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<LEGEND>   This Schedule Contains Summary Financial  Information  Extracted from
           PepsiCo,  Inc.  and  Subsidiaries  Condensed  Consolidated  Financial
           Statements for the 36 Weeks Ended  September 6, 1997 and is Qualified
           in its Entirety by Reference to such Financial Statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>     PepsiCo, Inc.
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