals,  showing increasing recognition of the importance of this
     democratic means of electing directors.

         The National  Bank Act provides for  cumulative  voting.  In many cases
     companies get around it by forming  holding  companies  without  cumulative
     voting.  Banking  authorities  have the right to question the capability of
     directors to be on banking boards.  In many cases authorities come in after
     and say the director or directors were not qualified.  We were delighted to
     see the SEC has finally taken action to prevent bad directors from being on
     boards of public  companies.  The SEC should have  hearings to prevent such
     persons becoming directors before they harm investors.

         We think  cumulative  voting is the  answer to find new  directors  for
     various committees.  Some  recommendations  have been made to carry out the
     CERES 10 points.  The 11th  should be, in our  opinion,  having  cumulative
     voting and ending staggered boards.

         When  Alaska  became a state it took away  cumulative  voting  over our
     objections. The Valdez oil spill might have been prevented if environmental
     directors  were elected  through  cumulative  voting.  The huge  derivative
     losses might have also been prevented with cumulative voting.

         Many successful corporations have cumulative voting. Example,  Pennzoil
     defeated Texaco in that famous case.  Ingersoll-Rand also having cumulative
     voting won two awards. FORTUNE magazine ranked it second in its industry as
     'America's Most Admired  Corporations' and the WALL STREET TRANSCRIPT noted
     'on  almost  any  criteria  used  to  evaluate  management,  Ingersoll-Rand
     excels.' In 1994 and 1995 they raised their dividend.

         Lockheed-Martin,  as well as VWR  Corporation now have a provision that
     if anyone has 40% of the shares  cumulative  voting applies,  it applies at
     the latter company.

         In 1995 American  Premier adopted  cumulative  voting.  Allegheny Power
     System tried to take away  cumulative  voting,  as well as put in a stagger
     system, and stockholders  defeated it, showing  stockholders are interested
     in their rights.

     If you agree,  please mark your proxy FOR;  if  disagreeing  mark  AGAINST.
NOTE: PROXIES NOT MARKED WILL BE VOTED AGAINST THIS RESOLUTION.

         Board of  Directors'  Response:  Resolutions  with regard to cumulative
voting  submitted by these  shareholders  at previous  annual meetings have been
defeated  by a wide  margin.  The present  system of voting for the  election of
directors,  under which the  holders of a majority  of the shares  elect a Board
representing all  shareholders,  has served well and avoids the conflict created
where a director is elected by a narrow constituency.

         The Board of Directors  recommends that  shareholders vote AGAINST this
resolution.


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                    Smokefree Restaurants (Proxy Item No. 5)

         The Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell, 1 Ryerson Avenue, Caldwell, New
Jersey 07006,  who own 2,800 shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock,  have,  along with
other religious institutions, submitted the following resolution for the reasons
stated:

         "WHEREAS--the  EPA says exposure to  environmental  tobacco smoke (ETS)
     causes  cancer  in  exposed  healthy  nonsmokers.  The U.S.  Public  Health
     Service, National Academy of Sciences, National Cancer Institute,  National
     Institute for Occupational  Safety and Health,  World Health  Organization,
     American Medical Association and American Cancer Society agree.

     -- The effect of ETS on children  annually  causes  150,000 - 300,000 lower
     respiratory  infections  (LRI),  7,500 - 15,000  hospitalizations  for LRI,
     400,000 - 1,000,000 attacks of asthma,  8,000 - 26,000 new cases of asthma,
     respiratory  symptoms of irritation,  middle ear effusion,  and significant
     reduction in lung functions.

     -- Millions of children  visit our  facilities.  In doing so they are often
     involuntarily  exposed to ETS.  The Texas  Attorney  General  has sued five
     fast-food restaurant chains, charging them with jeopardizing customers' and
     employees' health.

     -- For restaurant workers like waiters and bartenders,  the risk of getting
     lung  cancer is 50%  higher  than the risk for others  (The  Journal of the
     American Medical  Association).  'Restaurant waiters had about 1.5 times as
     great a likelihood  of developing  lung cancer as the general  public' (The
     New York Times 7/28/93).

     -- Research also shows that employee and patron  smoking costs money in the
     form of higher health insurance  premiums,  cleaning costs,  fire, and fire
     insurance.

     -- Failure to provide a safe eating environment may put our Company at risk
     of being sued by  nonsmoking  employees,  patrons,  and/or  the  parents of
     children who develop health problems from ETS exposure.

     -- In 1994 McDonalds became smokefree in all its company-owned  facilities,
     joining other large chains such as Arbys and our own Taco Bell.

     -- A federal  study  (5-19-95)  confirmed  earlier  findings  that  banning
     smoking in restaurants  does not hurt their business and might even improve
     it, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention revealed May 18, 1995;

         RESOLVED  that  shareholders  request the Board of Directors to adopt a
     policy making all our restaurants  smokefree by 1997. We request the policy
     include   stipulations  that,  beginning  in  1997,  all  new  franchisees'
     facilities  be smokefree and all renewals of franchise  agreements  include
     smokefree facilities in the agreements.

         Supporting Statement.  Our Company has no smokefree policy covering all
     its  facilities  and  franchisees.  Yet data shows children and workers are
     liable to be victims of ETS inhaled in those restaurants. As for children's
     risk,  John  Banshaf,  Executive  Director of Action on Smoking and Health,
     says this  'demands  immediate  action to protect the most  vulnerable  and
     helpless  nonsmokers:  millions  of  infants,  toddlers,  and  other  young
     children.' As for workers,  THE MILWAUKEE  JOURNAL  editorialized  (7/1/93)
     regarding smoking bans in restaurants: 'Some courageous establishments have
     already  done  that,  while  others,  fearing  the  loss of  patrons,  have
     
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     hesitated.  . . .It's true that many smokers find it hard to break the
     link between  food,  drink and smoke.  Yet the study  provides all the more
     reason for  proprietors of such places to insist on the break.  It's hardly
     fair for  smokers to  endanger  the health of workers for the sake of a few
     puffs.'

         If you agree, please vote 'YES.'"

         Board of Directors'  Response:  Several thousand of our restaurants are
completely  smoke-free and many others provide nonsmoking areas for patrons. All
of our  restaurants  prohibit  smoking in the  kitchens and smoking by employees
while  on duty  and all of our  restaurants  follow  local,  state  and  federal
non-smoking  regulations.  In  addition,  PepsiCo's  corporate  headquarters  is
smoke-free and all of PepsiCo's divisions ban smoking in their headquarters.

         PepsiCo's  restaurants  have taken a very  responsive  approach on this
public policy issue.  In 1993,  after  determining  that a large majority of its
customers  preferred  a  smoke-free  environment,  Taco  Bell  made  all  of its
company-operated   restaurants  smoke-free.   In  addition,  it  has  urged  its
franchisees to do the same. Similarly, Pizza Hut and KFC have made over 1,800 of
their company-operated  restaurants smoke-free,  in markets where customers have
expressed a preference on smoke-free  facilities,  or where a local  non-smoking
ordinance has been passed.

         In today's competitive quick service environment,  where consumers have
many restaurant choices, a flat ban on smoking that targets only our restaurants
puts us at a competitive disadvantage.  That is why Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut
joined  with other  members of The  National  Council  of Chain  Restaurants  in
publicly  endorsing federal  legislation that would prohibit or restrict smoking
in all public  facilities.  This would put all  restaurants,  ours and  everyone
else's,  on an equal  footing  where we can  compete  on the basis of our value,
quality and service.

         Last year, the proposal was soundly defeated.

         The Board of Directors  recommends that  shareholders vote AGAINST this
resolution.

                       Code of Conduct (Proxy Item No. 6)

         The  National  Council  of the  Churches  of  Christ  in the  USA,  475
Riverside  Drive,  New York,  NY  10115-0050,  which  owns 100 shares of PepsiCo
Capital  Stock,  has,  along with  several  other  shareholders,  submitted  the
following resolution for the reasons stated:

          "WHEREAS PepsiCo's Code of Conduct  functions as the company's  policy
          for worldwide business conduct. In it, PepsiCo promotes:

         -- adherence  to highest  standards  of  personal  and  professional
            integrity  and  to  avoid  any   situation   that  might  reflect
            unfavorably  on us . . . as a Company;

         -- precedence of ethical standards;

         -- achievement of equality of opportunity for all employees;

         -- 'fostering  economic  growth  .  .  .  [which]  strengthens  both
            understanding and peace;'

         -- protecting the environment and  'maintaining  open and constructive
            communication  with local community and business  leaders in order
            to bring to fruition mutually acceptable objectives;'

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         -- stating  'its  position  on issues of  national  and  international
            importance  which  may  have  an  impact  upon  it  or  its
            operations throughout the world.'

         We commend  PepsiCo  for  creating  such  forward  looking  guidelines.
     However,  we believe these guidelines fall short in vitally important areas
     and that, in fact, PepsiCo's  international conduct, at times, may conflict
     with the company's own guidelines.

         For example,  take the case of PepsiCo's  expanding  involvement in the
     police state of Burma,  one of the world's most  repressive  countries,  as
     confirmed by Amnesty  International  and the U.S. State  Department.  Human
     rights monitors agree the July, 1995 release of Burma leader,  Aung San Suu
     Kyi, has not lessened  human rights  violations  against her or against the
     Burmese people.  Many human rights groups believe  PepsiCo's  controversial
     business operations under the illegitimate military junta in fact hurts our
     reputation more than it builds respect in the world community. Furthermore,
     a clear case can be made that PepsiCo's Burma  involvement  strengthens the
     repressive  military  government through payment of tax dollars,  providing
     legitimacy to an ostracized  government by investing  there and  portraying
     the country in a positive light which helps counter  growing  international
     criticism.  We  believe,  this  conflicts  with  our  company's  pledge  to
     strengthen  understanding  and  peace.  In fact,  Pepsi  has done a special
     report on its Burma  operations  which, we believe,  acts as an apology for
     Pepsi's involvement.

         But Burma is only one  example.  PepsiCo  also does  business  in other
     countries  with  controversial  human  rights  records:  Indonesia,  China,
     Guatemala, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Thailand.

         Thus, we believe the PepsiCo Code needs significant expansion. Entirely
     absent from the present Code is clear human rights  criteria.  For example,
     Levi Strauss,  in its Guidelines for Country Selection,  states, 'We should
     not initiate or renew  contractual  relationships  in countries where there
     are pervasive violations of human rights.' Other companies,  such as Reebok
     and  Phillips-Van  Heusen,  make  commitments in their codes to honor human
     rights.

         RESOLVED the shareholders  request the Board of Directors to review and
     update the PepsiCo Code of Conduct and report revisions to the shareholders
     and employees by September  1996. In its review,  the Board shall include a
     section advising PepsiCo on making decisions on investing in or withdrawing
     from  countries  where  there  is a  pattern  of  on-going  and  systematic
     violation of human  rights,  where a government  is  illegitimate  or where
     there is a call by human rights advocates,  pro-democracy  organizations or
     legitimately  elected  representatives for economic sanctions against their
     country.

         Board of Directors'  Response:  In 1994,  PepsiCo revised its Worldwide
Code of Conduct.  The Code,  which promotes the highest  standards of ethics and
integrity as it relates to our international  business  practices,  states: "Our
objective is to be nonpolitical  and to continue to be a good corporate  citizen
wherever  we  operate."  We believe  this is the best way to operate a worldwide
business   and  firmly   believe   international   commerce   strengthens   both
understanding and peace.

         We do not agree  with the  actions  of  governments  of every  place we
operate.  However,  due to the long-term nature of PepsiCo's  businesses and the
inevitability  of political and social change,  we long ago concluded that it is
neither prudent nor  appropriate for us to establish our own  country-by-country
foreign policy.  Instead,  we rely on the laws and foreign policy created by the
U.S.

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government.  The filers' proposal would put PepsiCo in the untenable position of
having  to  assess  and  respond  to any  number of  political  and  ideological
disagreements which may arise wherever we do business.

         Last year, the proposal was soundly defeated.

         The Board of Directors  recommends that  shareholders vote AGAINST this
resolution.

                                  OTHER MATTERS

         The Board of Directors  knows of no other matters to be brought  before
the Meeting. If matters other than the foregoing should arise at the Meeting, it
is intended that the shares  represented  by proxies will be voted in accordance
with the judgment of the persons named in the proxy.

                                QUORUM AND VOTING

         Quorum.  Under North Carolina law,  abstentions and broker nonvotes are
counted for purposes of determining  whether a quorum is present at the Meeting.
(Under New York Stock Exchange  rules, a broker may, absent  instruction  from a
beneficial owner, vote shares on routine proposals. A broker nonvote occurs when
a broker does not have  discretionary  voting power with  respect to  nonroutine
proposals,  such as a merger,  and has not received voting  instruction from the
beneficial owner.)

         Voting.  Under PepsiCo's  By-Laws,  a majority of the shares of Capital
Stock present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote is required for passage
of a proposal  (except for the election of directors,  which requires a majority
of votes  cast to elect).  Therefore,  abstentions  are not  counted as "for" or
"against"  votes,  but are  counted  in the total  number of votes  present  for
passage  of a  proposal.  This has the  effect of  requiring  a higher  vote for
passage. Broker nonvotes are not shares entitled to vote, are not counted in the
total number of votes, and thus have no effect on the outcome of voting.

         Shares held in PepsiCo's  Employee  Stock  Ownership  Plan (the "ESOP")
cannot  be  voted  unless  a  proxy  card  is  signed  and  returned.  If  cards
representing  shares  held in the ESOP are not  returned,  those  shares will be
voted by the  trustees  in the same  proportion  as the shares for which  signed
cards are returned by other participants.

         Confidentiality.   PepsiCo's   policy  is  that   proxies   identifying
individual  shareholders are private except as necessary to determine compliance
with law or assert or defend legal claims, or in a contested proxy solicitation,
or in the event that a shareholder makes a written comment on a proxy card or an
attachment  to it.  PepsiCo  retains an  independent  organization  to  tabulate
shareholder votes and certify voting results.

                          1997 SHAREHOLDERS' PROPOSALS

         PepsiCo  welcomes   comments  or  suggestions  from  its  shareholders,
including any  recommendations  shareholders  may have as to future directors of
the Company. In the event that a shareholder desires to have a proposal formally
considered at the 1997 Annual  Shareholders'  Meeting, and included in the Proxy
Statement for that Meeting,  the proposal must be received in writing by PepsiCo
on or before November 27, 1996.

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                                     GENERAL

         The costs  relating to this Proxy  Statement,  the proxy and the Annual
Meeting are being borne by PepsiCo.

         In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail,  PepsiCo intends to
request brokers and bank nominees to solicit  proxies from their  principals and
will pay such brokers and bank nominees their expenses in that connection.

         To assure the  presence in person or by proxy of the  necessary  quorum
for holding the  meeting,  PepsiCo has employed the firm of Georgeson & Company,
Inc. to assist in soliciting proxies by mail, telephone,  telegraph and personal
interview for fees estimated at approximately $21,000.

         In  addition,  employees  of  PepsiCo  (none of whom will  receive  any
additional compensation therefor) may solicit proxies.

         The Annual Report to Shareholders  for 1995,  which includes  financial
statements, has been mailed with this Proxy Statement or previously delivered to
shareholders  and does not form a part of the material for the  solicitation  of
proxies.  In an effort to reduce postage  costs,  we have sent materials at bulk
mail rates.  If, upon receipt of your proxy material,  you have not received the
Annual Report, please write or call PepsiCo's Manager of Shareholder  Relations,
at PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY 10577 or (914) 253-3055.

         Please  complete,  sign,  and date the  enclosed  proxy card,  which is
revocable as described herein, and mail it promptly in the enclosed postage-paid
envelope.

                                      By order of the Board of Directors,

                                                      EDWARD V. LAHEY, JR.
                                                                 Secretary

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                                    APPENDIX

PEPSICO, INC.

                                                                  March 28, 1996

Dear Shareholder:

I'm  delighted to tell you 1995 was a great year for  PepsiCo.  Our stock was up
54%.

There's great  confidence in the investment  community today that the future for
PepsiCo is very bright. I certainly share that  confidence.  In fact I think the
opportunity  for PepsiCo today is bigger than ever -- even for a company  that's
already grown sales and ongoing  operating  profits at an average of about 15% a
year for 30 years. On behalf of the entire management team, let me say we're all
personally committed to making the most of that opportunity.

Please note that for your convenience we've included on the inside back cover of
your annual report a list of our shareholder  services and telephone numbers. As
always, we welcome your comments.

Your proxy card is attached  below.  Please read the enclosed  proxy  statement,
then vote and return the card at your earliest convenience.

                                          Sincerely,

                                          WAYNE CALLOWAY
                                          ----------------------------
                                          Wayne Calloway
                                          Chairman and
                                          Chief Executive Officer

                 DIRECTIONS TO PEPSICO, INC. WORLD HEADQUARTERS
                               PURCHASE, NEW YORK



   [LOCAL AREA MAP IS PROVIDED IN PRINTED PROXY STATEMENT SHOWING MAIN ROADS
          SURROUNDING PEPSICO WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN PURCHASE, NEW YORK.]



BY CAR FROM NEW YORK

WEST SIDE--MANHATTAN--BRONX

West Side  Highway/Henry  Hudson Parkway to Cross County Parkway East. Take
Hutchinson River Parkway  Northbound to Exit 28 (Lincoln Avenue,  Port Chester).
Left on Lincoln Avenue and proceed one (1) mile to PepsiCo on right.

EAST SIDE - MANHATTAN

East Side Drive to Bronx via Triboro Bridge.  Take the Bruckner Expressway (278)
North to the Hutchinson  River Parkway Exit 28 (Lincoln  Avenue,  Port Chester),
and follow directions above.

EAST SIDE - BRONX

Hutchinson  River Parkway North to Exit 28 (Lincoln Avenue,  Port Chester),  and
follow directions above.

BROOKLYN, QUEENS & J.F. KENNEDY AIRPORT

Van Wyck Expressway  (678) to the Bronx  Whitestone  Bridge to Hutchinson  River
Parkway  North.  Take  Exit  28  (Lincoln  Avenue,  Port  Chester),  and  follow
directions above.

LA GUARDIA AIRPORT

Grand  Central  Parkway  East to  Whitestone  Expressway  Exit.  Cross  the
Whitestone Bridge North to Hutchinson River Parkway North. Take Exit 28 (Lincoln
Avenue, Port Chester), and follow directions above.

FROM LONG ISLAND

Long Island Expressway or the Grand Central Parkway to the Cross Island Parkway.
Cross Island  Parkway  West to the Throgs Neck Bridge.  Cross Throgs Neck Bridge
North and travel North on New England  Thruway  (Route 95) to  Hutchinson  River
Parkway North to Exit 28 (Lincoln Avenue,  Port Chester),  and follow directions
above.

FROM WEST OF HUDSON RIVER - TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE

Cross Tappan Zee Bridge South. Follow Cross Westchester (Interstate 287) to
Exit 8E. (Route 127 Harrison,  Westchester  Avenue).  Stay on Westchester Avenue
and turn left onto Anderson  Hill Road.  Proceed about four (4) miles to PepsiCo
on right.

FROM CONNECTICUT - MERRITT PARKWAY

Take the Merritt Parkway South,  which becomes the Hutchinson River Parkway,  to
Exit 28 (Lincoln Avenue,  Port Chester).  Turn right and proceed one (1) mile to
PepsiCo on right.

NEW ENGLAND THRUWAY

Follow  the New  England  Thruway  to Exit  for  Cross  Westchester  Expressway,
Westbound.  Take Exit 9 North,  Hutchinson  River  Parkway,  to Exit 28 (Lincoln
Avenue, Port Chester). Turn left onto Lincoln Avenue and proceed one (1) mile to
PepsiCo on right.

FROM NORTHERN WESTCHESTER

Take 684 South to Westchester  Airport Exit,  Route 120 South.  Left on Purchase
Street to Anderson Hill Road, left on Anderson Hill Road to PepsiCo on right.



                                                 V  FOLD AND DETACH HERE  V                        (See reverse side for directions)

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/  X  /  PLEASE MARK
         VOTES AS IN
         THIS EXAMPLE
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A            THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST ITEMS 3, 4, 5 AND 6.
        VOTE FOR ITEMS 1 AND 2.
- --------------------------------------    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                                    
1. Election of Director Nominees: 
   J.F. Akers, 
   R.E. Allen, W. Calloway, 
   R.A. Enrico, R.L. Hunt, 
   J.J. Murphy,
   S.S  Reinemund       FOR    WITHHELD                             FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN                         FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
   S.P. Rockefeller    /   /    /   /     3. Shareholder Proposal   /  /   /  /   /  /  6. Shareholder Proposal /  /  /  /   /  /
   C.A. Sinclair                             (Proxy Statement p. 12)                       Proxy Statement p.16)
   F.A. Thomas
   P.R. Vagelos
   C.E. Weatherup
   A.R. Weber
                                          4. Shareholder Proposal   /  /   /  /   /  /
                                             (Proxy Statement p. 13)


- ------------------------------------
WITHHELD FOR: (Write that nominee's 
name above.)                              5. Shareholder Proposal   /  /   /  /   /  /
                                             (Proxy Statement p. 15)
2.   Approval of   /   /   /   /   /   /
     Auditors      FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN

                                              Where no voting instructions are given, the        I PLAN TO ATTEND MEETING
                                              shares represented by this Proxy will be           If you check this box to the   /  /
                                              VOTED FOR Items No. 1 and 2 and VOTED              right an admission card will
                                              AGAINST Items No. 3, 4, 5 and 6.                   be sent to you


                                                                                      
                                              Receipt hereby  acknowledged  of the  PepsiCo  Notice of Meeting  and Proxy
                                              Statement. IMPORTANT: Please sign exactly as your name or names appear
                                              on this proxy.  Where shares are held  jointly,  both  holders  should
                                              sign. When signing as attorney,  executor,  administrator,  trustee or
                                              guardian, please  give your full  title as such.  If the holder is a
                                              corporation, execute in full corporate name by authorized officer.


Signature----------------------------------   Date------------    Signature------------------------------------- Date ------------



                                PEPSICO, INC.
                    PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                                   May 1, 1996
        THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF PEPSICO'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

         The  undersigned  hereby  appoints Roger A. Enrico and Edward V. Lahey,
Jr.,  and  each of  them,  proxies  for the  undersigned,  with  full  power  of
substitution,  to vote all  shares of  PepsiCo,  Inc.  Capital  Stock  which the
undersigned  may be entitled to vote at the Annual  Meeting of  Shareholders  of
PepsiCo, Inc., in Purchase,  New York, on Wednesday,  May 1, 1996 from 9:00 A.M.
to 11:00 A.M., or at any adjournment thereof,  upon the matters set forth on the
reverse side and  described in the  accompanying  Proxy  Statement and upon such
other  business  as may  properly  come  before the  meeting or any  adjournment
thereof.

         PLEASE MARK THIS PROXY AS  INDICATED ON THE REVERSE SIDE TO VOTE ON ANY
ITEM.  IF  YOU  WISH  TO  VOTE  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS'
RECOMMENDATIONS, PLEASE SIGN THE REVERSE SIDE; NO BOXES NEED TO BE CHECKED.

                                      (Continued and to be signed on other side)




                                                 V  FOLD AND DETACH HERE  V                        (See reverse side for directions)

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


/  X  /  PLEASE MARK
         VOTES AS IN
         THIS EXAMPLE
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A            THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST Items 3, 4, 5 and 6.
        VOTE FOR ITEMS 1 AND 2.
- --------------------------------------    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                                                    
1. Election of Director Nominees: 
   J.F. Akers, 
   R.E. Allen, W. Calloway, 
   R.A. Enrico, R.L. Hunt, 
   J.J. Murphy,
   S.S  Reinemund       FOR    WITHHELD                             FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN                         FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
   S.P. Rockefeller    /   /    /   /     3. Shareholder Proposal   /  /   /  /   /  /  6. Shareholder Proposal /  /  /  /   /  /
   C.A. Sinclair                             (Proxy Statement p. 12)                       Proxy Statement p.16)
   F.A. Thomas
   P.R. Vagelos
   C.E. Weatherup
   A.R. Weber
                                          4. Shareholder Proposal   /  /   /  /   /  /
                                             (Proxy Statement p. 13)


- ------------------------------------
WITHHELD FOR: (Write that nominee's 
name above.)                              5. Shareholder Proposal   /  /   /  /   /  /
                                             (Proxy Statement p. 15)
2.   Approval of   /   /   /   /   /   /
     Auditors      FOR   AGAINST   ABSTAIN

                                              Where no voting instructions are given, the        
                                              shares represented by this Proxy will be           
                                              VOTED FOR Items No. 1 and 2 and VOTED              
                                              AGAINST Items No. 3, 4, 5 and 6.                   


                                                                                      
                                              Receipt hereby  acknowledged  of the  PepsiCo  Notice of Meeting  and Proxy
                                              Statement. IMPORTANT: Please sign exactly as your name or names appear
                                              on this proxy.  Where shares are held  jointly,  both  holders  should
                                              sign. When signing as attorney,  executor,  administrator,  trustee or
                                              guardian, please  give your full  title as such.  If the holder is a
                                              corporation, execute in full corporate name by authorized officer.


                                              Signature------------------------------------- Date ------------


                                  PEPSICO, INC.
                    PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                                   May 1, 1996
        THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF PEPSICO'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

         The  undersigned  hereby  appoints Roger A. Enrico and Edward V. Lahey,
Jr.,  and  each of  them,  proxies  for the  undersigned,  with  full  power  of
substitution,  to vote all  shares of  PepsiCo,  Inc.  Capital  Stock  which the
undersigned  may be entitled to vote at the Annual  Meeting of  Shareholders  of
PepsiCo, Inc., in Purchase,  New York, on Wednesday,  May 1, 1996 from 9:00 A.M.
to 11:00 A.M., or at any adjournment thereof,  upon the matters set forth on the
reverse side and  described in the  accompanying  Proxy  Statement and upon such
other  business  as may  properly  come  before the  meeting or any  adjournment
thereof.

         PLEASE MARK THIS PROXY AS  INDICATED ON THE REVERSE SIDE TO VOTE ON ANY
ITEM.  IF  YOU  WISH  TO  VOTE  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS'
RECOMMENDATIONS, PLEASE SIGN THE REVERSE SIDE; NO BOXES NEED TO BE CHECKED.

                                      (Continued and to be signed on other side)