Discernment is very important when it comes to consumers purchasing products such as food and beverages. Although the body needs sugar, PepsiCo carbonated soft drinks contain a great amount of sugar and their snacks contain a great amount of salt. A moderate sodium food contains less than 400 milligrams per serving. In comparison, Lays salt and vinegar chips contain around 440milligrams of sodium (WebMD, 2020) Pepsi beverages contain 41g of sugar, 38mg of caffeine, and sweeteners (“Pepsi Carbonated Soft Drinks,” 2021).
In drinking just two glasses per day of high sugary drinks such as Pepsi, raises the risk of premature death by 17 percent (Levine, 2019).
Pepsi snacks contain a great amount of sodium and chemical additives and flavors. The
sugar and sodium level has been a major health concern to the consumers and actually have been a tremendous weakness for PepsiCo.
Reference:
Levine, H. (2019, September 13). Can Drinking Sodas Really Kill You?. AARP. https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2019/soda-health-studies.html
Kam, K. (02,November 2016 ). Beware of the Salt Shockers. WebMD. https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/beware-of-the-salt-shockers
Pepsi Carbonated Soft Drinks. (05, February 2021). PepsiCo
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Extra Credit - 3 points: 3.
Create a recommendation what to address the weakness in question 2. It must use RWR compliant research and address all
the recommendation what criteria to earn any extra credit. PepsiCo should focus on reducing the amount of unhealthy ingredients in products to continue to strive as a company by satisfying consumers as they plan to do in 2025 (Jones, 2016).
Reference: Jones, C. (17 October 2016). PepsiCo pledges to cut the fat, salt, and sugar by 2025. USA Today.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/10/17/pepsico-pledges-cut-fat-salt-and-
sugar-2025/92295106/
