PepsiCo Inc has agreed to buy Chinese snack brand Be & Cheery from local jujube maker Haoxiangni Health Food Co Ltd for $705 million, the companies said. The US multinational food and beverage maker said the acquisition of Be & Cheery, which sells snacks from nuts to dried fruits mainly on Chinese e-commerce platforms, was an important step in its goal to become China's leading consumer-focused food and beverage company.

Chinese snack brand Be & Cheery sold to Pepsico for $705 million

India has a huge potential and the real question is the speed of growth and how many roadblocks it is willing to remove, former PepsiCo chairperson Indra Nooyi has said.

'India does have huge potential, real question is speed of growth,’ says former PepsiCo chairperson Indra Nooyi

PepsiCo's India-born former CEO Indra Nooyi has said she would cause a third World War if she joins politics as she is "too outspoken". Asia Society, a non-profit organisation that focuses on educating the world about Asia, honoured 62-year-old Nooyi Tuesday with the 'Game Changer of the Year Award' in New York in recognition of her business achievements, humanitarian record and advocacy for women and girls around the world.

Will cause third World War if I join politics: Indra Nooyi