PepsiCo on Thursday mentioned that unseasonal rains and better aggressive depth impacted beverage enterprise in India in Q3 CY25. On the similar time, it famous that natural income development of its worldwide meals enterprise was fuelled by quantity improve in markets comparable to India.
On the earnings name, Ramon Laguarta, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo acknowledged: “We’re seeing development in India. India was extra impacted by climate and there may be some aggressive state of affairs within the beverage class… however coming again sturdy.”
He added that in Q3, a lot of the deceleration was linked to climate situations in a few of the massive markets however September was sturdy.
The beverage business within the nation witnessed a muted summer time season this yr, because of unseasonal rains, impacting development. Additionally the sector is witnessing heightened aggressive depth because of new entrant, Reliance Client Merchandise’ Campa Cola in addition to affect of regional gamers.
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Final month, PepsiCo’s senior management crew led by Laguarta visited India. Laguarta additionally met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The corporate has recognized India as amongst its 13 “anchor markets” as engines of future development. The corporate reaffirmed its long-term dedication to India and mentioned it’s exploring alternatives for collaboration in areas comparable to manufacturing and innovation.
In a press release, the corporate famous that its worldwide meals enterprise delivered a development of two.5 per cent within the third quarter. “ Within the third quarter, natural income development was pushed by markets together with Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, India, Egypt, Germany, Türkiye…. year-to-date, we held or gained savoury snack share in Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Poland, France, India, Australia and Thailand,” it added.
Speaking about efficiency of the Worldwide Beverage Franchise enterprise for the quarter, the corporate acknowledged that in Q3 CY25, unit quantity declined 1 per cent, primarily reflecting declines in Mexico and India. In the meantime, Asia Pacific Meals enterprise noticed unit quantity development of three per cent “primarily reflecting development in India, Australia and Thailand, partially offset by a decline in China.”
Revealed on October 9, 2025
