From lower- and zero-sugar beverages to wholegrains, millets and new snacking formats, PepsiCo is evolving its portfolio around changing consumer preferences.
New Delhi, 13 October 2026: As PepsiCo India continues to grow its food and beverage business, it is evolving its portfolio to meet the changing needs of India’s increasingly discerning consumers. Balancing the taste consumers love with a growing interest in wellness, the company is expanding its Better-for-You choices through reformulation, new products and formats, and the use of diverse ingredients. This is complemented by greater transparency around nutritional and product attributes, giving consumers more variety and the information they need to make choices that suit their individual preferences and consumption occasions.
PepsiCo India’s beverage business has made significant strides in expanding its low- and mid-calorie offerings. Today, more than 70% of its beverage portfolio comprises zero-sugar or mid-calorie options, with the ambition to progressively increase this to 90–100% over time. The company is advancing this through reformulation and a growing range of choices across low and no sugar variants, including Pepsi Black, 7UP Zero Sugar, Gatorade Zero and Nimbooz.
Across Foods, PepsiCo India is expanding choice through positive nutrition, diverse ingredients and new preparation formats. In 2026, Quaker was restaged to bring its inherent protein, fibre and wholegrain credentials more prominently to the forefront. Its positive choice offerings, including Red Rock Deli baked variants with 40% less fat and Kurkure Jowar Puffs, a millet-based innovation that celebrates India's agricultural heritage. These innovations are part of PepsiCo's broader effort to provide consumers with more choices that align with diverse tastes, preferences and lifestyles. The entire convenient foods portfolio is made with “No Artificial Flavours or Colours” across brands including Lay’s, Kurkure, Doritos, Cheetos, Uncle Chipps, Quaker and Red Rock Deli.
Transparency remains an important part of this evolution. PepsiCo India provides nutritional information on pack, including energy, serving size and contribution to recommended dietary allowances for key nutrients.
Yashika Singh, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer and Sustainability Head, PepsiCo India and South Asia, said, “At PepsiCo India, we believe that evolving with our consumers means understanding their changing preferences and recognising the different choices they seek. Making positive choices easier is not just a responsibility for us but also an integral part of how we continue to innovate and grow. With this, we’re empowering people with our brands to make mindful choices, bring smiles to their lives. From lower- and zero-sugar beverages to snacks with diverse ingredients such as wholegrains and millets, we are expanding options for consumers who are increasingly mindful of their choices, while keeping taste and enjoyment at the heart of the experience. Ultimately, it is about offering a wider range of choices that respond to changing consumer needs and reflect the diverse ways in which India eats and drinks.”
Together, these actions reflect PepsiCo India’s consumer-led approach to portfolio transformation, evolving established products and creating new choices for the changing tastes, lifestyles and occasions of Indian consumers.
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PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated nearly $94 billion in net revenue in 2025, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo’s product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and drinks, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.
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