PepsiCo Faces Pressure to Get Healthy as Forecast Disappoints
- The company now gets 45% of revenue from ‘guilt free’ products
- PepsiCo’s fourth-quarter earnings beat analysts’ estimates
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PepsiCo Inc., the maker of Mountain Dew and Cheetos, is under more pressure to shape up.
The food giant now generates 45 percent of its revenue from so-called guilt-free products, which include lower-calorie drinks and items with grains, fruits and vegetables. But with some overseas economies slowing -- and currency fluctuations weighing on international sales -- investors are looking to the company to turn its healthier portfolio into bigger growth.