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<LEGEND>    This Schedule Contains Summary Financial  Information Extracted from
            PepsiCo,  Inc. and  Subsidiaries  Condensed  Consolidated  Financial
            Statements for the 12 Weeks Ended March 22, 1997 and is Qualified in
            its Entirety by Reference to such Financial Statements.
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<NAME>      PepsiCo, Inc.
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