India aided international biz’s organic revenue growth in snacks, beverages in Q2 : PepsiCo

PepsiCo on Thursday said India business witnessed strong volume growth across snacks and beverages, aiding the organic revenue growth of its international business during Q2 CY2026. The company, which released its global earnings said that the international organic revenue growth was up 7 per cent in the second quarter.

It noted that the international foods organic revenue growth was broad-based and markets including Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, India, China, Germany and Poland among others “performed well.” Also, the company said its international beverage organic revenue growth was aided by markets including UK , Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Egypt, Türkiye, Germany, Poland, Saudi Arabia and India in the second quarter of 2026.

“Year to date, we held or gained savoury snack share in China, Brazil, India, Egypt........ For beverages, we held or gained share in the UK ., Philippines, Germany, Argentina, Australia, Spain, India, Thailand, Guatemala, Egypt and Vietnam......,” the company’s senior management stated in prepared remarks.

On the performance of the Asia Pacific Foods unit during Q2 CY2026, the company in its regulatory disclosures said that unit volume grew 10 per cent, primarily reflecting growth in India. On its performance of the International Beverages Franchise segment, the company added that unit volume grew 5 per cent in the quarter under review, primarily reflecting broad-based increases, led by India.

“Year-to-date, PepsiCo’s global organic volume has increased at the highest rate since 2022 - aided by the strength of the international business and the continued evolution of the portfolio,” said Ramon Laguarta, Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo in a statement.

PepsiCo India recently said that it is committed to invest ₹5,700 crore between 2025-2030. This includes the addition of new foods manufacturing facilities in Assam and Tamil Nadu, alongside the recent commissioning of its state-of-the-art ₹1,266 crore flavour manufacturing plant in Ujjain.

In May, the company said it is bringing sharper focus on ingredient transparency on the labels of its foods portfolio by prominently featuring that it contains no artificial colours or flavours.