PepsiCo also owns Frito-Lay so you may want to go to their website to see what else you need to stop using.

With the money pouring into campaigns we may have problems finding a company which does not support candidates we don't like. Plus with the hidden money who knows where all the money is coming from.

But, there is a catch-22 problem with forgoing these companies. There are thousands of people who produce the raw ingredients, transport those ingredients, those who make the products, transport the finished product, and sells the finished product who are the first to lose when we give up purchasing from a company.

If sales are down the money doesn't come from the CEO and other executives the first thing to happen is lower sales in stores which reduces the stock and sales force, the lower sales results in fewer orders, which reduce production, which cuts hours from employees, reduces orders from the suppliers and those who transport the raw and finished products. In fact many will lose their jobs before the CEO and executives will feel any impact at all.

I recall several years ago when the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska. There was a local grassroots group which decided to pass the word to stop buying gas from Exxon, their motto was "Think Global, Act Local". Back then in my area gas stations were gas stations, they may have a soda machine and a chip machine but not the mini marts we have today. We had only a few locally owned gas stations in the area a Chevron, a Gulf, one no brand and the Exxon. The small local boycott did not even sway the profits of Exxon one bit, or the distributor, but the local owner was put out of business.

I agree with your intent, but a few won't make even a dent, and many will hurt those who don't have a choice in who PepsiCo's money goes. Sadly, the corporate system works in a way that profits lines the pockets of the wealthy and the loss of profits are made up by taking from the poor.

One example my sister works for Frito-Lay she is a strong Democrat and has supported President Obama from the beginning, no one has asked her who to donate corporate money to, but because of the department she is in at the plant where she works, any slow down of any product reduces her hours. (she helps weighs out the raw ingredients for all product the plant makes)

Just some food for thought.