PEP - Earnings call transcript Q2 2018

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Operator

Good morning and welcome to PepsiCo’s Second Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call.

Your lines have been placed on listen-only until the question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] Today’s call is being recorded and will be archived at www.pepsico.com. It is now my pleasure to introduce Mr. Jamie Caulfield, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. Mr. begin. may you Caulfield,

Jamie Caulfield

With and are Hugh operator. Chairman Nooyi, and CEO Johnston, me you, Indra today PepsiCo’s Thank PepsiCo’s CFO.

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Indra Nooyi

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Hugh Johnston

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Indra Nooyi

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Operator

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Indra Nooyi

Dara. morning, Good

Dara Mohsenian

good Hey, morning.

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Indra Nooyi

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Operator

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Andrea Teixeira

and Hi, thank good you morning.

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Indra Nooyi

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Operator

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Indra Nooyi

morning Pablo. Good

Pablo Zuanic

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Indra Nooyi

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Operator

question Your of line Bryan the comes America. of from next of Spillane Bank

Bryan Spillane

good morning everyone. Hey,

Indra Nooyi

Good morning, Bryan.

Bryan Spillane

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Hugh Johnston

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Operator

next Your line Dibadj of Bernstein. of the from Ali comes question

Indra Nooyi

Ali. Good morning,

Ali Dibadj

Hey, guys.

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Indra Nooyi

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Indra Nooyi

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Operator

from Sachs. Your of the line of next Judy Goldman question Hong comes

Judy Hong

Good morning.

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Indra Nooyi

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Operator

Lauren comes Lieberman line question of Barclays. the from next of Your

Indra Nooyi

Good morning, Lauren.

Lauren Lieberman

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Indra Nooyi

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Operator

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Steve Powers

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Indra Nooyi

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Operator

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Indra Nooyi

Bonnie. morning. Hey, Good

Bonnie Herzog

Thank good you. Hi, morning.

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Indra Nooyi

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Operator

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Amit Sharma

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Hugh Johnston

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Operator

question from the Mark line Stifel. of of comes Swartzberg Your next

Mark Swartzberg

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Hugh Johnston

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Operator

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Robert Ottenstein

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Indra Nooyi

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Operator

comes question Nik next Markets. Capital the RBC Modi Your from of of line

Nik Modi

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Indra Nooyi

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Operator

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Bill Chappell

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Indra Nooyi

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Indra Nooyi

all you thank for So your questions.

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Operator

you. call. second Thank earnings conclude conference PepsiCo’s That XXXX quarter does

now may You disconnect.

PepsiCo (PEP) 10 Jul 182018 Q2 Earnings call transcript