PepsiCo-Jordan donates computers to Rsaifeh municipality

Press release

Published May 30th, 2012 - 08:39 GMT

Al Bawaba

PepsiCo-Jordan - winner of the 2009 and 2011 King Abdullah II Award for Excellence - announced its donation of computers and printers to Rsaifeh municipality. PepsiCo-Jordan’s General Manager Eng. Nidal Hamam presented the devices to Rsaifeh Municipality’s Committee Chairman Issa Al-Ja’afreh.

PepsiCo-Jordan’s continuous support to a number of civil-society institutions is in line with the Company’s firm belief in the importance of private-public sector collaboration towards better serving community members across Kingdom.

“We are proud of our ongoing and fruitful partnership with Rsaifeh municipality which is in line with our CSR programs and initiatives that are aimed at achieving socio-economic development. We are confident that this partnership will positively impact and support the municipality’s operations on a number of fronts,” commented Eng. Hamam.

In turn, Al-Ja’afreh stated, “PepsiCo-Jordan’s ongoing efforts and CSR initiatives emphasize its sense of responsibility towards the local community and positions it as a model example for other organizations. At Rsaifeh municipality, we seek to intensify our efforts in order to improve the level of services we deliver and better cater to the needs of citizens within the municipality.”

Background Information

Pepsi Cola International

In 1965, Donald Kendall, the CEO of Pepsi-Cola, and Herman Lay, the CEO of Frito-Lay, recognized what they called “a marriage made in heaven,” a single company delivering perfectly-salty snacks served alongside the best cola on earth. Their vision led to what quickly became one of the world's leading food and beverage companies: PepsiCo.

For more than 50 years, as tastes, trends and lifestyles have changed, PepsiCo has evolved with them. Our willingness to adapt and grow has transformed our snack and soda company into a collection of global brands including Pepsi and Quaker, Gatorade and Tropicana, Frito-Lay and beyond. Today, PepsiCo is one of the world’s most-respected companies with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories and 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.