Based on its success and impact, Pepsi will continue to fund the Pepsi Refresh Project and intends to launch the program in Europe, Latin America and Asia in 2011.  Launched in the U.S. and Canada in 2010, next year, the Pepsi Refresh Project will come to life on a global scale.  International market activations will be tailored to ensure relevance to local communities.

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America business unit kicks-off high school football season with the «Score for Your School» program for Texans only that invites fans to help schools win up to a $10,000 donation for their sports programs. Texas fans can visit www.scoreforyourschool.com, enter the 9-digit product code from ANY Frito-Lay product (chips, dips, salsa and more) and then select the Texas high school of their choice.

The Pepsi Refresh Project has doubled its monthly commitment of $1.3 million to refresh America’s communities by awarding $2.6 million in grants during the month of September.  Each month, Pepsi awards up to $1.3 million in Refresh Grants to the 32 ideas that garner the most votes. Through the Pepsi Refresh Project: Do Good for the Gulf extension, Pepsi has allocated an additional $1.3 million to refresh communities in the Gulf Coast for the month.

The Quaker Oats Company, a division of PepsiCo, announced a broad new direction for growth focused on products and programs to help people lead healthier lifestyles. The nation’s breakfast authority for more than 130 years will introduce two new hot cereal varieties and improvements for its instant oatmeal nationwide this week and will launch an integrated US marketing and ad to motivate Americans to rethink the question: «Does Your Breakfast Make You Amazing?«

Gatorade’s G Series line of products will make its Canadian debut in spring 2011. During the inaugural G Series Symposium held last week at the MaRS Centre for Innovation in Toronto, the three-step sports nutrition G Series portfolio was unveiled to an audience of athletic trainers, educators, professional athletes and nutritionists gathered to discuss and learn about the hydration and nutrition needs of today’s performance athletes.

PepsiCo unveils “Women, the 5G Network” this week at the annual BlogHer conference. “Women, the 5G network” is a provocative, interactive dialogue around the power, potential and promise of women—as transformational business leaders, influential media and engaged consumers. The launch pad for this on-going discussion is a “Sofa Summit” breakfast featuring PepsiCo female leaders and BlogHers to celebrate and elevate the collective collateral women have and the impact to society and the marketplace.