EXHIBIT 15
Accountants' Acknowledgment
The Board of Directors
PepsiCo, Inc.
We hereby acknowledge our awareness of the use of our report dated October 13,
1998 included within the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of PepsiCo, Inc. for the
twelve and thirty-six weeks ended September 5, 1998, and incorporated by
reference in the following Registration Statements and in the related
Prospectuses:
Registration
Description Statement Number
Form S-3
PepsiCo SharePower Stock Option Plan for PCDC
Employees 33-42121
$32,500,000 Puerto Rico Industrial, Medical and
Environmental Pollution Control Facilities
Financing Authority Adjustable Rate Industrial
Revenue Bonds 33-53232
Extension of the PepsiCo SharePower Stock Option
Plan to Employees of Snack Ventures Europe, a
joint venture between PepsiCo Foods International
and General Mills, Inc. 33-50685
$4,587,000,000 Debt Securities and Warrants 33-64243
Form S-8
PepsiCo SharePower Stock Option Plan 33-35602, 33-29037,
33-42058, 33-51496,
33-54731 & 33-66150
1988 Director Stock Plan 33-22970
1979 Incentive Plan and the 1987 Incentive Plan 33-19539
1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan 33-54733
1995 Stock Option Incentive Plan 33-61731 & 333-09363
1979 Incentive Plan 2-65410
PepsiCo, Inc. Long Term Savings Program 2-82645, 33-51514 &
33-60965
Pursuant to Rule 436(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, such report is not
considered a part of a registration statement prepared or certified by an
accountant or a report prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning
of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act.
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
New York, New York
October 20, 1998
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