The snacking and beverage giant also plans to rebrand Lay’s and Tostitos to highlight a lack of synthetic additives and a simple ingredient list.

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PepsiCo is planning to highlight what will no longer be in its potato or tortilla chips - artificial colors or flavors - when it re-launches its Lay's and Tostitos brands later this year, executives said on Thursday.

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PepsiCo’s stock was having its best day in five years after earnings beat expectations in contrast to a profit miss in the previous quarter.

PepsiCo is betting big on its “permissible portfolio” with a flurry of innovations focused on “no artificials” and positive nutrition as well as stepped-up marketing to help it overcome pressure from tariffs and slumping consumer confidence that have dragged down sales and volumes in North America in recent quarters.

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Shares of PepsiCo rose more than 7 percent yesterday (July 17) after the company reported $22.8 billion in revenue and a $1.3 billion profit for the second quarter, both beating analyst expectations. On paper, net income dropped 59 percent from last year due to an asset write-down related to its Rockstar and Be & Cheery brands.

A new report suggests that for the third year in a row, PepsiCo is responsible for the vast majority of plastic waste found in the Indian Himalayas. In 2024, volunteers collected over 121,000 plastic materials in the region. Frustratingly, much of it ends up in landfills rather than being recycled.

In the past, PEP stock has demonstrated a significant trend of positive one-day returns after earnings reports.

PepsiCo jumped 7.5% after delivering revenue and profit that topped Wall Street’s expectations. The drink and snack giant also stood by its financial forecasts given in April, which projected lower full-year profit than previous forecasts due to increased costs from tariffs and a pullback in consumer spending.

The food giant said its Frito-Lay snack division planned to make a line of Cheetos and Doritos with no artificial colors or flavors, as demand falters.