Farmer Tiff Worries Pepsico Headquarters economictimes.indiatimes.com

Executives at Pepsi-Co’s headquarters and its Asia-Pacific office are said to have conveyed their concern over the Indian unit’s decision to take legal action against Gujarat farmers for growing a variety of potato following social media hostility and calls for a boycott of the company’s products. “Headquarters has asked PepsiCo India to resolve the issue at the earliest and work as a team,” said one of two senior executives aware of developments. “They are concerned about the legal issue and the backlash.” The Apac office is in Dubai.