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PepsiCo to cut around 1,000 jobs in North America, WSJ reports

By Thomson Reuters Nov 9, 2026 | 1:10 PM

Nov 9 (Reuters) – PepsiCo is cutting around 1,000 jobs across its food and ​beverage division in North ‌America, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

The company employed about 306,000 people worldwide as ‌of ​December 27, ⁠2025, including roughly ⁠125,000 people within the United States, according to its 2025 annual report.

The job cuts ​are expected to be implemented over the next ⁠week and are ⁠aimed at simplifying ​the company’s structure, according to ​a letter to employees from ‌PepsiCo North America CEO Ram Krishnan that was reviewed by WSJ.

PepsiCo did not ⁠immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Last month, the Lay’s chips ⁠maker ‌lowered its full-year ⁠earnings forecast after reporting ​continued ‌softness in North ​America, particularly ⁠in its beverage division, as consumers remained cautious about discretionary spending.

(Reporting by Sanskriti Shekhar in Bengaluru; Editing by ​Jonathan Ananda)