PepsiCo Inc will stop advertising on Facebook Inc, Fox Business News reported here on Sunday, citing sources. The halt on advertising will run through July and August, the report said. Sources described the move as a “global boycott” on placing Facebook ads, the report said. PepsiCo did not immediately respond …
Read More »Pepsi accuses Indian farmers of violating potato intellectual property rights.
Snack giant PepsiCo’s Indian subsidiary is suing nine farmers in the state of Gujarat, telling them to lay-off growing a type of spud used in its popular brand of potato chips. Advocacy groups, meanwhile, have vowed to bite back. The potato farmers, who tend plots averaging 3-4 acres in size, …
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