On the Street -- PepsiCo Names President of Quaker Foods & Snacks
October 5/Purchase, N.Y./PRNewswire-FirstCall -- PepsiCo Inc. announced that Jaya Kumar has been appointed president -- Quaker Foods & Snacks.
In this role, Kumar will lead the $2 billion operating unit, with a portfolio of brands that includes Quaker hot cereals and Chewy granola bars, Cap'n Crunch, Life and Quaker Oatmeal Squares ready-to-eat cereals, Aunt Jemima mixes and syrups, Rice-A-Roni and Near East side dishes, and Quaker's lite snacks. Based in Chicago, he will report to PepsiCo Americas Foods CEO John Compton.