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PEPSICO, INC.

Purchase, New York 10577-1444

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS


         PepsiCo will hold its Annual Shareholders'  Meeting at the headquarters
of Frito-Lay,  Inc., 7701 Legacy Drive, Plano, Texas, on Wednesday, May 6, 1998,
at 1:00 P.M. Local Time, to:

         0  Elect directors.
         0  Approve the appointment of independent auditors.
         0  Act upon three shareholder proposals described in the attached Proxy
            Statement.  
         0  Transact any other business that may properly come before the 
            Meeting.

         If you own shares of PepsiCo stock as of the close of business on March
13,  1998  (the  Record  Date),  you can vote  those  shares  by proxy or at the
Meeting.

         If you plan to attend the  Meeting,  please check the box on your proxy
card, so that we may 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  IN THE  ENCLOSED
POSTAGE-PAID  ENVELOPE SO THAT YOUR SHARES WILL BE  REPRESENTED.  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 VOTING AT THE MEETING.




March 27, 1998                                       ROBERT F. SHARPE, JR.
                                                              Secretary




PepsiCo, Inc.
Purchase, New York 10577-1444
                                                                  March 27, 1998


                                 PROXY STATEMENT

         The Board of  Directors  of PepsiCo,  Inc.  ("PepsiCo")  is  soliciting
proxies  to be  voted  at the  Annual  Meeting  of  Shareholders  to be  held on
Wednesday,  May 6, 1998, and at any  adjournment of the Meeting.  We are sending
this Proxy Statement in connection with the proxy solicitation.

         At March 13, 1998, the record date, there were 1,488,427,405  shares of
PepsiCo  Capital Stock  outstanding  and entitled to one vote each at the Annual
Meeting.  These shares were registered in the names of 228,686 shareholders and,
as far as we know, no person owns  beneficially  more than 5% of the outstanding
Capital Stock.

         PepsiCo is making its first mailing of this Proxy Statement on or about
March 27, 1998.




                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PROXY ITEM NO. 1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS............................................... 2

Ownership of Capital Stock by Directors and Executive Officers......................... 5
Board Meetings and Committees of the Board............................................. 5
Directors Compensation................................................................. 6
Executive Compensation
         Compensation Committee Report................................................. 6
         Summary Compensation Table.................................................... 9
         Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and FY-End Option Values......10
         Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year.............................................11
         Performance Graph.............................................................12
         Pension Plan Table............................................................12
Compliance with Exchange Act Reporting Requirements....................................13

PROXY ITEM NO. 2 - APPROVAL OF AUDITORS................................................13

PROXY ITEMS NOS. 3, 4 AND 5 - SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
         Location of Annual Meeting....................................................13
         Cumulative Voting.............................................................14
         Cap Non-Performance-Based Executive Compensation..............................15
Other Matters..........................................................................16
Quorum and Voting......................................................................17
1999 Shareholders' Proposals...........................................................17
General................................................................................17



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                    ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (PROXY ITEM NO. 1)

          The Board of Directors  proposes the following  fourteen  nominees for
election as directors at the Annual Meeting. The directors will hold office from
election  until  the  next  Annual  Meeting  of  Shareholders,  or  until  their
successors are elected and qualified.

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JOHN F. AKERS,  63, 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., W.R. Grace & Co. and Zurich Insurance Company--U.S.

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ROBERT E. ALLEN, 63, former 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 was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
from 1988 until 1997. He is also a director of Bristol-Myers  Squibb Company and
Chrysler Corp.

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WAYNE CALLOWAY, 62, Chairman of the Board of PepsiCo from 1986 to November 1996,
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 held until April 1996. Mr. Calloway is
a director of Citicorp, General Electric Company and Exxon Corporation.

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ROGER A. ENRICO,  53, was elected as PepsiCo's Chief Executive Officer in April,
and Chairman of the Board in  November,  1996.  Mr.  Enrico has been a member of
PepsiCo's  Board since 1987,  and was elected Vice  Chairman in 1993.  He joined
PepsiCo in 1971, and became President and Chief Executive  Officer of Pepsi-Cola
USA in  1983,  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.  In  addition,  he was  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer,  PepsiCo
Worldwide  Restaurants,  from 1994 until the  spin-off of  PepsiCo's  restaurant
businesses  in 1997.  Mr. Enrico is a member of the Board of Directors of Dayton
Hudson  Corporation,  the A. H. Belo  Corporation  and The Prudential  Insurance
Company of America.

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PETER FOY, 57,  Chairman of Baring  Brothers  International  Ltd., the corporate
finance section of ING Group's  investment  bank, was elected to PepsiCo's Board
in July 1997. He joined McKinsey & Co., Inc. in 1968, became a director and head
of its U.K.  Consumer  Goods  Practice in 1980, a managing  director of McKinsey
U.K.  in 1983,  and Senior  Partner  from 1990 until  1996,  when he assumed his
current position with Baring Brothers. Mr. Foy is also a director of ING Barings
Holdings Ltd., The Peninsular and Oriental Steam  Navigation  Company and Dawson
International plc.

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RAY L. HUNT, 54,  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 in 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 Electronic Data Systems Corporation,  and a Class C Director for the Federal
Reserve Bank of Dallas.

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JOHN J. MURPHY,  66, former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Dresser  Industries,  Inc.,  was elected a director  of PepsiCo in 1984,  and is
Chairman of the  Compensation  Committee.  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, and as Chairman until December
1996. He is also a director of Kerr-McGee Corporation,  CARBO Ceramics Inc., and
W. R. Grace & Co.

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STEVEN S REINEMUND, 49, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Frito-Lay
Company.  He was elected a director of PepsiCo in 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 became President and Chief Executive  Officer of Frito-Lay,  Inc., and
assumed his current  position in April 1996.  He is also a director of Provident
Life & Accident Insurance Co. and Service Master Management Corporation.

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SHARON PERCY  ROCKEFELLER,  53, 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.

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FRANKLIN A.  THOMAS,  63, was elected to PepsiCo's  Board in 1994.  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. Mr. Thomas was President of the Ford  Foundation  from 1979 to
April 1996 and is  currently a consultant  to the TFF Study Group,  a non-profit
organization  assisting development in southern Africa. He is also a director of
ALCOA, Citicorp, Cummins Engine Company, Inc. and Lucent Technologies.

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P. ROY VAGELOS, 68, retired Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Merck & Co.,  Inc.,  has been a member of  PepsiCo's  Board since  1992,  and is
Chairman of the  Nominating  Committee.  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 and Chairman of the Board of Regeneron  Pharmaceuticals  Inc.

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KARL M. VON DER HEYDEN, 61, was elected as PepsiCo's Chief Financial Officer and
Vice Chairman of the Board in September 1996. Mr. von der Heyden was Co-Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of RJR Nabisco from March through May 1993 and Chief
Financial  Officer from 1989 to 1993. He served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of  Metallgesellschaft  Corp.  from 1993 to 1994.  Mr. von der Heyden is
also a director of Federated Department Stores, Inc.

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CRAIG E.  WEATHERUP,  52,  was  elected a director  in 1996.  Mr.  Weatherup  is
currently  Chairman and Chief  Executive  Officer of the Pepsi-Cola  Company,  a
position he has held since July 1996. He joined  Pepsi-Cola in 1974,  and became
President of the Pepsi-Cola  Bottling Group in 1986. He was appointed  President
of the  Pepsi-Cola  Company in 1988,  President and Chief  Executive  Officer of
Pepsi-Cola North America in 1991, and served as PepsiCo's President in 1996. Mr.
Weatherup is also a director of Federated Department Stores, Inc.

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ARNOLD R. WEBER,  68, was elected to PepsiCo's Board in 1978, and is Chairman of
the Audit Committee.  Dr. Weber is Chancellor of Northwestern University and was
the University's  President from 1985 to 1995. He is also President of the Civic
Committee  of the  Commercial  Club of  Chicago.  Dr.  Weber  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 also a
director of Aon Corp.,  Burlington  Northern,  Inc.,  Inland Steel Company,  The
Tribune Co. and Deere & Co.

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          If any of these nominees for director becomes unavailable, the persons
named in the enclosed  proxy intend to vote for any alternate  designated by the
present Board.

          OWNERSHIP OF CAPITAL STOCK BY DIRECTORS AND  EXECUTIVE  OFFICERS.  The
following table shows, as of March 13, 1998, 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)

     John F. Akers.................................................       35,150
     Robert E. Allen...............................................       41,964
     Wayne Calloway................................................    5,502,732
     Roger A. Enrico...............................................    1,713,933
     Peter Foy.....................................................        6,142
     Ray L. Hunt...................................................       10,224
     John J. Murphy................................................       36,116
     Steven S Reinemund............................................      651,251
     Sharon Percy Rockefeller......................................       69,152
     Franklin A. Thomas............................................       15,314
     P. Roy Vagelos................................................       46,860
     Karl M. von der Heyden........................................      245,260
     Craig E. Weatherup............................................    1,824,430
     Arnold R. Weber...............................................       51,948
     Edward V. Lahey, Jr...........................................      670,741
     All directors and executive officers as a group (19 persons)..   11,445,572
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          (1)  Certain   directors  or  executive   officers  share  voting  and
investment power over 651,251 shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock with their spouses
or children.  The shares shown include 9,897,735 shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock
which certain directors and executive officers have a right to acquire within 60
days.

          (2) The shares shown do not include 127,010 shares held by children or
spouses of  directors  or  executive  officers,  or by trusts for the benefit of
directors or executive officers, as to which beneficial ownership is disclaimed.
The shares  shown also include the  following  number of PepsiCo  Capital  Stock
equivalents, which are held in PepsiCo's deferred income program: John F. Akers,
3,188 shares;  Robert E. Allen, 28,788 shares;  Roger A. Enrico,  17,136 shares;
Ray L. Hunt,  3,188 shares;  John J. Murphy,  8,062 shares;  Franklin A. Thomas,
7,278 shares; P. Roy Vagelos,  3,188 shares; Craig E. Weatherup,  13,860 shares;
Arnold R. Weber,  4,896 shares;  and all  directors and executive  officers as a
group, 92,109 shares.

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

          BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD.  PepsiCo's  Board held six
regular  meetings  and one  telephonic  meeting  during  the year.  All  outside
directors serve on the three Board Committees.

          The Audit  Committee,  which was established in 1967, held two regular
meetings  and one  telephonic  meeting  in 1997.  The  Audit  Committee  reviews
external and internal audit plans and

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activities,  the Corporation's  annual financial  statements,  and its system of
internal  financial  controls.  The Audit Committee 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 since 1955, held six
meetings during 1997. The Compensation Committee administers PepsiCo's incentive
plans, sets policies that govern executives'  annual  compensation and long-term
incentives,  and reviews management performance,  compensation,  development and
succession.

          The Nominating  Committee,  which was  established  in 1997,  held one
meeting  during the year.  The Nominating  Committee  identifies  candidates for
future  Board  membership  and  proposes   criteria  for  Board  candidates  and
candidates to fill Board vacancies, as well as a slate of directors for election
by the shareholders at each annual meeting.  The Committee annually assesses and
reports to the Board on Board and Board Committee performance and effectiveness;
reviews and makes recommendations to the Board concerning the composition,  size
and structure of the Board and its Committees;  and annually reviews and reports
to the Board on Directors' compensation and benefits.

          Average  attendance  by  incumbent  directors  at Board and  Committee
meetings was approximately 98%. No incumbent director attended fewer than 75% of
the total number of Board and Committee meetings.

          DIRECTORS'  COMPENSATION.  Directors  who  are  employees  receive  no
additional  pay for serving as directors.  All other  directors  receive  annual
retainers  of $70,000 and an annual  grant of options to buy  $120,000  worth of
PepsiCo Capital Stock. Directors may convert up to $90,000 of their option grant
into PepsiCo Capital Stock at a ratio of three options for one share.  Directors
may also 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 in cash. Deferrals may not be made for less than one year.

          PepsiCo  paid Wayne  Calloway  a salary of  $500,000  during  1997 for
consulting  and  other  nonexecutive  services  and he was  awarded  a bonus  of
$1,500,000.  Mr.  Calloway  also  received  a one-time  payment  of  $2,000,000,
recognizing his outstanding  contributions to PepsiCo over a 30-year career. Mr.
Calloway is a Director,  and was PepsiCo's Chief  Executive  Officer until April
1996, and its Chairman until November 1996.

                             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  

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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 12.

         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  with a long-term  history of strong
sales growth and 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 earnings  and cash flow  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.

         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  earnings and cash 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  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 and special awards have
been 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, in
general, 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  grants of options to  purchase  shares of PepsiCo
stock equal in amount to 10% of that  individual's  previous  year's  salary and
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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 1997
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 during 1997 and in January 1998.

         In November 1997, at Mr.  Enrico's  request,  the Committee  approved a
reduction in Mr.  Enrico's annual salary from $900,000 to $1, and recommended to
the Board of Directors  that it consider using the savings to support front line
employees.  In January 1998, the Board approved annual charitable  contributions
of  approximately  $1,000,000 to fund  additional  scholarships  for children of
PepsiCo's front line employees.

         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 earnings and cash flow results and on individual performance.

         The primary performance measures used to determine the CEO's 1997 bonus
award were earnings and cash flow results,  the strength of PepsiCo's  strategic
position,  spin-off  of  PepsiCo's  restaurant  businesses,  and  its  five-year
earnings per share growth and total  return to  shareholders  as compared to 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 1997  earnings per share (before one
time charges) increased 20%.

         Long-term  incentive  awards were not granted in 1997 to the  executive
officers  except Mr. von der Heyden,  who received an option grant in connection
with the extension of his employment period with PepsiCo.

         The  Performance  Graph  on  page  12  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.  The  comparisons
reflect  PepsiCo's  spin-off of its restaurant  businesses  effective October 6,
1997.  PepsiCo's  compounded annual total shareholder  return for the five years
ended December 27, 1997 was 14.5%.

                             COMPENSATION COMMITTEE:


               JOHN F. AKERS               SHARON PERCY ROCKEFELLER
               ROBERT E. ALLEN             FRANKLIN A. THOMAS
               PETER FOY                   P. ROY VAGELOS
               RAY L. HUNT                 ARNOLD R. WEBER
               JOHN J. MURPHY

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                                          Summary Compensation Table
                                          --------------------------

                                                                                        Long-Term   
                                            Annual Compensation                        Compensation 
                               ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  Awards        Payouts
                                                                                --------------------------
                                                                                Securities
                                                                                  Under-
                                                                                  lying       Long-Term        All Other
Name and Principal                        Salary                  Other Annual    Options   Incentive Plan    Compensation
Position                        Year        ($)      Bonus ($)  Compensation($)   (#)(1)      Payouts ($)        ($)(2)
- --------------------------      -----    --------   ---------   ---------------  ---------    -----------      -----------
                                                                                            

Roger A. Enrico                 1997       900,000     1,800,000    106,559(3)       0             0             2,051
Director; Chairman of the       1996       880,500     1,300,000    910,408(3)    1,864,303    1,745,029(4)      2,281
   Board and Chief              1995       771,539       784,690    113,885(3)        5,985        0             2,638
   Executive Officer

Steven S Reinemund (5)          1997       750,000     1,044,300      8,860          0             0               0
Director; Chairman and          1996       715,769     1,053,005      7,263       1,231,116      120,940(4)        0
   Chief Executive Officer,     1995          -           -              -             -             -               -
   Frito-Lay Company

Craig E. Weatherup (5)          1997       750,000     1,134,150     133,822(3)       0            0            15,402(6)
Director; Chairman and          1996       723,346       925,025      59,553(3)   1,169,441        0             5,789(6)
   Chief Executive Officer,     1995          -           -              -             -           -               -
   Pepsi-Cola Company

Karl M. von der Heyden (7)      1997       550,000       855,530       0            107,630        0               0
Director; Vice Chairman and     1996       158,654       200,000       0            215,260        -               0
   Chief Financial Officer      1995          -           -            -               -           -               -

Edward V. Lahey, Jr.            1997       433,615       550,000      11,013          0            0               946
Senior Vice President,          1996       411,636       233,435      21,523        177,192        0             1,211
   General Counsel and          1995       388,269       315,900      10,816          2,723        0             1,643
   Secretary (Retired)
- ---------------


          (1)  Options  have been adjusted to reflect the spin-off of certain of
PepsiCo's restaurant businesses in October 1997.

          (2)  PepsiCo  pays a  portion  of the  annual  cost of life  insurance
policies on the lives of its key employees.  These amounts are included here. If
a covered employee dies while employed by PepsiCo, PepsiCo is reimbursed for its
payments from the proceeds of the policy.

          (3)  This  amount   includes   benefits  from  the  use  of  corporate
transportation  ($68,552 in 1997;  $92,929 in 1996;  and $65,612 in 1995 for Mr.
Enrico;  $106,310  in  1997;  and  $35,435  in 1996 for Mr.  Weatherup.  It also
includes  reimbursement of $777,311 relocation and tax related expenses incurred
by Mr. Enrico in connection with his new  responsibilities as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer in 1996).

          (4)  This  amount vested as a result  of  PepsiCo's  achievement  of a
predetermined  cumulative  earnings  per share  growth  target  over a four-year
period. Mr. Enrico deferred payment of this amount.

          (5)  Mr. Reinemund and Mr.  Weatherup  were not executive  officers of
PepsiCo in 1995.

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          (6)  Of this amount, $1,248 is for life insurance (see (2))and $14,154
is  preferential  earnings on income  deferred by Mr.  Weatherup  since 1986. In
1996,  these  amounts  were $1,471 and $4,318  respectively.  In order to earn a
preferential  return,  Mr.  Weatherup  elected a risk feature under which, if he
terminated his employment,  he would forfeit all his deferred  income.  Earnings
for 1997 on Mr. Weatherup's deferred income were for four quarters.

          (7)  Mr. von der  Heyden  began his  employment  with  PepsiCo as Vice
Chairman and Chief Financial Officer in September 1996.


                            Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year
                                      and FY-End Option Values(1)
                            -----------------------------------------------


                             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(2)
- ---------------------       -----------   --------       ----------------------------     ----------------------------
                                                         Exercisable    Unexercisable     Exercisable     Unexercisable
                                                         -----------    -------------     -----------     -------------
                                                                                                
Roger A. Enrico                  0             0          1,783,581       1,975,382       51,741,782       14,759,434

Steven S Reinemund               0             0            620,067       1,964,494       13,635,634       20,666,594

Craig E. Weatherup            293,177      8,196,329      1,381,690       2,176,067       34,577,371       30,924,693

Karl von der Heyden              0             0            215,260         107,630        1,680,272            0

Edward V. Lahey, Jr.             0             0            704,507         363,553       17,679,327        4,316,912


- ----------

          (1) Options  have been  adjusted to reflect the spin-off of certain of
PepsiCo's restaurant businesses in October 1997.

          (2) The closing  price of PepsiCo  Capital Stock on December 26, 1997,
the last trading day prior to PepsiCo's fiscal year end, was $34.75.


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



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

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


Roger A. Enrico                 0              -            -           -              -                 -

Steven S Reinemund              0              -            -           -              -                 -

Craig E. Weatherup              0              -            -           -              -                 -

Karl M. von der Heyden      107,630(2)       3.984       36.7580     9/25/07       2,488,073         6,305,265

Edward V. Lahey, Jr.            0              -            -           -              -                 -


- ----------


          (1) 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.

          (2) These options become exercisable on December 31, 1998.

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         PERFORMANCE GRAPH. The graph below shows 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 peer group composite index weighting is based
on 1997 sales. For the fourth quarter of 1997, it excludes the Restaurant Index,
due to  PepsiCo's  spin-off of certain of its  restaurant  businesses  effective
October 6, 1997.

                                CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN,
                           using quarterly revenue weightings


                         Dec-92    Dec-93    Dec-94    Dec-95    Dec-96   Dec-97
                         ------    ------    ------    ------    ------   ------

PepsiCo, Inc.              $100      $100       $90      $142      $151     $196

S&P 500                    $100      $110      $112      $153      $189     $252

S&P Avg. of Ind. Grps.     $100      $106      $113      $163      $188     $244

                                                 

                               Pension Plan Table
                               ------------------

         When an  executive  retires  at the  normal  retirement  age (65),  the
approximate  annual benefits payable after January 1, 1998 for the following pay
classifications and years of service are:


                         Remuneration                    Years of Service
                  ------------------ -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
                                           25              30             35             40
                                     -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
                                                                             
                                        
                    $500,000               221,780         246,130        270,490        295,490
                    $750,000               334,280         371,130        407,990        445,490
                  $1,000,000               446,780         496,130        545,490        595,490
                  $1,250,000               559,280         621,130        682,990        745,490
                  $1,500,000               671,780         746,130        820,490        895,490
                  $1,750,000               784,280         871,130        957,990      1,045,490
                  $2,000,000               896,780         996,130      1,095,490      1,195,490
                  $2,250,000             1,009,280       1,121,130      1,232,990      1,345,490
                  $2,500,000             1,121,780       1,246,130      1,370,490      1,495,490


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          The pay  covered  by the  Pension  Plans  noted  below is based on the
salary and bonus shown in the Summary  Compensation  Table on page 9 for each of
the named  executive  officers.  The years of credited  service as of January 1,
1998 for the executive officers named on the Summary  Compensation Table who are
eligible for  retirement  benefits are as follows:  Roger A. Enrico -- 26 years;
Steven S Reinemund -- 13 years;  Craig E.  Weatherup -- 23 years;  and Edward V.
Lahey, Jr. -- 32 years.

         Computation  of  Benefits.   PepsiCo's   executive  officers  generally
participate in PepsiCo's Retirement Plan and PepsiCo's Pension Equalization Plan
(which  was  adopted in 1975 to provide  benefits  that would have been  payable
under the Retirement  Plan except for ERISA  limitations).  The annual  benefits
payable  under  these two  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).

         SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE.  Section 16 of
the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 requires PepsiCo's  directors and executive
officers  to file  reports of  ownership  and  changes in  ownership  of PepsiCo
Capital Stock. To the best of PepsiCo's knowledge, all required forms were filed
on time,  except that  Securities and Exchange  Commission  Form 3 was not filed
within the 10-day period following Sean F. Orr's appointment as PepsiCo's Senior
Vice President and Controller, and one transaction by Mr. Orr in PepsiCo Capital
Stock  was not  timely  reported  on  Form  4.  The  omission  was  subsequently
discovered and reported on Form 5. Also, one  transaction by a corporation,  the
stock of which is held,  indirectly through a series of corporations,  by trusts
for the benefit of Ray L. Hunt and his family,  was not timely  reported on Form
4. Once discovered, the omission was reported on Form 5.

                     APPROVAL OF AUDITORS (PROXY ITEM NO. 2)

         The Audit  Committee  recommends that KPMG Peat Marwick LLP continue as
PepsiCo's  independent  auditors for 1998. They have been PepsiCo's  independent
auditors  since 1990.  They were paid  approximately  $6.7 million for audit and
audit-related  services rendered for 1997.  Representatives of KPMG Peat Marwick
LLP will be available to answer  questions at the Annual Meeting and are free to
make statements during the meeting.

          THE BOARD OF  DIRECTORS  RECOMMENDS  THAT  SHAREHOLDERS  VOTE FOR THIS
RESOLUTION.

                             SHAREHOLDERS' PROPOSALS

         If proposals are submitted by more than one  shareholder,  PepsiCo will
only list the primary  filer's name,  address and number of shares held. We will
provide oral or written  information  about co-filers  promptly if we receive an
oral or written request for the information.

                   Annual Meeting Location (Proxy Item No. 1)
                   ------------------------------------------

          Mrs. Evelyn Y. Davis, Watergate Office Building, 2600 Virginia Avenue,
N.W., Washington,  D.C. 20037, who owns 900 shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock, has
advised  PepsiCo that she intends to introduce the following  resolution for the
reasons stated:

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         "RESOLVED:  That the  stockholders of PepsiCo  recommend that the Board
     take the  necessary  steps to rotate  PepsiCo's  annual  meeting  each year
     between  cities  where  PepsiCo,   Frito-Lay   and/or   Pepsi-Cola  have  a
     significant presence and/or a large concentration of shareowners.

         REASONS: Many major corporations such as Westinghouse, IBM, GE, A.T.T.,
     Xerox,  Bell Atlantic and many others rotate on a regular basis.  Chrysler,
     Ford  and GM ALL  have  adopted  OUR  resolution  to  rotate  their  annual
     meetings.

         Owners in other parts of the country  also should have the  opportunity
     to meet officers and directors of the Company.

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

         BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS'  RESPONSE:  At  the  time  of the  1998  meeting,
PepsiCo's World Headquarters in Purchase will be undergoing construction so that
it can  accommodate  more  employees.  This  makes a  shareholders'  meeting  in
Purchase much less cost  efficient,  and, as a result,  the Board has determined
that  this  would be a good  opportunity  to hold  the  meeting  at  Frito-Lay's
headquarters  and make it accessible to Dallas-area  shareholders and employees.
However,  holding annual  meetings in different  locations every year is neither
cost effective nor the best use of management resources.

         THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS  RECOMMENDS THAT  SHAREHOLDERS VOTE AGAINST THIS
RESOLUTION.


                      Cumulative Voting (Proxy Item No. 4)
                      ------------------------------------

         John J. Gilbert,  who owns 1,536 shares of PepsiCo  Capital Stock,  and
Margaret R. and/or John J.  Gilbert,  trustees U/W of Caston J.  Gilbert,  which
trust holds 3,800 shares of PepsiCo  Capital  Stock,  29 East 64th  Street,  New
York, New York 10021-7043,  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 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  26.24%,  15,593  owners of  271,506,848
     shares,  were cast in favor of this  proposal.  The vote  against  included
     12,292 unmarked proxies.

         California law still requires that unless  stockholders  have voted not
     to have  cumulative  voting  they  will  have  it.  Ohio  also has the same
     provision.

         The National  Bank Act provides for  cumulative  voting.  Companies get
     around it by forming holding companies without  cumulative  voting. 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.

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         Many successful corporations have cumulative voting. Example,  Pennzoil
     defeated  Texaco in that famous case.  Texaco's  recent problems might have
     also been prevented with cumulative voting,  getting directors on the board
     to prevent such things. Ingersoll-Rand,  also having cumulative voting, won
     two awards.  Further,  Union Pacific is a good example having troubles with
     their freight  shipments,  which are backed up for a month. The merger with
     Southern Pacific is part of the excuse.  Just last year, Union Pacific took
     away cumulative voting.

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

         In 1995 American  Premier adopted  cumulative  voting.  Allegheny Power
     System tried to take away cumulative  voting and put in a stagger system of
     electing directors,  and stockholders defeated it, showing stockholders are
     interested in their rights.  Hewlett  Packard,  a very successful  company,
     also has cumulative voting.

         Another  reason to have  cumulative  voting is to get  directors on the
     board  who  will  see  that  the  stockholders  have  the  right to even up
     fractions,  as so desired (like Culbro did), instead of simply getting cash
     and having to figure the cost, which avoids accounting problems.

         If you agree, please mark your proxy FOR this resolution;  otherwise it
     is automatically cast against it, unless you have marked to abstain."

         BOARD OF  DIRECTORS'  RESPONSE:  Resolutions  about  cumulative  voting
submitted by this  shareholder 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.


Cap Non-Performance-Based Executive Compensation at $1 Million (Proxy Item No.5)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         The  International  Brotherhood of Teamsters General Fund, 25 Louisiana
Avenue, N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. 20001, which owns 100 shares of PepsiCo Capital
Stock, has submitted the following resolution for the reasons stated:

         "Resolved:  That the  shareholders  of PepsiCo,  Inc.  request that the
     Board of Directors establish a policy that no executive will be compensated
     more than $1 million  per year,  regardless  of when such  compensation  is
     paid,   unless   the   compensation   is   paid   in   accordance   with  a
     performance-based plan disclosed to shareholders and approved by a majority
     of the vote in a  separate  shareholder  vote  before  the  payment  of the
     compensation.

     Supporting Statement:

         Recently the New York Times ran an  investigative  series which focused
     on deferred  compensation  which can be a detriment  to  shareholders  in a
     number of ways.

         Deferred compensation can obscure the exact extent of compensation. For
     example,  the company may choose to pay above market  interest rate on such
     compensation.

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         Deferred  compensation  can also prevent  shareholders  from exercising
     their right to vote on certain  compensation  plans.  Internal Revenue Code
     Section 162(m) which eliminated the business  expense  deduction for annual
     compensation of over $1 million, with some exceptions, was designed to give
     shareholders the ability to rein in excessive  executive  compensation.  In
     approving this law,  Congress did not declare that  executives be paid less
     than $1 million.  Rather,  Congress  said that  shareholders  must  approve
     performance-based  compensation package of more than $1 million to preserve
     tax advantages.

         One loophole corporate lawyers have exploited to avoid paying taxes and
     at the same  time to avoid  seeking  shareholder  approval  has been to put
     ever-increasing amounts in deferred compensation.  This seems to circumvent
     part of the  intent  of the IRS  Code by  depriving  shareholders  of their
     prerogative to vote.

         Board members are closest to executive performance, yet Pepsi's unusual
     board  and  committee  structure  may  serve  to  create  a  board  that is
     disinclined  to  challenge  such  packages.  The  fact  that  there  is  no
     independent  nominating committee,  for example,  allows executives a great
     deal of power  in  selecting  who will  make  compensation  decisions.  The
     current  compensation  committee is made up of a number of  executives  and
     former  executives,  who  themselves  have  faced  criticism  for their pay
     packages.  Deferred  compensation  should  not be used as a way to  obscure
     compensation figures or to deprive shareholders of their right to make such
     decisions.

         Last year this proposal drew 75,000,000 votes at Pepsi.

         For the above reasons we urge you to vote FOR the proposal."

         BOARD OF  DIRECTORS'  RESPONSE:  As  shown on page 9, all of  PepsiCo's
senior executives are paid non-performance based compensation--a salary--of less
than $1 million.  All bonus and long-term  incentives paid to executive officers
are tied to  performance-based  compensation  plans approved by  shareholders in
1987 and 1994.

         All  compensation  deferred by  PepsiCo's  executive  officers is fully
deductible  and  deferral of  performance-based  awards is  consistent  with the
deferral feature of shareholder approved compensation plans.

         PepsiCo's Board of Directors believes it has an effective,  independent
Board and Committee structure. The Board Committees, which are each comprised of
all outside directors, include a recently formed Nominating Committee.

         Last year this same proposal was overwhelmingly 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 ones listed in this Proxy Statement arise
at the Meeting,  the persons named in the proxy will vote the shares represented
by the proxy according to their judgment.

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                                QUORUM AND VOTING

         QUORUM.  Under North Carolina law,  abstentions and broker nonvotes are
counted to determine whether a quorum is present at the Meeting. (Under New York
Stock Exchange rules, a broker may, if the broker does not have instruction from
a beneficial  owner,  vote shares on routine  proposals.  A broker does not have
discretionary  voting  power with  respect to  nonroutine  proposals,  such as a
merger. If the broker has not received voting instructions  regarding nonroutine
proposals from the beneficial  owner, the broker cannot vote on those proposals.
This is referred to as a broker nonvote.)

         VOTING.  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.

         Under PepsiCo's  By-Laws,  at all shareholder  meetings,  with a quorum
present,  matters  shall be decided by the vote of the  holders of a majority of
the shares of Capital  Stock  present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote
(except  that  Directors  shall  be  elected  by  a  majority  of  votes  cast).
Abstentions are not counted as "for" or "against"  votes, but are counted in the
total  number of votes  present and  entitled to vote 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
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,  the trustees will vote
those  shares 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.

                          1999 SHAREHOLDERS' PROPOSALS

         PepsiCo welcomes  comments or suggestions from its  shareholders.  If a
shareholder  wants to have a proposal  formally  considered  at the 1999  Annual
Shareholders'  Meeting, and included in the Proxy Statement for that Meeting, we
must receive the proposal in writing on or before November 27, 1998.

                                     GENERAL

         PepsiCo will pay the costs relating to this Proxy Statement,  the proxy
and the Annual Meeting.

         In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail,  PepsiCo intends to
ask brokers and bank nominees to solicit proxies from their  principals and will
pay the brokers and bank nominees their expenses for the solicitation.

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         To be  sure  that we have  the  necessary  quorum  to hold  the  Annual
Meeting,  PepsiCo  has hired the firm of  Georgeson  & Company,  Inc. to help in
soliciting proxies by mail,  telephone and personal interview for fees estimated
at approximately $21,000.

         Employees  of PepsiCo may also solicit  proxies.  They will not receive
any additional pay for the solicitation.

         The Annual Report to  Shareholders  for 1997 and  financial  statements
were  mailed  with  this  Proxy  Statement  or  were  previously   delivered  to
shareholders  and are not part of the material for the  solicitation of proxies.
To reduce postage costs,  we sent materials at bulk mail rates.  If you have not
received the Annual Report by the time you receive your Proxy Statement,  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 can be
revoked  by  voting  at the  meeting,  and  mail  it  promptly  in the  enclosed
postage-paid envelope.

                                      By order of the Board of Directors,

                                                     ROBERT F. SHARPE, JR.

                                                                 Secretary





                            APPENDIX -- PROXY CARD 1


                                 PEPSICO, INC.

                                March 27, 1998






                       YOUR PROXY CARD IS ATTACHED BELOW.

       PLEASE READ THE ENCLOSED PROXY STATEMENT, THEN VOTE AND RETURN THE
                       CARD AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.




       NOTE: PEPSICO, INC.'S ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE HELD IN PLANO, TEXAS








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

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/  X  /  PLEASE MARK
         VOTES AS IN
         THIS EXAMPLE
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  THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A            THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE AGAINST ITEMS 3, 4 and 5.
        VOTE FOR ITEMS 1 AND 2.
- --------------------------------------    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                            
  1.Election of Directors Nominees:
    J.F. Akers, R.E. Allen
    W. Calloway, R.A. Enrico, P. Foy, 
    R.L. Hunt, 
    J.J. Murphy,
    S.S  Reinemund,            FOR    WITHHELD                                    FOR   AGAINST  ABSTAIN
    S.P. Rockefeller,         /   /    /   /      3. Shareholder Proposal         /  /     /  /    /  /
    F.A. Thomas,                                  (Proxy Statement p. 13)
    P.R. Vagelos,
    K.M. von der Heyden,
    C.E. Weatherup,
    A.R. Weber.
                                                  4. Shareholder Proposal         /  /     /  /     /  /
                                                    (Proxy Statement p. 14)


      ------------------------------------
      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 1 AND 2 AND VOTED                 right an admission card will
                                                AGAINST ITEMS 3, 4 AND 5.                         be sent to you



                                                Receipt is 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 -----------






                      DIRECTIONS TO FRITO-LAY HEADQUARTERS
                         7701 LEGACY DRIVE, PLANO, TEXAS



                 [LOCAL AREA MAP, SHOWING RECOMMENDED ROUTES TO
                     FRITO-LAY HEADQUARTERS, APPEARS HERE.]


FROM DFW AIRPORT:

Approximately 15 miles
Exit Airport to the north following directions to S.H. 121
Curve to right onto S.H. 121
Follow S.H. 121 beyond Lewisville and The Colony to Legacy Drive
Turn right at signal onto Legacy Drive
Take second turn to the right into Frito-Lay near flags

FROM NORTH DALLAS AREA:

Approximately 13 miles
Off 635 (LBJ Freeway), exit Dallas North Tollway going north
Follow Tollway approximately 13 miles
Turn left at signal onto Legacy Drive
Go approximately 1/2 mile and turn left into Frito-Lay near flags

FROM DOWNTOWN:

Approximately 30 miles
Follow Dallas North Tollway to Legacy Drive
Turn left and follow Legacy Drive approximately 1 mile
Turn left into Frito-Lay near flags



                                  PEPSICO, INC.
                    PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                                   May 6, 1998
        THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF PEPSICO'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

          The undersigned  hereby appoints Roger A. Enrico and Robert F. Sharpe,
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 Plano,  Texas, on Wednesday,  May 6, 1998 at 1:00 P.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)




                                  PROXY CARD 2


                                 PEPSICO, INC.

                                March 27, 1998






                       YOUR PROXY CARD IS ATTACHED BELOW.

       PLEASE READ THE ENCLOSED PROXY STATEMENT, THEN VOTE AND RETURN THE
                       CARD AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.





        NOTE: PEPSICO, INC.'S ANNUAL MEETING WILL BE HELD IN PLANO, TEXAS







                                                 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 and 5.
        VOTE FOR ITEMS 1 AND 2.
- --------------------------------------    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                                               
  1.Election of Directors Nominees:
    J.F. Akers, R.E. Allen
    W. Calloway, R.A. Enrico, P. Foy, 
    R.L. Hunt,
    J.J. Murphy,
    S.S  Reinemund,            FOR    WITHHELD                                        FOR   AGAINST  ABSTAIN
    S.P. Rockefeller,         /   /    /   /        3. Shareholder Proposal          /  /     /  /    /  /
    F.A. Thomas,                                       (Proxy Statement p. 13)
    P.R. Vagelos,
    K.M. von der Heyden,
    C.E. Weatherup,
    A.R. Weber.
                                                    4. Shareholder Proposal         /  /     /  /     /  /
                                                       (Proxy Statement p. 14)


      ------------------------------------
      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 1 AND 2 AND VOTED  
                                                AGAINST ITEMS 3, 4 AND 5.  



                                                Receipt is 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 6, 1998
        THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF PEPSICO'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS

          The undersigned  hereby appoints Roger A. Enrico and Robert F. Sharpe,
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 Plano,  Texas, on Wednesday,  May 6, 1998 at 1:00 P.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)