PepsiCo’s External Innovation (XI) team, part of the company’s Global Research & Development (R&D) organization, actively scouts for, identifies and develops strategic partnerships with external collaborators. 

The goal is to locate key external insights, business models, technical unlocks and new capabilities that, when partnered with our robust R&D expertise, will yield disruptive innovation in our core products and new and emerging products. 

We are currently exploring novel technologies that have the potential to dramatically impact our food and beverage portfolio. We are interested in improving all facets of our value chain - from raw material inputs all the way to the consumer experience - and identifying global efficiencies in areas including crop science, ingredients, processing, packaging, equipment, distribution/fleet, retail and eCommerce.