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Pepsi president likens U.S. to middle finger (Food giant now doing damage control in wake of speech)
WorldNetDaily ^ | May 20, 2005 | Joe Kovacs

Posted on 05/20/2005 1:21:27 AM PDT by An American Patriot

The remarks by Indra Nooyi, an India-born woman who also serves as PepsiCo's chief financial officer, came during a speech Sunday to graduates at Columbia Business School. Nooyi then went on to say the five major continents in the world can each be represented by a finger on the hand. She said Africa was the pinkie; She said our thumb is Asia; Europe was compared to the index finger; South America, including Latin America, was likened to the ring finger; She said her analogy "leaves the long, middle finger for North America, and in particular, the United States.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism
KEYWORDS: cary; cfo; finger; indranooyi; likens; middle; pepsi; pepsico; to; usa
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To: An American Patriot

Well, she can shut down her d@mn Pepsi plants here and stop selling the stuff.

Then she can pack her butt back to India and get out of my country.

Scumbag.


61 posted on 05/20/2005 6:18:29 AM PDT by ZULU (Fear the government which fears your guns. God, guts, and guns made America great.)
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To: FireTrack

My father, 80 years old and counting, still grabs a Moon Pie and an RC when we stop at Frizby's (our local 7/11). He contends that it is the only food suitable for a working man's lunch.


62 posted on 05/20/2005 6:20:08 AM PDT by 11Bush (If the shootin' don't start soon, I'll have to mount the Ma-Duece on my wheelchair.)
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To: An American Patriot

Well until miss nooyi is gone and Pepsico apologizes, not one more can of their filth will enter my house.

Semper Fi


63 posted on 05/20/2005 6:29:19 AM PDT by Leatherneck_MT (3-7-77 (No that's not a Date))
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To: MissouriConservative
Time for the Valkyrie  Cats to respond...

 

 


64 posted on 05/20/2005 6:32:18 AM PDT by StoneGiant
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To: mhking

Same here.

Pepsi is for Phillistines......

:-)


65 posted on 05/20/2005 6:35:11 AM PDT by roaddog727 (The marginal propensity to save is 1 minus the marginal propensity to consume.)
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To: StoneGiant

oookaaaay, you made me laugh!


66 posted on 05/20/2005 6:35:50 AM PDT by krunkygirl
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To: All

don't have time to check all posts to see if this has already been posted:

PepsiCo Board
1-866-626-0633


67 posted on 05/20/2005 6:41:00 AM PDT by krunkygirl
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To: Labyrinthos

Exactly. She revealed her true feelings about America. She is now worried about losing her "cushy" job. She probably hates the people that are offended. Too bad. She gave the finger to America and all it stands for. I will give the finger to all Pepsi products.


68 posted on 05/20/2005 6:41:36 AM PDT by daviscupper
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To: An American Patriot

Lets avoid all of Pepsico's products. Does anyone have a list of products and companies owned by Pepsico?


69 posted on 05/20/2005 6:57:38 AM PDT by kempo
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To: 11Bush

Good for him! I wish you could still get RC in the glass bottles. I occasionally find Coke in a bottle at out of the way county stores. They also have the best Moon Pies.

Sodas these days just don't have the flavor like back when. Pepsi is for.... Well I better now say it.. LOL


70 posted on 05/20/2005 7:07:09 AM PDT by FireTrack
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To: kempo

Here is a list:

Frito-Lay Brands




Lay's potato chips
Lays Kettle Cooked potato chips
Wavy Lay's potato chips
Baked Lay's potato crisps
Maui Style potato chips
Ruffles potato chips
Baked Ruffles potato crisps
Ruffles Flavor Rush potato chips
Doritos tortilla chips
Baked Doritos tortilla chips
3D's snacks
Tostitos tortilla chips
Baked Tostitos tortilla chips
Santitas tortilla chips
Fritos corn chips
Cheetos cheese flavored snacks
Rold Gold pretzels & snack mix
Funyuns onion flavored rings
Go Snacks
Sunchips multigrain snacks
Sabritones puffed wheat snacks
Cracker Jack candy coated popcorn
Chester's popcorn
Grandma's cookies Munchos potato crisps
Smartfood popcorn
Baken-ets fried pork skins
Oberto meat snacks
Rustler's meat snacks
Churrumais fried corn strips
Frito-Lay nuts
Frito-Lay, Ruffles, Fritos and Tostitos dips & salsas
Frito-Lay, Doritos and Cheetos snack crackers
Fritos, Tostitos, Ruffles and Doritos snack kits
Hickory Sticks
Hostess Potato
Lay's Stax potato crisps
Doritos Rollitos
Lay's Fries
Natural Lays
Natural Ruffles
Natural Cheetos
Natural Tostitos
Miss Vickie's potato chips
Munchies snack mix

Outside North America
Bocabits wheat snacks
Crujitos corn snacks
Fandangos corn snacks
Hamka's snacks
Niknaks cheese snacks
Quavers potato snacks
Sabritas potato chips
Smiths potato chips
Walkers potato crisps
Walkers Square potato snacks
Walkers French Fries potato sticks
Walkers Monster Munch corn snacks
Gamesa cookies
Doritos Dippas
Sonric's sweet snacks
Wotsits corn snacks
Walkers Sensations
Doritos A La Turca
Lay's Mediteranneas
Red Rock Deli
Kurkure
Smiths Sensations
Lays Artesanas PC
Cheetos Shots
Quavers Snacks
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Pepsi-Cola Brands



Pepsi-Cola
Caffeine Free Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi
Pepsi Twist (regular & diet)
Wild Cherry Pepsi
Pepsi Blue
Pepsi ONE
Pepsi Vanilla
Diet Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew Code Red
Diet Mountain Dew Code Red
Mountain Dew LiveWire
Mountain Dew Blueshock
Mountain Dew AMP energy drink
Mug
Sierra Mist (Regular & Diet)
Slice
Lipton Brisk (Partnership)
Lipton Iced Tea(Partnership)
Dole juices and juice drinks (License)
FruitWorks juice drinks
Aquafina purified drinking water
Frappuccino ready-to-drink coffee (Partnership)
Starbucks DoubleShot (Partnership)
SoBe juice drinks, dairy, and teas
SoBe energy drinks (No Fear and Adrenaline Rush) Outside North America
Mirinda
7UP (International)
Pepsi Limón
Kas
Teem
Pepsi Max
Pepsi Light
Manzanita Sol
Paso de los Toros
Fruko
Evervess
Yedigun
Shani
Fiesta
D&G (License)
Mandarin (License)
Radical Fruit
Back to top







Gatorade Brands



Gatorade Thirst Quencher
Gatorade Frost Thirst Quencher Gatorade Fierce Thirst Quencher
Gatorade Ice Thirst Quencher Propel Fitness Water
Gatorade Xtremo Thirst Quencher
Gatorade X-Factor Thirst Quencher
Back to top







Tropicana Brands



Tropicana Pure Premium juices
Tropicana Twister juice drinks
Tropicana Smoothies
Tropicana Pure Tropics juices
Dole juices (License)
Tropicana 100 juices Outside North America
Tropicana Touche de Lait
Alvalle gazpacho fruit juices and vegetable juices
Tropicana Season's Best juices and juice drinks
Loóza juices and nectars
Copella juices
Frui'Vita juices
Back to top







Quaker Brands



Quaker Oatmeal
Quaker Instant Oatmeal
Quaker Oatmeal Breakfast Squares
Cap'n Crunch cereal
Life cereal
Quaker Oatmeal Brown Sugar Bliss
Quaker Oatmeal Honey Nut Heaven
Quaker 100% Natural cereal
Quaker Squares cereal
Quisp cereal
King Vitaman cereal
Quaker Oh's! Cereal
Mother's cereal
Quaker grits
Quaker Oatmeal-to-Go
Aunt Jemima mixes & syrups
Quaker rice cakes
Quaker rice snacks (Quakes)
Quaker Chewy granola bars
Quaker Dipps granola bars
Rice-A-Roni side dishes
Pasta Roni side dishes
Near East side dishes
Puffed Wheat
Harvest Crunch cereal
Quaker Baking Mixes
Spudz snacks
Crisp'ums baked crisps
Quaker Fruit & Oatmeal bars
Quaker Fruit & Oatmeal Bites
Quaker Fruit and Oatmeal Toastables
Quaker Soy Crisps
Quaker Bakeries
Outside North America
FrescAvena beverage powder
Toddy chocolate powder
Toddynho chocolate drink
Coqueiro canned fish
Sugar Puffs cereal
Puffed Wheat
Cruesli cereal
Hot Oat Crunch cereal
Quaker Oatso Simple hot cereal
Scott's Porage Oats
Scott's So Easy Oats
Quaker Bagged cereals
Quaker Mais Sabor
Quaker Oats
Quaker oat flour
Quaker Meu Mingau
Quaker cereal bars
Quaker Oatbran
Corn goods
Magico chocolate powder
Quaker Vitaly Cookies
3 Minutos Mixed Cereal
Quaker Mágica
Quaker Mágica con Soja
Quaker Pastas
Quaker Frut


71 posted on 05/20/2005 7:12:10 AM PDT by daviscupper
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To: An American Patriot

Was she trying to be funny?

Doesn't she remember what happened to the Dixie Chicks?


72 posted on 05/20/2005 7:19:22 AM PDT by Dashing Dasher ("When you want to fool the world, tell the truth." ~ Otto von Bismarck)
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To: daviscupper
After looking at that list I need to avoid them all anyway. Nothing but carbs.
73 posted on 05/20/2005 7:39:32 AM PDT by kempo
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To: kempo

Avoid Pepsi products and you'll probably lose 20 pounds by Christmastime!


74 posted on 05/20/2005 8:26:36 AM PDT by gridlock (ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
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To: USAFJeeper

Taco Bell is ok. Sold to some other group a couple of years ago.


75 posted on 05/20/2005 8:28:13 AM PDT by Goreknowshowtocheat
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To: Lokibob

What she said came from the heart! Her apology came from the PR dept.


76 posted on 05/20/2005 8:31:05 AM PDT by Goreknowshowtocheat
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To: All

Another phone #:

1-800-433-2652

This is their (PepsiCo) Public Relations number.
I spoke with Sharon.
Nice lady but she tried to tell me that if I had not seen the full remarks of Ms. Nooyi then I was taking things out of context. That no offense was meant by Ms. Nooyi.
I responded that her imagery of the U.S. as the "middle finger" of the world and her suggestion that that middle finger is being rubbed up and down the side of a nose would be impossible to misconstrue. The meaning is loud and clear.

She said they are taking comments and zip codes to pass along to the executives, etc.

It seems they are hearing from quite a few people. I hope they will hear for many more...


77 posted on 05/20/2005 8:36:03 AM PDT by krunkygirl
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To: mo
"We disrespected local aristocracy which kept our families run into the ground by virtue of birth"

By "aristocracy", I presume you mean the modern aristocracy of Hollywood, The Media, and "The Educators".

I believe religion played a far greater role in shaping America than your anti-monarchy spew.

I believe you've watched too much "The Patriot" and not enough 911.

78 posted on 05/20/2005 8:48:55 AM PDT by Jakarta ex-pat
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To: mhking

Hmm, I knew there was a reason I didn't like Pepsi.


79 posted on 05/20/2005 8:54:07 AM PDT by jb6 (Truth == Christ)
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To: jb6

play on the old SNL skit:

"Coke, Coke--NO PEPSI!"


80 posted on 05/20/2005 8:58:08 AM PDT by krunkygirl
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