8-K

EXHIBIT 99.1

PART I

Item 1. Business.

PepsiCo, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in 1919 and was reincorporated in North Carolina in 1986. When used in this report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “PepsiCo” and the “Company” mean PepsiCo, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, collectively.

We are a leading global food and beverage company with a complementary portfolio of enjoyable brands, including Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. Through our operations, authorized bottlers, contract manufacturers and other third parties, we make, market, distribute and sell a wide variety of convenient and enjoyable beverages, foods and snacks, serving customers and consumers in more than 200 countries and territories.

Performance with Purpose is our goal to deliver sustained value by providing a wide range of beverages, foods and snacks, from treats to healthy eats; finding innovative ways to minimize our impact on the environment and lower our costs through energy and water conservation as well as reduce our use of packaging material; providing a safe and inclusive workplace for our employees globally; and respecting, supporting and investing in the local communities in which we operate. PepsiCo was again recognized for its leadership in this area in 2014 by earning a place on the prestigious Dow Jones World Index for the eighth consecutive year and on the North America Index for the ninth consecutive year.

Certain terms used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are defined in the Glossary included in Item 7. of this report.

Our Operations

We are organized into six reportable segments (also referred to as divisions), as follows:


1)	Frito-Lay North America (FLNA);


2)	Quaker Foods North America (QFNA);


3)	North America Beverages (NAB), which includes all of our beverage businesses in the United States and Canada (North America);


4)	Latin America, which includes all of our beverage, food and snack businesses in Latin America;


5)	Europe Sub-Saharan Africa (ESSA), which includes all of our beverage, food and snack businesses in Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa; and


6)	Asia, Middle East and North Africa (AMENA), which includes all of our beverage, food and snack businesses in Asia, Middle East and North Africa.

See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for financial information about our divisions and geographic areas. See also “Risk Factors” in Item 1A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2014 (2014 Form 10-K) for a discussion of certain risks associated with our operations outside the United States.

Frito-Lay North America

Either independently or in conjunction with third parties, FLNA makes, markets, distributes and sells branded snack foods. These foods include Lay’s potato chips, Doritos tortilla chips, Cheetos cheese-flavored snacks, Tostitos tortilla chips, branded dips, Ruffles potato chips, Fritos corn chips and Santitas tortilla chips. FLNA’s branded products are sold to independent distributors and retailers. In addition, FLNA’s joint venture with

Strauss Group makes, markets, distributes and sells Sabra refrigerated dips and spreads. FLNA’s net revenue was $14.5 billion, $14.1 billion and $13.6 billion in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and approximated 22% of our total net revenue in 2014 and 21% of our total net revenue in both 2013 and 2012.

Quaker Foods North America

Either independently or in conjunction with third parties, QFNA makes, markets, distributes and sells cereals, rice, pasta, dairy and other branded products. QFNA’s products include Quaker oatmeal, Aunt Jemima mixes and syrups, Quaker Chewy granola bars, Quaker grits, Cap’n Crunch cereal, Life cereal, Rice-A-Roni side dishes, Quaker rice cakes, Quaker oat squares and Quaker natural granola. These branded products are sold to independent distributors and retailers. QFNA’s net revenue was $2.6 billion in each of 2014, 2013 and 2012, and approximated 4% of our total net revenue in each of 2014, 2013 and 2012.

North America Beverages

Either independently or in conjunction with third parties, NAB makes, markets, distributes and sells beverage concentrates, fountain syrups and finished goods under various beverage brands including Pepsi, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Diet Pepsi, Aquafina, Diet Mountain Dew, Tropicana Pure Premium, Sierra Mist and Mug. NAB also, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, makes, markets and sells ready-to-drink tea and coffee products through joint ventures with Unilever (under the Lipton brand name) and Starbucks, respectively. Further, NAB manufactures and distributes certain brands licensed from Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (DPSG), including Dr Pepper, Crush and Schweppes, and certain juice brands licensed from Dole Food Company, Inc. (Dole) and Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. (Ocean Spray). NAB operates its own bottling plants and distribution facilities and sells branded finished goods directly to independent distributors and retailers. NAB also sells concentrate and finished goods for our brands to authorized and independent bottlers, who in turn sell our branded finished goods to independent distributors and retailers in certain markets. NAB’s net revenue was $20.2 billion, $20.1 billion and $20.4 billion in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and approximated 30% of our total net revenue in both 2014 and 2013, and 31% in 2012.

Latin America

Either independently or in conjunction with third parties, Latin America makes, markets, distributes and sells a number of snack food brands including Doritos, Cheetos, Marias Gamesa, Ruffles, Emperador, Saladitas, Lay’s, Rosquinhas Mabel, Elma Chips and Sabritas, as well as many Quaker-branded cereals and snacks. Latin America also, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, makes, markets, distributes and sells beverage concentrates, fountain syrups and finished goods under various beverage brands including Pepsi, 7UP, Gatorade, Mirinda, Diet 7UP, Manzanita Sol and Diet Pepsi. These branded products are sold to authorized bottlers, independent distributors and retailers. Latin America also, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, makes, markets and sells ready-to-drink tea through an international joint venture with Unilever (under the Lipton brand name). Latin America’s net revenue was $9.4 billion, $9.3 billion and $8.8 billion in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and approximated 14% of our total net revenue in both 2014 and 2013, and 13% in 2012.

Europe Sub-Saharan Africa

Either independently or in conjunction with third parties, ESSA makes, markets, distributes and sells a number of leading snack food brands including Lay’s, Walkers, Doritos, Cheetos and Ruffles, as well as many Quaker-branded cereals and snacks, through consolidated businesses as well as through noncontrolled affiliates. ESSA also, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, makes, markets, distributes and sells beverage concentrates, fountain syrups and finished goods under various beverage brands including Pepsi, 7UP, Pepsi Max, Mirinda, Diet Pepsi and Tropicana. These branded products are sold to authorized bottlers, independent distributors and retailers. In certain markets, however, ESSA operates its own bottling plants and distribution facilities. ESSA also, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, makes, markets

and sells ready-to-drink tea products through an international joint venture with Unilever (under the Lipton brand name). In addition, ESSA makes, markets, sells and distributes a number of leading dairy products including Domik v Derevne, Chudo and Agusha. ESSA’s net revenue was $13.4 billion, $13.8 billion and $13.5 billion in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and approximated 20% of our total net revenue in 2014, and 21% in 2013 and 2012.

Asia, Middle East and North Africa

Either independently or in conjunction with third parties, AMENA makes, markets, distributes and sells a number of leading snack food brands including Lay’s, Kurkure, Chipsy, Doritos, Cheetos and Crunchy through consolidated businesses as well as through noncontrolled affiliates. Further, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, AMENA makes, markets, distributes and sells many Quaker-branded cereals and snacks. AMENA also makes, markets, distributes and sells beverage concentrates, fountain syrups and finished goods under various beverage brands including Pepsi, Mirinda, 7UP, Mountain Dew, Aquafina and Tropicana. These branded products are sold to authorized bottlers, independent distributors and retailers. However, in certain markets, AMENA operates its own bottling plants and distribution facilities. AMENA also, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, makes, markets, distributes and sells ready-to-drink tea products through an international joint venture with Unilever (under the Lipton brand name). Further, we license the Tropicana brand for use in China on co-branded juice products in connection with a strategic alliance with Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp. (Tingyi). AMENA’s net revenue was $6.6 billion, $6.4 billion and $6.6 billion in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and approximated 10% of our total net revenue in each of 2014, 2013 and 2012.

See Note 15 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information about our transaction with Tingyi in 2012.

Our Distribution Network

Our products are brought to market through direct-store-delivery (DSD), customer warehouse and distributor networks. The distribution system used depends on customer needs, product characteristics and local trade practices.

Direct-Store-Delivery

We, our independent bottlers and our distributors operate DSD systems that deliver beverages, foods and snacks directly to retail stores where the products are merchandised by our employees or our independent bottlers. DSD enables us to merchandise with maximum visibility and appeal. DSD is especially well-suited to products that are restocked often and respond to in-store promotion and merchandising.

Customer Warehouse

Some of our products are delivered from our manufacturing plants and warehouses to customer warehouses and retail stores. These less costly systems generally work best for products that are less fragile and perishable, and have lower turnover.

Distributor Networks

We distribute many of our products through third-party distributors. Third-party distributors are particularly effective when greater distribution reach can be achieved by including a wide range of products on the delivery vehicles. For example, our foodservice and vending business distributes beverages, foods and snacks to restaurants, businesses, schools and stadiums through third-party foodservice and vending distributors and operators.

Ingredients and Other Supplies

The principal ingredients we use in our beverage, food and snack products are apple, orange and pineapple juice and other juice concentrates, aspartame, corn, corn sweeteners, flavorings, flour, grapefruit and other fruits, oats, oranges, potatoes, raw milk, rice, seasonings, sucralose, sugar, vegetable and essential oils, and wheat. We also use water in the manufacturing of our products. Our key packaging materials include plastic resins, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polypropylene resins used for plastic beverage bottles and film packaging used for snack foods, aluminum used for cans, glass bottles, closures, cardboard and paperboard cartons. Fuel and natural gas are also important commodities for us due to their use in our facilities and in the trucks delivering our products. We employ specialists to secure adequate supplies of many of these items and have not experienced any significant continuous shortages. Many of these ingredients, raw materials and commodities are purchased in the open market. The prices we pay for such items are subject to fluctuation, and we manage this risk through the use of fixed-price contracts and purchase orders, pricing agreements and derivative instruments, including swaps and futures. In addition, risk to our supply of certain raw materials is mitigated through purchases from multiple geographies and suppliers. When prices increase, we may or may not pass on such increases to our customers. See Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information on how we manage our exposure to commodity costs. See also “Item 1A. Risk Factors – Our business, financial condition or results of operations may be adversely affected by increased costs, disruption of supply or shortages of raw materials or other supplies”, in our 2014 Form 10-K.

Our Brands and Intellectual Property Rights

We own numerous valuable trademarks which are essential to our worldwide businesses, including Agusha, Amp Energy, Aquafina, Aquafina Flavorsplash, Aunt Jemima, Cap’n Crunch, Cheetos, Chester’s, Chipsy, Chudo, Cracker Jack, Crunchy, Diet Mountain Dew, Diet Mug, Diet Pepsi, Diet 7UP, Diet Sierra Mist, Domik v Derevne, Doritos, Duyvis, Elma Chips, Emperador, Frito-Lay, Fritos, Fruktovy Sad, Frustyle, G Series, G2, Gatorade, Grandma’s, Imunele, Izze, Kurkure, Lay’s, Life, Lubimy, Manzanita Sol, Marias Gamesa, Matutano, Mirinda, Miss Vickie’s, Mother’s, Mountain Dew, Mountain Dew Code Red, Mountain Dew Kickstart, Mug, Munchies, Naked, Near East, O.N.E., Paso de los Toros, Pasta Roni, Pepsi, Pepsi Max, Pepsi Next, Propel, Quaker, Quaker Chewy, Rice-A-Roni, Rold Gold, Rosquinhas Mabel, Ruffles, Sabritas, Sakata, Saladitas, Sandora, Santitas, 7UP (outside the United States) and 7UP Free (outside the United States), Sierra Mist, Simba, Smartfood, Smith’s, Snack a Jacks, SoBe, SoBe Lifewater, SoBe V Water, Sonric’s, Stacy’s, Sting, SunChips, Tonus, Tostitos, Trop 50, Tropicana, Tropicana Farmstand, Tropicana Pure Premium, Tropicana Twister, Vesely Molochnik, Walkers and Ya. We also hold long-term licenses to use valuable trademarks in connection with our products in certain markets, including Dole and Ocean Spray. We also distribute Rockstar Energy drinks, Muscle Milk protein shakes and certain DPSG brands, including Dr Pepper, Crush and Schweppes, in certain markets. Joint ventures in which we have an ownership interest either own or have the right to use certain trademarks, such as Lipton, Müller, Sabra and Starbucks. Trademarks remain valid so long as they are used properly for identification purposes, and we emphasize correct use of our trademarks. We have authorized, through licensing arrangements, the use of many of our trademarks in such contexts as snack food joint ventures and beverage bottling appointments. In addition, we license the use of our trademarks on merchandise that is sold at retail, which enhances brand awareness.

We either own or have licenses to use a number of patents which relate to certain of our products, their packaging, the processes for their production and the design and operation of various equipment used in our businesses. Some of these patents are licensed to others. See also “Item 1A. Risk Factors – Our intellectual property rights could be infringed or challenged and reduce the value of our products and brands and have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations”, in our 2014 Form 10-K.

Seasonality

Our businesses are affected by seasonal variations. For instance, our beverage sales are higher during the warmer months and certain food and dairy sales are higher in the cooler months. Weekly beverage and snack sales are generally highest in the third quarter due to seasonal and holiday-related patterns, and generally lowest in the first quarter. However, taken as a whole, seasonality does not have a material impact on our consolidated financial results.

Our Customers

Our primary customers include wholesale and other distributors, foodservice customers, grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores, discount/dollar stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores and authorized independent bottlers. We normally grant our independent bottlers exclusive contracts to sell and manufacture certain beverage products bearing our trademarks within a specific geographic area. These arrangements provide us with the right to charge our independent bottlers for concentrate, finished goods and Aquafina royalties and specify the manufacturing process required for product quality. We also grant distribution rights to our independent bottlers for certain beverage products bearing our trademarks for specified geographic areas.

Since we do not sell directly to the consumer, we rely on and provide financial incentives to our customers to assist in the distribution and promotion of our products. For our independent distributors and retailers, these incentives include volume-based rebates, product placement fees, promotions and displays. For our independent bottlers, these incentives are referred to as bottler funding and are negotiated annually with each bottler to support a variety of trade and consumer programs, such as consumer incentives, advertising support, new product support, and vending and cooler equipment placement. Consumer incentives include coupons, pricing discounts and promotions, and other promotional offers. Advertising support is directed at advertising programs and supporting independent bottler media. New product support includes targeted consumer and retailer incentives and direct marketplace support, such as point-of-purchase materials, product placement fees, media and advertising. Vending and cooler equipment placement programs support the acquisition and placement of vending machines and cooler equipment. The nature and type of programs vary annually.

Changes to the retail landscape, including increased consolidation of retail ownership, and the current economic environment continue to increase the importance of major customers. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors – The loss of any key customer or changes to the retail landscape could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations”, in our 2014 Form 10-K. In 2014, sales to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart), including Sam’s Club (Sam’s), represented approximately 12% of our total net revenue. Our top five retail customers represented approximately 31% of our 2014 North American net revenue, with Wal-Mart (including Sam’s) representing approximately 18%. These percentages include concentrate sales to our independent bottlers, which were used in finished goods sold by them to these retailers.

See Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements for more information on our customers, including our independent bottlers.

Our Competition

Our beverage, food and snack products are in highly competitive industries and markets and compete against products of international beverage, food and snack companies that, like us, operate in multiple geographies, as well as regional, local and private label manufacturers and other value competitors. In many countries in which our products are sold, including the United States, The Coca-Cola Company is our primary beverage competitor. Other beverage, food and snack competitors include, but are not limited to, DPSG, Kellogg Company, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Mondelēz International, Inc., Monster Beverage Corporation, Nestlé S.A., Red Bull GmbH and Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.

Many of our food and snack products hold significant leadership positions in the food and snack industry worldwide. However, The Coca-Cola Company has significant carbonated soft drink (CSD) share advantage in many markets outside the United States.

Our beverage, food and snack products compete primarily on the basis of brand recognition, taste, price, quality, product variety, distribution, advertising, marketing and promotional activity, packaging, convenience, service and the ability to anticipate and respond to consumer trends. Success in this competitive environment is dependent on effective promotion of existing products, introduction of new products and the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns, marketing programs, product packaging, pricing, increased efficiency in production techniques, new vending and dispensing equipment and brand and trademark development and protection. We believe that the strength of our brands, innovation and marketing, coupled with the quality of our products and flexibility of our distribution network, allows us to compete effectively. See also “Item 1A. Risk Factors – Our business, financial condition or results of operations could suffer if we are unable to compete effectively”, in our 2014 Form 10-K.



U.S. Savory Snacks % Retail Sales in Measured Channels⁽¹⁾ Includes salty snacks (including potato, tortilla, corn, pita, bagel and veggie chips, pretzels, fruit crisps and cheese puffs), snack nuts, seeds, corn nuts, meat snacks, crackers (excluding graham), popcorn, dips, trail mixes, rice cakes and soy chips.	U.S. Liquid Refreshment Beverage Category Share % Retail Sales in Measured Channels⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾


(1)	The categories and category share information in the charts above are through December 2014 based on data provided and verified by Information Resources, Inc. (IRI). The above charts include data from most major retail chains (including Wal-Mart) but exclude data from certain retailers that do not report to this service.


(2)	Does not sum due to rounding.

Research and Development

We engage in a variety of research and development activities and continue to invest to accelerate growth to drive innovation globally. These activities principally involve production, processing and packaging and include: development of new ingredients and products; reformulation and improvement in the quality of existing products; improvement and modernization of manufacturing processes; improvements in product quality, safety and integrity; development of, and improvements in, packaging technology and dispensing equipment; and efforts focused on identifying opportunities to transform, grow and broaden our product portfolio, including the development of sweetener alternatives and flavor modifiers to reduce added sugar, and recipes that allow us to reduce sodium levels in certain of our products. Our research centers are located around the world, including in Brazil, China, Germany, India, Mexico, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States, and leverage nutrition science, food science, engineering and consumer insights to meet our strategy to develop nutritious, convenient beverages, foods and snacks. In 2014, we continued to refine our beverage, food and snack portfolio to meet changing consumer needs by

developing a broader portfolio of product choices, including building on our important nutrition platforms and brands – Quaker (grains), Tropicana (fruits and vegetables), Gatorade (sports nutrition for athletes) and Naked Juice (super-premium juice and protein smoothies) – and expanding our portfolio of nutritious products in growing categories, such as dairy, hummus and other fresh dips, and baked grain snacks. We also made investments to minimize our impact on the environment, including innovation in our packaging to make it increasingly sustainable, and developed and implemented new technologies to enhance the quality and value of our current and future products, as well as made investments to incorporate into our operations best practices and technology to support sustainable agriculture and to minimize our impact on the environment. We continue to make investments to conserve energy and raw materials, reduce waste in our facilities, recycle containers, use renewable resources and optimize package design to use fewer materials. Consumer research is excluded from research and development costs and included in other marketing costs. Research and development costs were $718 million, $665 million and $552 million in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and are reported within selling, general and administrative expenses. See also “Item 1A. Risk Factors – Demand for our products may be adversely affected by changes in consumer preferences or any inability on our part to innovate or market our products effectively and any significant reduction in demand could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations”, in our 2014 Form 10-K.

Regulatory Environment and Environmental Compliance

The conduct of our businesses, including the production, storage, distribution, sale, display, advertising, marketing, labeling, quality and safety of our products, occupational safety and health practices, transportation and use of many of our products, are subject to various laws and regulations administered by federal, state and local governmental agencies in the United States, as well as to laws and regulations administered by government entities and agencies outside the United States in markets in which our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold. It is our policy to abide by the laws and regulations around the world that apply to our businesses.

We are required to comply with a variety of U.S. laws and regulations, including but not limited to: the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and various state laws governing food safety; the Food Safety Modernization Act; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; the Clean Air Act; the Clean Water Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act; the Lanham Act; various federal and state laws and regulations governing competition and trade practices; various federal and state laws and regulations governing our employment practices, including those related to equal employment opportunity, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Act and the National Labor Relations Act; customs and foreign trade laws and regulations; and laws regulating the sale of certain of our products in schools. In our business dealings, we are also required to comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act and the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act. We are also subject to various state and local statutes and regulations, including state consumer protection laws such as Proposition 65 in California which requires that, unless a safe harbor level exists and has been met, a specific warning appear on any product that contains a substance listed by the State of California as having been found to cause cancer or birth defects. See also “Item 1A. Risk Factors – Changes in the legal and regulatory environment could limit our business activities, increase our operating costs, reduce demand for our products or result in litigation”, in our 2014 Form 10-K.

We are also subject to numerous similar and other laws and regulations outside the United States, including but not limited to laws and regulations governing food safety, health and safety, anti-corruption and data privacy. In many jurisdictions, compliance with competition laws is of special importance to us due to our competitive position in those jurisdictions, as is compliance with anti-corruption laws. We rely on legal and operational compliance programs, as well as in-house and outside counsel, to guide our businesses in

complying with applicable laws and regulations of the countries in which we do business. See also “Item 1A. Risk Factors – Changes in the legal and regulatory environment could limit our business activities, increase our operating costs, reduce demand for our products or result in litigation.” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors – Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be adversely affected if we are unable to grow our business in developing and emerging markets or as a result of unstable political conditions, civil unrest or other developments and risks in the markets where our products are made, manufactured, distributed or sold”, in our 2014 Form 10-K.

Certain jurisdictions in which our products are sold have either imposed, or are considering imposing, taxes or other limitations on, or regulations pertaining to, the sale of certain of our products, ingredients or substances contained in our products or commodities used in the production of our products, including certain of our products that contain added sugar, exceed specified caloric content or include specified ingredients such as caffeine; this includes regulations imposing additional labeling requirements. For example, in 2014, Mexico imposed a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and certain packaged foods. In addition, certain jurisdictions require or are considering proposals to require labeling of foods that are, or contain ingredients that are, genetically modified and to restrict the use of benefit programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, to purchase certain beverages and foods. In addition, legislation has been enacted in certain U.S. states and in certain other countries in which our products are sold that requires collection and recycling of containers or that prohibits the sale of our beverages in certain non-refillable containers, unless a deposit or other fee is charged. It is possible that similar or more restrictive legal requirements may be proposed or enacted in the future. In addition, we are subject to taxes in the United States and numerous foreign jurisdictions. Economic and political conditions may result in changes in tax rates which could affect our financial performance. See also “Item 1A. Risk Factors – Changes in the legal and regulatory environment could limit our business activities, increase our operating costs, reduce demand for our products or result in litigation.” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors – Imposition of new taxes, disagreements with tax authorities or additional tax liabilities could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations”, in our 2014 Form 10-K.

The cost of compliance with U.S. and foreign laws does not have a material financial impact on our consolidated results of operations.

We are also subject to national and local environmental laws in the United States and in foreign countries in which we do business, including laws related to water consumption and treatment, wastewater discharge and air emissions. In the United States, our facilities must comply with the Clean Air Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and other federal and state laws regarding handling, storage, release and disposal of wastes generated on-site and sent to third-party owned and operated off-site licensed facilities and our facilities outside the United States must comply with similar laws and regulations. Our policy is to meet all applicable environmental compliance requirements, and we have internal programs in place to enhance our global environmental compliance. We have made, and plan to continue making, necessary expenditures for compliance with applicable laws. While these expenditures have not had a material impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations, changes in environmental compliance requirements, and any expenditures necessary to comply with such requirements, could affect our financial performance. In addition, we and our subsidiaries are subject to environmental remediation obligations in the normal course of business, as well as remediation and related indemnification obligations in connection with certain historical activities and contractual obligations, including those of businesses acquired by our subsidiaries. While these environmental and indemnification obligations cannot be predicted with certainty, environmental compliance costs have not had, and are not expected to have, a material impact on our capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position. See also “Item 1A. Risk Factors – Changes in the legal and regulatory environment could limit our

business activities, increase our operating costs, reduce demand for our products or result in litigation”, in our 2014 Form 10-K.

The Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (ITRA) requires disclosure of certain activities relating to Iran by PepsiCo or its affiliates that occurred during our 2014 fiscal year. As previously disclosed, one of our foreign subsidiaries historically maintained a small office in Iran, which provided sales support to independent bottlers in Iran in connection with in-country sales of foreign-owned beverage brands, and which was not in contravention of any applicable U.S. sanctions laws. The office ceased all commercial activity since the enactment of ITRA. In addition, the office of the foreign subsidiary had one local bank account, containing aggregate deposits of approximately $180, with a bank identified on the list of “Specially Designated Nationals” maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). During our 2014 fiscal year, our foreign subsidiary received a license from OFAC authorizing it to engage in activities related to the winding down of the office in Iran and to close the bank account. Following receipt of this license, our foreign subsidiary restarted the process of winding down its office and closed the bank account. Subsequent to the end of 2014, this license expired and the foreign subsidiary ceased the process of winding down its office upon expiration of the license. The foreign subsidiary has applied for a license from OFAC to authorize continuation and completion of wind-down activities and intends to continue such activities upon receipt thereof. The foreign subsidiary did not engage in any activities in Iran other than wind-down activities in 2014, or have any revenues or profits attributable to activities in Iran during 2014.

Employees

As of December 27, 2014, we employed approximately 271,000 people worldwide, including approximately 107,000 people within the United States. Our employment levels are subject to seasonal variations. We or our subsidiaries are a party to numerous collective bargaining agreements. We expect that we will be able to renegotiate these collective bargaining agreements on satisfactory terms when they expire. We believe that relations with our employees are generally good.

Available Information

We are required to file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The public may read and copy any materials that we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.

Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and amendments to those documents filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), are also available free of charge on our Internet site at http://www.pepsico.com as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. The information on our website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part hereof or incorporated into this or any of our other filings with the SEC.

PART II

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.



OUR BUSINESS
Executive Overview	12
Our Operations	14
Our Business Risks	15
OUR CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Revenue Recognition	19
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	20
Income Tax Expense and Accruals	21
Pension and Retiree Medical Plans	22
OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS
Items Affecting Comparability	24
Results of Operations – Consolidated Review	28
Results of Operations – Division Review	31
Frito-Lay North America	33
Quaker Foods North America	34
North America Beverages	35
Latin America	36
Europe Sub-Saharan Africa	37
Asia, Middle East and North Africa	38
Our Liquidity and Capital Resources	40



Consolidated Statement of Income	43
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income	44
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows	45
Consolidated Balance Sheet	47
Consolidated Statement of Equity	48
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 – Basis of Presentation and Our Divisions	49
Note 2 – Our Significant Accounting Policies	53
Note 3 – Restructuring, Impairment and Integration Charges	57
Note 4 – Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets	60
Note 5 – Income Taxes	63
Note 6 – Stock-Based Compensation	66
Note 7 – Pension, Retiree Medical and Savings Plans	70
Note 8 – Related Party Transactions	77
Note 9 – Debt Obligations and Commitments	78
Note 10 – Financial Instruments	80
Note 11 – Net Income Attributable to PepsiCo per Common Share	84
Note 12 – Preferred Stock	85
Note 13 – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Attributable to PepsiCo	86
Note 14 – Supplemental Financial Information	87
Note 15 – Acquisitions and Divestitures	88
MANAGEMENT’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING	89
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM	91
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA	92
FIVE-YEAR SUMMARY	93
GLOSSARY	95

Our discussion and analysis is intended to help the reader understand our results of operations and financial condition and is provided as an addition to, and should be read in connection with, our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Definitions of key terms can be found in the glossary beginning on page 95. Tabular dollars are presented in millions, except per share amounts. All per share amounts reflect common stock per share amounts, assume dilution unless otherwise noted, and are based on unrounded amounts. Percentage changes are based on unrounded amounts.

OUR BUSINESS

Executive Overview

Our management monitors a variety of key indicators to evaluate our business results and financial condition. These indicators include growth in volume, revenue, organic revenue, operating profit, EPS (as reported and excluding certain items and the impact of foreign exchange translation), retail sales, market share, safety, innovation, product and service quality, organizational health, brand equity, media viewership and engagement, employee diversity, net commodity inflation, productivity savings, net capital spending, free cash flow and free cash flow excluding certain items, cash returned to shareholders in the forms of share repurchases and dividends, advertising and marketing expenses, return on invested capital (ROIC), and gross and operating margin change.

During 2014, we continued to take steps to position ourselves for sustainable value creation over the long-term and continued our progress against our key business priorities - brand building, innovation, productivity, execution and talent management. For example, in 2014 we:


•	Drove growth for our retail customers. Among the largest 30 food and beverage manufacturers, PepsiCo was the largest contributor to U.S. retail sales in 2014.


•	Continued to increase our investment in global research and development. Innovation in 2014 accounted for 9% of our net revenue in 2014, up from approximately 8% since 2012.


•	Continued our multi-year productivity programs. In 2014, we delivered over $1 billion in productivity savings.


•	Continued our efforts to harmonize our food and beverage businesses, enhancing the effectiveness of our execution and driving growth for PepsiCo and our customers. In 2014, we launched our largest-ever global campaign for Pepsi and Lay’s, cross-promoting these brands in 28 markets.


•	Continued to expand our globally integrated talent management infrastructure that provides insight into our workforce planning at the global and local levels. In 2014, we continued to enhance PepsiCo University, which helps our associates develop the leadership and functional skills they, and PepsiCo, need to succeed and grow.

We successfully continued these initiatives during 2014 while returning $8.7 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.

As we look to 2015 and beyond, we remain focused on positioning our Company for long-term sustainable growth while continuing to deliver strong financial results. Our business strategies are designed to address key challenges facing our Company, including: uncertain macroeconomic conditions, including geopolitical, economic and social instability; evolving consumer tastes and preferences, including continued consumer focus on nutritious products and changes in customer channels, including the growth of e-commerce; and resource scarcity. See also “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2014 Form 10-K for additional information about risks and uncertainties that the Company faces. We believe that many of these challenges create new growth opportunities for our Company. For example, we believe that continued consumer focus on health and wellness and changes in consumer and distribution channels will provide us with new opportunities to expand our product offerings and interact with our customers and consumers. In order to address these challenges and capitalize on these opportunities, we intend to do the following:

Strengthen our presence around the world.

Continued global expansion will be critical to our continued growth. The global middle class is growing rapidly. With three billion people projected to join the middle class in growth markets in the next 20 years, we believe we have the opportunity to continue to expand our business around the world. Although this presents growth opportunities in the long-term, the global economic landscape remains volatile, with many of the markets in which our products are sold continuing to experience unstable economic, political and social conditions. To address these challenges, we plan to continue building a portfolio that is balanced across geographies and categories to help navigate short-term volatility and uncertainty in these markets.

Continue to broaden the range of our product portfolio, including expanding our offerings of more nutritious products.

We anticipate that the consumer demand for convenient, functional nutrition, fruits, vegetables, protein and value-added dairy, local and natural ingredients, and better-for-you snacking and beverage options will continue to grow as consumer tastes and preferences continue to evolve. To meet this growing demand, we plan to continue to grow our portfolio of more nutritious products as well as to reduce added sugar, sodium and saturated fat in certain key brands, while continuing to focus on the great taste consumers expect from our beverages, foods and snacks. At the end of 2014, approximately 20% of our net revenue came from our nutrition businesses. We expect that our increased investments in global research and development will enable us to continue to meet the growing demand for convenient, nutritious products and a broad variety of snack and beverage options.

Continue to adapt to changing customer channels.

Digital technology continues to change the retail landscape and the way in which we interact with retailers, shoppers and consumers. As part of this shift, e-commerce is emerging as a significant factor. To help retailers navigate this changing landscape, and to build relationships with consumers through emerging channels, we plan on increasing our e-commerce presence, developing tailored customer strategies and utilizing the size and scale of our distribution system.

Continue to focus on productivity.

We also intend to focus on productivity and lowering the cost base of the Company over the long term and, by utilizing our global scale, eliminating duplication, deploying new technologies and capitalizing on everyday opportunities to lower our cost base. We achieved our targeted productivity savings of $1 billion for 2014 and have successfully completed the three-year, $3 billion productivity program we launched in 2012. We are focused on our five-year, $5 billion productivity program, which we expect will extend annual savings of $1 billion from 2015 through 2019. This next generation of productivity initiatives will focus on the following areas: increasing automation in our operations to reduce costs and increase capacity; expanding shared services, restructuring our manufacturing operations to optimize our assets and capabilities globally;

restructuring our go-to-market systems to optimize our distribution network; and increasing organizational effectiveness and efficiencies through the ongoing evolution of our operating model.

Continue to embrace sustainable business practices across our supply chain.

We expect the demand for finite natural resources will continue to rise as the global population continues to grow. To address this concern, we plan to continue developing and deploying innovative ways to conserve and replenish water, reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, promote sustainable agriculture and decrease waste sent to landfills.

Build and retain top talent.

We expect that the global competition for talent will continue to accelerate. Global companies like PepsiCo need strong general managers in local markets, leaders who can collaborate effectively on multi-disciplinary teams and employees who can solve complex, multi-faceted challenges. To meet the future needs of our business, we remain focused on systematically developing the functional, technical and leadership skills we need for sustainable long-term performance.

Deliver on the promise of Performance with Purpose.

Performance with Purpose is our goal to deliver top-tier financial performance while creating sustainable growth and shareholder value. In practice, Performance with Purpose means providing a wide range of beverages, foods and snacks, from treats to healthy eats; finding innovative ways to minimize our impact on the environment and reduce our operating costs; providing a safe and inclusive workplace for our employees globally; and respecting, supporting and investing in the local communities in which we operate. PepsiCo was again recognized for its leadership in this area in 2014 by earning a place on the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the eighth consecutive year and on the North America Index for the ninth consecutive year.

Our Operations

We are organized into six reportable segments (also referred to as divisions), as follows:


1)	Frito-Lay North America (FLNA);


2)	Quaker Foods North America (QFNA);


3)	North America Beverages (NAB), which includes all of our beverage businesses in North America;


4)	Latin America, which includes all of our beverage, food and snack businesses in Latin America;


5)	Europe Sub-Saharan Africa (ESSA), which includes all of our beverage, food and snack businesses in Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa; and


6)	Asia, Middle East and North Africa (AMENA), which includes all of our beverage, food and snack businesses in Asia, Middle East and North Africa.

See “Item 1. Business.” for more information on our divisions and a description of our distribution network, ingredients and other supplies, brands and intellectual property rights, seasonality, customers and competition. In addition, see Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for financial information about our divisions and geographic areas.

Our Business Risks

We are subject to risks in the normal course of business. During 2014 and 2013, certain countries in which our products are sold operated in a challenging environment, experiencing unstable economic and political conditions, civil unrest, debt and credit issues, and currency fluctuations. We continue to monitor the economic, operating and political environment in these markets closely and have identified actions to potentially mitigate the unfavorable impact, if any, on our future results. See also “Risk Factors” in Item 1A. in our 2014 Form 10-K, “Executive Overview” above and “Market Risks” below for more information about these risks and the actions we have taken to address key challenges.

Risk Management Framework

The achievement of our strategic and operating objectives involves taking risks. To identify, assess, prioritize, address, manage, monitor and communicate these risks across the Company’s operations, we leverage an integrated risk management framework. This framework includes the following:

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PepsiCo’s Board of Directors has oversight responsibility for PepsiCo’s integrated risk management framework. One of the Board’s primary responsibilities is overseeing and interacting with senior management with respect to key aspects of the Company’s business, including risk assessment and risk mitigation of the Company’s top risks. The Board receives updates on key risks throughout the year. In addition, the Board has tasked designated Committees of the Board with certain categories of risk management, and the Committees report to the Board regularly on these matters.


◦	The Audit Committee of the Board reviews and assesses the guidelines and policies governing PepsiCo’s risk management and oversight processes, and assists the Board’s oversight of financial, compliance and employee safety risks facing PepsiCo; and


◦	The Compensation Committee of the Board periodically reviews PepsiCo’s employee compensation policies and practices to assess whether such policies and practices could lead to unnecessary risk-taking behavior.


•	The PepsiCo Risk Committee (PRC), which is comprised of a cross-functional, geographically diverse, senior management group, meets regularly to identify, assess, prioritize and address our top strategic, financial, operating, business, compliance, safety, reputational and other risks. The PRC is also responsible for reporting progress on our risk mitigation efforts to the Board;


•	Division Risk Committees (DRC), comprised of cross-functional senior management teams, meet regularly to identify, assess, prioritize and address division-specific business risks;


•	PepsiCo’s Risk Management Office, which manages the overall risk management process, provides ongoing guidance, tools and analytical support to the PRC and the DRCs, identifies and assesses potential risks and facilitates ongoing communication between the parties, as well as with PepsiCo’s Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of the Board;


•	PepsiCo’s Corporate Audit Department evaluates the ongoing effectiveness of our key internal controls through periodic audit and review procedures; and


•	PepsiCo’s Compliance & Ethics Department leads and coordinates our compliance policies and practices.

Market Risks

We are exposed to market risks arising from adverse changes in:


•	commodity prices, affecting the cost of our raw materials and energy;


•	foreign exchange rates and currency restrictions; and


•	interest rates.

In the normal course of business, we manage commodity price, foreign exchange and interest rate risks through a variety of strategies, including productivity initiatives, global purchasing programs and hedging. Ongoing productivity initiatives involve the identification and effective implementation of meaningful cost-saving opportunities or efficiencies, including the use of derivatives. Our global purchasing programs include fixed-price purchase orders and pricing agreements. See “Unfavorable economic conditions may have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.” and “Our business, financial condition or results of operations may be adversely affected by increased costs, disruption of supply or shortages of raw materials or other supplies.” in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A. in our 2014 Form 10-K. See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for further information on our non-cancelable purchasing commitments.

The fair value of our derivatives fluctuates based on market rates and prices. The sensitivity of our derivatives to these market fluctuations is discussed below. See Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion of these derivatives and our hedging policies. See “Our Critical Accounting Policies” for a discussion of the exposure of our pension and retiree medical plan assets and liabilities to risks related to market fluctuations.

Inflationary, deflationary and recessionary conditions impacting these market risks also impact the demand for and pricing of our products. See “Risk Factors” in Item 1A. in our 2014 Form 10-K for further discussion.

Commodity Prices

Our open commodity derivative contracts had a notional value of $1.2 billion as of December 27, 2014 and $1.4 billion as of December 28, 2013. At the end of 2014, the potential change in fair value of commodity derivative instruments, assuming a 10% decrease in the underlying commodity price, would have increased our net unrealized losses in 2014 by $103 million.

Foreign Exchange

Our operations outside of the U.S. generate 49% of our net revenue, with Russia, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom and Brazil comprising approximately 23% of our net revenue in 2014. As a result, we are exposed to foreign exchange risks in certain of the international markets in which we operate. In addition, unstable economic, political and social conditions and civil unrest in certain markets in which our products are sold, including in Russia, Ukraine and the Middle East, and currency fluctuations in certain of these international markets, as well as Venezuela (discussed below), Argentina and Turkey continue to result in challenging operating environments. During 2014, unfavorable foreign exchange reduced net revenue growth by 3 percentage points, primarily due to depreciation of the Russian ruble, Canadian dollar, Venezuelan bolivar, Argentine peso and Mexican peso. Currency declines against the U.S. dollar which are not offset could adversely impact our future results.

The results of our Venezuelan businesses have been reported under highly inflationary accounting since the beginning of our 2010 fiscal year, at which time the functional currency of our Venezuelan entities was changed from the bolivar to the U.S. dollar.

In February 2013, the Venezuelan government devalued the bolivar by resetting the exchange rate of government-operated National Center of Foreign Commerce (CENCOEX) (“fixed exchange rate”), formerly the Foreign Exchange Administration Board (CADIVI), from 4.3 bolivars per U.S. dollar to 6.3 bolivars per U.S. dollar, resulting in an after-tax net charge of $111 million in the first quarter of 2013 (see “Items Affecting Comparability”). In January 2014, the Venezuelan government announced the expansion of its auction-based foreign exchange system (SICAD 1) to include additional items, including foreign investments. In March 2014, the Venezuelan government introduced an additional auction-based foreign exchange system (SICAD 2) which permitted all companies incorporated or domiciled in Venezuela to bid for U.S. dollars for any purpose. As a result, as of December 27, 2014, there was a three-tiered exchange rate mechanism in Venezuela, and the SICAD 1 rate was 12 bolivars per U.S. dollar and the SICAD 2 rate was 50 bolivars per U.S. dollar. On February 11, 2015, the Venezuelan government announced that the transactions for the sale or purchase of foreign currency under the SICAD 2 exchange system would no longer be available and created a new open market foreign exchange system (SIMADI).

At December 27, 2014, we had pending requests with an agency of the Venezuelan government for remittance of dividends of approximately $310 million at the fixed exchange rate. These requests pertain to the years from 2006 to 2012. We are unable to predict the likelihood of Venezuelan government approvals of these requests or any requests that we may file in the future or, if any such requests are approved, the estimated time for remittance.

At the end of each period, we remeasure the net monetary assets of our Venezuela entities at the rate at which we expect them to be settled, including the payment of dividends. During the fourth quarter of 2014, certain of our pending dividend requests at the fixed exchange rate were denied by CENCOEX. We analyzed the exchange rates available to our Venezuela entities, including for payment of future dividend requests. As a result of this analysis, we believe that, except as noted below, the SICAD 1 exchange rate is the most appropriate rate to remeasure our net monetary assets. Therefore, during the fourth quarter of 2014, we incurred an after-tax net charge of $105 million to remeasure certain of the net monetary assets of our Venezuela entities at the SICAD 1 rate (see “Items Affecting Comparability”). We remeasure certain other net monetary assets at the fixed exchange rate, since we believe that dividends submitted to CENCOEX in prior years at the fixed exchange rate and payables for imports of essential goods approved by CENCOEX continue to qualify for settlement at the fixed exchange rate.

In 2014, our results of operations in Venezuela generated 2% of our net revenue and 4% of our operating profit. As of December 27, 2014, our operations in Venezuela comprised 9% of our cash and cash equivalents balance. Our bolivar-denominated net monetary assets in Venezuela, which primarily include cash and cash equivalents, approximated $480 million at December 27, 2014. Our non-monetary assets in Venezuela, which primarily include equity investments, intangible assets, property, plant and equipment and inventory, approximated $650 million at December 27, 2014. We continue to evaluate available options to obtain U.S. dollars to meet our operational needs in Venezuela.

We believe that significant uncertainty exists regarding the exchange mechanisms in Venezuela, including the nature of transactions that are eligible to flow through CENCOEX, SICAD 1 or SIMADI, or any other new exchange mechanism that may emerge (whether as a result of the Venezuelan government’s announcement on February 11, 2015 or otherwise), as well as how any such mechanisms will operate in the future and the availability of U.S. dollars under each mechanism. We continue to monitor developments closely and may determine in the future that rates other than the SICAD 1 rate or the fixed exchange rate, as applicable, are appropriate for remeasurement of the net monetary assets of our Venezuelan entities. If, at December 27, 2014, we had used the SICAD 1 rate to remeasure the net monetary assets that remain at the fixed exchange rate, we would have incurred an additional net charge of approximately $160 million. If, at December 27, 2014, we had remeasured all net monetary assets of our Venezuela businesses at 50 bolivars

per U.S. dollar (which was the SICAD 2 rate at December 27, 2014), we would have incurred an additional net charge of approximately $400 million. Any such remeasurement charge, if recognized, would be reflected in “Items Affecting Comparability.” Any further devaluation of the bolivar, change in the currency exchange mechanisms or fluctuation of the SICAD 1 auction-based rate, which may vary throughout the year, could adversely affect our financial position, including a potential impairment of non-monetary assets, and results of operations, both for any period in which we determine to remeasure using another rate and on a going forward basis following any such remeasurement.

In 2014, the Venezuelan government also issued a new Law on Fair Pricing, establishing a maximum profit margin of 30%. The new law did not and is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated results or financial position.

During 2014, Russia announced economic sanctions against the United States and other nations that include a ban on imports of certain ingredients and finished goods from specific countries. We do not anticipate the current sanctions to have a material impact on the results of our operations in Russia or our consolidated results or financial position, and we will continue to monitor the economic, operating and political environment in Russia closely. For both years ending December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013, 7% of our total net revenue was generated by our operations in Russia. As of December 27, 2014, our long-lived assets in Russia were $4.5 billion. Our operations in Ukraine are not significant in relation to our consolidated results or financial position.

Our foreign currency derivatives had a total notional value of $2.7 billion as of December 27, 2014 and $2.5 billion as of December 28, 2013. At the end of 2014, we estimate that an unfavorable 10% change in the underlying exchange rates would have decreased our net unrealized gains by $141 million.

Interest Rates

The notional values of the interest rate derivative instruments outstanding as of December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013 were $9.3 billion and $7.9 billion, respectively. Assuming year-end 2014 investment levels and variable rate debt, a 1-percentage-point increase in interest rates would have decreased net interest expense by $17 million in 2014 due to higher cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments levels as compared with our variable rate debt.

OUR CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

An appreciation of our critical accounting policies is necessary to understand our financial results. These policies may require management to make difficult and subjective judgments regarding uncertainties, and as a result, such estimates may significantly impact our financial results. The precision of these estimates and the likelihood of future changes depend on a number of underlying variables and a range of possible outcomes. Other than our accounting for pension and retiree medical plans, our critical accounting policies do not involve a choice between alternative methods of accounting. We applied our critical accounting policies and estimation methods consistently in all material respects, and for all periods presented, and have discussed these policies with our Audit Committee.

Our critical accounting policies are:


•	revenue recognition;


•	goodwill and other intangible assets;


•	income tax expense and accruals; and


•	pension and retiree medical plans.

Revenue Recognition

Our products are sold for cash or on credit terms. Our credit terms, which are established in accordance with local and industry practices, typically require payment within 30 days of delivery in the U.S., and generally within 30 to 90 days internationally, and may allow discounts for early payment. We recognize revenue upon shipment or delivery to our customers based on written sales terms that do not allow for a right of return. However, our policy for DSD and certain chilled products is to remove and replace damaged and out-of-date products from store shelves to ensure that consumers receive the product quality and freshness they expect. Similarly, our policy for certain warehouse-distributed products is to replace damaged and out-of-date products. Based on our experience with this practice, we have reserved for anticipated damaged and out-of-date products.

Our policy is to provide customers with product when needed. In fact, our commitment to freshness and product dating serves to regulate the quantity of product shipped or delivered. In addition, DSD products are placed on the shelf by our employees with customer shelf space and storerooms limiting the quantity of product. For product delivered through our other distribution networks, we monitor customer inventory levels.

As discussed in “Our Customers” in “Item 1. Business.”, we offer sales incentives and discounts through various programs to customers and consumers. Total marketplace spending includes sales incentives, discounts, advertising and other marketing activities. Sales incentives and discounts are primarily accounted for as a reduction of revenue and totaled $35.8 billion in 2014 and $34.7 billion in both 2013 and 2012. Sales incentives and discounts include payments to customers for performing merchandising activities on our behalf, such as payments for in-store displays, payments to gain distribution of new products, payments for shelf space and discounts to promote lower retail prices. Sales incentives and discounts also include support provided to our independent bottlers through funding of advertising and other marketing activities. A number of our sales incentives, such as bottler funding to independent bottlers and customer volume rebates, are based on annual targets, and accruals are established during the year for the expected payout. These accruals are based on contract terms and our historical experience with similar programs and require management judgment with respect to estimating customer participation and performance levels. Differences between estimated expense and actual incentive costs are normally insignificant and are recognized in earnings in the period such differences are determined. In addition, certain advertising and marketing costs are also based on annual targets and recognized during the year as incurred. The terms of most of our incentive arrangements do not exceed a year, and therefore do not require highly uncertain long-term estimates. Certain arrangements, such as fountain pouring rights, may extend beyond one year. Payments made to obtain these rights are recognized over the shorter of the economic or contractual life, primarily as a reduction of revenue, and the remaining balances of $355 million as of December 27, 2014 and $410 million as of December 28, 2013 are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets on our balance sheet.

For interim reporting, our policy is to allocate our forecasted full-year sales incentives for most of our programs to each of our interim reporting periods in the same year that benefits from the programs. The allocation methodology is based on our forecasted sales incentives for the full year and the proportion of each interim period’s actual gross revenue or volume, as applicable, to our forecasted annual gross revenue or volume, as applicable. Based on our review of the forecasts at each interim period, any changes in estimates and the related allocation of sales incentives are recognized beginning in the interim period that they are identified. In addition, we apply a similar allocation methodology for interim reporting purposes for certain advertising and other marketing activities. See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information on our total marketplace spending. Our annual financial statements are not impacted by this interim allocation methodology.

We estimate and reserve for our bad debt exposure based on our experience with past due accounts and collectibility, the aging of accounts receivable and our analysis of customer data. Bad debt expense is classified within selling, general and administrative expenses in our income statement.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

We sell products under a number of brand names, many of which were developed by us. The brand development costs are expensed as incurred. We also purchase brands and other intangible assets in acquisitions. In a business combination, the consideration is first assigned to identifiable assets and liabilities, including brands and other intangible assets, based on estimated fair values, with any excess recorded as goodwill. Determining fair value requires significant estimates and assumptions based on an evaluation of a number of factors, such as marketplace participants, product life cycles, market share, consumer awareness, brand history and future expansion expectations, amount and timing of future cash flows and the discount rate applied to the cash flows.

We believe that a brand has an indefinite life if it has a history of strong revenue and cash flow performance and we have the intent and ability to support the brand with marketplace spending for the foreseeable future. If these perpetual brand criteria are not met, brands are amortized over their expected useful lives, which generally range from five to 40 years. Determining the expected life of a brand requires management judgment and is based on an evaluation of a number of factors, including market share, consumer awareness, brand history, future expansion expectations and regulatory restrictions, as well as the macroeconomic environment of the countries in which the brand is sold.

In connection with previous acquisitions, we reacquired certain franchise rights which provided the exclusive and perpetual rights to manufacture and/or distribute beverages for sale in specified territories. In determining the useful life of these franchise rights, many factors were considered, including the pre-existing perpetual bottling arrangements, the indefinite period expected for these franchise rights to contribute to our future cash flows, as well as the lack of any factors that would limit the useful life of these franchise rights to us, including legal, regulatory, contractual, competitive, economic or other factors. Therefore, certain of these franchise rights are considered as indefinite-lived, with the balance amortized over the remaining contractual period of the contract in which the right was granted.

Indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill are not amortized and are assessed for impairment at least annually, using either a qualitative or quantitative approach. We perform this annual assessment during our third quarter. Where we use the qualitative assessment, first we determine if, based on qualitative factors, it is more likely than not that an impairment exists. Factors considered include macroeconomic, industry and competitive conditions, legal and regulatory environment, historical financial performance and significant changes in the brand or reporting unit. If the qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that an impairment exists, then a quantitative assessment is performed.

See Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information on performing the quantitative assessment.

Amortizable intangible assets are only evaluated for impairment upon a significant change in the operating or macroeconomic environment. If an evaluation of the undiscounted future cash flows indicates impairment, the asset is written down to its estimated fair value, which is based on its discounted future cash flows or another income-based approach.

We did not recognize any impairment charges for goodwill in each of the fiscal years ended December 27, 2014, December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012. In 2014, we performed the impairment analysis for goodwill for all our reporting units using the qualitative approach and concluded that it was more likely than not that the estimated fair values of our reporting units were greater than their carrying amounts. After reaching this conclusion, no further testing was performed.

In 2014 and 2012, we recognized pre-tax impairment charges in ESSA for nonamortizable intangible assets of $23 million in each year. We recognized no impairment charges for nonamortizable intangible assets in 2013. As of December 27, 2014, the estimated fair values of our indefinite-lived reacquired and acquired franchise rights recorded at NAB exceeded their carrying values. However, there could be an impairment of the carrying value of NAB’s reacquired and acquired franchise rights if future revenues and their contribution to the operating results of NAB’s CSD business do not achieve our expected estimated future cash flows or if macroeconomic conditions result in a future increase in the weighted-average cost of capital used to estimate fair value. We have also analyzed the impact of the recent economic and political developments in Russia on the estimated fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets in Russia and have concluded that there is no impairment as of December 27, 2014. However, a further deterioration in these conditions in Russia could potentially require us to record an impairment charge for these assets in the future.

Income Tax Expense and Accruals

Our annual tax rate is based on our income, statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities available to us in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. Significant judgment is required in determining our annual tax rate and in evaluating our tax positions. We establish reserves when, despite our belief that our tax return positions are fully supportable, we believe that certain positions are subject to challenge and that we likely will not succeed. We adjust these reserves, as well as the related interest, in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the progress of a tax audit. See “Imposition of new taxes, disagreements with tax authorities or additional tax liabilities could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.” in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A. in our 2014 Form 10-K.

An estimated annual effective tax rate is applied to our quarterly operating results. In the event there is a significant or unusual item recognized in our quarterly operating results, the tax attributable to that item is separately calculated and recorded at the same time as that item. We consider the tax adjustments from the resolution of prior year tax matters to be among such items.

Tax law requires items to be included in our tax returns at different times than the items are reflected in our financial statements. As a result, our annual tax rate reflected in our financial statements is different than that reported in our tax returns (our cash tax rate). Some of these differences are permanent, such as expenses that are not deductible in our tax return, and some differences reverse over time, such as depreciation expense. These temporary differences create deferred tax assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets generally represent items that can be used as a tax deduction or credit in our tax returns in future years for which we have already recorded the tax benefit in our income statement. We establish valuation allowances for our deferred tax assets if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax liabilities generally represent tax expense recognized in our

financial statements for which payment has been deferred, or expense for which we have already taken a deduction in our tax return but have not yet recognized as expense in our financial statements.

In 2014, our annual tax rate was 25.1% compared to 23.7% in 2013, as discussed in “Other Consolidated Results.” The tax rate increased 1.4 percentage points compared to the prior year, primarily due to lapping the prior year impact of the favorable resolution with the IRS of audits for taxable years 2003 through 2009 partially offset by the favorable resolution of certain tax matters in the current year.

Pension and Retiree Medical Plans

Our pension plans cover certain full-time employees in the U.S. and certain international employees. Benefits are determined based on either years of service or a combination of years of service and earnings. Certain U.S. and Canada retirees are also eligible for medical and life insurance benefits (retiree medical) if they meet age and service requirements. Generally, our share of retiree medical costs is capped at specified dollar amounts, which vary based upon years of service, with retirees contributing the remainder of the cost. In addition, the Company has been phasing out certain Company subsidies of retiree medical benefits.

In the fourth quarters of 2014 and 2012, the Company offered certain former employees who had vested benefits in our U.S. defined benefit pension plans the option of receiving a one-time lump sum payment equal to the present value of the participant’s pension benefit (payable in cash or rolled over into a qualified retirement plan or Individual Retirement Account (IRA)). In 2014, we recorded a pension lump sum settlement charge in corporate unallocated expenses of $141 million ($88 million after-tax or $0.06 per share). In 2012, we recorded a pension lump sum settlement charge in corporate unallocated expenses of $195 million ($131 million after-tax or $0.08 per share). See “Items Affecting Comparability” and Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements.

Our Assumptions

The determination of pension and retiree medical plan obligations and related expenses requires the use of assumptions to estimate the amount of benefits that employees earn while working, as well as the present value of those benefits. Annual pension and retiree medical expense amounts are principally based on four components: (1) the value of benefits earned by employees for working during the year (service cost), (2) the increase in the liability due to the passage of time (interest cost), and (3) other gains and losses as discussed in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements, reduced by (4) the expected return on assets for our funded plans.

Significant assumptions used to measure our annual pension and retiree medical expenses include:


•	the interest rate used to determine the present value of liabilities (discount rate);


•	certain employee-related demographic factors, such as turnover, retirement age and mortality;


•	the expected return on assets in our funded plans;


•	for pension expense, the rate of salary increases for plans where benefits are based on earnings; and


•	for retiree medical expense, health care cost trend rates.

Our assumptions reflect our historical experience and management’s best judgment regarding future expectations. Due to the significant management judgment involved, our assumptions could have a material impact on the measurement of our pension and retiree medical benefit expenses and obligations.

At each measurement date, the discount rates are based on interest rates for high-quality, long-term corporate debt securities with maturities comparable to those of our liabilities. Our 2012 U.S. pension and retiree medical expense was based on the discount rate determined using the Mercer Pension Discount Yield Curve (Mercer Curve). The Mercer Curve used a portfolio of high-quality bonds rated Aa or higher by Moody’s.

In 2012, due to the downgrade of several global financial institutions by Moody’s, Mercer developed a new curve, the Above Mean Curve, which we used to determine the discount rate for our U.S. pension and retiree medical plans as of year-end 2012 and going forward. These curves include bonds that closely match the timing and amount of our expected benefit payments and reflect the portfolio of investments we would consider to settle our liabilities.

We review our employee demographic assumptions annually and update the assumptions as necessary. During 2014, we revised our mortality assumptions to incorporate the new set of mortality tables issued by the Society of Actuaries, adjusted to reflect our experience and future expectations. This resulted in an increase in the projected benefit obligation of our U.S. pension and retiree medical programs. We also reviewed and revised other demographic assumptions to reflect recent experience. The net effect of these changes and certain plan design changes resulted in an increase of approximately $150 million in the projected benefit obligation at December 27, 2014.

See Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements for information about the expected return on plan assets and our plan investment strategy.

The health care trend rate used to determine our retiree medical plan’s liability and expense is reviewed annually. Our review is based on our claim experience, information provided by our health plans and actuaries, and our knowledge of the health care industry. Our review of the trend rate considers factors such as demographics, plan design, new medical technologies and changes in medical carriers.

Weighted-average assumptions for pension and retiree medical expense are as follows:



	2015		2014		2013
Pension
Expense discount rate	4.1	%	5.0	%	4.2	%
Expected rate of return on plan assets	7.3	%	7.3	%	7.5	%
Expected rate of salary increases	3.5	%	3.7	%	3.7	%
Retiree medical
Expense discount rate	3.8	%	4.3	%	3.7	%
Expected rate of return on plan assets	7.5	%	7.5	%	7.8	%
Current health care cost trend rate	6.2	%	6.4	%	6.6	%

Based on our assumptions, we expect our pension and retiree medical expenses to decrease in 2015 primarily driven by favorable experience, updates to demographic assumptions and plan changes, offset by lower discount rates and updates to our mortality assumptions.

Sensitivity of Assumptions

A decrease in the discount rate or in the expected rate of return assumptions would increase pension expense. A 25-basis-point decrease in the discount rate and expected rate of return assumptions would increase the 2015 pension expense as follows:



Assumption		Amount
Discount rate		$58 million
Expected rate of return		$35 million

See Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements for information about the sensitivity of our retiree medical cost assumptions.

Funding

We make contributions to pension trusts that provide plan benefits for certain pension plans. These contributions are made in accordance with applicable tax regulations that provide for current tax deductions for our contributions and taxation to the employee only upon receipt of plan benefits. Generally, we do not fund our pension plans when our contributions would not be currently tax deductible. As our retiree medical plans are not subject to regulatory funding requirements, we generally fund these plans on a pay-as-you-go basis, although we periodically review available options to make additional contributions toward these benefits.

Our pension and retiree medical contributions are subject to change as a result of many factors, such as changes in interest rates, deviations between actual and expected asset returns and changes in tax or other benefit laws. See Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements for our past and expected contributions and estimated future benefit payments.

OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS

Items Affecting Comparability

The year-over-year comparisons of our financial results are affected by the following items:



	2014			2013			2012
Operating profit
Mark-to-market net (losses)/gains	$	(68	)	$	(72	)	$	65
Merger and integration charges	$	—		$	(10	)	$	(11	)
Restructuring and impairment charges	$	(418	)	$	(163	)	$	(279	)
Pension lump sum settlement charges	$	(141	)	$	—		$	(195	)
Venezuela remeasurement charges	$	(105	)	$	(111	)	$	—
Restructuring and other charges related to the transaction with Tingyi	$	—		$	—		$	(150	)
Interest expense
Merger and integration charges	$	—		$	—		$	(5	)
Net income attributable to PepsiCo
Mark-to-market net (losses)/gains	$	(44	)	$	(44	)	$	41
Merger and integration charges	$	—		$	(8	)	$	(12	)
Restructuring and impairment charges	$	(316	)	$	(129	)	$	(215	)
Pension lump sum settlement charges	$	(88	)	$	—		$	(131	)
Venezuela remeasurement charges	$	(105	)	$	(111	)	$	—
Tax benefits	$	—		$	209		$	217
Restructuring and other charges related to the transaction with Tingyi	$	—		$	—		$	(176	)
Net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share – diluted
Mark-to-market net (losses)/gains	$	(0.03	)	$	(0.03	)	$	0.03
Merger and integration charges	$	—		$	(0.01	)	$	(0.01	)
Restructuring and impairment charges	$	(0.21	)	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.14	)
Pension lump sum settlement charges	$	(0.06	)	$	—		$	(0.08	)
Venezuela remeasurement charges	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.07	)	$	—
Tax benefits	$	—		$	0.13		$	0.14
Restructuring and other charges related to the transaction with Tingyi	$	—		$	—		$	(0.11	)

Mark-to-Market Net Impact

We centrally manage commodity derivatives on behalf of our divisions. These commodity derivatives include agricultural products, energy and metals. Commodity derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment are marked to market each period with the resulting gains and losses recorded in corporate unallocated expenses as either cost of sales or selling, general and administrative expenses, depending on the underlying commodity. These gains and losses are subsequently reflected in division results when the divisions recognize the cost of the underlying commodity in operating profit. Therefore, the divisions realize the economic effects of the derivative without experiencing any resulting mark-to-market volatility, which remains in corporate unallocated expenses.

In 2014, we recognized $68 million ($44 million after-tax or $0.03 per share) of mark-to-market net losses on commodity hedges in corporate unallocated expenses, with a $33 million net gain recognized in cost of sales and a $101 million net loss recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses.

In 2013, we recognized $72 million ($44 million after-tax or $0.03 per share) of mark-to-market net losses on commodity hedges in corporate unallocated expenses, with a $82 million net loss recognized in cost of sales and a $10 million net gain recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses.

In 2012, we recognized $65 million ($41 million after-tax or $0.03 per share) of mark-to-market net gains on commodity hedges in corporate unallocated expenses, with a $25 million net gain recognized in cost of sales and a $40 million net gain recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Merger and Integration Charges

In 2013, we incurred merger and integration charges of $10 million ($8 million after-tax or $0.01 per share) related to our acquisition of Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC (WBD), all of which were recorded in the ESSA segment.

In 2012, we incurred merger and integration charges of $16 million ($12 million after-tax or $0.01 per share) related to our acquisition of WBD, including $11 million recorded in the ESSA segment and $5 million recorded in interest expense.

Restructuring and Impairment Charges

2014 Multi-Year Productivity Plan

The multi-year productivity plan we publicly announced on February 13, 2014 (2014 Productivity Plan) includes the next generation of productivity initiatives that we believe will strengthen our food, snack and beverage businesses by: accelerating our investment in manufacturing automation; further optimizing our global manufacturing footprint, including closing certain manufacturing facilities; re-engineering our go-to-market systems in developed markets; expanding shared services; and implementing simplified organization structures to drive efficiency. The 2014 Productivity Plan is in addition to the productivity plan we began implementing in 2012 and is expected to continue the benefits of that plan.

We expect to incur pre-tax charges of approximately $990 million, of which approximately $690 million represents cash expenditures related to the 2014 Productivity Plan, summarized by period as follows:



	Charges			Cash Expenditures
2013	$	53		$	—
2014	357			175		^(b)
2015 (expected)	242			234
2016 - 2019 (expected)	338			281
	$	990	^(a)	$	690

(a)

This total pre-tax charge will consist of approximately $550 million of severance and other employee-related costs, approximately $180 million for asset impairments (all non-cash) resulting from plant closures and related actions, and approximately $260 million for other costs, including costs related to the termination of leases and other contracts. This charge is expected to impact reportable segments approximately as follows: FLNA 13%, QFNA 2%, NAB 35%, Latin America 15%, ESSA 25%, AMENA 4% and Corporate 6%.


(b)	In 2014, cash expenditures include $10 million reported on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows in pension and retiree medical plan contributions.

2012 Multi-Year Productivity Plan

The multi-year productivity plan we publicly announced on February 9, 2012 (2012 Productivity Plan) includes actions in every aspect of our business that we believe will strengthen our complementary food, snack and beverage businesses by: leveraging new technologies and processes across PepsiCo’s operations, go-to-market and information systems; heightening the focus on best practice sharing across the globe; consolidating manufacturing, warehouse and sales facilities; and implementing simplified organization structures, with wider spans of control and fewer layers of management. The 2012 Productivity Plan continues to enhance PepsiCo’s cost-competitiveness and provide a source of funding for future brand-building and innovation initiatives.

We expect to incur pre-tax charges of approximately $910 million, of which approximately $704 million represents cash expenditures related to the 2012 Productivity Plan, summarized by period as follows:



	Charges			Cash Expenditures
2011	$	383		$	30
2012	279			343
2013	110			133
2014	61			101
2015 (expected)	77			97
	$	910	^(a)	$	704

(a)

This total pre-tax charge will consist of approximately $545 million of severance and other employee-related costs, approximately $90 million for asset impairments (all non-cash) resulting from plant closures and related actions, and approximately $275 million for other costs, including costs related to the termination of leases and other contracts. This charge is expected to impact reportable segments approximately as follows: FLNA 14%, QFNA 3%, NAB 23%, Latin America 14%, ESSA 23%, AMENA 8% and Corporate 15%.

Pension Lump Sum Settlement Charges

In 2014, we recorded a pension lump sum settlement charge in corporate unallocated expenses of $141 million ($88 million after-tax or $0.06 per share) related to payments for pension liabilities to certain former employees who had vested benefits.

In 2012, we recorded a pension lump sum settlement charge in corporate unallocated expenses of $195 million ($131 million after-tax or $0.08 per share) related to payments for pension liabilities to certain former employees who had vested benefits.

See Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements.

Venezuela Remeasurement Charges

In 2013, we recorded a $111 million net charge related to the devaluation of the bolivar for our Venezuela businesses. $124 million of this charge was recorded in corporate unallocated expenses, with the balance (equity income of $13 million) recorded in our Latin America segment. In total, this net charge had an after-tax impact of $111 million or $0.07 per share.

For additional information on Venezuela, see “Our Business Risks.”

Tax Benefits

In 2013, we recognized a non-cash tax benefit of $209 million ($0.13 per share) associated with our agreement with the IRS resolving all open matters related to the audits for taxable years 2003 through 2009, which reduced our reserve for uncertain tax positions for the tax years 2003 through 2012. See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.

In 2012, we recognized a non-cash tax benefit of $217 million ($0.14 per share) associated with a favorable tax court decision related to the classification of financial instruments. See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.

Restructuring and Other Charges Related to the Transaction with Tingyi

In 2012, we recorded restructuring and other charges of $150 million ($176 million after-tax or $0.11 per share) in the AMENA segment related to the transaction with Tingyi. See Note 15 to our consolidated financial statements.

Non-GAAP Measures

Certain measures contained in this Form 10-K are financial measures that are adjusted for items affecting comparability (see “Items Affecting Comparability” for a detailed list and description of each of these items), as well as, in certain instances, adjusted for foreign exchange. These measures are not in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Items adjusted for currency assume foreign currency exchange rates used for translation based on the rates in effect for the comparable prior-year period. In order to compute our constant currency results, we multiply or divide, as appropriate, our current year U.S. dollar results by the current year average foreign exchange rates and then multiply or divide, as appropriate, those amounts by the prior year average foreign exchange rates. We believe investors should consider these non-GAAP measures in evaluating our results as they are indicative of our ongoing performance

and reflect how management evaluates our operational results and trends. These measures are not, and should not be viewed as, a substitute for U.S. GAAP reporting measures. See also “Organic Revenue Growth” and “Free Cash Flow.”

Results of Operations — Consolidated Review

In the discussions of net revenue and operating profit below, “effective net pricing” reflects the year-over-year impact of discrete pricing actions, sales incentive activities and mix resulting from selling varying products in different package sizes and in different countries and “net pricing” reflects the year-over-year combined impact of list price changes, weight changes per package, discounts and allowances. Additionally, “acquisitions and divestitures,” except as otherwise noted, reflect all mergers and acquisitions activity, including the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and changes in ownership or control in consolidated subsidiaries and nonconsolidated equity investees.

Volume

Our beverage volume in the NAB, Latin America, ESSA and AMENA segments reflects sales to authorized bottlers, independent distributors and retailers, as well as the sale of beverages bearing Company-owned or licensed trademarks that have been sold through our authorized independent bottlers. Bottler case sales (BCS) and concentrate shipments and equivalents (CSE) are not necessarily equal during any given period due to seasonality, timing of product launches, product mix, bottler inventory practices and other factors. While our beverage revenues are not entirely based on BCS volume, as there are independent bottlers in the supply chain, we believe that BCS is a valuable measure as it quantifies the sell-through of our beverage products at the consumer level. Sales of products from our unconsolidated joint ventures are reflected in our reported volume. NAB, ESSA and AMENA, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, make, market, distribute and sell ready-to-drink tea products through a joint venture with Unilever (under the Lipton brand name), and NAB further, either independently or in conjunction with third parties, makes, markets, distributes and sells ready-to-drink coffee products through a joint venture with Starbucks. In addition, AMENA licenses the Tropicana brand for use in China on co-branded juice products in connection with a strategic alliance with Tingyi.

Our food and snacks volume in the FLNA, QFNA, Latin America, ESSA and AMENA segments is reported on a system-wide basis, which includes our own sales and the sales by our noncontrolled affiliates of snacks bearing Company-owned or licensed trademarks.

Servings

Since our divisions each use different measures of physical unit volume (i.e., kilos, gallons, pounds and case sales), a common servings metric is necessary to reflect our consolidated physical unit volume. Our divisions’ physical volume measures are converted into servings based on U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines for single-serving sizes of our products.

In 2014, total servings increased 1% compared to 2013. In 2013, total servings increased 2% compared to 2012. Servings growth in 2013 reflects an adjustment to the base year for divestitures and business changes.

Total Net Revenue and Operating Profit



										Change
	2014			2013			2012			2014		2013
Total net revenue	$	66,683		$	66,415		$	65,492		—	%	1	%
Operating profit
FLNA	$	4,054		$	3,877		$	3,646		5	%	6	%
QFNA	621			617			695			1	%	(11	)%
NAB	2,421			2,580			2,569			(6	)%	—	%
Latin America	1,636			1,617			1,427			1	%	13	%
ESSA	1,389			1,327			1,361			5	%	(2.5	)%
AMENA	985			1,140			716			(14	)%	59	%
Corporate Unallocated
Mark-to-market net (losses)/gains	(68		)	(72		)	65
Restructuring and impairment charges	(41		)	(11		)	(10		)
Pension lump sum settlement charges	(141		)	—			(195		)
Venezuela remeasurement charges	(126		)	(124		)	—
Other	(1,149		)	(1,246		)	(1,162		)
	$	(1,525	)	$	(1,453	)	$	(1,302	)	5	%	12	%
Total operating profit	$	9,581		$	9,705		$	9,112		(1	)%	7	%

Total operating profit margin	14.4		%	14.6		%	13.9		%	(0.2	)	0.7

2014

On a reported basis, total operating profit decreased 1% and operating margin decreased 0.2 percentage points. Operating profit performance was primarily driven by certain operating cost increases including strategic initiatives related to capacity and capability, higher commodity costs and unfavorable foreign exchange. Commodity inflation negatively impacted operating profit performance by 4 percentage points, primarily attributable to inflation in the Latin America and ESSA segments, partially offset by deflation in the NAB and FLNA segments. These impacts were partially offset by favorable effective net pricing and the benefit of actions associated with our productivity initiatives, which contributed more than $1 billion in cost reductions across a number of expense categories throughout all of our segments. Additionally, the impact of certain charges associated with productivity initiatives outside the scope of the 2014 and 2012 Productivity Plans negatively impacted operating profit performance by nearly 1 percentage point, primarily in the ESSA and AMENA segments. Other corporate unallocated expenses decreased 8%, primarily reflecting decreased pension expense, as well as the lapping of incremental investments into our business in the prior year, partially offset by higher foreign exchange transaction losses. Items affecting comparability (see “Items Affecting Comparability”) negatively impacted total operating profit performance by 3.8 percentage points and total operating margin by 0.6 percentage points.

2013

On a reported basis, total operating profit increased 7% and operating margin increased 0.7 percentage points. Operating profit growth was primarily driven by effective net pricing and planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories, partially offset by certain operating cost increases including strategic initiatives related to capacity and capability, higher advertising and marketing expenses and higher commodity costs. Commodity inflation reduced operating profit growth by 2 percentage points, primarily attributable to inflation in the ESSA, Latin America and AMENA segments, partially offset by deflation in the NAB and FLNA segments. Operating profit also benefited from actions associated with our productivity initiatives,

which contributed more than $900 million in cost reductions across a number of expense categories throughout all of our divisions. Other corporate unallocated expenses increased 7%, reflecting incremental investments in our business. Items affecting comparability positively contributed 2.6 percentage points to total operating profit growth and 0.3 percentage points to total operating margin. Additionally, the gain from structural changes in 2013 due to the beverage refranchising in our Vietnam business increased total operating profit growth by 1.5 percentage points (see Note 15 to our consolidated financial statements). This gain was substantially offset in 2013 by incremental investments in our business, primarily in the AMENA and ESSA segments and in corporate unallocated expenses.

Other Consolidated Results



													Change
	2014				2013				2012				2014			2013
Interest expense, net	$	(824	)		$	(814	)		$	(808	)		$	(10	)	$	(6	)
Annual tax rate	25.1		%		23.7		%		25.2		%
Net income attributable to PepsiCo	$	6,513			$	6,740			$	6,178			(3		)%	9		%
Net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share – diluted	$	4.27			$	4.32			$	3.92			(1		)%	10		%
Mark-to-market net losses/(gains)	0.03				0.03				(0.03		)
Merger and integration charges	—				0.01				0.01
Restructuring and impairment charges	0.21				0.08				0.14
Pension lump sum settlement charges	0.06				—				0.08
Venezuela remeasurement charges	0.07				0.07				—
Tax benefits	—				(0.13		)		(0.14		)
Restructuring and other charges related to the transaction with Tingyi	—				—				0.11
Net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share – diluted, excluding above items ^(a)	$	4.63		^(b)	$	4.37		^(b)	$	4.10		^(b)	6		%	7		%
Impact of foreign exchange translation													3			2
Growth in net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share – diluted, excluding above items, on a constant currency basis^(a)													9		%	9		%


(a)	See “Non-GAAP Measures.”


(b)	Does not sum due to rounding.

2014

Net interest expense increased $10 million, primarily reflecting lower gains on the market value of investments used to economically hedge a portion of our deferred compensation costs, partially offset by higher interest income due to higher average cash balances.

The reported tax rate increased 1.4 percentage points, primarily due to lapping the prior year impact of the favorable resolution with the IRS of audits for taxable years 2003 through 2009, partially offset by favorable resolution of certain tax matters in the current year.

Net income attributable to PepsiCo decreased 3% and net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share decreased 1%. Items affecting comparability (see “Items Affecting Comparability”) negatively impacted both net income attributable to PepsiCo and net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share by 7 percentage points.

2013

Net interest expense increased $6 million, primarily reflecting higher average debt balances and lower interest income due to lower investment interest rates, partially offset by higher gains on the market value of investments used to economically hedge a portion of our deferred compensation costs.

The reported tax rate decreased 1.5 percentage points compared to the prior year, due to resolution with the IRS of audits for taxable years 2003 through 2009, the favorable tax effects of international refranchising, the reversal of international and state tax reserves resulting from the expiration of statutes of limitations, favorable resolution of certain tax matters and the lapping of the tax impact of the transaction with Tingyi in 2012. These decreases were partially offset by the lapping of a 2012 tax benefit related to a favorable tax court decision, the 2012 pre-payment of Medicare subsidy liabilities and the impact of the 2013 Venezuela devaluation.

Net income attributable to PepsiCo increased 9% and net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share increased 10%. Items affecting comparability (see “Items Affecting Comparability”) positively contributed 3 percentage points to both net income attributable to PepsiCo and net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share.

Results of Operations — Division Review

The results and discussions below are based on how our Chief Executive Officer monitors the performance of our divisions. Accordingly, 2013 volume growth measures reflect an adjustment to the base year for divestitures and business changes. See “Items Affecting Comparability” for a discussion of items to consider when evaluating our results and related information regarding non-GAAP measures.



	FLNA			QFNA			NAB			Latin America			ESSA			AMENA			Total
Net Revenue, 2014	$	14,502		$	2,568		$	20,171		$	9,425		$	13,399		$	6,618		$	66,683
Net Revenue, 2013	$	14,126		$	2,612		$	20,083		$	9,335		$	13,828		$	6,431		$	66,415
% Impact of:
Volume^(a)	2		%	—		%	—		%	(2		)%	1		%	6		%	1		%
Effective net pricing^(b)	1			(1		)	1			11			3.5			1			3
Foreign exchange translation	(1		)	(1		)	(0.5		)	(9		)	(8		)	(3		)	(3		)
Acquisitions and divestitures	—			—			—			—			—			(1.5		)	—
Reported growth^(c)	3		%	(2		)%	—		%	1		%	(3		)%	3		%	—		%



	FLNA			QFNA			NAB			Latin America			ESSA			AMENA			Total
Net Revenue, 2013	$	14,126		$	2,612		$	20,083		$	9,335		$	13,828		$	6,431		$	66,415
Net Revenue, 2012	$	13,574		$	2,636		$	20,428		$	8,761		$	13,506		$	6,587		$	65,492
% Impact of:
Volume^(a)	3		%	1		%	(4		)%	2		%	0.5		%	5		%	—		%
Effective net pricing^(b)	2			(1		)	2			11			3			7			4
Foreign exchange translation	—			—			—			(6		)	(1		)	(4		)	(2		)
Acquisitions and divestitures	—			—			—			—			—			(10		)	(1		)
Reported growth^(c)	4		%	(1		)%	(2		)%	7		%	2		%	(2		)%	1		%

(a)

Excludes the impact of acquisitions and divestitures. In certain instances, volume growth varies from the amounts disclosed in the following divisional discussions due to nonconsolidated joint venture volume, and, for our beverage businesses, temporary timing differences between BCS and CSE, as well as the mix of beverage volume sold by our Company-owned and franchised-owned bottlers. Our net revenue excludes nonconsolidated joint venture volume, and, for our beverage businesses, is based on CSE.


(b)	Includes the year-over-year impact of discrete pricing actions, sales incentive activities and mix resulting from selling varying products in different package sizes and in different countries.


(c)	Amounts may not sum due to rounding.

Organic Revenue Growth

Organic revenue growth is a significant measure we use to monitor net revenue performance. However, it is not a measure provided by U.S. GAAP. Therefore, this measure is not, and should not be viewed as, a substitute for U.S. GAAP net revenue growth. In order to compute our organic revenue growth results, we exclude the impact of acquisitions and divestitures and foreign exchange translation from reported net revenue growth. See also “Non-GAAP Measures.”



2014	FLNA		QFNA		NAB		Latin America		ESSA		AMENA		Total
Reported Growth	3	%	(2	)%	—	%	1	%	(3	)%	3	%	—	%
% Impact of:
Foreign exchange translation	1		1		0.5		9		8		3		3
Acquisitions and divestitures	—		—		—		—		—		1.5		—
Organic Growth^(a)	3	%	(1	)%	1	%	10	%	5	%	7	%	4	%

2013	FLNA		QFNA		NAB		Latin America		ESSA		AMENA		Total
Reported Growth	4	%	(1	)%	(2	)%	7	%	2	%	(2	)%	1	%
% Impact of:
Foreign exchange translation	—		—		—		6		1		4		2
Acquisitions and divestitures	—		—		—		—		—		10		1
Organic Growth^(a)	4	%	(0.5	)%	(1.5	)%	13	%	3.5	%	11	%	4	%


(a)	Amounts may not sum due to rounding.

Frito-Lay North America



							% Change
	2014		2013		2012		2014		2013
Net revenue	$	14,502	$	14,126	$	13,574	3		4
Impact of foreign exchange translation							1		—
Net revenue growth on a constant currency basis^(a)							3	^(b)	4

Operating profit	$	4,054	$	3,877	$	3,646	5		6
Restructuring and impairment charges	48		19		38
Operating profit excluding above item^(a)	$	4,102	$	3,896	$	3,684	5		6
Impact of foreign exchange translation							0.5		—
Operating profit growth excluding above item, on a constant currency basis^(a)							6	^(b)	6

(a) See “Non-GAAP Measures.”

(b) Does not sum due to rounding.

2014

Net revenue grew 3% and volume grew 2%. Net revenue growth was driven by the volume growth and effective net pricing. The volume growth reflects mid-single-digit growth in trademark Doritos, double-digit growth in variety packs and our Sabra joint venture products and low-single-digit growth in dips. These gains were partially offset by a double-digit decline in trademark SunChips.

Operating profit grew 5%, primarily reflecting the net revenue growth and planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories, as well as lower commodity costs, primarily cooking oil and corn, which increased operating profit growth by 2 percentage points. These impacts were partially offset by certain operating cost increases including strategic initiatives.

2013

Net revenue grew 4% and volume grew 3%. Net revenue growth was driven by the volume growth and effective net pricing. The volume growth reflects high-single-digit growth in trademark Cheetos and in variety packs, low-single-digit growth in trademark Lay’s and double-digit growth in our Sabra joint venture. These gains were partially offset by a double-digit decline in trademark SunChips.

Operating profit grew 6%, primarily reflecting the net revenue growth and planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories, as well as lower commodity costs, primarily cooking oil, which increased operating profit growth by 2 percentage points. These impacts were partially offset by certain operating cost increases including strategic initiatives.

Quaker Foods North America



							% Change
	2014		2013		2012		2014		2013
Net revenue	$	2,568	$	2,612	$	2,636	(2	)	(1	)
Impact of foreign exchange translation							1		—
Net revenue growth on a constant currency basis^(a)							(1	)	(0.5	)	^(b)

Operating profit	$	621	$	617	$	695	1		(11	)
Restructuring and impairment charges	14		4		9
Operating profit excluding above item^(a)	$	635	$	621	$	704	2		(12	)
Impact of foreign exchange translation							1		—
Operating profit growth excluding above item, on a constant currency basis^(a)							3		(11	)	^(b)

(a) See “Non-GAAP Measures.”

(b) Does not sum due to rounding.

2014

Net revenue declined 2% and volume was even with the prior year. The net revenue decline primarily reflects unfavorable net pricing and unfavorable foreign exchange, which negatively impacted net revenue performance by 1 percentage point. The volume performance reflects low-single-digit declines in Aunt Jemima syrup and mix and ready-to-eat cereals, a mid-single-digit decline in regional grains, as well as a double-digit decline in cookies, offset by low-single-digit growth in Oatmeal.

Operating profit increased 1%, primarily driven by planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories, improvement in our share of the operating results of our Müller Quaker Dairy (MQD) joint venture, which reflected start-up costs in the prior year, and lower advertising and marketing expenses. Additionally, the net gain on the divestiture of a cereal business contributed 3 percentage points to operating profit growth. These impacts were partially offset by the unfavorable net pricing and mix, as well as certain operating cost increases.

2013

Net revenue declined 1% and volume increased 3%. The net revenue decline primarily reflects unfavorable product mix. The volume growth primarily reflects growth in MQD products (launched in 2012) and low-single-digit growth in Oatmeal and Aunt Jemima syrup and mix.

Operating profit declined 11%, reflecting the unfavorable product mix, as well as our share of the operating results of our MQD joint venture, which negatively impacted operating profit performance by 6 percentage points, and certain operating cost increases reflecting strategic initiatives. These impacts were partially offset by planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories and the volume growth.

North America Beverages



							% Change
	2014		2013		2012		2014			2013
Net revenue	$	20,171	$	20,083	$	20,428	—			(2	)
Impact of foreign exchange translation							0.5			—
Net revenue growth on a constant currency basis^(a)							1		^(b)	(1	)	^(b)

Operating profit	$	2,421	$	2,580	$	2,569	(6	)		—
Restructuring and impairment charges	179		30		88
Operating profit excluding above item^(a)	$	2,600	$	2,610	$	2,657	—			(2	)
Impact of foreign exchange translation							1			—
Operating profit growth excluding above item, on a constant currency basis^(a)							—		^(b)	(1	)	^(b)

(a) See “Non-GAAP Measures.”

(b) Does not sum due to rounding.

2014

Net revenue was even with the prior year, primarily reflecting effective net pricing, partially offset by unfavorable foreign exchange, which negatively impacted net revenue performance by 0.5 percentage points.

Volume declined slightly, driven by a 2% decline in CSD volumes, partially offset by a 2% increase in non-carbonated beverage volume. The non-carbonated beverage volume increase primarily reflected mid-single-digit increases in Gatorade sports drinks, our overall water portfolio and Lipton ready-to-drink teas, partially offset by a high-single-digit decline in our juice and juice drinks portfolio.

Reported operating profit decreased 6%. Excluding the item affecting comparability in the above table (see “Items Affecting Comparability”), operating profit was even with the prior year. Operating profit performance reflected certain operating cost increases, mostly offset by the favorable effective net pricing, planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories, as well as lower commodity costs, which positively impacted reported operating profit performance by 7 percentage points. Unfavorable foreign exchange negatively impacted operating profit performance by 1 percentage point.

2013

Net revenue decreased 2%, reflecting volume declines, partially offset by effective net pricing. Unfavorable foreign exchange had a slight negative impact on net revenue performance.

Volume decreased 4%, driven by a 5% decline in CSD volume and a 2% decline in non-carbonated beverage volume. The non-carbonated beverage volume decline primarily reflected a high-single-digit decline in our overall water portfolio.

Reported operating profit increased slightly. Excluding the item affecting comparability in the above table (see “Items Affecting Comparability”), operating profit declined 2%, primarily reflecting the volume declines and certain operating cost increases. These impacts were partially offset by the favorable effective net pricing and planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories, as well as lower commodity costs, which increased reported operating profit by 7 percentage points.

Latin America



									% Change
	2014			2013			2012		2014		2013
Net revenue	$	9,425		$	9,335		$	8,761	1		7
Impact of foreign exchange translation									9		6
Net revenue growth, on a constant currency basis^(a)									10		13

Operating profit	$	1,636		$	1,617		$	1,427	1		13
Restructuring and impairment charges	28			13			64
Venezuela remeasurement^(b)	(21		)	(13		)	—
Operating profit excluding above items^(a)	$	1,643		$	1,617		$	1,491	2		8
Impact of foreign exchange translation									13		9
Operating profit growth excluding above items, on a constant currency basis^(a)									14	^(c)	17

(a) See “Non-GAAP Measures.”

(b) Benefit resulting from the remeasurement of certain net monetary liabilities of our joint venture in Venezuela.

2014

Net revenue increased 1%, primarily reflecting effective net pricing, including 7 percentage points related to inflation-based pricing in Venezuela, partially offset by net volume declines. Unfavorable foreign exchange reduced net revenue growth by 9 percentage points.

Snacks volume declined 2%, reflecting a mid-single-digit decline in Mexico due to a tax on certain packaged foods, which became effective during the first quarter of 2014. Additionally, Brazil experienced a low-single-digit decline.

Beverage volume increased 4%, reflecting low-single-digit increases in Brazil and Mexico, partially offset by low-single-digit declines in Argentina and Venezuela. The beverage volume growth included a 2-percentage-point contribution from certain of our bottler’s brands relating to a new joint venture in Chile.

Operating profit increased 1%, primarily reflecting the effective net pricing and planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories, as well as the net impact of adjustments recognized through our share of the results of a joint venture, which increased operating profit growth by 2 percentage points. These impacts were partially offset by certain operating cost increases, including strategic initiatives, higher commodity costs led by Venezuela, primarily reflecting packaging and potato inflation, which reduced operating profit growth by 21 percentage points, and the net volume declines. Unfavorable foreign exchange reduced operating profit growth by 13 percentage points, including an 8-percentage-point impact from Venezuela. Operating profit growth included a contribution of 9 percentage points from the results of our Venezuela business. For additional information on Venezuela, see “Market Risks” in “Our Business Risks.”

2013

Net revenue increased 7%, primarily reflecting effective net pricing and volume growth. Unfavorable foreign exchange reduced net revenue growth by 6 percentage points.

Snacks volume increased 2%, reflecting a mid-single-digit increase in Brazil and low-single-digit growth in Mexico.

Beverage volume decreased 1%, reflecting a high-single-digit decrease in Brazil and a low-single-digit decrease in Argentina, offset by a double-digit increase in Venezuela. Additionally, Mexico experienced a low-single-digit decline.

Operating profit increased 13%, reflecting the net revenue growth and planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories, partially offset by certain operating cost increases and higher advertising and marketing expenses, as well as higher commodity costs, which reduced operating profit growth by 11 percentage points. The impact of items affecting comparability in the above table (see “Items Affecting Comparability”) increased operating profit growth by 5 percentage points. Unfavorable foreign exchange reduced operating profit growth by 9 percentage points, primarily driven by Venezuela.

Europe Sub-Saharan Africa



							% Change
	2014		2013		2012		2014			2013
Net revenue	$	13,399	$	13,828	$	13,506	(3	)		2
Impact of foreign exchange translation							8			1
Net revenue growth on a constant currency basis^(a)							5			3.5		^(b)

Operating profit	$	1,389	$	1,327	$	1,361	5			(2.5	)
Merger and integration charges	—		10		11
Restructuring and impairment charges	71		60		42
Operating profit excluding above items^(a)	$	1,460	$	1,397	$	1,414	4.5			(1	)
Impact of foreign exchange translation							1			1
Operating profit growth excluding above items, on a constant currency basis^(a)							6		^(b)	—

(a) See “Non-GAAP Measures.”

(b) Does not sum due to rounding.

2014

Net revenue decreased 3%, primarily reflecting unfavorable foreign exchange, which negatively impacted net revenue performance by 8 percentage points, partially offset by effective net pricing and volume growth.

Snacks volume grew 2%, primarily reflecting high-single-digit growth in South Africa and mid-single-digit growth in Turkey, partially offset by a slight decline in Russia. Additionally, the Netherlands experienced slight growth and the United Kingdom grew low-single digits.

Beverage volume grew 2%, primarily reflecting double-digit growth in Nigeria and mid-single-digit growth in Germany, partially offset by a mid-single-digit decline in Russia. Additionally, the United Kingdom and Turkey experienced low-single-digit growth.

Operating profit increased 5%, primarily reflecting the effective net pricing, planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories and the volume growth. These impacts were partially offset by certain operating cost increases, including strategic initiatives, and higher commodity costs, primarily reflecting milk prices and foreign exchange transaction losses, which reduced operating profit growth by 21 percentage points. The impacts of lapping incremental investments into our business in the prior year and a gain associated with the sale of agricultural assets in Russia contributed 3 percentage points and 2 percentage points to operating profit growth, respectively. These impacts were partially offset by an impairment charge associated with a brand in Greece and certain charges associated with productivity initiatives outside the scope of the 2014 and 2012 Productivity Plans, each of which reduced operating profit growth by 2 percentage points.

See Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information on “Other Productivity Initiatives.”

2013

Net revenue increased 2%, primarily reflecting effective net pricing and volume growth. Unfavorable foreign exchange reduced net revenue growth by 1 percentage point.

Snacks volume grew 3% primarily reflecting high-single-digit growth in Turkey and South Africa, partially offset by low-single-digit declines in the United Kingdom and Spain. Additionally, Russia and the Netherlands experienced low-single-digit growth.

Beverage volume grew slightly, primarily reflecting double-digit growth in Nigeria and slight growth in the United Kingdom, partially offset by low-single-digit declines in Russia, Turkey and Germany.

Operating profit declined 2.5%, primarily driven by certain operating cost increases, reflecting strategic initiatives, and higher commodity costs, primarily milk, which negatively impacted operating profit performance by 15 percentage points. These impacts were partially offset by the net revenue growth and planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories. Incremental investments into our business negatively impacted operating profit performance by 2.5 percentage points, which was partially offset by the impact of lapping prior year impairment charges, which positively contributed nearly 2 percentage points to operating profit performance. The impact of items affecting comparability in the above table (see “Items Affecting Comparability”) negatively impacted operating profit performance by 1 percentage point.

Asia, Middle East and North Africa



							% Change
	2014		2013		2012		2014		2013
Net revenue	$	6,618	$	6,431	$	6,587	3		(2	)
Impact of foreign exchange translation							3		4
Net revenue growth, on a constant currency basis^(a)							6		2

Operating profit	$	985	$	1,140	$	716	(14	)	59
Restructuring and impairment charges	37		26		28
Restructuring and other charges related to the transaction with Tingyi	—		—		150
Operating profit excluding above items^(a)	$	1,022	$	1,166	$	894	(12	)	30
Impact of foreign exchange translation							2		2
Operating profit growth excluding above items, on a constant currency basis^(a)							(10	)	33		^(b)

(a) See “Non-GAAP Measures.”

(b) Does not sum due to rounding.

2014

Net revenue grew 3%, reflecting volume growth and effective net pricing, partially offset by the net impact of the refranchising of our beverage businesses in Vietnam and the Middle East, which reduced net revenue growth by 1.5 percentage points. Unfavorable foreign exchange reduced net revenue growth by 3 percentage points.

Snacks volume grew 8%, reflecting double-digit growth in China and high-single-digit growth in India, partially offset by a mid-single-digit decline in Thailand. Additionally, Australia experienced mid-single-digit growth and the Middle East experienced high-single-digit growth.

Beverage volume grew 1%, driven by mid-single-digit growth in the Middle East and India and double-digit growth in the Philippines, partially offset by a double-digit decline in China and a low-single-digit decline in Pakistan.

Operating profit declined 14%, reflecting certain operating cost increases, including strategic initiatives, as well as the impact of lapping the prior year refranchising of our Vietnam beverage business, which negatively impacted operating performance by 12 percentage points and primarily reflected a one-time gain of $137 million. These impacts were partially offset by the net revenue growth and planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories. The lapping of incremental investments into our business in the prior year, which positively contributed 4 percentage points to operating profit performance, was partially offset by certain charges associated with productivity initiatives outside the scope of the 2014 and 2012 Productivity Plans, which negatively impacted operating performance by 3 percentage points. See Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information on “Other Productivity Initiatives.”

2013

Net revenue declined 2%, reflecting the impact of the prior year transaction with Tingyi, and the Vietnam beverage refranchising, which negatively impacted net revenue performance by 6 percentage points and 4 percentage points, respectively. The prior year deconsolidation of International Dairy and Juice Limited (IDJ) had a slight negative impact on net revenue performance. These impacts were offset by effective net pricing and volume growth. Unfavorable foreign exchange negatively impacted net revenue performance by 4 percentage points.

Snacks volume grew 7%, reflecting double-digit growth in China and high-single-digit growth in Thailand and the Middle East, partially offset by a mid-single-digit decline in Australia. Additionally, India experienced mid-single-digit growth.

Beverage volume grew 12%, driven by double-digit growth in China (including the co-branded juice products distributed through our strategic alliance with Tingyi) and Pakistan, partially offset by a double-digit decline in Thailand. Additionally, the Middle East experienced low-single-digit growth and India experienced slight growth.

Operating profit grew 59%, reflecting the impact of lapping restructuring and other charges related to the prior year transaction with Tingyi included in the above table (see “Items Affecting Comparability”) and a one-time gain of $137 million associated with the Vietnam beverage refranchising (which contributed 19 percentage points to reported operating profit growth). Excluding items affecting comparability, operating profit grew 30%, reflecting the one-time gain associated with the Vietnam beverage refranchising (which contributed 15 percentage points to operating profit growth excluding items affecting comparability). Operating profit performance also reflected the effective net pricing, the volume growth and planned cost reductions across a number of expense categories, partially offset by certain operating cost increases, reflecting strategic initiatives, higher advertising and marketing expenses, as well as higher commodity costs, which reduced reported operating profit growth by 5 percentage points. The impact of incremental investments into our business reduced reported operating profit growth by 6 percentage points.

Our Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe that our cash generating capability and financial condition, together with our revolving credit facilities and other available methods of debt financing, such as commercial paper borrowings and long-term debt financing, will be adequate to meet our operating, investing and financing needs. Our primary sources of cash available to us to fund cash outflows, such as our anticipated share repurchases, dividend payments and scheduled debt maturities, include cash from operations and proceeds obtained from issuances of commercial paper and long-term debt. However, there can be no assurance that volatility in the global capital and credit markets will not impair our ability to access these markets on terms commercially acceptable to us, or at all. See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for a description of our credit facilities. See also “Unfavorable economic conditions may have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.” in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A. in our 2014 Form 10-K.

As of December 27, 2014, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $7.4 billion outside the U.S. In the fourth quarter of 2014, we remitted $6 billion of international cash to the United States through a return of basis, which was used to repay commercial paper borrowings. As a return of basis, there was no impact on our international earnings and the impact on our provision for income taxes was insignificant. To the extent foreign earnings are repatriated, such amounts would be subject to income tax liabilities, both in the U.S. and in various applicable foreign jurisdictions. In addition, currency restrictions enacted by the government in Venezuela have impacted our ability to pay dividends outside of the country from our snack and beverage operations in Venezuela. As of December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013, our operations in Venezuela comprised 9% and 5%, respectively, of our cash and cash equivalents balance. For additional information on the impact of our remeasurement, see “Market Risks – Foreign Exchange” in “Our Business Risks” and “Items Affecting Comparability.”

Furthermore, our cash provided from operating activities is somewhat impacted by seasonality. Working capital needs are impacted by weekly sales, which are generally highest in the third quarter due to seasonal and holiday-related sales patterns, and generally lowest in the first quarter. On a continuing basis, we consider various transactions to increase shareholder value and enhance our business results, including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, share repurchases, productivity and other efficiency initiatives, and other structural changes. These transactions may result in future cash proceeds or payments.

The table below summarizes our cash activity:



	2014			2013			2012
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	10,506		$	9,688		$	8,479
Net cash used for investing activities	$	(4,937	)	$	(2,625	)	$	(3,005	)
Net cash used for financing activities	$	(8,264	)	$	(3,789	)	$	(3,306	)

Operating Activities

During 2014, net cash provided by operating activities was $10.5 billion, compared to $9.7 billion in the prior year. The operating cash flow performance primarily reflects lapping the impact of the prior year U.S. federal net cash tax payments of $758 million, including interest, related to an agreement with the IRS resolving all open matters related to the audits for taxable years 2003 through 2009 and $226 million of cash payments for other federal, state and local tax matters related to open tax years. See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements. This impact was partially offset by discretionary pension and retiree medical contributions, pertaining to the lump sum payments, in the United States of $388 million ($261 million after-tax) in 2014.

During 2013, net cash provided by operating activities was $9.7 billion, compared to $8.5 billion in the prior year. The operating cash flow performance primarily reflects the overlap of discretionary pension and retiree medical contributions of $1.5 billion ($1.1 billion after-tax) made in 2012, higher restructuring and cash payments related to the transaction with Tingyi in 2012 and favorable working capital comparisons to 2012. These impacts were partially offset by the tax payments described above.

Also see “Free Cash Flow” below for certain other items impacting net cash provided by operating activities.

Investing Activities

During 2014, net cash used for investing activities was $4.9 billion, primarily reflecting net capital spending of $2.7 billion and net purchases of marketable debt securities of $2.4 billion. See Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion of our marketable debt securities.

During 2013, net cash used for investing activities was $2.6 billion, primarily reflecting $2.7 billion for net capital spending.

We expect 2015 net capital spending to be approximately $3 billion, within our long-term capital spending target of less than or equal to 5% of net revenue.

Financing Activities

During 2014, net cash used for financing activities was $8.3 billion, primarily reflecting the return of operating cash flow to our shareholders through dividend payments and share repurchases of $8.7 billion and net payments of short-term borrowings of $2.0 billion, partially offset by net proceeds from long-term debt of $1.7 billion and proceeds from exercises of stock options of $0.8 billion.

During 2013, net cash used for financing activities was $3.8 billion, primarily reflecting the return of operating cash flow to our shareholders through dividend payments and share repurchases of $6.4 billion, partially offset by net proceeds from short-term borrowings of $1.2 billion, proceeds from exercises of stock options of $1.1 billion and net proceeds from long-term debt of $0.3 billion.

We annually review our capital structure with our Board of Directors, including our dividend policy and share repurchase activity. On February 11, 2015, we announced a new share repurchase program providing for the repurchase of up to $12.0 billion of PepsiCo common stock commencing from July 1, 2015 and expiring on June 30, 2018. This repurchase program is in addition to the current $10.0 billion repurchase program authorized by our Board of Directors and publicly announced in the first quarter of 2013, which commenced on July 1, 2013 and expires on June 30, 2016. On February 11, 2015, we also announced a 7% increase in our annualized dividend to $2.81 per share from $2.62 per share, effective with the dividend that is expected to be paid in June 2015. We expect to return a total of $8.5 billion to $9.0 billion to shareholders in 2015 through share repurchases of approximately $4.5 billion to $5.0 billion and dividends of approximately $4.0 billion.

Free Cash Flow

We focus on free cash flow as an important element in evaluating our performance. Since net capital spending is essential to our product innovation initiatives and maintaining our operational capabilities, we believe that it is a recurring and necessary use of cash. As such, we believe investors should also consider net capital spending when evaluating our cash from operating activities. Additionally, we consider certain items (included in the table below) in evaluating free cash flow. We believe investors should consider these items in evaluating our free cash flow results. Free cash flow excluding certain items is the primary measure we use to monitor cash flow performance. However, free cash flow and free cash flow excluding certain items are not measures provided by U.S. GAAP. Therefore, these measures are not, and should not be viewed as, substitutes for U.S. GAAP cash flow measures.

The table below reconciles net cash provided by operating activities, as reflected in our cash flow statement, to our free cash flow excluding the impact of the items below.



										% Change
	2014			2013			2012			2014	2013
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	10,506		$	9,688		$	8,479		8	14
Capital spending	(2,859		)	(2,795		)	(2,714		)
Sales of property, plant and equipment	115			109			95
Free cash flow	7,762			7,002			5,860			11	19
Discretionary pension and retiree medical contributions (after-tax)	274			20			1,051
Merger and integration payments (after-tax)	—			21			63
Payments related to restructuring charges (after-tax)	215			105			260
Net payments related to income tax settlements	—			984			—
Net capital investments related to merger and integration	—			(4		)	10
Net capital investments related to restructuring plan	8			8			26
Payments for restructuring and other charges related to the transaction with Tingyi (after-tax)	—			26			117
Free cash flow excluding above items	$	8,259		$	8,162		$	7,387		1	10

In all years presented, free cash flow was used primarily to pay dividends and repurchase shares. We expect to continue to return free cash flow to our shareholders through dividends and share repurchases while maintaining Tier 1 commercial paper access, which we believe will ensure appropriate financial flexibility and ready access to global capital and credit markets at favorable interest rates. However, see “Our borrowing costs and access to capital and credit markets may be adversely affected by a downgrade or potential downgrade of our credit ratings.” in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A. in our 2014 Form 10-K and “Our Business Risks” for certain factors that may impact our credit ratings or our operating cash flows.

Any downgrade of our credit ratings by a credit rating agency, especially any downgrade to below investment grade, whether or not as a result of our actions or factors which are beyond our control, could increase our future borrowing costs and impair our ability to access capital and credit markets on terms commercially acceptable to us, or at all. In addition, any downgrade of our current short-term credit ratings could impair our ability to access the commercial paper market with the same flexibility that we have experienced historically, and therefore require us to rely more heavily on more expensive types of debt financing. See “Our borrowing costs and access to capital and credit markets may be adversely affected by a downgrade or potential downgrade of our credit ratings.” in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A. in our 2014 Form 10-K, “Our Business Risks” and Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements.

Credit Facilities and Long-Term Contractual Commitments

See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for a description of our credit facilities and long-term contractual commitments.

Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements

It is not our business practice to enter into off-balance-sheet arrangements, other than in the normal course of business. Additionally, we do not enter into off-balance-sheet transactions specifically structured to provide income or tax benefits or to avoid recognizing or disclosing assets or liabilities. See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated Statement of Income

PepsiCo, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Fiscal years ended December 27, 2014, December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012

(in millions except per share amounts)



	2014			2013			2012
Net Revenue	$	66,683		$	66,415		$	65,492
Cost of sales	30,884			31,243			31,291
Gross profit	35,799			35,172			34,201
Selling, general and administrative expenses	26,126			25,357			24,970
Amortization of intangible assets	92			110			119
Operating Profit	9,581			9,705			9,112
Interest expense	(909		)	(911		)	(899		)
Interest income and other	85			97			91
Income before income taxes	8,757			8,891			8,304
Provision for income taxes	2,199			2,104			2,090
Net income	6,558			6,787			6,214
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	45			47			36
Net Income Attributable to PepsiCo	$	6,513		$	6,740		$	6,178
Net Income Attributable to PepsiCo per Common Share
Basic	$	4.31		$	4.37		$	3.96
Diluted	$	4.27		$	4.32		$	3.92
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
Basic	1,509			1,541			1,557
Diluted	1,527			1,560			1,575
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	2.5325		$	2.24		$	2.1275

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

PepsiCo, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Fiscal years ended December 27, 2014, December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012

(in millions)



	2014
	Pre-tax amounts			Tax amounts			After-tax amounts
Net income							$	6,558
Other Comprehensive Loss
Currency translation adjustment	$	(5,010	)	$	—		(5,010		)
Cash flow hedges:
Reclassification of net losses to net income	249			(95		)	154
Net derivative losses	(88		)	44			(44		)
Pension and retiree medical:
Reclassification of net losses to net income	369			(122		)	247
Remeasurement of net liabilities and translation	(1,323		)	437			(886		)
Unrealized losses on securities	(11		)	5			(6		)
Other	1			—			1
Total Other Comprehensive Loss	$	(5,813	)	$	269		(5,544		)
Comprehensive income							1,014
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests							(43		)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to PepsiCo							$	971



	2013
	Pre-tax amounts			Tax amounts			After-tax amounts
Net income							$	6,787
Other Comprehensive Income
Currency translation adjustment	$	(1,303	)	$	—		(1,303		)
Cash flow hedges:
Reclassification of net losses to net income	45			(17		)	28
Net derivative losses	(20		)	10			(10		)
Pension and retiree medical:
Reclassification of net losses to net income	353			(123		)	230
Remeasurement of net liabilities and translation	2,164			(764		)	1,400
Unrealized gains on securities	57			(28		)	29
Other	—			(16		)	(16		)
Total Other Comprehensive Income	$	1,296		$	(938	)	358
Comprehensive income							7,145
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests							(45		)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to PepsiCo							$	7,100



	2012
	Pre-tax amounts			Tax amounts			After-tax amounts
Net income							$	6,214
Other Comprehensive Income
Currency translation adjustment	$	737		$	—		737
Cash flow hedges:
Reclassification of net losses to net income	90			(32		)	58
Net derivative losses	(50		)	10			(40		)
Pension and retiree medical:
Reclassification of net losses to net income	508			(87		)	421
Remeasurement of net liabilities and translation	(581		)	88			(493		)
Unrealized gains on securities	18			—			18
Other	—			36			36
Total Other Comprehensive Income	$	722		$	15		737
Comprehensive income							6,951
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests							(31		)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to PepsiCo							$	6,920

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

PepsiCo, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Fiscal years ended December 27, 2014, December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012

(in millions)



	2014			2013			2012
Operating Activities
Net income	$	6,558		$	6,787		$	6,214
Depreciation and amortization	2,625			2,663			2,689
Stock-based compensation expense	297			303			278
Merger and integration charges	—			10			16
Cash payments for merger and integration charges	—			(25		)	(83		)
Restructuring and impairment charges	418			163			279
Cash payments for restructuring charges	(266		)	(133		)	(343		)
Restructuring and other charges related to the transaction with Tingyi	—			—			176
Cash payments for restructuring and other charges related to the transaction with Tingyi	—			(26		)	(109		)
Venezuela remeasurement charges	105			111			—
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements	(114		)	(117		)	(124		)
Pension and retiree medical plan expenses	667			663			796
Pension and retiree medical plan contributions	(655		)	(262		)	(1,865		)
Deferred income taxes and other tax charges and credits	(19		)	(1,058		)	321
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts and notes receivable	(343		)	(88		)	(250		)
Inventories	(111		)	4			144
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	80			(51		)	89
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	1,162			1,007			548
Income taxes payable	371			86			(97		)
Other, net	(269		)	(349		)	(200		)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	10,506			9,688			8,479

Investing Activities
Capital spending	(2,859		)	(2,795		)	(2,714		)
Sales of property, plant and equipment	115			109			95
Cash payments related to the transaction with Tingyi	—			(3		)	(306		)
Acquisitions and investments in noncontrolled affiliates	(88		)	(109		)	(121		)
Divestitures	203			133			(32		)
Short-term investments, by original maturity
More than three months - purchases	(6,305		)	—			—
More than three months - maturities	3,891			—			—
Three months or less, net	116			61			61
Other investing, net	(10		)	(21		)	12
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities	(4,937		)	(2,625		)	(3,005		)

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (continued)

PepsiCo, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Fiscal years ended December 27, 2014, December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012

(in millions)



	2014			2013			2012
Financing Activities
Proceeds from issuances of long-term debt	$	3,855		$	4,195		$	5,999
Payments of long-term debt	(2,189		)	(3,894		)	(2,449		)
Short-term borrowings, by original maturity
More than three months - proceeds	50			23			549
More than three months - payments	(10		)	(492		)	(248		)
Three months or less, net	(2,037		)	1,634			(1,762		)
Cash dividends paid	(3,730		)	(3,434		)	(3,305		)
Share repurchases - common	(5,012		)	(3,001		)	(3,219		)
Share repurchases - preferred	(10		)	(7		)	(7		)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options	755			1,123			1,122
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements	114			117			124
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests	—			(20		)	(68		)
Other financing	(50		)	(33		)	(42		)
Net Cash Used for Financing Activities	(8,264		)	(3,789		)	(3,306		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(546		)	(196		)	62
Net (Decrease)/Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(3,241		)	3,078			2,230
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Year	9,375			6,297			4,067
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Year	$	6,134		$	9,375		$	6,297

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated Balance Sheet

PepsiCo, Inc. and Subsidiaries

December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013

(in millions except per share amounts)



	2014			2013
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	6,134		$	9,375
Short-term investments	2,592			303
Accounts and notes receivable, net	6,651			6,954
Inventories	3,143			3,409
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2,143			2,162
Total Current Assets	20,663			22,203
Property, Plant and Equipment, net	17,244			18,575
Amortizable Intangible Assets, net	1,449			1,638
Goodwill	14,965			16,613
Other nonamortizable intangible assets	12,639			14,401
Nonamortizable Intangible Assets	27,604			31,014
Investments in Noncontrolled Affiliates	2,689			2,623
Other Assets	860			1,425
Total Assets	$	70,509		$	77,478

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Short-term obligations	$	5,076		$	5,306
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	13,016			12,533
Total Current Liabilities	18,092			17,839
Long-Term Debt Obligations	23,821			24,333
Other Liabilities	5,744			4,931
Deferred Income Taxes	5,304			5,986
Total Liabilities	52,961			53,089
Commitments and contingencies
Preferred Stock, no par value	41			41
Repurchased Preferred Stock	(181		)	(171		)
PepsiCo Common Shareholders’ Equity
Common stock, par value 1²/₃¢ per share (authorized 3,600 shares, issued, net of repurchased common stock at par value: 1,488 and 1,529 shares, respectively)	25			25
Capital in excess of par value	4,115			4,095
Retained earnings	49,092			46,420
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(10,669		)	(5,127		)
Repurchased common stock, in excess of par value (378 and 337 shares, respectively)	(24,985		)	(21,004		)
Total PepsiCo Common Shareholders’ Equity	17,578			24,409
Noncontrolling interests	110			110
Total Equity	17,548			24,389
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	70,509		$	77,478

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated Statement of Equity

PepsiCo, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Fiscal years ended December 27, 2014, December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012

(in millions)



	2014					2013					2012
	Shares		Amount			Shares		Amount			Shares		Amount
Preferred Stock	0.8		$	41		0.8		$	41		0.8		$	41
Repurchased Preferred Stock
Balance, beginning of year	(0.6	)	(171		)	(0.6	)	(164		)	(0.6	)	(157		)
Redemptions	(0.1	)	(10		)	—		(7		)	—		(7		)
Balance, end of year	(0.7	)	(181		)	(0.6	)	(171		)	(0.6	)	(164		)
Common Stock
Balance, beginning of year	1,529		25			1,544		26			1,565		26
Repurchased common stock	(41	)	—			(15	)	(1		)	(21	)	—
Balance, end of year	1,488		25			1,529		25			1,544		26
Capital in Excess of Par Value
Balance, beginning of year			4,095					4,178					4,461
Stock-based compensation expense			297					303					278
Stock option exercises, RSUs, PSUs and PEPunits converted^(a)			(200		)			(287		)			(431		)
Withholding tax on RSUs and PSUs converted			(91		)			(87		)			(70		)
Other			14					(12		)			(60		)
Balance, end of year			4,115					4,095					4,178
Retained Earnings
Balance, beginning of year			46,420					43,158					40,316
Net income attributable to PepsiCo			6,513					6,740					6,178
Cash dividends declared – common			(3,814		)			(3,451		)			(3,312		)
Cash dividends declared – preferred			(1		)			(1		)			(1		)
Cash dividends declared – RSUs and PSUs			(26		)			(26		)			(23		)
Balance, end of year			49,092					46,420					43,158
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance, beginning of year			(5,127		)			(5,487		)			(6,229		)
Currency translation adjustment			(5,008		)			(1,301		)			742
Cash flow hedges, net of tax:
Reclassification of net losses to net income			154					28					58
Net derivative losses			(44		)			(10		)			(40		)
Pension and retiree medical, net of tax:
Reclassification of net losses to net income			247					230					421
Remeasurement of net liabilities and translation			(886		)			1,400					(493		)
Unrealized (losses)/gains on securities, net of tax			(6		)			29					18
Other			1					(16		)			36
Balance, end of year			(10,669		)			(5,127		)			(5,487		)
Repurchased Common Stock
Balance, beginning of year	(337	)	(21,004		)	(322	)	(19,458		)	(301	)	(17,870		)
Share repurchases	(57	)	(5,012		)	(37	)	(3,000		)	(47	)	(3,219		)
Stock option exercises	13		866			20		1,301			24		1,488
Other	3		165			2		153			2		143
Balance, end of year	(378	)	(24,985		)	(337	)	(21,004		)	(322	)	(19,458		)
Total PepsiCo Common Shareholders’ Equity			17,578					24,409					22,417
Noncontrolling Interests
Balance, beginning of year			110					105					311
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests			45					47					36
Distributions to noncontrolling interests			(41		)			(34		)			(37		)
Currency translation adjustment			(2		)			(2		)			(5		)
Acquisitions and divestitures			—					(6		)			(200		)
Other, net			(2		)			—					—
Balance, end of year			110					110					105
Total Equity			$	17,548				$	24,389				$	22,399

(a) Includes total tax benefits of $74 million in 2014, $45 million in 2013 and $84 million in 2012.

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1 — Basis of Presentation and Our Divisions

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and include the consolidated accounts of PepsiCo, Inc. and the affiliates that we control. In addition, we include our share of the results of certain other affiliates using the equity method based on our economic ownership interest, our ability to exercise significant influence over the operating or financial decisions of these affiliates or our ability to direct their economic resources. We do not control these other affiliates, as our ownership in these other affiliates is generally 50% or less. Intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated. Our fiscal year ends on the last Saturday of each December, resulting in an additional week of results every five or six years.

The results of our Venezuelan businesses have been reported under highly inflationary accounting since the beginning of 2010. See further unaudited information in “Our Business Risks,” “Items Affecting Comparability” and “Our Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Raw materials, direct labor and plant overhead, as well as purchasing and receiving costs, costs directly related to production planning, inspection costs and raw material handling facilities, are included in cost of sales. The costs of moving, storing and delivering finished product are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Estimates are used in determining, among other items, sales incentives accruals, tax reserves, stock-based compensation, pension and retiree medical accruals, amounts and useful lives for intangible assets, and future cash flows associated with impairment testing for perpetual brands, goodwill and other long-lived assets. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis using our historical experience, as well as other factors we believe appropriate under the circumstances, such as current economic conditions, and adjust or revise our estimates as circumstances change. As future events and their effect cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates.

While our United States and Canada (North America) results are reported on a weekly calendar basis, most of our international operations report on a monthly calendar basis. The following chart details our quarterly reporting schedule for all reporting periods presented:



Quarter	U.S. and Canada	International
First Quarter	12 weeks	January, February
Second Quarter	12 weeks	March, April and May
Third Quarter	12 weeks	June, July and August
Fourth Quarter	16 weeks	September, October, November and December

See “Our Divisions” below, and for additional unaudited information on items affecting the comparability of our consolidated results, see further unaudited information in “Items Affecting Comparability” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Tabular dollars are in millions, except per share amounts. All per share amounts reflect common per share amounts, assume dilution unless noted, and are based on unrounded amounts. Certain reclassifications were made to prior years’ amounts to conform to the current year presentation.

Our Divisions

Through our operations, authorized bottlers, contract manufacturers and other third parties, we make, market, sell and distribute a wide variety of convenient and enjoyable foods and beverages, serving customers and consumers in more than 200 countries and territories with our largest operations in North America, Russia, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Brazil. Division results are based on how our Chief Executive Officer assesses the performance of and allocates resources to our divisions and are considered our reportable segments. For additional unaudited information on our divisions, see “Our Operations” contained in “Item 1. Business.” The accounting policies for the divisions are the same as those described in Note 2, except for the following allocation methodologies:


•	stock-based compensation expense;


•	pension and retiree medical expense; and


•	derivatives.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Our divisions are held accountable for stock-based compensation expense and, therefore, this expense is allocated to our divisions as an incremental employee compensation cost. The allocation of stock-based compensation expense in 2014 was approximately 15% to FLNA, 2% to QFNA, 23% to NAB, 7% to Latin America, 13% to ESSA, 10% to AMENA and 30% to corporate unallocated expenses. We had similar allocations of stock-based compensation expense to our divisions in 2013 and 2012. The expense allocated to our divisions excludes any impact of changes in our assumptions during the year which reflect market conditions over which division management has no control. Therefore, any variances between allocated expense and our actual expense are recognized in corporate unallocated expenses.

Pension and Retiree Medical Expense

Pension and retiree medical service costs measured at a fixed discount rate, as well as amortization of costs related to certain pension plan amendments and gains and losses due to demographics (including mortality assumptions and salary experience) are reflected in division results for North American employees. Division results also include interest costs, measured at a fixed discount rate, for retiree medical plans. Interest costs for the pension plans, pension asset returns and the impact of pension funding, and gains and losses other than those due to demographics, are all reflected in corporate unallocated expenses. In addition, corporate unallocated expenses include the difference between the service costs measured at a fixed discount rate (included in division results as noted above) and the total service costs determined using the plans’ discount rates as disclosed in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements.

Derivatives

We centrally manage commodity derivatives on behalf of our divisions. These commodity derivatives include agricultural products, energy and metals. Commodity derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment are marked to market each period with the resulting gains and losses recorded in corporate unallocated expenses, as either cost of sales or selling, general and administrative expenses, depending on the underlying commodity. These gains and losses are subsequently reflected in division results when the divisions recognize the cost of the underlying commodity in operating profit. Therefore, the divisions realize the economic effects of the derivative without experiencing any resulting mark-to-market volatility, which remains in corporate unallocated expenses. These derivatives hedge underlying commodity price risk and were not entered into for trading or speculative purposes.

Net revenue and operating profit of each division are as follows:



	Net Revenue						Operating Profit ^(a)
	2014		2013		2012		2014			2013			2012
FLNA	$	14,502	$	14,126	$	13,574	$	4,054		$	3,877		$	3,646
QFNA	2,568		2,612		2,636		621			617			695
NAB	20,171		20,083		20,428		2,421			2,580			2,569
Latin America	9,425		9,335		8,761		1,636			1,617			1,427
ESSA	13,399		13,828		13,506		1,389			1,327			1,361
AMENA	6,618		6,431		6,587		985			1,140			716
Total division	66,683		66,415		65,492		11,106			11,158			10,414
Corporate Unallocated
Mark-to-market net (losses)/gains							(68		)	(72		)	65
Restructuring and impairment charges							(41		)	(11		)	(10		)
Pension lump sum settlement charges							(141		)	—			(195		)
Venezuela remeasurement charges							(126		)	(124		)	—
Other							(1,149		)	(1,246		)	(1,162		)
	$	66,683	$	66,415	$	65,492	$	9,581		$	9,705		$	9,112


(a)	For information on the impact of restructuring and impairment charges on our divisions, see Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements. See also Note 15 to our consolidated financial statements for more information on our transaction with Tingyi and refranchising of our beverage business in Vietnam in our AMENA segment.

Corporate

Corporate unallocated includes costs of our corporate headquarters, centrally managed initiatives such as research and development projects, unallocated insurance and benefit programs, foreign exchange transaction gains and losses, commodity derivative gains and losses, our ongoing business transformation initiatives and certain other items.

Other Division Information

Total assets and capital spending of each division are as follows:



	Total Assets				Capital Spending
	2014		2013		2014		2013		2012
FLNA	$	5,307	$	5,308	$	519	$	423	$	365
QFNA	982		983		58		38		37
NAB	28,665		29,176		708		705		681
Latin America	6,283		6,003		379		395		457
ESSA^(a)	13,934		18,725		502		551		576
AMENA	5,855		5,731		517		530		509
Total division	61,026		65,926		2,683		2,642		2,625
Corporate^(b)	9,483		11,552		176		153		89
	$	70,509	$	77,478	$	2,859	$	2,795	$	2,714


(a)	The change in total assets in 2014 primarily reflects the depreciation of the Russian ruble.


(b)	Corporate assets consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, derivative instruments, property, plant and equipment and certain pension and tax assets. In 2014, the change in total Corporate assets was primarily due to the decrease in cash and cash equivalents and certain pension assets, partially offset by an increase in short-term investments.

Amortization of intangible assets and depreciation and other amortization of each division are as follows:



	Amortization of Intangible Assets						Depreciation and Other Amortization
	2014		2013		2012		2014		2013		2012
FLNA	$	7	$	7	$	7	$	424	$	430	$	445
QFNA	—		—		—		51		51		53
NAB	43		55		55		837		843		842
Latin America	10		11		14		273		273		261
ESSA	28		32		36		471		525		522
AMENA	4		5		7		313		283		305
Total division	92		110		119		2,369		2,405		2,428
Corporate	—		—		—		164		148		142
	$	92	$	110	$	119	$	2,533	$	2,553	$	2,570

Net revenue and long-lived assets by country are as follows:



	Net Revenue						Long-Lived Assets^(a)
	2014		2013		2012		2014		2013
U.S.	$	34,219	$	33,626	$	33,348	$	27,964	$	28,157
Russia ^(b)	4,414		4,908		4,861		4,520		7,922
Mexico	4,113		4,347		3,955		1,126		1,233
Canada	3,022		3,195		3,290		2,815		3,067
United Kingdom	2,174		2,115		2,102		1,155		1,219
Brazil	1,790		1,835		1,866		928		1,005
All other countries	16,951		16,389		16,070		10,478		11,247
	$	66,683	$	66,415	$	65,492	$	48,986	$	53,850


(a)	Long-lived assets represent property, plant and equipment, nonamortizable intangible assets, amortizable intangible assets and investments in noncontrolled affiliates. These assets are reported in the country where they are primarily used.


(b)	Change in long-lived assets in 2014 primarily reflects the depreciation of the Russian ruble.

Note 2 — Our Significant Accounting Policies

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue upon shipment or delivery to our customers based on written sales terms that do not allow for a right of return. However, our policy for DSD and certain chilled products is to remove and replace damaged and out-of-date products from store shelves to ensure that consumers receive the product quality and freshness they expect. Similarly, our policy for certain warehouse-distributed products is to replace damaged and out-of-date products. Based on our experience with this practice, we have reserved for anticipated damaged and out-of-date products. For additional unaudited information on our revenue recognition and related policies, including our policy on bad debts, see “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We are exposed to concentration of credit risk from our customers, including Wal-Mart. In 2014, sales to Wal-Mart (including Sam’s) represented approximately 12% of our total net revenue, including concentrate sales to our independent bottlers, which are used in finished goods sold by them to Wal-Mart. We have not experienced credit issues with these customers.

Total Marketplace Spending

We offer sales incentives and discounts through various programs to customers and consumers. Total marketplace spending includes sales incentives, discounts, advertising and other marketing activities. Sales incentives and discounts are primarily accounted for as a reduction of revenue and totaled $35.8 billion in 2014 and $34.7 billion in both 2013 and 2012. Sales incentives and discounts include payments to customers

for performing merchandising activities on our behalf, such as payments for in-store displays, payments to gain distribution of new products, payments for shelf space and discounts to promote lower retail prices. It also includes support provided to our independent bottlers through funding of advertising and other marketing activities. While most of these incentive arrangements have terms of no more than one year, certain arrangements, such as fountain pouring rights, may extend beyond one year. Costs incurred to obtain these arrangements are recognized over the shorter of the economic or contractual life, primarily as a reduction of revenue, and the remaining balances of $355 million as of December 27, 2014 and $410 million as of December 28, 2013 are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets on our balance sheet. For additional unaudited information on our sales incentives, see “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Advertising and other marketing activities, reported as selling, general and administrative expenses, totaled $3.9 billion in 2014 and 2013 and $3.7 billion in 2012, including advertising expenses of $2.3 billion in 2014, $2.4 billion in 2013 and $2.2 billion in 2012. Deferred advertising costs are not expensed until the year first used and consist of:


•	media and personal service prepayments;


•	promotional materials in inventory; and


•	production costs of future media advertising.

Deferred advertising costs of $42 million and $68 million as of December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013, respectively, are classified as prepaid expenses on our balance sheet.

Distribution Costs

Distribution costs, including the costs of shipping and handling activities, are reported as selling, general and administrative expenses. Shipping and handling expenses were $9.7 billion in 2014, $9.4 billion in 2013 and $9.1 billion in 2012.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

Software Costs

We capitalize certain computer software and software development costs incurred in connection with developing or obtaining computer software for internal use when both the preliminary project stage is completed and it is probable that the software will be used as intended. Capitalized software costs include only (i) external direct costs of materials and services utilized in developing or obtaining computer software, (ii) compensation and related benefits for employees who are directly associated with the software project and (iii) interest costs incurred while developing internal-use computer software. Capitalized software costs are included in property, plant and equipment on our balance sheet and amortized on a straight-line basis when placed into service over the estimated useful lives of the software, which approximate 5 to 10 years. Software amortization totaled $208 million in 2014, $197 million in 2013 and $196 million in 2012. Net capitalized software and development costs were $0.9 billion and $1.1 billion as of December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013, respectively.

Commitments and Contingencies

We are subject to various claims and contingencies related to lawsuits, certain taxes and environmental matters, as well as commitments under contractual and other commercial obligations. We recognize liabilities for contingencies and commitments when a loss is probable and estimable. For additional information on our commitments, see Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements.

Research and Development

We engage in a variety of research and development activities and continue to invest to accelerate growth to drive innovation globally. These activities principally involve production, processing and packaging and include: development of new ingredients and products; reformulation and improvement in the quality of existing products; improvement and modernization of manufacturing processes; improvements in product quality, safety and integrity; development of, and improvements in, packaging technology and dispensing equipment; and efforts focused on identifying opportunities to transform, grow and broaden our product portfolio, including the development of sweetener alternatives and flavor modifiers to reduce added sugar, and recipes that allow us to reduce sodium levels in certain of our products. We also made investments to minimize our impact on the environment, including innovation in our packaging to make it increasingly sustainable, and developed and implemented new technologies to enhance the quality and value of our current and future products, as well as made investments to incorporate into our operations best practices and technology to support sustainable agriculture and to minimize our impact on the environment. We continue to make investments to conserve energy and raw materials, reduce waste in our facilities, recycle containers, use renewable resources and optimize package design to use fewer materials. Consumer research is excluded from research and development costs and included in other marketing costs. Research and development costs were $718 million, $665 million and $552 million in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and are reported within selling, general and administrative expenses.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The quantitative assessment requires an analysis of several estimates including future cash flows or income consistent with management’s strategic business plans, annual sales growth rates and the selection of assumptions underlying a discount rate (weighted average cost of capital) based on market data available at the time. In the quantitative assessment of indefinite-lived intangible assets, if the carrying amount of the indefinite-lived intangible asset exceeds its estimated fair value, as determined by its discounted cash flows or another income-based approach, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess. Quantitative assessment of goodwill is performed using a two-step impairment test at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit can be a division or business within a division. The first step compares the carrying value of a reporting unit, including goodwill, with its estimated fair value, as determined by its discounted cash flows. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, we complete the second step to determine the amount of goodwill impairment loss that we should record, if any. In the second step, we determine an implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill by allocating the estimated fair value of the reporting unit to all of the assets and liabilities other than goodwill (including any unrecognized intangible assets). The amount of impairment loss is equal to the excess of the carrying value of the goodwill over the implied fair value of that goodwill. Quantitative assessments described above are primarily based on expected future levels of sales and operating profit which are inputs from our annual long-range planning process that are used to estimate future cash flows. Additionally, they are also impacted by estimates of discount rates, perpetuity growth assumptions and other factors. Significant management judgment is necessary to estimate the impact of competitive operating, macroeconomic and other factors to estimate future levels of sales, operating profit or cash flows. All assumptions used in our impairment evaluations for nonamortizable intangible assets, such as forecasted growth rates and weighted average cost of capital, are based on the best

available market information and are consistent with our internal forecasts and operating plans.

For additional unaudited information on goodwill and other intangible assets see “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Other Significant Accounting Policies

Our other significant accounting policies are disclosed as follows:


•	Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets – Note 4.


•	Income Taxes – Note 5, and for additional unaudited information see “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.


•	Stock-Based Compensation – Note 6.


•	Pension, Retiree Medical and Savings Plans – Note 7, and for additional unaudited information see “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.


•	Financial Instruments – Note 10, and for additional unaudited information, see “Our Business Risks” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.


•	Inventories – Note 14. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the average; first-in, first-out (FIFO) or last-in, first-out (LIFO) methods.

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Translation of Financial Statements of Foreign Subsidiaries – Financial statements of foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars using period-end exchange rates for assets and liabilities and weighted-average exchange rates for revenues and expenses. Adjustments resulting from translating net assets are reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss within common shareholders’ equity as currency translation adjustment.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued accounting guidance for share-based payments when the terms of an award provide that a performance target could be achieved after the requisite service period. The guidance requires that a performance target that could be achieved after the requisite service period is treated as a performance condition that affects the vesting of the award rather than factored into the grant date fair value. The guidance is effective as of the beginning of our 2016 fiscal year and can be applied prospectively to all share-based payments granted or modified on or after the effective date with early adoption permissible. This guidance is not expected to have any impact on our financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued accounting guidance on revenue recognition, which provides for a single five-step model to be applied to all revenue contracts with customers. The standard also requires additional financial statement disclosures that will enable users to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows relating to customer contracts. Companies have an option to use either a retrospective approach or cumulative effect adjustment approach to implement the standard. There is no option for early adoption. The provisions of this guidance will be effective as of the beginning of our 2017 fiscal year. We are currently evaluating the impact of the guidance on our financial statements and have not yet selected a transition approach to implement the standard.

In July 2013, the FASB issued accounting guidance that requires an entity to net its liability for unrecognized tax positions against a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward when

settlement in this manner is available under the tax law. The provisions of this guidance were effective as of the beginning of our 2014 fiscal year and did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In February 2013, the FASB issued guidance that requires an entity to disclose information showing the effect of the items reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income on the line items of net income. The provisions of this guidance were effective prospectively as of the beginning of our 2013 fiscal year. Accordingly, we included enhanced footnote disclosure for the years ended December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013 in Note 13.

In July 2012, the FASB issued accounting guidance that permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform a quantitative impairment test. An entity would continue to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset if the asset fails the qualitative assessment, while no further analysis would be required if it passes. The provisions of this guidance were effective for 2013 and have had no impact on our annual indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment test results.

In December 2011, the FASB issued disclosure requirements that were intended to enhance current disclosures on offsetting financial assets and liabilities. The disclosures required an entity to disclose both gross and net information about derivative instruments accounted for in accordance with the guidance on derivatives and hedging that are eligible for offset on the balance sheet and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. The provisions of these disclosure requirements were effective as of the beginning of our 2014 fiscal year. Accordingly, we included enhanced footnote disclosure in Note 10.

Note 3 — Restructuring, Impairment and Integration Charges

2014 Multi-Year Productivity Plan

The 2014 Productivity Plan includes the next generation of productivity initiatives that we believe will strengthen our food, snack and beverage businesses by: accelerating our investment in manufacturing automation; further optimizing our global manufacturing footprint, including closing certain manufacturing facilities; re-engineering our go-to-market systems in developed markets; expanding shared services; and implementing simplified organization structures to drive efficiency. The 2014 Productivity Plan is in addition to the 2012 Productivity Plan and is expected to continue the benefits of that plan.

In 2014 and 2013, we incurred restructuring charges of $357 million ($262 million after-tax or $0.17 per share) and $53 million ($39 million after-tax or $0.02 per share), respectively, in conjunction with our 2014 Productivity Plan. All of these charges were recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses and primarily relate to severance and other employee-related costs, asset impairments (all non-cash), and contract termination costs. Substantially all of the restructuring accrual at December 27, 2014 is expected to be paid by the end of 2015.

A summary of our 2014 Productivity Plan charges is as follows:



	2014									2013
	Severance and Other Employee Costs			Asset Impairments		Other Costs		Total		Severance and Other Employee Costs		Other Costs		Total
FLNA	$	25		$	10	$	11	$	46	$	11	$	—	$	11
QFNA	12			—		2		14		3		—		3
NAB	60			56		56		172		9		—		9
Latin America	15			3		10		28		6		—		6
ESSA	24			4		14		42		10		—		10
AMENA	14			—		8		22		1		—		1
Corporate ^(a)	(2		)	—		35		33		12		1		13
	$	148		$	73	$	136	$	357	$	52	$	1	$	53


(a)	Income amount represents adjustments of previously recorded amounts.

A summary of our 2014 Productivity Plan activity is as follows:



	Severance and Other Employee Costs			Asset Impairments			Other Costs			Total
2013 restructuring charges	$	52		$	—		$	1		$	53
Non-cash charges	(22		)	—			—			(22		)
Liability as of December 28, 2013	30			—			1			31
2014 restructuring charges	148			73			136			357
Cash payments	(56		)	—			(109		)	(165		)
Non-cash charges	(33		)	(73		)	(4		)	(110		)
Liability as of December 27, 2014	$	89		$	—		$	24		$	113

2012 Multi-Year Productivity Plan

The 2012 Productivity Plan includes actions in every aspect of our business that we believe will strengthen our complementary food, snack and beverage businesses by: leveraging new technologies and processes across PepsiCo’s operations, go-to-market and information systems; heightening the focus on best practice sharing across the globe; consolidating manufacturing, warehouse and sales facilities; and implementing simplified organization structures, with wider spans of control and fewer layers of management. The 2012 Productivity Plan continues to enhance PepsiCo’s cost-competitiveness and provide a source of funding for future brand-building and innovation initiatives.

In 2014, 2013 and 2012, we incurred restructuring charges of $61 million ($54 million after-tax or $0.04 per share), $110 million ($90 million after-tax or $0.06 per share) and $279 million ($215 million after-tax or $0.14 per share), respectively, in conjunction with our 2012 Productivity Plan. All of these charges were recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses and primarily relate to severance and other employee-related costs, asset impairments (all non-cash), and contract termination costs. All of the restructuring accrual at December 27, 2014 is expected to be paid by the end of 2015.

A summary of our 2012 Productivity Plan charges is as follows:



	2014										2013										2012
	Severance and Other Employee Costs			Asset Impairments		Other Costs			Total		Severance and Other Employee Costs		Asset Impairments		Other Costs			Total			Severance and Other Employee Costs			Asset Impairments		Other Costs		Total
FLNA ^(a)	$	(1	)	$	—	$	3		$	2	$	4	$	—	$	4		$	8		$	14		$	8	$	16	$	38
QFNA	—			—		—			—		—		—		1			1			—			—		9		9
NAB	(3		)	1		9			7		8		—		13			21			27			43		18		88
Latin America ^(a)	19			—		(19		)	—		5		2		—			7			22			8		34		64
ESSA	6			5		18			29		36		2		12			50			14			16		12		42
AMENA	12			—		3			15		21		2		2			25			18			—		10		28
Corporate ^(a)	(2		)	—		10			8		—		—		(2		)	(2		)	(6		)	—		16		10
	$	31		$	6	$	24		$	61	$	74	$	6	$	30		$	110		$	89		$	75	$	115	$	279


(a)	Income amounts represent adjustments of previously recorded amounts.

A summary of our 2012 Productivity Plan activity is as follows:



	Severance and Other Employee Costs			Asset Impairments			Other Costs			Total
Liability as of December 31, 2011	$	249		$	—		$	27		$	276
2012 restructuring charges	89			75			115			279
Cash payments	(239		)	—			(104		)	(343		)
Non-cash charges	(8		)	(75		)	(2		)	(85		)
Liability as of December 29, 2012	91			—			36			127
2013 restructuring charges	74			6			30			110
Cash payments	(89		)	—			(44		)	(133		)
Non-cash charges	(8		)	(6		)	(5		)	(19		)
Liability as of December 28, 2013	68			—			17			85
2014 restructuring charges	31			6			24			61
Cash payments	(65		)	—			(36		)	(101		)
Non-cash charges	(6		)	(6		)	—			(12		)
Liability as of December 27, 2014	$	28		$	—		$	5		$	33

Other Productivity Initiatives

In 2014, the Company incurred pre-tax charges of $67 million ($54 million after-tax or $0.04 per share) related to productivity and efficiency initiatives outside the scope of the 2014 and 2012 Productivity Plans discussed above, including $11 million in Latin America, $26 million in ESSA and $30 million in AMENA. These charges were primarily recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses and reflect severance and other employee-related costs. These initiatives were excluded from Items Affecting Comparability. See additional unaudited information in “Results of Operations – Division Review” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Note 4 — Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets

A summary of our property, plant and equipment is as follows:



	Average Useful Life (Years)	2014			2013			2012
Property, plant and equipment, net
Land		$	1,288		$	1,340
Buildings and improvements	15 – 44	8,114			8,375
Machinery and equipment, including fleet and software	5 – 15	25,146			25,415
Construction in progress		1,752			1,831
		36,300			36,961
Accumulated depreciation		(19,056		)	(18,386		)
		$	17,244		$	18,575
Depreciation expense		$	2,441		$	2,472		$	2,489

Property, plant and equipment is recorded at historical cost. Depreciation and amortization are recognized on a straight-line basis over an asset’s estimated useful life. Land is not depreciated and construction in progress is not depreciated until ready for service.

A summary of our amortizable intangible assets is as follows:



		2014							2013							2012
Amortizable intangible assets, net	Average Useful Life (Years)	Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net		Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net
Acquired franchise rights	56 – 60	$	879	$	(89	)	$	790	$	910	$	(83	)	$	827
Reacquired franchise rights	5 – 14	107		(95		)	12		108		(86		)	22
Brands	20 – 40	1,361		(1,004		)	357		1,400		(996		)	404
Other identifiable intangibles	10 – 24	595		(305		)	290		686		(301		)	385
		$	2,942	$	(1,493	)	$	1,449	$	3,104	$	(1,466	)	$	1,638
Amortization expense							$	92						$	110	$	119

Amortization of intangible assets for each of the next five years, based on existing intangible assets as of December 27, 2014 and using average 2014 foreign exchange rates, is expected to be as follows:



	2015		2016		2017		2018		2019
Five-year projected amortization	$	82	$	74	$	68	$	66	$	63

Depreciable and amortizable assets are only evaluated for impairment upon a significant change in the operating or macroeconomic environment. In these circumstances, if an evaluation of the undiscounted cash flows indicates impairment, the asset is written down to its estimated fair value, which is based on discounted future cash flows. Useful lives are periodically evaluated to determine whether events or circumstances have occurred which indicate the need for revision. For additional unaudited information on our policies for amortizable brands, see “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Nonamortizable Intangible Assets

In 2014 and 2012, we recognized pre-tax impairment charges in ESSA for nonamortizable intangible assets of $23 million in each year. We recognized no impairment charges for nonamortizable intangible assets in 2013. Based on our year-end assessment, the estimated fair values of our indefinite-lived reacquired and acquired franchise rights recorded at NAB exceed their carrying values. However, there could be an impairment of the carrying value of NAB’s reacquired and acquired franchise rights if future revenues and their contribution to the operating results of NAB’s CSD business do not achieve our estimated future cash flows or if macroeconomic conditions result in a future increase in the weighted-average cost of capital used to estimate fair value. We have also analyzed the impact of the recent economic and political developments in Russia on the estimated fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets in Russia and have concluded that there is no impairment as of December 27, 2014. However, a further deterioration in these conditions in Russia could potentially require us to record an impairment charge for these assets in the future. For additional information on our policies for nonamortizable intangible assets, see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements.

The change in the book value of nonamortizable intangible assets is as follows:



	Balance, Beginning 2013		Acquisitions/(Divestitures)			Translation and Other			Balance, End of 2013		Translation and Other			Balance, End of 2014
FLNA
Goodwill	$	316	$	—		$	(11	)	$	305	$	(14	)	$	291
Brands	31		—			(2		)	29		(2		)	27
	347		—			(13		)	334		(16		)	318
QFNA
Goodwill	175		—			—			175		—			175

NAB
Goodwill	9,931		5			(42		)	9,894		(48		)	9,846
Reacquired franchise rights	7,337		16			(72		)	7,281		(88		)	7,193
Acquired franchise rights	1,573		(8		)	(14		)	1,551		(13		)	1,538
Brands	108		—			—			108		—			108
	18,949		13			(128		)	18,834		(149		)	18,685
Latin America
Goodwill	773		—			(64		)	709		(65		)	644
Brands	268		—			(24		)	244		(21		)	223
	1,041		—			(88		)	953		(86		)	867
ESSA ^(a)
Goodwill	5,214		—			(187		)	5,027		(1,488		)	3,539
Reacquired franchise rights	772		—			(12		)	760		(189		)	571
Acquired franchise rights	223		—			7			230		(31		)	199
Brands	4,284		—			(213		)	4,071		(1,408		)	2,663
	10,493		—			(405		)	10,088		(3,116		)	6,972
AMENA
Goodwill	562		(4		)	(55		)	503		(33		)	470
Brands	148		—			(21		)	127		(10		)	117
	710		(4		)	(76		)	630		(43		)	587

Total goodwill	16,971		1			(359		)	16,613		(1,648		)	14,965
Total reacquired franchise rights	8,109		16			(84		)	8,041		(277		)	7,764
Total acquired franchise rights	1,796		(8		)	(7		)	1,781		(44		)	1,737
Total brands	4,839		—			(260		)	4,579		(1,441		)	3,138
	$	31,715	$	9		$	(710	)	$	31,014	$	(3,410	)	$	27,604


(a)	The change in 2014 primarily reflects the depreciation of the Russian ruble.

Note 5 — Income Taxes

The components of income before income taxes are as follows:



		2014			2013			2012
U.S.		$	2,557		$	3,078		$	3,234
Foreign		6,200			5,813			5,070
		$	8,757		$	8,891		$	8,304

The provision for income taxes consisted of the following:

		2014			2013			2012
Current:	U.S. Federal	$	1,364		$	1,092		$	911
	Foreign	851			807			940
	State	210			124			153
		2,425			2,023			2,004
Deferred:	U.S. Federal	(33		)	87			154
	Foreign	(60		)	11			(95		)
	State	(133		)	(17		)	27
		(226		)	81			86
		$	2,199		$	2,104		$	2,090

A reconciliation of the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate to our annual tax rate is as follows:

		2014			2013			2012
U.S. Federal statutory tax rate		35.0		%	35.0		%	35.0		%
State income tax, net of U.S. Federal tax benefit		0.6			1.2			1.4
Lower taxes on foreign results		(8.6		)	(8.8		)	(6.9		)
Tax benefits		—			(2.4		)	(2.6		)
Other, net		(1.9		)	(1.3		)	(1.7		)
Annual tax rate		25.1		%	23.7		%	25.2		%

Deferred tax liabilities and assets are comprised of the following:



Deferred tax liabilities	2014			2013
Pension benefits	$	—		$	84
Debt guarantee of wholly owned subsidiary	842			828
Property, plant and equipment	2,174			2,327
Intangible assets other than nondeductible goodwill	4,068			4,348
Other	264			361
Gross deferred tax liabilities	7,348			7,948
Deferred tax assets
Net carryforwards	1,329			1,485
Stock-based compensation	265			303
Retiree medical benefits	388			384
Other employee-related benefits	646			627
Pension benefits	263			—
Deductible state tax and interest benefits	158			155
Long-term debt obligations acquired	98			125
Other	1,002			959
Gross deferred tax assets	4,149			4,038
Valuation allowances	(1,230		)	(1,360		)
Deferred tax assets, net	2,919			2,678
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	4,429		$	5,270

Deferred taxes are included within the following balance sheet accounts:



	2014		2013
Assets:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	875	$	716
Liabilities:
Deferred income taxes	$	5,304	$	5,986

A summary of our valuation allowance activity is as follows:



	2014			2013		2012
Balance, beginning of year	$	1,360		$	1,233	$	1,264
(Benefit)/provision	(25		)	111		68
Other (deductions)/additions	(105		)	16		(99		)
Balance, end of year	$	1,230		$	1,360	$	1,233

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which was signed into law in the second quarter of 2010, changed the tax treatment related to an existing retiree drug subsidy (RDS) available to sponsors of retiree health benefit plans that provide a benefit that is at least actuarially equivalent to the benefits under Medicare Part D. As a result of the PPACA, RDS payments became taxable in tax years beginning in 2013, by requiring the amount of the subsidy received to be offset against our deduction for health care expenses. In the first quarter of 2012, we began pre-paying funds within our 401(h) accounts intended to fully cover prescription drug benefit liabilities for Medicare eligible retirees. As a result, the receipt of future Medicare subsidy payments for prescription drugs will not be taxable and consequently we recorded a $55 million tax benefit reflecting this change in the first quarter of 2012.

For additional unaudited information on our income tax policies, including our reserves for income taxes, see “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Reserves

A number of years may elapse before a particular matter, for which we have established a reserve, is audited and finally resolved. The number of years with open tax audits varies depending on the tax jurisdiction. Our major taxing jurisdictions and the related open tax audits are as follows:



Jurisdiction	Years Open to Audit	Years Currently Under Audit
United States	2010-2013	2010-2011
Mexico	2009-2013	None
United Kingdom	2012-2013	None
Canada (Domestic)	2010-2013	2010-2012
Canada (International)	2008-2013	2008-2012
Russia	2009-2013	2009-2013

While it is often difficult to predict the final outcome or the timing of resolution of any particular tax matter, we believe that our reserves reflect the probable outcome of known tax contingencies. We adjust these reserves, as well as the related interest, in light of changing facts and circumstances. Settlement of any particular issue would usually require the use of cash. Favorable resolution would be recognized as a reduction to our annual tax rate in the year of resolution. For further unaudited information on the impact of the resolution of open tax issues, see “Other Consolidated Results” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

We believe that it is reasonably possible that our reserves for uncertain tax positions could decrease by approximately $300 million within the next 12 months as a result of the completion of audits in various jurisdictions.

In the fourth quarter of 2013, we reached an agreement with the IRS resolving all open matters related to the audits for taxable years 2003 through 2009. As a result, we made U.S. Federal net cash tax payments of $758 million, including interest. The settlement reduced our 2013 net cash provided by operating activities and our reserves for uncertain tax positions for the tax years 2003 through 2012 and resulted in a non-cash tax benefit of $209 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. In addition, payments for other U.S. Federal, state and local tax matters related to open tax years totaling $226 million were made in 2013. In 2012, we received a favorable tax court decision related to the classification of financial instruments resulting in a non-cash tax benefit of $217 million in the fourth quarter of 2012. See additional unaudited information in “Items Affecting Comparability” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

As of December 27, 2014, the total gross amount of reserves for income taxes, reported in other liabilities, was $1,587 million. We accrue interest related to reserves for income taxes in our provision for income taxes and any associated penalties are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses. The gross amount of interest accrued, reported in other liabilities, was $141 million as of December 27, 2014, of which $31 million of expense was recognized in 2014. The gross amount of interest accrued, reported in other liabilities, was $164 million as of December 28, 2013, of which $36 million of expense was recognized in 2013.

A rollforward of our reserves for all federal, state and foreign tax jurisdictions, is as follows:



	2014			2013
Balance, beginning of year	$	1,268		$	2,425
Additions for tax positions related to the current year	349			238
Additions for tax positions from prior years	215			273
Reductions for tax positions from prior years	(81		)	(327		)
Settlement payments	(70		)	(1,306		)
Statutes of limitations expiration	(42		)	(30		)
Translation and other	(52		)	(5		)
Balance, end of year	$	1,587		$	1,268

Carryforwards and Allowances

Operating loss carryforwards totaling $10.4 billion at year-end 2014 are being carried forward in a number of foreign and state jurisdictions where we are permitted to use tax operating losses from prior periods to reduce future taxable income. These operating losses will expire as follows: $0.1 billion in 2015, $9.8 billion between 2016 and 2034 and $0.5 billion may be carried forward indefinitely. We establish valuation allowances for our deferred tax assets if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Undistributed International Earnings

As of December 27, 2014, we had approximately $37.8 billion of undistributed international earnings. We intend to continue to reinvest earnings outside the U.S. for the foreseeable future and, therefore, have not recognized any U.S. tax expense on these earnings. It is not practicable for us to determine the amount of unrecognized U.S. tax expense on these reinvested international earnings.

Note 6 — Stock-Based Compensation

Our stock-based compensation program is designed to attract and retain employees while also aligning employees’ interests with the interests of our shareholders. Stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs), performance stock units (PSUs) and PepsiCo equity performance units (PEPunits) are granted to employees under the shareholder-approved 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP). Each RSU represents our obligation to deliver to the holder one share of PepsiCo common stock when the award vests at the end of the service period. PSUs are awards where the number of shares delivered to the holder upon vesting at the end of the service period depends on PepsiCo’s performance against specified targets. During the vesting period, RSUs and PSUs accrue dividend equivalents that pay out in cash (without interest) if and when the applicable RSU or PSU vests and becomes payable. PEPunits provide an opportunity to earn shares of PepsiCo common stock with a value that adjusts based upon changes in PepsiCo’s absolute stock price as well as PepsiCo’s Total Shareholder Return relative to the S&P 500 over a three-year performance period.

The Company may use authorized and unissued shares to meet share requirements resulting from the exercise of stock options and the vesting of RSUs and PSUs as well as PEPunits.

As of December 27, 2014, 98 million shares were available for future stock-based compensation grants.

The following table summarizes our total stock-based compensation expense:



	2014			2013		2012
Stock-based compensation expense	$	297		$	303	$	278
Merger and integration charges	—			—		2
Restructuring and impairment benefits	(3		)	—		(7		)
Total	$	294		$	303	$	273
Income tax benefits recognized in earnings related to stock-based compensation	$	75		$	76	$	73

Method of Accounting and Our Assumptions

We account for our employee stock options under the fair value method of accounting using a Black-Scholes valuation model to measure stock option expense at the date of grant. The fair value of RSUs is measured at the market price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant. The fair value of PSUs is measured at the market price of the Company’s stock on the date of grant with the exception of market-based awards, for which we use the Monte-Carlo simulation option-pricing model to determine the fair value. The Monte-Carlo simulation option-pricing model uses the same input assumptions as the Black-Scholes model; however, it also further incorporates into the fair-value determination the possibility that the market condition may not be satisfied. Compensation costs related to these awards are recognized regardless of whether the market condition is satisfied, provided that the requisite service has been provided.

All stock option grants have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant and generally have a 10-year term. We do not backdate, reprice or grant stock-based compensation awards retroactively. Repricing of awards would require shareholder approval under the LTIP.

The fair value of stock-based award grants is amortized to expense over the vesting period, primarily three years. Awards to employees eligible for retirement prior to the award becoming fully vested are amortized to expense over the period through the date that the employee first becomes eligible to retire and is no longer required to provide service to earn the award. Executives who are awarded long-term incentives based on their performance may generally elect to receive their grant in the form of stock options or RSUs, or a combination thereof. Executives who elect RSUs receive one RSU for every four stock options that would have otherwise been granted. Certain executive officers and other senior executives do not have a choice and are granted a combination of 60% PEPunits measuring both absolute and relative stock price performance and 40% long-term cash based on achievement of specific performance operating metrics. Certain executives are granted performance-based stock units which require the achievement of specified financial and/or operational performance metrics. The number of shares may be increased to the maximum or reduced to the minimum threshold based on the results of these performance metrics in accordance with the terms established at the time of the award.

Our weighted-average Black-Scholes fair value assumptions are as follows:



	2014		2013		2012
Expected life	6 years		6 years		6 years
Risk-free interest rate	1.9	%	1.1	%	1.3	%
Expected volatility	16	%	17	%	17	%
Expected dividend yield	2.9	%	2.7	%	3.0	%

The expected life is the period over which our employee groups are expected to hold their options. It is based on our historical experience with similar grants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the expected U.S. Treasury rate over the expected life. Volatility reflects movements in our stock price over the most recent

historical period equivalent to the expected life. Dividend yield is estimated over the expected life based on our stated dividend policy and forecasts of net income, share repurchases and stock price.

A summary of our stock-based compensation activity for the year ended December 27, 2014 is as follows:



Our Stock Option Activity	Options^(a)		Average Price^(b)		Average Life (years)^(c)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value^(d)
Outstanding at December 28, 2013	49,462		$	61.58
Granted	3,416		$	81.27
Exercised	(12,898	)	$	58.56
Forfeited/expired	(1,123	)	$	70.62
Outstanding at December 27, 2014	38,857		$	64.06	4.67	$	1,282,200
Exercisable at December 27, 2014	30,237		$	60.94	3.66	$	1,091,815
Expected to vest as of December 27, 2014	8,111		$	74.59	8.19	$	182,132


(a)	Options are in thousands and include options previously granted under The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (PBG) and PepsiAmericas, Inc. (PAS) plans. No additional options or shares were granted under the PBG and PAS plans after 2009.


(b)	Weighted-average exercise price.


(c)	Weighted-average contractual life remaining.


(d)	In thousands.



Our RSU and PSU Activity	RSUs/PSUs^(a)		Average Intrinsic Value^(b)		Average Life (years)^(c)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value^(d)
Outstanding at December 28, 2013	11,939		$	69.04
Granted^(e)	4,379		$	80.39
Converted	(3,713	)	$	64.77
Forfeited	(1,171	)	$	73.71
Actual performance change^(f)	(206	)	$	64.19
Outstanding at December 27, 2014^(g)	11,228		$	74.49	1.42	$	1,089,707
Expected to vest as of December 27, 2014	10,745		$	73.74	1.28	$	1,042,781


(a)	RSUs and PSUs are in thousands and include RSUs previously granted under the PBG plan. No additional RSUs or shares were granted under the PBG plan after 2009.


(b)	Weighted-average intrinsic value at grant date.


(c)	Weighted-average contractual life remaining.


(d)	In thousands.


(e)	Grant activity for all PSUs are disclosed at target.


(f)	Reflects the net number of PSUs above and below target levels based on actual performance measured at the end of the performance period.


(g)	The outstanding PSUs for which the performance period has not ended as of December 27, 2014, at the threshold, target and maximum award levels were zero, 0.7 million and 1.1 million, respectively.



Our PEPunit Activity	PEPunits^(a)		Average Intrinsic Value^(b)		Average Life (years)^(c)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value^(d)
Outstanding at December 28, 2013	675		$	66.65
Granted^(e)	387		$	50.95
Converted	—		$	—
Forfeited	(109	)	$	59.85
Outstanding at December 27, 2014^(f)	953		$	61.04	1.24	$	92,451
Expected to vest as of December 27, 2014	843		$	60.97	1.21	$	81,770


(a)	PEPunits are in thousands.


(b)	Weighted-average intrinsic value at grant date.


(c)	Weighted-average contractual life remaining.


(d)	In thousands.


(e)	Grant activity for all PEPunits are disclosed at target.


(f)	The outstanding PEPunits for which the performance period has not ended as of December 27, 2014, at the threshold, target and maximum award levels were zero, 1.0 million and 1.7 million, respectively.

Other Stock-Based Compensation Data



	2014		2013		2012
Stock Options
Total number of options granted^(a)	3,416		2,868		3,696
Weighted-average fair value of options granted	$	8.79	$	8.14	$	6.86
Total intrinsic value of options exercised^(a)	$	423,251	$	471,475	$	512,636
Total fair value of options vested^(a)	$	42,353	$	88,750	$	148,835
RSUs/PSUs
Total number of RSUs/PSUs granted^(a)	4,379		4,231		4,404
Weighted-average intrinsic value of RSUs/PSUs granted	$	80.39	$	76.30	$	66.64
Total intrinsic value of RSUs/PSUs converted^(a)	$	319,820	$	294,065	$	236,575
Total fair value of RSUs/PSUs vested^(a)	$	241,836	$	236,688	$	188,723
PEPunits
Total number of PEPunits granted^(a)	387		355		410
Weighted-average intrinsic value of PEPunits granted	$	50.95	$	68.48	$	64.85
Total intrinsic value of PEPunits converted^(a)	$	—	$	3,868	$	—
Total fair value of PEPunits vested^(a)	$	5,072	$	5,896	$	—


(a)	In thousands.

As of December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013, there were approximately 324,000 and 290,000 outstanding awards, respectively, consisting primarily of phantom stock units that were granted under the PepsiCo Director Deferral Program and will be settled in shares of PepsiCo common stock pursuant to the LTIP at the end of the applicable deferral period, not included in the tables above.

As of December 27, 2014, there was $382 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation grants. This unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of two years.

Note 7 — Pension, Retiree Medical and Savings Plans

In the fourth quarter of 2014 and 2012, the Company offered certain former employees who had vested benefits in our U.S. defined benefit pension plans the option of receiving a one-time lump sum payment equal to the present value of the participant’s pension benefit (payable in cash or rolled over into a qualified retirement plan or IRA). In December 2014 and 2012, we made a discretionary contribution of $388 million and $405 million, respectively, to fund substantially all of these payments. The Company recorded a pre-tax non-cash settlement charge of $141 million ($88 million after-tax or $0.06 per share) in 2014 and $195 million ($131 million after-tax or $0.08 per share) in 2012 as a result of these transactions. See additional unaudited information in “Items Affecting Comparability” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The provisions of both the PPACA and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act are reflected in our retiree medical expenses and liabilities and were not material to our financial statements.

During 2014, we revised our mortality assumptions to incorporate the new set of mortality tables issued by the Society of Actuaries, adjusted to reflect our experience and future expectations. This resulted in an increase in the projected benefit obligation of our U.S. pension and retiree medical programs. We also reviewed and revised other demographic assumptions to reflect recent experience. The net effect of these changes and certain plan design changes resulted in an increase of approximately $150 million in the projected benefit obligation at December 27, 2014.

Gains and losses resulting from actual experience differing from our assumptions, including the difference between the actual return on plan assets and the expected return on plan assets, and from changes in our assumptions are determined at each measurement date. If this net accumulated gain or loss exceeds 10% of the greater of the market-related value of plan assets or plan liabilities, a portion of the net gain or loss is included in expense for the following year based upon the average remaining service period of active plan participants, which is approximately 11 years for pension expense and approximately 8 years for retiree medical expense. The cost or benefit of plan changes that increase or decrease benefits for prior employee service (prior service cost/(credit)) is included in earnings on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service period of active plan participants.

Selected financial information for our pension and retiree medical plans is as follows:



	Pension												Retiree Medical
	U.S.						International
	2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
Change in projected benefit liability
Liability at beginning of year	$	11,825		$	12,886		$	2,859		$	2,788		$	1,384		$	1,511
Service cost	393			467			98			111			36			45
Interest cost	580			527			131			118			58			54
Plan amendments	(122		)	22			—			(1		)	(125		)	—
Participant contributions	—			—			3			3			—			—
Experience loss/(gain)	1,635			(1,522		)	512			(65		)	190			(128		)
Benefit payments	(349		)	(533		)	(86		)	(91		)	(101		)	(97		)
Settlement/curtailment	(577		)	(44		)	(25		)	(3		)	—			—
Special termination benefits	24			22			—			—			3			2
Foreign currency adjustment	—			—			(245		)	(2		)	(6		)	(3		)
Other	—			—			—			1			—			—
Liability at end of year	$	13,409		$	11,825		$	3,247		$	2,859		$	1,439		$	1,384

Change in fair value of plan assets
Fair value at beginning of year	$	11,462		$	10,817		$	2,777		$	2,463		$	406		$	365
Actual return on plan assets	1,254			1,159			401			265			46			76
Employer contributions/funding	434			63			157			137			64			62
Participant contributions	—			—			3			3			—			—
Benefit payments	(349		)	(533		)	(86		)	(91		)	(101		)	(97		)
Settlement	(577		)	(44		)	(24		)	(8		)	—			—
Foreign currency adjustment	—			—			(226		)	8			—			—
Fair value at end of year	$	12,224		$	11,462		$	3,002		$	2,777		$	415		$	406
Funded status	$	(1,185	)	$	(363	)	$	(245	)	$	(82	)	$	(1,024	)	$	(978	)



	Pension												Retiree Medical
	U.S.						International
	2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
Amounts recognized
Other assets	$	97		$	603		$	37		$	74		$	—		$	—
Other current liabilities	(42		)	(41		)	(1		)	(1		)	(57		)	(72		)
Other liabilities	(1,240		)	(925		)	(281		)	(155		)	(967		)	(906		)
Net amount recognized	$	(1,185	)	$	(363	)	$	(245	)	$	(82	)	$	(1,024	)	$	(978	)

Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive loss (pre-tax)
Net loss/(gain)	$	2,918		$	2,069		$	1,003		$	849		$	(49	)	$	(222	)
Prior service (credit)/cost	(18		)	125			(7		)	(6		)	(166		)	(69		)
Total	$	2,900		$	2,194		$	996		$	843		$	(215	)	$	(291	)

Components of the increase/(decrease) in net loss/(gain) included in accumulated other comprehensive loss
Change in discount rate	$	1,424		$	(1,532	)	$	636		$	(166	)	$	98		$	(117	)
Employee-related assumption changes	345			24			(112		)	91			58			2
Liability-related experience different from assumptions	(104		)	(14		)	(12		)	10			34			(13		)
Actual asset return different from expected return	(470		)	(336		)	(225		)	(108		)	(19		)	(49		)
Amortization and settlement of losses	(316		)	(285		)	(61		)	(68		)	4			(1		)
Other, including foreign currency adjustments	(30		)	—			(72		)	(6		)	(2		)	—
Total	$	849		$	(2,143	)	$	154		$	(247	)	$	173		$	(178	)

Liability at end of year for service to date	$	12,206		$	10,803		$	2,721		$	2,369

The components of benefit expense are as follows:



	Pension																		Retiree Medical
	U.S.									International
	2014			2013			2012			2014			2013			2012			2014			2013			2012
Components of benefit expense
Service cost	$	393		$	467		$	407		$	98		$	111		$	100		$	36		$	45		$	50
Interest cost	580			527			534			131			118			115			58			54			65
Expected return on plan assets	(784		)	(823		)	(796		)	(176		)	(157		)	(146		)	(27		)	(27		)	(22		)
Amortization of prior service cost/(credit)	21			18			17			—			1			1			(28		)	(23		)	(26		)
Amortization of net loss/(gain)	175			289			259			53			66			53			(4		)	1			—
	385			478			421			106			139			123			35			50			67
Settlement/curtailment loss/(gain)^(a)	141			(4		)	185			7			7			4			—			—			—
Special termination benefits	24			22			8			—			—			1			3			2			5
Total	$	550		$	496		$	614		$	113		$	146		$	128		$	38		$	52		$	72


(a)	U.S. includes pension lump sum settlement charge of $141 million in 2014 and $195 million in 2012. These charges are reflected in items affecting comparability (see additional unaudited information in “Items Affecting Comparability” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations).

The estimated amounts to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into expense in 2015 for our pension and retiree medical plans are as follows:



	Pension					Retiree Medical
	U.S.			International
Net loss	$	205		$	74	$	—
Prior service credit	(3		)	—		(38		)
Total	$	202		$	74	$	(38	)

The following table provides the weighted-average assumptions used to determine projected benefit liability and benefit expense for our pension and retiree medical plans:



	Pension												Retiree Medical
	U.S.						International
	2014		2013		2012		2014		2013		2012		2014		2013		2012
Weighted-average assumptions
Liability discount rate	4.2	%	5.0	%	4.2	%	3.8	%	4.7	%	4.4	%	3.8	%	4.6	%	3.7	%
Expense discount rate	5.0	%	4.2	%	4.6	%	4.7	%	4.4	%	4.8	%	4.3	%	3.7	%	4.4	%
Expected return on plan assets	7.5	%	7.8	%	7.8	%	6.6	%	6.6	%	6.7	%	7.5	%	7.8	%	7.8	%
Liability rate of salary increases	3.5	%	3.7	%	3.7	%	3.6	%	3.9	%	3.9	%
Expense rate of salary increases	3.7	%	3.7	%	3.7	%	3.9	%	3.9	%	4.1	%

The following table provides selected information about plans with liability for service to date and total projected benefit liability in excess of plan assets:



	Pension												Retiree Medical
	U.S.						International
	2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
Selected information for plans with liability for service to date in excess of plan assets
Liability for service to date	$	(661	)	$	(577	)	$	(333	)	$	(310	)
Fair value of plan assets	$	2		$	2		$	288		$	259
Selected information for plans with projected benefit liability in excess of plan assets
Benefit liability	$	(7,385	)	$	(6,555	)	$	(2,865	)	$	(2,291	)	$	(1,439	)	$	(1,384	)
Fair value of plan assets	$	6,103		$	5,589		$	2,583		$	2,135		$	415		$	406

Of the total projected pension benefit liability at year-end 2014, $808 million relates to plans that we do not fund because the funding of such plans does not receive favorable tax treatment.

Future Benefit Payments and Funding

Our estimated future benefit payments are as follows:



	2015		2016		2017		2018		2019		2020-24
Pension	$	700	$	730	$	775	$	830	$	880	$	5,160
Retiree medical^(a)	$	120	$	125	$	125	$	125	$	125	$	560


(a)	Expected future benefit payments for our retiree medical plans do not reflect any estimated subsidies expected to be received under the 2003 Medicare Act. Subsidies are expected to be approximately $3 million for each of the years from 2015 through 2019 and approximately $13 million in total for 2020 through 2024.

These future benefit payments to beneficiaries include payments from both funded and unfunded plans.

In 2015, we expect to make pension and retiree medical contributions of approximately $225 million, with approximately $55 million for retiree medical benefits.

Plan Assets

Our pension plan investment strategy includes the use of actively managed securities and is reviewed periodically in conjunction with plan liabilities, an evaluation of market conditions, tolerance for risk and cash requirements for benefit payments. This strategy is also applicable to funds held for the retiree medical plans. Our investment objective is to ensure that funds are available to meet the plans’ benefit obligations when they become due. Our overall investment strategy is to prudently invest plan assets in a well-diversified portfolio of equity and high-quality debt securities and real estate to achieve our long-term return expectations. Our investment policy also permits the use of derivative instruments which are primarily used to reduce risk.

Our expected long-term rate of return on U.S. plan assets is 7.5% for 2015 and 2014. Our target investment allocations for U.S. plan assets are as follows:



	2015		2014
Fixed income	40	%	40	%
U.S. equity	33	%	33	%
International equity	22	%	22	%
Real estate	5	%	5	%

Actual investment allocations may vary from our target investment allocations due to prevailing market conditions. We regularly review our actual investment allocations and periodically rebalance our investments to our target allocations.

The expected return on plan assets is based on our plan investment strategy and our expectations for long-term rates of return by asset class, taking into account volatility and correlation among asset classes and our historical experience. We also review current levels of interest rates and inflation to assess the reasonableness of the long-term rates. We evaluate our expected return assumptions annually to ensure that they are reasonable. To calculate the expected return on plan assets, our market-related value of assets for fixed income is the actual fair value. For all other asset categories, we use a method that recognizes investment gains or losses (the difference between the expected and actual return based on the market-related value of assets) over a five-year period. This has the effect of reducing year-to-year volatility.

Contributions to our pension and retiree medical plans were as follows:



	Pension						Retiree Medical
	2014		2013		2012		2014		2013		2012
Discretionary ^(a)	$	407	$	23	$	1,375	$	—	$	—	$	140
Non-discretionary	184		177		239		64		62		111
Total	$	591	$	200	$	1,614	$	64	$	62	$	251


(a)	Includes $388 million and $405 million in 2014 and 2012, respectively, pertaining to pension lump sum payments.

Plan assets measured at fair value as of fiscal year-end 2014 and 2013 are categorized consistently by level in both years, and are as follows:



	2014								2013
	Total		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
U.S. plan assets^(a)
Equity securities:
U.S. common stock^(b)	$	966	$	966	$	—	$	—	$	732
U.S. commingled funds^{(c) (d)}	3,437		—		3,437		—		3,334
International common stock^(b)	1,488		1,488		—		—		1,669
International commingled fund^(e)	876		—		876		—		902
Preferred stock^(f)	22		—		22		—		18
Fixed income securities:
Government securities^(f)	1,279		—		1,279		—		1,264
Corporate bonds^{(f) (g)}	3,338		—		3,338		—		2,958
Mortgage-backed securities^(f)	274		—		274		—		220
Other:
Contracts with insurance companies^(h)	6		—		—		6		6
Real estate commingled funds⁽ⁱ⁾	629		—		—		629		552
Cash and cash equivalents	267		267		—		—		154
Sub-total U.S. plan assets	12,582		$	2,721	$	9,226	$	635	11,809
Dividends and interest receivable	57								59
Total U.S. plan assets	$	12,639							$	11,868
International plan assets
Equity securities:
U.S. common stock^(b)	$	5	$	5	$	—	$	—	$	4
U.S. commingled funds^(c)	373		—		373		—		334
International common stock^(b)	171		171		—		—		176
International commingled funds^(e)	918		—		918		—		914
Preferred stock^(f)	1		—		1		—		1
Fixed income securities:
Government securities^(f)	454		—		454		—		207
Corporate bonds^(f)	320		—		320		—		261
Fixed income commingled funds^(j)	517		—		517		—		650
Other:
Contracts with insurance companies^(h)	36		—		—		36		34
Currency commingled fund^(k)	87		—		87		—		91
Real estate commingled fund⁽ⁱ⁾	92		—		—		92		83
Cash and cash equivalents	21		21		—		—		15
Sub-total international plan assets	2,995		$	197	$	2,670	$	128	2,770
Dividends and interest receivable	7								7
Total international plan assets	$	3,002							$	2,777


(a)	2014 and 2013 amounts include $415 million and $406 million, respectively, of retiree medical plan assets that are restricted for purposes of providing health benefits for U.S. retirees and their beneficiaries.


(b)	Based on quoted market prices in active markets.


(c)	Based on the fair value of the investments owned by these funds that track various U.S. large, mid-cap and small company indices.


(d)	Includes one large-cap fund that represents 25% of total U.S. plan assets for both 2014 and 2013.


(e)	Based on the fair value of the investments owned by these funds that track various non-U.S. equity indices.


(f)	Based on quoted bid prices for comparable securities in the marketplace and broker/dealer quotes in active markets.


(g)	Corporate bonds of U.S.-based companies represent 23% and 21%, respectively, of total U.S. plan assets for 2014 and 2013.


(h)	Based on the fair value of the contracts as determined by the insurance companies using inputs that are not observable.


(i)	Based on the appraised value of the investments owned by these funds as determined by independent third parties using inputs that are not observable.


(j)	Based on the fair value of the investments owned by these funds that track various government and corporate bond indices.


(k)	Based on the fair value of the investments owned by this fund that invests primarily in derivatives to hedge currency exposure.

The changes in Level 3 plan assets are as follows:



	Balance, Beginning 2013		Return on Assets Held at Year-End			Purchases and Sales, Net			Balance, End of 2013		Return on Assets Held at Year-End		Purchases and Sales, Net		Balance, End of 2014
Real estate commingled funds	$	391	$	56		$	188		$	635	$	68	$	18	$	721
Contracts with insurance companies	62		(1		)	(21		)	40		2		—		42
Total	$	453	$	55		$	167		$	675	$	70	$	18	$	763

Retiree Medical Cost Trend Rates

An average increase of 6% in the cost of covered retiree medical benefits is assumed for 2015. This average increase is then projected to decline gradually to 5% in 2025 and thereafter. These assumed health care cost trend rates have an impact on the retiree medical plan expense and liability, however the cap on our share of retiree medical costs limits the impact. A 1-percentage-point change in the assumed health care trend rate would have the following effects:



	1% Increase		1% Decrease
2014 service and interest cost components	$	4	$	(3	)
2014 benefit liability	$	46	$	(40	)

Savings Plan

Certain U.S. employees are eligible to participate in 401(k) savings plans, which are voluntary defined contribution plans. The plans are designed to help employees accumulate additional savings for retirement, and we make Company matching contributions for certain employees on a portion of eligible pay based on years of service.

As of February 2012, certain U.S. employees earning a benefit under one of our defined benefit pension plans were no longer eligible for Company matching contributions on their 401(k) contributions.

Certain U.S. salaried employees, who are not eligible to participate in a defined benefit pension plan, are also eligible to receive an employer contribution to the 401(k) savings plan based on age and years of service regardless of employee contribution.

In 2014, 2013 and 2012, our total Company contributions were $130 million, $122 million and $109 million, respectively.

For additional unaudited information on our pension and retiree medical plans and related accounting policies and assumptions, see “Our Critical Accounting Policies” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Note 8 — Related Party Transactions

Our related party transactions in 2014, 2013 and 2012 are not material.

We coordinate, on an aggregate basis, the contract negotiations of sweeteners and other raw material requirements, including aluminum cans and plastic bottles and closures for us and certain of our independent bottlers. Once we have negotiated the contracts, the bottlers order and take delivery directly from the supplier and pay the suppliers directly. Consequently, these transactions are not reflected in our consolidated financial statements. As the contracting party, we could be liable to these suppliers in the event of any nonpayment by our bottlers, but we consider this exposure to be remote.

In addition, our joint ventures with Unilever (under the Lipton brand name) and Starbucks sell finished goods (ready-to-drink teas and coffees, respectively) to us and our noncontrolled bottling affiliates. Consistent with accounting for equity method investments, our joint venture revenue is not included in our consolidated net revenue.

Certain members of our Board of Directors also serve on the boards of certain vendors and customers. These Board members do not participate in our vendor selection and negotiations nor in our customer negotiations. Our transactions with these vendors and customers are in the normal course of business and are consistent with terms negotiated with other vendors and customers. In addition, certain of our employees serve on the boards of Pepsi Bottling Ventures LLC and other affiliated companies of PepsiCo and do not receive incremental compensation for such services.

Note 9 — Debt Obligations and Commitments

The following table summarizes the Company’s debt obligations:



	2014			2013
Short-term debt obligations
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	4,096		$	2,224
Commercial paper (0.1% and 0.1%)	746			2,924
Other borrowings (17.7% and 12.4%)	234			158
	$	5,076		$	5,306
Long-term debt obligations
Notes due 2014 (5.3%)	$	—		$	2,219
Notes due 2015 (1.4% and 1.2%)	4,093			4,116
Notes due 2016 (2.6% and 2.5%)	3,099			3,106
Notes due 2017 (1.6% and 2.0%)	2,004			1,258
Notes due 2018 (4.4% and 4.3%)	3,410			3,439
Notes due 2019 (3.7% and 3.7%)	1,631			1,635
Notes due 2020-2044 (3.9% and 4.0%)	13,640			10,738
Other, due 2015-2019 (4.4% and 4.4%)	40			46
	27,917			26,557
Less: current maturities of long-term debt obligations	(4,096		)	(2,224		)
Total	$	23,821		$	24,333

The interest rates in the above table reflect weighted-average rates at year-end.

In 2014, we issued:


•	$750 million of 0.950% senior notes maturing in February 2017;


•	$1.250 billion of 3.600% senior notes maturing in March 2024;


•	€500 million of 1.750% senior notes maturing in April 2021;


•	€500 million of 2.625% senior notes maturing in April 2026; and


•	$500 million of 4.250% senior notes maturing in October 2044.

The net proceeds from the issuances of the above notes were used for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of commercial paper.

In 2014, $2.2 billion of senior notes matured and were paid.

In 2014, we entered into a new five-year unsecured revolving credit agreement (Five-Year Credit Agreement) which expires on June 9, 2019. The Five-Year Credit Agreement enables us and our borrowing subsidiaries to borrow up to $3.7725 billion, subject to customary terms and conditions. We may request that commitments under this agreement be increased up to $4.5 billion. Additionally, we may, once a year, request renewal of the agreement for an additional one-year period.

Also, in 2014, we entered into a new 364-day unsecured revolving credit agreement (364-Day Credit Agreement) which expires on June 8, 2015. The 364-Day Credit Agreement enables us and our borrowing subsidiaries to borrow up to $3.7725 billion, subject to customary terms and conditions. We may request that commitments under this agreement be increased up to $4.5 billion. We may request renewal of this facility for an additional 364-day period or convert any amounts outstanding into a term loan for a period of up to one year, which would mature no later than the then effective termination date. The Five-Year Credit Agreement and the 364-Day Credit Agreement together replaced our $2.925 billion five-year credit agreement dated as of June 10, 2013 and our $2.925 billion 364-Day credit agreement dated as of June 10, 2013. Funds borrowed under the Five-Year Credit Agreement and the 364-Day Credit Agreement may be used for general corporate purposes. Subject to certain conditions, we may borrow, prepay and reborrow amounts under these agreements. As of December 27, 2014, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Five-Year Credit Agreement or the 364-Day Credit Agreement.

In addition, as of December 27, 2014, our international debt of $228 million was related to borrowings from external parties including various lines of credit. These lines of credit are subject to normal banking terms and conditions and are fully committed at least to the extent of our borrowings.

Long-Term Contractual Commitments ^(a)

The following table summarizes our long-term contractual commitments by period:



	Payments Due by Period
	Total		2015		2016 – 2017		2018 – 2019		2020 and beyond
Long-term debt obligations^(b)	$	23,446	$	—	$	5,108	$	4,863	$	13,475
Interest on debt obligations^(c)	8,839		873		1,553		1,245		5,168
Operating leases	1,894		403		631		387		473
Purchasing commitments^(d)	1,985		693		873		293		126
Marketing commitments^(d)	2,178		391		647		525		615
	$	38,342	$	2,360	$	8,812	$	7,313	$	19,857


(a)	Based on year-end foreign exchange rates. We expect to make net cash tax payments of approximately $300 million within the next 12 months, as discussed further in Note 5. Reserves for uncertain tax positions are excluded from the table above as we are unable to reasonably predict the ultimate amount or timing of any other settlements.


(b)	Excludes $4,096 million related to current maturities of long-term debt, $196 million related to the fair value step-up of debt acquired in connection with our acquisitions of PBG and PAS and $179 million related to the increase in carrying value of long-term debt representing the gains on our fair value interest rate swaps.


(c)	Interest payments on floating-rate debt are estimated using interest rates effective as of December 27, 2014.


(d)	Primarily reflects non-cancelable commitments as of December 27, 2014.

Most long-term contractual commitments, except for our long-term debt obligations, are not recorded on our balance sheet. Operating leases primarily represent building leases. Non-cancelable purchasing commitments are primarily for oranges and orange juice. Non-cancelable marketing commitments are primarily for sports marketing. Bottler funding to independent bottlers is not reflected in our long-term contractual commitments as it is negotiated on an annual basis. Accrued liabilities for pension and retiree medical plans are not reflected in our long-term contractual commitments. See Note 7 for additional information regarding our pension and retiree medical obligations.

Off-Balance-Sheet Arrangements

It is not our business practice to enter into off-balance-sheet arrangements, other than in the normal course of business. See Note 8 regarding contracts related to certain of our bottlers.

See “Our Liquidity and Capital Resources” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for further unaudited information on our borrowings.

Note 10 — Financial Instruments

Derivatives

We are exposed to market risks arising from adverse changes in:


•	commodity prices, affecting the cost of our raw materials and energy;


•	foreign exchange rates and currency restrictions; and


•	interest rates.

Our hedging strategies include the use of derivatives. Certain derivatives are designated as either cash flow or fair value hedges and qualify for hedge accounting treatment, while others do not qualify and are marked to market through earnings. Cash flows from derivatives used to manage commodity price, foreign exchange or interest rate risks are classified as operating activities in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. We classify both the earnings and cash flow impact from these derivatives consistent with the underlying hedged item. See “Our Business Risks” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for further unaudited information on our business risks.

For cash flow hedges, the effective portion of changes in fair value are deferred in accumulated other comprehensive loss within common shareholders’ equity until the underlying hedged item is recognized in net income. For fair value hedges, changes in fair value are recognized immediately in earnings, consistent with the underlying hedged item. Hedging transactions are limited to an underlying exposure. As a result, any change in the value of our derivative instruments would be substantially offset by an opposite change in the value of the underlying hedged items. We do not use derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. We perform assessments of our counterparty credit risk regularly, including reviewing netting agreements, if any, and a review of credit ratings, credit default swap rates and potential nonperformance of the counterparty. Based on our most recent assessment of our counterparty credit risk, we consider this risk to be low. In addition, we enter into derivative contracts with a variety of financial institutions that we believe are creditworthy in order to reduce our concentration of credit risk.

Commodity Prices

We are subject to commodity price risk because our ability to recover increased costs through higher pricing may be limited in the competitive environment in which we operate. This risk is managed through the use of fixed-price contracts and purchase orders, pricing agreements and derivative instruments, which include swaps and futures. In addition, risk to our supply of certain raw materials is mitigated through purchases from multiple geographies and suppliers. We use derivatives, with terms of no more than three years, to economically hedge price fluctuations related to a portion of our anticipated commodity purchases, primarily for agricultural products, energy and metals. Ineffectiveness for those derivatives that qualify for hedge

accounting treatment was not material for all periods presented. Derivatives used to hedge commodity price risk that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment are marked to market each period with the resulting gains and losses recorded in corporate unallocated expenses as either cost of sales or selling, general and administrative expenses, depending on the underlying commodity. These gains and losses are subsequently reflected in division results when the divisions recognize the cost of the underlying commodity in operating profit.

Our open commodity derivative contracts had a notional value of $1.2 billion as of December 27, 2014 and $1.4 billion as of December 28, 2013.

Foreign Exchange

Additionally, we are exposed to foreign exchange risk from foreign currency purchases and foreign currency assets and liabilities created in the normal course of business. We manage this risk through sourcing purchases from local suppliers, negotiating contracts in local currencies with foreign suppliers and through the use of derivatives, primarily forward contracts with terms of no more than two years. Exchange rate gains or losses related to foreign currency transactions are recognized as transaction gains or losses in our income statement as incurred.

Our foreign currency derivatives had a total notional value of $2.7 billion as of December 27, 2014 and $2.5 billion as of December 28, 2013. Ineffectiveness for those derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting was not material for all periods presented. For foreign currency derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, all losses and gains were offset by changes in the underlying hedged items, resulting in no material net impact on earnings.

Interest Rates

We centrally manage our debt and investment portfolios considering investment opportunities and risks, tax consequences and overall financing strategies. We use various interest rate derivative instruments including, but not limited to, interest rate swaps, cross-currency interest rate swaps, Treasury locks and swap locks to manage our overall interest expense and foreign exchange risk. These instruments effectively change the interest rate and currency of specific debt issuances. Certain of our fixed rate indebtedness has been swapped to floating rates. The notional amount, interest payment and maturity date of the interest rate and cross-currency interest rate swaps match the principal, interest payment and maturity date of the related debt. Our Treasury locks and swap locks are entered into to protect against unfavorable interest rate changes relating to forecasted debt transactions.

The notional values of the interest rate derivative instruments outstanding as of December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013 were $9.3 billion and $7.9 billion, respectively. Ineffectiveness, for those interest rate derivative instruments that qualify for cash flow hedge accounting were not material for all periods presented.

As of December 27, 2014, approximately 25% of total debt, after the impact of the related interest rate derivative instruments, was exposed to variable rates, compared to 31% as of December 28, 2013.

Available-for-Sale Securities

Investments in debt and equity marketable securities, other than investments accounted for under the equity method, are classified as available-for-sale. All highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less are classified as cash equivalents. Our investments in available-for-sale securities are reported at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses related to changes in the fair value of available-for-sale securities are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss within common shareholders’ equity. Unrealized gains and losses on our investments in marketable debt securities as of December 27, 2014 were not material. The pre-tax unrealized gains on our investments in marketable equity securities were $111 million and $122 million as of December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013, respectively.

Changes in the fair value of available-for-sale securities impact net income only when such securities are sold or an other-than-temporary impairment is recognized. We regularly review our investment portfolio to determine if any security is other-than-temporarily impaired. In making this judgment, we evaluate, among other things, the duration and extent to which the fair value of a security is less than its cost; the financial condition of the issuer and any changes thereto; and our intent to sell, or whether we will more likely than not be required to sell, the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. Our assessment on whether a security is other-than-temporarily impaired could change in the future due to new developments or changes in assumptions related to any particular security. We recorded no other-than-temporary impairment charges for the years ended December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013.

Fair Value Measurements

The fair values of our financial assets and liabilities as of December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013 are categorized as follows:



	2014				2013
	Assets^(a)		Liabilities^(a)		Assets^(a)		Liabilities^(a)
Available-for-sale securities:
Equity securities ^(b)	$	124	$	—	$	135	$	—
Debt securities ^(c)	3,167		—		—		—
	$	3,291	$	—	$	135	$	—
Short-term investments^(d)	$	197	$	—	$	184	$	—
Prepaid forward contracts^(e)	$	26	$	—	$	24	$	—
Deferred compensation^(f)	$	—	$	504	$	—	$	504
Derivatives designated as fair value hedging instruments:
Interest rate^(g)	$	140	$	—	$	176	$	10
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange^(h)	$	76	$	12	$	22	$	13
Interest rate^(h)	1		117		19		—
Commodity⁽ⁱ⁾	3		10		6		29
	$	80	$	139	$	47	$	42
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange^(h)	$	12	$	13	$	12	$	8
Interest rate^(g)	57		75		71		94
Commodity⁽ⁱ⁾	18		166		20		89
	$	87	$	254	$	103	$	191
Total derivatives at fair value^(j)	$	307	$	393	$	326	$	243
Total	$	3,821	$	897	$	669	$	747

(a)

Unless otherwise noted, financial assets are classified on our consolidated balance sheet within prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets. Financial liabilities are classified on our consolidated balance sheet within accounts payable and other current liabilities and other liabilities. Unless specifically indicated, all financial assets and liabilities are categorized as Level 2 assets or liabilities.


(b)	Based on the price of common stock. Categorized as a Level 1 asset. These equity securities are classified as investments in noncontrolled affiliates.


(c)	Based on quoted broker prices or other significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data. As of December 27, 2014, $0.8 billion and $2.4 billion of debt securities were classified as cash equivalents and short-term investments, respectively. All of the Company’s available-for-sale debt securities have contractual maturities of one year or less.


(d)	Based on the price of index funds. Categorized as a Level 1 asset. These investments are classified as short-term investments and are used to manage a portion of market risk arising from our deferred compensation liability.


(e)	Based primarily on the price of our common stock.


(f)	Based on the fair value of investments corresponding to employees’ investment elections.


(g)	Based on LIBOR forward rates and recently reported market transactions of spot and forward rates. As of December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013, amounts related to non-designated instruments are presented as a net liability on our consolidated balance sheet.


(h)	Based on recently reported market transactions of spot and forward rates.


(i)	Based on recently reported market transactions, primarily swap arrangements.


(j)	Unless otherwise noted, derivative assets and liabilities are presented on a gross basis on our consolidated balance sheet. Amounts subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements which are not offset on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013 were immaterial. Collateral received against any of our asset positions was immaterial.

The carrying amounts of our cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments approximate fair value due to their short-term maturity. The fair value of our debt obligations as of December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013 was $31 billion and $30 billion, respectively, based upon prices of similar instruments in the marketplace.

Pre-tax losses/(gains) on our derivative instruments are categorized as follows:



	Fair Value/Non- designated Hedges					Cash Flow Hedges
	Losses/(Gains) Recognized in Income Statement^(a)					Losses/(Gains) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss						Losses/(Gains) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss into Income Statement^(b)
	2014		2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
Foreign exchange	$	2	$	(9	)	$	(70	)	$	(24	)	$	(16	)	$	—
Interest rate	21		99			135			(13		)	233			3
Commodity	170		126			23			57			32			42
Total	$	193	$	216		$	88		$	20		$	249		$	45

(a)

Foreign exchange derivative gains/losses are primarily included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Interest rate derivative gains/losses are primarily from fair value hedges and are included in interest expense. These gains/losses are substantially offset by increases/decreases in the value of the underlying debt, which are also included in interest expense. Commodity derivative gains/losses are included in either cost of sales or selling, general and administrative expenses, depending on the underlying commodity.


(b)	Foreign exchange derivative gains/losses are primarily included in cost of sales. Interest rate derivative gains/losses are included in interest expense. Commodity derivative gains/losses are included in either cost of sales or selling, general and administrative expenses, depending on the underlying commodity.

During the next 12 months, we expect to reclassify net gains of $21 million related to our cash flow hedges from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net income.

Note 11 — Net Income Attributable to PepsiCo per Common Share

Basic net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share is net income available for PepsiCo common shareholders divided by the weighted average of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share is calculated using the weighted average of common shares outstanding adjusted to include the effect that would occur if in-the-money employee stock options were exercised and RSUs, PSUs, PEPunits and preferred shares were converted into common shares. Out-of-the-money options during 2014 were nominal. Options to purchase 0.6 million shares in 2013 and 9.6 million shares in 2012 were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per common share because these options were out-of-the-money. These out-of-the-money options had average exercise prices of $82.25 in 2014, $75.69 in 2013 and $67.64 in 2012.

The computations of basic and diluted net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share are as follows:



	2014				2013				2012
	Income			Shares^(a)	Income			Shares^(a)	Income			Shares^(a)
Net income attributable to PepsiCo	$	6,513			$	6,740			$	6,178
Preferred shares:
Dividends	(1		)		(1		)		(1		)
Redemption premium	(9		)		(7		)		(6		)
Net income available for PepsiCo common shareholders	$	6,503		1,509	$	6,732		1,541	$	6,171		1,557
Basic net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share	$	4.31			$	4.37			$	3.96
Net income available for PepsiCo common shareholders	$	6,503		1,509	$	6,732		1,541	$	6,171		1,557
Dilutive securities:
Stock options, RSUs, PSUs, PEPunits and Other	—			17	—			18	—			17
ESOP convertible preferred stock	10			1	8			1	7			1
Diluted	$	6,513		1,527	$	6,740		1,560	$	6,178		1,575
Diluted net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share	$	4.27			$	4.32			$	3.92


(a)	Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in millions).

Note 12 — Preferred Stock

As of December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013, there were 3 million shares of convertible preferred stock authorized. The preferred stock was issued for an ESOP established by Quaker and these shares are redeemable for common stock by the ESOP participants. The preferred stock accrues dividends at an annual rate of $5.46 per share. As of December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013, there were 803,953 preferred shares issued and 145,453 and 167,053 shares outstanding, respectively. The outstanding preferred shares had a fair value of $70 million as of December 27, 2014 and $69 million as of December 28, 2013. Each share is convertible at the option of the holder into 4.9625 shares of common stock. Under certain conditions, the preferred shares may be called by us upon written notice at $78 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends. Quaker made the final award to its ESOP in June 2001.

The following summarizes our preferred stock activity:



	2014			2013			2012
	Shares^(a)	Amount		Shares^(a)	Amount		Shares^(a)	Amount
Preferred stock	0.8	$	41	0.8	$	41	0.8	$	41
Repurchased preferred stock
Balance, beginning of year	0.6	$	171	0.6	$	164	0.6	$	157
Redemptions	0.1	10		—	7		—	7
Balance, end of year	0.7	$	181	0.6	$	171	0.6	$	164


(a)	In millions.

Note 13 — Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Attributable to PepsiCo

Comprehensive income is a measure of income which includes both net income and other comprehensive income or loss. Other comprehensive income or loss results from items deferred from recognition into our income statement. Accumulated other comprehensive income or loss is separately presented on our balance sheet as part of common shareholders’ equity. Other comprehensive (loss)/income attributable to PepsiCo was $(5,542) million in 2014, $360 million in 2013 and $742 million in 2012. The accumulated balances for each component of other comprehensive loss attributable to PepsiCo are as follows:



	2014			2013			2012
Currency translation adjustment ^(a)	$	(8,255	)	$	(3,247	)	$	(1,946	)
Cash flow hedges, net of tax	34			(76		)	(94		)
Unamortized pension and retiree medical, net of tax ^(b)	(2,500		)	(1,861		)	(3,491		)
Unrealized gain on securities, net of tax	87			93			64
Other	(35		)	(36		)	(20		)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss attributable to PepsiCo	$	(10,669	)	$	(5,127	)	$	(5,487	)


(a)	The change from 2013 to 2014 primarily reflects depreciation of the Russian ruble.


(b)	Net of taxes of $1,260 million in 2014, $945 million in 2013 and $1,832 million in 2012.

The following table summarizes the reclassifications from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss to the Consolidated Statement of Income for the years ended December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013:



	2014			2013
	Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss						Affected Line Item in the Consolidated Statement of Income

(Gains)/Losses on cash flow hedges:
Foreign exchange contracts	$	(16	)	$	—		Cost of sales
Interest rate derivatives	233			3			Interest expense
Commodity contracts	31			44			Cost of sales
Commodity contracts	1			(2		)	Selling, general and administrative expenses
Net losses before tax	249			45
Tax amounts	(95		)	(17		)
Net losses after tax	$	154		$	28

Pension and retiree medical items:
Amortization of net prior service credit ^(a)	$	(6	)	$	(2	)
Amortization of net actuarial losses^(a)	226			357
Settlement/curtailment ^(a)	149			(2		)
Net losses before tax	369			353
Tax amounts	(122		)	(123		)
Net losses after tax	247			230
Total net losses reclassified for the period, net of tax	$	401		$	258


(a)	These items are included in the components of net periodic benefit cost for pension and retiree medical plans (see Note 7 for additional details).

Note 14 — Supplemental Financial Information

Supplemental information for accounts and notes receivable and inventories is summarized as follows:



	2014			2013			2012
Accounts and notes receivable
Trade receivables	$	5,817		$	6,178
Other receivables	971			921
	6,788			7,099
Allowance, beginning of year	145			157			$	157
Net amounts charged to expense	38			29			28
Deductions ^(a)	(27		)	(34		)	(27		)
Other ^(b)	(19		)	(7		)	(1		)
Allowance, end of year	137			145			$	157
Net receivables	$	6,651		$	6,954

Inventories ^(c)
Raw materials	$	1,593		$	1,732
Work-in-process	173			168
Finished goods	1,377			1,509
	$	3,143		$	3,409


(a)	Includes accounts written off.


(b)	Includes adjustments related to acquisitions and divestitures, currency translation and other adjustments.


(c)	Approximately 3% of the inventory cost in both 2014 and 2013 was computed using the LIFO method. The differences between LIFO and FIFO methods of valuing these inventories were not material.

Supplemental information for other assets and accounts payable and other current liabilities is summarized as follows:



	2014		2013
Other assets
Noncurrent notes and accounts receivable	$	93	$	105
Deferred marketplace spending	179		214
Pension plans ^(a)	141		687
Other	447		419
	$	860	$	1,425
Accounts payable and other current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	5,127	$	4,874
Accrued marketplace spending	2,222		2,245
Accrued compensation and benefits	1,746		1,789
Dividends payable	1,009		899
Other current liabilities	2,912		2,726
	$	13,016	$	12,533


(a)	See Note 7 for additional information regarding our pension plans.

The following table summarizes other supplemental information:



	2014		2013		2012
Other supplemental information
Rent expense	$	707	$	639	$	581
Interest paid	$	925	$	1,007	$	1,074
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	$	1,847	$	3,076	$	1,840

Note 15 — Acquisitions and Divestitures

Tingyi-Asahi Beverages Holding Co. Ltd.

On March 31, 2012, we completed a transaction with Tingyi. Under the terms of the agreement, we contributed our Company-owned and joint venture bottling operations in China to Tingyi’s beverage subsidiary, Tingyi-Asahi Beverages Holding Co. Ltd. (TAB), and received as consideration a 5% indirect equity interest in TAB. As a result of this transaction, TAB is now our franchise bottler in China. We also have a call option to increase our indirect holding in TAB to 20% by the fourth quarter of 2015. We recorded restructuring and other charges of $150 million ($176 million after-tax or $0.11 per share), primarily consisting of employee-related charges, in our 2012 results. This charge is reflected in items affecting comparability. See additional unaudited information in “Items Affecting Comparability” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Suntory Holdings Limited

During our second quarter of 2013, as part of the refranchising of our beverage business in Vietnam, we completed a transaction with Suntory Holdings Limited. Under the terms of the agreement, we sold a controlling interest in our Vietnam bottling operations. The alliance serves as the franchise bottler for both companies. As a result of this transaction, we recorded a pre- and after-tax gain of $137 million (or $0.09 per share) in our 2013 results.

Management’s Responsibility for Financial Reporting

To Our Shareholders:

At PepsiCo, our actions – the actions of all our associates – are governed by our Global Code of Conduct. This Code is clearly aligned with our stated values – a commitment to deliver sustained growth through empowered people acting with responsibility and building trust. Both the Code and our core values enable us to operate with integrity – both within the letter and the spirit of the law. Our Code of Conduct is reinforced consistently at all levels and in all countries. We have maintained strong governance policies and practices for many years.

The management of PepsiCo is responsible for the objectivity and integrity of our consolidated financial statements. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has engaged independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, to audit our consolidated financial statements, and they have expressed an unqualified opinion.

We are committed to providing timely, accurate and understandable information to investors. Our commitment encompasses the following:

Maintaining strong controls over financial reporting. Our system of internal control is based on the control criteria framework of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission published in their report titled Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013). The system is designed to provide reasonable assurance that transactions are executed as authorized and accurately recorded; that assets are safeguarded; and that accounting records are sufficiently reliable to permit the preparation of financial statements that conform in all material respects with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified time periods. We monitor these internal controls through self-assessments and an ongoing program of internal audits. Our internal controls are reinforced through our Global Code of Conduct, which sets forth our commitment to conduct business with integrity, and within both the letter and the spirit of the law.

Exerting rigorous oversight of the business. We continuously review our business results and strategies. This encompasses financial discipline in our strategic and daily business decisions. Our Executive Committee is actively involved – from understanding strategies and alternatives to reviewing key initiatives and financial performance. The intent is to ensure we remain objective in our assessments, constructively challenge our approach to potential business opportunities and issues, and monitor results and controls.

Engaging strong and effective Corporate Governance from our Board of Directors. We have an active, capable and diligent Board that meets the required standards for independence, and we welcome the Board’s oversight as a representative of our shareholders. Our Audit Committee is comprised of independent directors with the financial literacy, knowledge and experience to provide appropriate oversight. We review our critical accounting policies, financial reporting and internal control matters with them and encourage their direct communication with KPMG LLP, with our Internal Auditor, and with our General Counsel. We also have a Compliance & Ethics Department, led by our Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer, to coordinate our compliance policies and practices.

Providing investors with financial results that are complete, transparent and understandable. The consolidated financial statements and financial information included in this report are the responsibility of management. This includes preparing the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., which require estimates based on management’s best judgment.

PepsiCo has a strong history of doing what’s right. We realize that great companies are built on trust, strong ethical standards and principles. Our financial results are delivered from that culture of accountability, and we take responsibility for the quality and accuracy of our financial reporting.

February 12, 2015




	/s/ MARIE T. GALLAGHER
	Marie T. Gallagher
	Senior Vice President and Controller

	/s/ HUGH F. JOHNSTON
	Hugh F. Johnston
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	/s/ INDRA K. NOOYI
	Indra K. Nooyi
	Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

PepsiCo, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets of PepsiCo, Inc. and Subsidiaries (“PepsiCo, Inc.” or “the Company”) as of December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013, and the related Consolidated Statements of Income, Comprehensive Income, Cash Flows and Equity for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended December 27, 2014. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of PepsiCo, Inc. as of December 27, 2014 and December 28, 2013, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended December 27, 2014, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited PepsiCo, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 27, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”), and our report dated February 12, 2015 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ KPMG LLP

New York, New York

February 12, 2015, except for Notes 1, 3 and 4, as to which the date is October 7, 2015

Selected Financial Data

Selected quarterly financial data for 2014 and 2013 is summarized as follows (in millions except per share amounts, unaudited):



	2014										2013
	First Quarter			Second Quarter			Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter		First Quarter		Second Quarter			Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
Net revenue	$	12,623		$	16,894		$	17,218	$	19,948	$	12,581	$	16,807		$	16,909	$	20,118
Gross profit	$	6,876		$	9,116		$	9,223	$	10,584	$	6,747	$	8,909		$	8,963	$	10,553
Mark-to-market net (gains)/losses ^(a)	$	(34	)	$	(31	)	$	33	$	100	$	16	$	39		$	19	$	(2	)
Merger and integration charges/(credits) ^(b)	—			—			—		—		$	1	$	(1	)	$	9	$	1
Restructuring and impairment charges ^(c)	$	98		$	92		$	68	$	160	$	11	$	19		$	7	$	126
Pension lump sum settlement charge ^(d)	—			—			—		$	141	—		—			—		—
Venezuela remeasurement charges ^(e)	—			—			—		$	105	$	111	—			—		—
Gain on Vietnam refranchising ^(f)	—			—			—		—		—		$	(137	)	—		—
Tax benefits ^(g)	—			—			—		—		—		—			—		$	(209	)
Net income attributable to PepsiCo	$	1,216		$	1,978		$	2,008	$	1,311	$	1,075	$	2,010		$	1,913	$	1,742
Net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share – basic	$	0.80		$	1.30		$	1.33	$	0.87	$	0.69	$	1.30		$	1.24	$	1.14
Net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share – diluted	$	0.79		$	1.29		$	1.32	$	0.87	$	0.69	$	1.28		$	1.23	$	1.12
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.5675		$	0.655		$	0.655	$	0.655	$	0.5375	$	0.5675		$	0.5675	$	0.5675
Stock price per share ^(h)
High	$	83.99		$	88.72		$	93.51	$	100.70	$	79.27	$	84.78		$	87.06	$	86.73
Low	$	77.01		$	81.53		$	86.71	$	89.82	$	67.39	$	77.60		$	78.20	$	78.67


(a)	In 2014 and 2013, we recognized mark-to-market net losses of $68 million ($44 million after-tax or $0.03 per share) and $72 million ($44 million after-tax or $0.03 per share), respectively, on commodity hedges in corporate unallocated expenses.


(b)	In 2013, we incurred merger and integration charges of $10 million ($8 million after-tax or $0.01 per share) related to our acquisition of WBD.

(c)

In 2014 and 2013, restructuring and impairment charges were $418 million ($316 million after-tax or $0.21 per share) and $163 million ($129 million after-tax or $0.08 per share), respectively. In addition to the charges in the table above, we incurred pre-tax charges of $67 million ($54 million after-tax or $0.04 per share) in the fourth quarter of 2014 related to productivity initiatives outside the scope of the 2014 and 2012 Productivity Plans. See Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements.


(d)	In 2014, we recorded a pension lump sum settlement charge in corporate unallocated expenses of $141 million ($88 million after-tax or $0.06 per share) related to payments for pension liabilities to certain former employees who had vested benefits. See Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements.

(e)

In 2014, we recorded a $105 million net charge related to our remeasurement of the bolivar for certain net monetary assets of our Venezuela businesses. $126 million of this charge was recorded in corporate unallocated expenses, with the balance (equity income of $21 million) recorded in our Latin America segment. In total, this net charge had an after-tax impact of $105 million or $0.07 per share. In 2013, we recorded a $111 million net charge related to the devaluation of the bolivar for our Venezuela businesses. $124 million of this charge was recorded in corporate unallocated expenses, with the balance (equity income of $13 million) recorded in our Latin America segment. In total, this net charge had an after-tax impact of $111 million or $0.07 per share.


(f)	In 2013, we recognized a pre- and after-tax gain of $137 million (or $0.09 per share) in connection with the refranchising of our beverage business in Vietnam, which was offset by incremental investments in our business. See Note 15 to our consolidated financial statements.

(g)

In the fourth quarter of 2013, we recognized a non-cash tax benefit of $209 million ($0.13 per share) associated with our agreement with the IRS resolving all open matters related to the audits for taxable years 2003 through 2009, which reduced our reserve for uncertain tax positions for the tax years 2003 through 2012. The amount above excludes a fourth quarter reduction of our reserve for uncertain tax positions for the tax year 2013 of $107 million, reversing in full amounts accrued in the first three quarters of 2013; this reduction was more than offset by other tax related adjustments in the fourth quarter of 2013. See Note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.


(h)	Represents the composite high and low sales price for one share of PepsiCo common stock.

Five-Year Summary

(unaudited)



	2014			2013			2012			2011			2010
Net revenue	$	66,683		$	66,415		$	65,492		$	66,504		$	57,838
Net income attributable to PepsiCo	$	6,513		$	6,740		$	6,178		$	6,443		$	6,320
Net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share – basic	$	4.31		$	4.37		$	3.96		$	4.08		$	3.97
Net income attributable to PepsiCo per common share – diluted	$	4.27		$	4.32		$	3.92		$	4.03		$	3.91
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	2.5325		$	2.24		$	2.1275		$	2.025		$	1.890
Total assets	$	70,509		$	77,478		$	74,638		$	72,882		$	68,153
Long-term debt	$	23,821		$	24,333		$	23,544		$	20,568		$	19,999
Return on invested capital^(a)	13.2		%	14.0		%	13.7		%	14.3		%	17.0		%

(a)

Return on invested capital is defined as adjusted net income attributable to PepsiCo divided by the sum of average common shareholders’ equity and average total debt. Adjusted net income attributable to PepsiCo is defined as net income attributable to PepsiCo plus interest expense after-tax. Interest expense after-tax was $582 million in 2014, $583 million in 2013, $576 million in 2012, $548 million in 2011 and $578 million in 2010.

• Includes mark-to-market net losses/(gains) of:



	2014		2013		2012			2011		2010
Pre-tax	$	68	$	72	$	(65	)	$	102	$	(91	)
After-tax	$	44	$	44	$	(41	)	$	71	$	(58	)
Per share	$	0.03	$	0.03	$	(0.03	)	$	0.04	$	(0.04	)


•	Includes restructuring and impairment charges of:



	2014		2013		2012		2011
Pre-tax	$	418	$	163	$	279	$	383
After-tax	$	316	$	129	$	215	$	286
Per share	$	0.21	$	0.08	$	0.14	$	0.18


•	In 2014, we recorded pre-tax charges of $67 million ($54 million after-tax or $0.04 per share) related to productivity initiatives outside the scope of the 2014 and 2012 Productivity Plans.


•	In 2014, we recorded a pension lump sum settlement charge of $141 million ($88 million after-tax or $0.06 per share) related to payments for pension liabilities to certain former employees who had vested benefits.

•


•	In 2013, we incurred merger and integration charges of $10 million ($8 million after-tax or $0.01 per share) related to our acquisition of WBD.


•	In 2013, we recorded a $111 million net charge related to the devaluation of the bolivar for our Venezuela businesses. $124 million of this charge was recorded in corporate unallocated expenses, with the balance (equity income of $13 million) recorded in our Latin America segment. In total, this net charge had an after-tax impact of $111 million or $0.07 per share.


•	In 2013, we recognized a pre- and after-tax gain of $137 million (or $0.09 per share) in connection with the refranchising of our beverage business in Vietnam, which was offset by incremental investments in our business.


•	In 2013, we recognized a non-cash tax benefit of $209 million ($0.13 per share) associated with our agreement with the IRS resolving all open matters related to the audits for taxable years 2003 through 2009, which reduced our reserves for uncertain tax positions for the tax years 2003 through 2012.


•	In 2012, we incurred merger and integration charges of $16 million ($12 million after-tax or $0.01 per share) related to our acquisition of WBD.


•	In 2012, we recorded restructuring and other charges of $150 million ($176 million after-tax or $0.11 per share) related to the transaction with Tingyi.


•	In 2012, we recorded a pension lump sum settlement charge of $195 million ($131 million after-tax or $0.08 per share) related to payments for pension liabilities to certain former employees who had vested benefits.


•	In 2012, we recognized a non-cash tax benefit of $217 million ($0.14 per share) associated with a favorable tax court decision related to the classification of financial instruments.


•	In 2011, we incurred merger and integration charges of $329 million ($271 million after-tax or $0.17 per share) related to our acquisitions of PBG, PAS and WBD.


•	The 2011 fiscal year consisted of fifty-three weeks compared to fifty-two weeks in our normal fiscal year. The 53^rd week increased 2011 net revenue by $623 million and net income attributable to PepsiCo by $64 million or $0.04 per share.


•	In 2011, we recorded $46 million ($28 million after-tax or $0.02 per share) of incremental costs related to fair value adjustments to the acquired inventory included in WBD’s balance sheet at the acquisition date and hedging contracts included in PBG’s and PAS’s balance sheets at the acquisition date.


•	In 2010, we incurred merger and integration charges of $799 million related to our acquisitions of PBG and PAS, as well as advisory fees in connection with our acquisition of WBD. In addition, we recorded $9 million of merger-related charges, representing our share of the respective merger costs of PBG and PAS. In total, these costs had an after-tax impact of $648 million or $0.40 per share.


•	In 2010, we recorded $398 million ($333 million after-tax or $0.21 per share) of incremental costs related to fair value adjustments to the acquired inventory and other related hedging contracts included in PBG’s and PAS’s balance sheets at the acquisition date.


•	In 2010, in connection with our acquisitions of PBG and PAS, we recorded a gain on our previously held equity interests of $958 million ($0.60 per share), comprising $735 million which was non-taxable and recorded in bottling equity income and $223 million related to the reversal of deferred tax liabilities associated with these previously held equity interests.


•	In 2010, we recorded a $120 million net charge ($120 million after-tax or $0.07 per share) related to our change to highly inflationary accounting for our Venezuelan businesses and the related devaluation of the bolivar.


•	In 2010, we recorded a $145 million charge ($92 million after-tax or $0.06 per share) related to a change in scope of one release in our ongoing migration to SAP software.


•	In 2010, we made a $100 million ($64 million after-tax or $0.04 per share) contribution to the PepsiCo Foundation Inc., in order to fund charitable and social programs over the next several years.


•	In 2010, we paid $672 million in a cash tender offer to repurchase $500 million (aggregate principal amount) of our 7.90% senior unsecured notes maturing in 2018. As a result of this debt repurchase, we recorded a $178 million charge to interest expense ($114 million after-tax or $0.07 per share), primarily representing the premium paid in the tender offer.

GLOSSARY

Acquisitions and divestitures: all mergers and acquisitions activity, including the impact of acquisitions, divestitures and changes in ownership or control in consolidated subsidiaries and nonconsolidated equity investees.

Bottler Case Sales (BCS): measure of physical beverage volume shipped to retailers and independent distributors from both PepsiCo and our independent bottlers.

Bottler funding: financial incentives we give to our independent bottlers to assist in the distribution and promotion of our beverage products.

Concentrate Shipments and Equivalents (CSE): measure of our physical beverage volume shipments to independent bottlers, retailers and independent distributors.

Constant currency: financial results assuming constant foreign currency exchange rates used for translation based on the rates in effect for the comparable prior-year period. In order to compute our constant currency results, we multiply or divide, as appropriate, our current year U.S. dollar results by the current year average foreign exchange rates and then multiply or divide, as appropriate, those amounts by the prior year average foreign exchange rates.

Consumers: people who eat and drink our products.

CSD: carbonated soft drinks.

Customers: authorized independent bottlers, distributors and retailers.

Derivatives: financial instruments, such as futures, swaps, Treasury locks, cross currency swaps, options and forward contracts that we use to manage our risk arising from changes in commodity prices, interest rates, foreign exchange rates and stock prices.

Direct-Store-Delivery (DSD): delivery system used by us and our independent bottlers to deliver snacks and beverages directly to retail stores where our products are merchandised.

Effective net pricing: reflects the year-over-year impact of discrete pricing actions, sales incentive activities and mix resulting from selling varying products in different package sizes and in different countries.

Free cash flow: net cash provided by operating activities less capital spending plus sales of property, plant and equipment.

Hedge accounting: treatment for qualifying hedges that allows fluctuations in a hedging instrument’s fair value to offset corresponding fluctuations in the hedged item in the same reporting period. Hedge accounting is allowed only in cases where the hedging relationship between the hedging instruments and hedged items is highly effective, and only prospectively from the date a hedging relationship is formally documented.

Independent bottlers: customers to whom we have granted exclusive contracts to sell and manufacture certain beverage products bearing our trademarks within a specific geographical area.

Mark-to-market net gain or loss: change in market value for commodity contracts that we purchase to mitigate the volatility in costs of energy and raw materials that we consume. The market value is determined based on average prices on national exchanges and recently reported transactions in the marketplace.

Organic: a measure that adjusts for impacts of acquisitions, divestitures and other structural changes and foreign exchange translation. In excluding the impact of foreign exchange translation, we assume constant foreign exchange rates used for translation based on the rates in effect for the comparable prior-year period. See the definition of “Constant currency” for additional information.

Servings: common metric reflecting our consolidated physical unit volume. Our divisions’ physical unit measures are converted into servings based on U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines for single-serving sizes of our products.

Total marketplace spending: includes sales incentives and discounts offered through various programs to our customers, consumers or independent bottlers, as well as advertising and other marketing activities.

Transaction gains and losses: the impact on our consolidated financial statements of exchange rate changes arising from specific transactions.

Translation adjustment: the impact of converting our foreign affiliates’ financial statements into U.S. dollars for the purpose of consolidating our financial statements.

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Basis of Presentation and Our Divisions (Segment Reporting Information by Total Assets and Capital Spending) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2014

Dec. 28, 2013

Dec. 29, 2012

$ 70,509

$ 77,478

2,859

2,795

$ 2,714

FLNA

5,307

5,308

$ 519

423

365

8.00%

18.00%

QFNA

$ 982

983

$ 58

1.00%

2.00%

NAB

$ 28,665

29,176

$ 708

705

681

43.00%

25.00%

Latin America

$ 6,283

6,003

$ 379

395

457

7.00%

13.00%

ESSA

^[1]

$ 13,934

18,725

$ 502

551

576

20.00%

18.00%

AMENA

$ 5,855

5,731

$ 517

530

509

8.00%

18.00%

Total Division

$ 61,026

65,926

2,683

2,642

2,625

Corporate

^[2]

9,483

11,552

^[2]

$ 176

153

13.00%

Total, Capital Spending [Member]

6.00%