EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY PepsiCo, Inc. ("PepsiCo") and each of the undersigned, an officer or director, or both, of PepsiCo, do hereby appoint Robert F. Sharpe, Jr. and Lawrence F. Dickie, and each of them severally, its, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to execute on behalf of PepsiCo and the undersigned the following documents and any and all amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments): (i) Registration Statements No. 33-53232 and 33-64243 relating to the offer and sale of PepsiCo's Debt Securities and Warrants, and any registration statements deemed by any such attorney-in-fact to be necessary or appropriate to register the offer and sale of debt securities or warrants by PepsiCo or guarantees by PepsiCo of any of its subsidiaries' debt securities or warrants; (ii) Registration Statements No. 33-4635, 33-21607, 33-30372, 33-31844, 33-37271, 33-37978, 33-47314 and 33-47527 all relating to the primary and/or secondary offer and sale of PepsiCo Capital Stock issued or exchanged in connection with acquisition transactions, and any registration statements deemed by any such attorney-in-fact to be necessary or appropriate to register the primary and/or secondary offer and sale of PepsiCo Capital Stock issued or exchanged in acquisition transactions; (iii)Registration Statements No. 33-29037, 33-35602, 33-42058, 33-51496, 33-54731 33-42121, 33-50685 and 33-66150 relating to the offer and sale of shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock under the PepsiCo SharePower Stock; and any registration statements deemed by any such attorney-in-fact to be necessary or appropriate to register the offer and sale of shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock under the PepsiCo SharePower Stock Option Plan to employees of PepsiCo or otherwise; (iv) Registration Statements No. 2-82645, 33-51514 and 33-60965 covering the offer and sale of shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock under the Long Term Savings Program of PepsiCo, and any registration statements deemed by any such attorney-in-fact to be necessary or appropriate to register the offer and sale of shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock under the long term savings programs of any other subsidiary of PepsiCo; (v) Registration Statements No. 33-61731 and No. 333-09363 pertaining to the offer and sale of PepsiCo Capital Stock under PepsiCo's 1995 Stock Option Incentive Plan, Registration Statement No. 33-54733, relating to the offer and sale of shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock under PepsiCo's 1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan, Registration Statement No. 33-19539 relating to the offer and sale of shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock under PepsiCo's 1987 Incentive Plan and resales of such shares by officers of PepsiCo, and Registration Statement No. 2-65410 relating to the offer and sale of shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock under PepsiCo's 1979 Incentive Plan, 1972 Performance Share Plan, as amended, and various option plans, and resales of such shares by officers of PepsiCo; (vi) Registration Statement No. 33-22970 relating to the offer and sale of shares of PepsiCo Capital Stock under PepsiCo's 1988 Director Stock Plan; (vii)all other applications, reports, registrations, information, documents and instruments filed or required to be filed by PepsiCo with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchanges or any governmental official or agency in connection with the listing, registration or approval of PepsiCo Capital Stock, PepsiCo debt securities or warrants, other securities or PepsiCo guarantees of its subsidiaries' debt securities or warrants, or the offer and sale thereof, or in order to meet PepsiCo's reporting requirements to such entities or persons; and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, and each of such attorneys shall have the power to act hereunder with or without the other. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument on March 23, 1999. PepsiCo, Inc. By: /s/ ROBERT F. SHARPE, JR. Robert F. Sharpe, Jr. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary /s/ ROGER A. ENRICO /s/ KARL M. VON DER HEYDEN Roger A. Enrico Karl M. von der Heyden Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Vice Chairman of the Board Officer /s/ SEAN F. ORR /s/ ROBERT E. ALLEN Sean F. Orr Robert E. Allen Senior Vice President and Controller Director (Chief Accounting Officer) /s/ PETER FOY /s/ MICHAEL D. WHITE Peter Foy Michael D. White Director Chief Financial Officer /s/ JOHN F. AKERS /s/ RAY L. HUNT John F. Akers Ray L. Hunt Director Director /s/ JOHN J. MURPHY /s/ STEVEN S REINEMUND John J. Murphy Steven S Reinemund Director Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Frito-Lay Company and Director /s/ SHARON PERCY ROCKEFELLER /s/ FRANKLIN A. THOMAS Sharon Percy Rockefeller Franklin A. Thomas Director Director /s/ P. ROY VAGELOS /s/ CRAIG E. WEATHERUP - ------------------ ---------------------- P. Roy Vagelos Craig E. Weatherup Director Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Pepsi Bottling Group /s/ ARNOLD R. WEBER and Director - ------------------- Arnold R. Weber Director