PepsiCo's CEO Indra Nooyi Was Right. Now What?

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Post by doppp » Sun, Jun 07, 2015, 9:03 AM UTC

PepsiCo's CEO Indra Nooyi Was Right. Now What?
fortune.com

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Post by dubbel » Sun, Jun 07, 2015, 11:59 AM UTC

"Do you want to sell sugared water for the rest of your life?" - looks like Indra Nooyi doesn't.

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Post by AlbertoGP » Sun, Jun 07, 2015, 12:20 PM UTC

tl;dr: she's been introducing slightly healthier products and sales have stoppend falling.

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Post by golergka » Sun, Jun 07, 2015, 12:41 PM UTC

Surprise: capitalism actually works and makes companies follow consumer wishes. If consumers actually vote for these wishes with their wallets, of course.

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Post by dylanjermiah » Sun, Jun 07, 2015, 12:47 PM UTC

AlbertoGP wrote: post #3

tl;dr: she's been introducing slightly healthier products and sales have stoppend falling.

Thank you.

I can't put my finger on it but the first 1/4th of the article through me off.

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Post by UnoriginalGuy » Sun, Jun 07, 2015, 1:54 PM UTC

dubbel wrote: post #2

"Do you want to sell sugared water for the rest of your life?" - looks like Indra Nooyi doesn't.

They said healthier, not healthy. Most "healthier alternatives" are still "sugared water" they are just lower in sugar and higher in artificial flavorants than the typical sodas (Dr. P, Coca Cola, Pepsi, etc).

Honestly I really want to see a push to lower acidity in drinks. They seriously should start putting that on the bottle and talking about it. Acid drinks are a major health crisis that nobody talks about.

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Post by jessaustin » Sun, Jun 07, 2015, 2:02 PM UTC

UnoriginalGuy wrote: post #6

dubbel wrote: post #2

"Do you want to sell sugared water for the rest of your life?" - looks like Indra Nooyi doesn't.

They said healthier, not healthy. Most "healthier alternatives" are still "sugared water" they are just lower in sugar and higher in artificial flavorants than the typical sodas (Dr. P, Coca Cola, Pepsi, etc). Honestly I really want to see a push to lower acidity in drinks. They seriously should start putting that on the bottle and talking about it. Acid drinks are a major health crisis that nobody talks about.

Acidity is bad for teeth, particularly in locations without fluoridated municipal water. Is acidity implicated in any other health problems?

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Post by raldi » Sun, Jun 07, 2015, 2:24 PM UTC

dylanjermiah wrote: post #5

AlbertoGP wrote: post #3

tl;dr: she's been introducing slightly healthier products and sales have stoppend falling.

Thank you. I can't put my finger on it but the first 1/4th of the article through me off.

It's because the headline teases you with the whisper that she was right about something, presumably controversial, but then the articles dances around for ages before revealing what it is.

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Post by Eric_WVGG » Sun, Jun 07, 2015, 2:26 PM UTC

I first learned about Nooyl after reading this PA comic trilogy back in '11 http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/01/03

…so nice to hear that her cult is still working out

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Post by manishsharan » Sun, Jun 07, 2015, 3:08 PM UTC

golergka wrote: post #4

Surprise: capitalism actually works and makes companies follow consumer wishes. If consumers actually vote for these wishes with their wallets, of course.

Pardon me , but you seem have to got the terms "free market economy" and "capitalism" mixed up. Free market economy and capitalism may be entwined but they mean very different things and they cannot be used as synonyms of each other.