Special Events :: U.S. Business Hall of Fame
| Laureate Archive | Alpha Order: K | |||||||||
| Donald M. Kendall | |||||||||
| PepsiCo, Inc. | |||||||||
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Donald Kendall became a corporate vice president for PepsiCo at 31 and its chief executive at 42. He gave the company a much-needed boost by building an extraordinarily effective management team. PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay became the leader in salted snack foods, and its Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Kentucky Fried Chicken chains place it second in revenues to McDonald's. | ||||||||
