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PepsiCo NZ leverages the Bluebird brand into crackers 5th May 2026 /

PepsiCo NZ leverages the Bluebird brand into crackers

PepsiCo New Zealand is moving its iconic Bluebird brand – a powerhouse in salty snacks – into the savoury cracker category for the first time.


PepsiCo in prebiotic cola launch 23rd July 2025

PepsiCo in prebiotic cola launch

PepsiCo is launching a prebiotic version of its flagship cola representing a “leap forward in giving consumers choice, optionality and functional ingredients”.


PepsiCo names new ANZ Foods CEO, Cassettari adds Obela role 26th June 2025 /

PepsiCo names new ANZ Foods CEO, Cassettari adds Obela role

PepsiCo has named Alexia Horley chief executive of its ANZ Foods division, while the firm’s New Zealand general manager takes on another hat.


Bluebird Foods profit takes off… 20th June 2024 /

Bluebird Foods profit takes off…

Salty snack specialist Bluebird Foods New Zealand has delivered a bumper profit as its $66m investment programme at its Auckland premises starts to pay off.


NZ startup wins spot on PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator 10th May 2024

NZ startup wins spot on PepsiCo Greenhouse Accelerator

A Palmerston North clean-tech startup has secured a coveted spot on PepsiCo’s APAC Greenhouse Accelerator Program 2024.


Bluebird makes first NZ PepsiCo Foundation grant 23rd April 2024 /

Bluebird makes first NZ PepsiCo Foundation grant

Wiri-based snack food manufacturer, Bluebird, with funding from the PepsiCo Foundation, has awarded its first grant in New Zealand.


Pepsi takes new look worldwide with iconic location takeover 6th March 2024

Pepsi takes new look worldwide with iconic location takeover

Pepsi has gone global with its first redesign in 14 years, launching the new look in more than 120 markets worldwide via a takeover of iconic global locations.


PepsiCo sued by New York state over plastic pollution in novel US case 16th November 2023

PepsiCo sued by New York state over plastic pollution in novel US case

The lawsuit is believed to be among the first by a US state to target a major plastics producer.


New $26.5m warehouse kit for PepsiCo’s Bluebird 1st November 2023 /

New $26.5m warehouse kit for PepsiCo’s Bluebird

The development of a new $26.5m automated warehouse in Wiri for PepsiCo’s Bluebird Foods has entered the commissioning stage.


PepsiCo brands crowned official snacks of FIFA 2023 11th July 2023 /

PepsiCo brands crowned official snacks of FIFA 2023

PepsiCo’s Australian and New Zealand chip brands Smith’s, Bluebird, and Twisties as well as its international Dorito’s corn chip brand have been crowned official snacks of FIFA 2023.


PepsiCo has “ambitious growth plans” for Bluebird Foods in NZ – Michelle Cassettari 25th May 2023 /

PepsiCo has “ambitious growth plans” for Bluebird Foods in NZ – Michelle Cassettari

PepsiCo NZ’s Michelle Cassettari on investment in local production, the push for healthier products, and price rises.


Cassettari breaks glass ceiling to take top PepsiCo NZ role 22nd March 2022 /

Cassettari breaks glass ceiling to take top PepsiCo NZ role

Michelle Cassettari takes the helm of the NZ business – the first woman to hold the position.