India-born PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi has been the news recently for her trip to China, her remarks about the US Fed and her ability to handle the financial crisis.
The latest Fortune list is topped by Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs.
While inaugurating the leadership summit of the US-India Business Council in Washington, DC, US Vice President Joe Biden said that there was no reason why the two largest democracies in the world should not continue to have a more productive relationship. Aziz Haniffa/ Rediff.com reports.
The inventor of iPhone, Apple, for the second year in a row has topped the Fortune list of the most admired companies in the world, but no Indian company has made the cut.
Addressing an Economic Club gathering in Chicago, Nooyi recalled that in 2001 when she went home to tell her mother about her appointment as the Pepsico president, her mother reacted indifferently with a 'dead pan' expression.
The Indian foods industry is at an inflection point, believe major fast moving consumer goods companies.
Mobile phone maker Motorola's India-born chief Sanjay Jha has emerged America's top paid CEO, while Citigroup's Vikram Pandit tops the league among bailed out banks, a survey said.
Nissan Motor Co has entered into an eight-year sponsorship agreement with the International Cricket Council (ICC), a company executive said, in a bid by the Japanese car maker to boost its small market share in cricket-crazy India.
As a child she loved imagining herself to be the Prime Minister of India. Today, one of the world's most powerful women, Indra Nooyi, chairwoman and chief executive officer is proud to say she has worked for 160 years!
These claims by beverage companies have never been verified as the government is yet to put in place a system to test and validate them. S B Dongre, Director, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI, which issues the FPO licence), admitted: "No laboratory test report is required at the time of granting a licence. We don't conduct any test. If there's a complaint, it has to be taken with the company first through a consumer court."
Ajay Banga is one of the nine members of the Commission on Enhancing National Cyber Security.
Cola wars are pass, it's things like mobile phone services that are the real competition for Coke products, said Neville Isdell, chairman and chief operating officer of Coca-Cola, the world's largest beverage company. In India, strategy is no longer about competing with global rival PepsiCo or other local soft drink brands. Instead, it's about influencing consumer choice away from such purchases as rock-bottom pre-paid mobile cards to buying a Coke product.
Chennai-born Nooyi has moved up to the third rank in this year's list, from the fifth last year, to become the top-ranked among all the corporate chiefs on the list.
PespsiCo president Indira K Nooyi on Monday said the company's products in India were absolutely safe and asserted that it was ready to abide by any government standards.
The cash-rich Indian Premier League will have a new title sponsor for its next edition as PepsiCo "have shown a willingness to move out of the deal" with the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
The winning band will then cut an album at Rahman's recording studio.
Three Indian women -- ICICI Bank deputy managing director Chanda Kochhar, HSBC India CEO Naina Lal Kidwai and Biocon head Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw -- have been named among the world's 50 most powerful businesswomen by the Fortune magazine.
PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi's efforts to promote equality of women in business goes way beyond designing a maternity deal, but when it comes to choosing the American President she says only the best will do regardless of gender or race.
All of these companies are present in India.
A division bench of the Kerala high court on Tuesday quashed the Puthussery panchayat's order cancelling the licence given to PepsiCo India Holdings
Come summer and the cola wars have taken off this time on a different colour, literally.
Health drinks such as Ribena, Lucozade and X-35 Body fuel may soon become the household names, as PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Amul and GlaxoSmithkline are planning to introduce these drinks.
Chief executive officers heading America's 500 largest firms have taken a beating on their paychecks for the first time in five years, but the 13 female members of this elite club, headed by India-born chief of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi, have a reason to smile with a trend-defying hike.
Samples of Mother Dairy milk last week were found to be contaminated.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on Friday on a five-day US visit, he was greeted with 'Har Har Modi' slogan.
She was among 50 persons who were presented with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services', 'The Americans By Choice Awards'.
The company plans to launch a full-fledged campaign soon.
US congressional leaders on trade and finance wrote to the US International Trade Commission calling for a second investigation into India's 'unfair' trade practices, detailing any changes under Modi.
In the run-up to the ICC World Cup to be held in West Indies this March. PepsiCo India is entering into cross-promotional alliances with other brands.
The two battle it out in the controversial but lucrative fairness cream market, spark a fresh bout of aggression in the war between the brands
Half a dozen names are doing the rounds as replacement for Cyrus Mistry as the chairman of the Tata Group.
She may be making billion-dollar decisions as head of Pepsico, but mom is the word when it comes to soul-searching for India-born Indra Nooyi, president and CEO of the $33-billion food and beverages firm.
Two years after slashing prices to push volumes, Coca-Cola India on Wednesday increased prices on 200 ml and 300 ml bottles by Re 1.
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