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
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P. Roy Vagelos                              Craig E. Weatherup
Director                                    Chairman and Chief  Executive  
                                            Officer of The Pepsi Bottling Group
/s/ ARNOLD R. WEBER                         and Director
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Arnold R. Weber
Director