Company facts and figures.
Now you are given some information about Pepsi – Cola North America
Memorize the following words and word combinations.
Beverage напій
snack закуска
brand сорт, ґатунок, якість, марка
relatively відносно
to be founded = to be formed засновуватися
through the merger за рахунок злиття, об’єднання компаній
to merge зливатися, об’єднуватися
convenient зручний
a
nnual
sales щорічний
turnover for a year товарообіг
to employ наймати
employee службовець
employer підприємець
to be available бути у наявності
nearly = almost майже
superior products продукція вищого ґатунку
high standard of performance високий рівень виробництва(виконання)
distinctive виразний, чіткий, розбірливий
competitive конкуруючий
integrity of people єдність людей
share акція
to trade = to sell торгувати
principally = mainly = chiefly головним чином
stock exchange біржа
to be listed знаходитися у списках
headquarters = head office штаб-квартира
to be located розташовуватися, знаходитися
to design проектувати
f
oremost видатний,
famous відомий, знаний
outstanding видатний(добре відомий)
prominent видатний, визначний
Read the text and try to understand the information. Pepsi – Cola North America
PepsiCo, Inc. is one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies. The company’s principal businesses:
Frito – Lay snacks
Pepsi – Cola beverages
Gatorade sports drinks
Tropicana juices
Quaker Foods
Many of PepsiCo’s brand names are over 100 – years – old, but the corporation is relatively young. PepsiCo, Inc. was founded in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi – Cola and Frito – Lay. Tropicana was based in 1998. In 2001, PepsiCo merged with the Quaker Oats Company, and now it is the world’s fifth largest food and beverage company. PepsiCo is a world leader in convenient foods and beverages. It has annual sales of about $25 billion and over 142.000 employees. PepsiCo brands are available in nearly 200 countries and territories. PepsiCo’s success is the result of superior products, high standards of performance, distinctive competitive strategies and the high integrity of people.
PepsiCo (symbol: PEP) shares are traded principally on the New York Stock Exchange in the United States. The company is also listed on the Amsterdam, Chicago, Swiss and Tokyo stock exchanges.
PepsiCo World Headquarters is located in Purchase, New York, approximately 45 minutes from New York City. The seven building headquarters complex was designed by Edward Darrell Stone, one of America’s foremost architects.
Match the equivalents.
1. to be founded 1. turnover for a year
2. beverage 2. almost
3. annual sales 3. about
4. nearly 4. to be formed
5. to trade 5. to be in
6. headquarter 6. mainly
7. to be located 7. head office
8. principally 8. famous
9. foremost 9. to sell
10. approximately 10. drink