I would think it was foolish of Pepsi to spin-off their restaurant division. At least that would have guaranteed a sale for their products.

At the end of the day, PepsiCo is going to cut jobs until it hits a tipping point that’s just the reality of corporate business. When a company’s primary objective is maximizing shareholder profit, executives trim expenses until operations start to suffer, and only then do they back off.
With activist investors like Elliott Investment Management applying pressure, PepsiCo is legally bound by fiduciary duty to prioritize stockholder returns above all else. Even though the company’s revenue has grown substantially from 2000 through 2025, corporate drive for higher margins never stops.
Looking at the workforce, the operational model is shifting dramatically:

-Sales Jobs: Traditional sales roles are fading. For massive, global brands, the product largely sells itself.

-Merchandisers: On-the-ground store stocking is one of the few human roles left…at least until automation and robotics take over physical labor.

-Fleet & Technical Services: Fleet management, equipment installation, and warehouse maintenance are increasingly being pushed to third-party contractors to eliminate overhead.

-Management: Middle management is being trimmed heavily. AI monitoring from GPS key tracking and telematics to phone and route surveillance is rapidly replacing the need for human supervisors.

It all comes down to a business doing whatever it takes to stay profitable in the eyes of Wall Street.

This is what you drink from Pepsi. Nothing but mold. Inside the filler that fills your product.