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Posted Mar 13, 2009
 Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) in recent years has become known for its inclusive work force. With strong diversity training and metrics to assess its success, PBG is committed to improving its ability to recruit, retain and develop top talent. |
 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Eric Foss is a long-time diversity supporter who chairs the company's internal diversity council and ties 10 percent of senior-executive bonuses to diversity results. PBG's 10-person board of directors includes four women members, two Latino members and one Black member.
PBG has an increasingly inclusive work force that mirrors its customer base. The work force is 36 percent Black, Latino, Asian and American Indian, but new hires are 48 percent Black, Latino, Asian and American Indian.
The company also has first-rate diversity training that is mandatory for the entire work force and held every month. It is called "Under the Cap Diversity & Inclusion Training."
Both internal and external trainers are used. The company uses employee surveys and percent-of-completion reporting to assess results, and there is formal follow-up. PBG also has mandatory employee surveys that include diversity.
The company gets a perfect score for the way it communicates its diversity commitment on its corporate web site and spends 40 percent of its ad budget on multicultural media. |
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Eric J. Foss, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
"A strong commitment to culture and talent development is more important for companies today than ever before. There are a number of ways in which we are investing in our people at PBG, but none take precedence over our efforts to build a diverse work force. As the retail customers who sell our products, the consumers who buy them and the communities in which we all work and live continue to become more diverse, having a similarly diverse team of employees is critical to our success as a company." |
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John Berisford, Senior Vice President, HR
"We don't view diversity as a program but rather as a core characteristic of the PBG culture. We often say that our differences are our greatest similarity, and we work hard to celebrate these differences in ways that promote inclusion throughout all levels of our organization. Our goal is to create an atmosphere where all of our people feel respected and valued, because each and every one of them plays an important role in shaping our future as a company." |
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Specialty Lists
- No. 4 in The DiversityInc Top 10
Companies for Latinos
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Industry
Consumer Products
Main Competitors
Coca-Cola Enterprises
U.S. Headquarters
Somers, N.Y. |
Number of U.S. Employees
32,700
Annual Revenue
$13.8 billion
% of Operations Outside U.S.
34 |
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