2024 Impact Awards winner: PepsiCo Canada

PepsiCo is focused on creating positive change in the neighbourhoods where it operates and where its associates call home. 

For more than 85 years, it has remained committed to the local communities through initiatives aimed at uplifting those within them. 

Volunteering is one way to achieve building stronger connections. 

The PepsiCo Canada Foundation’s main goal is on fundraising and soliciting donations for conducting, promoting and supporting activities, as well as programs and education, that support health and wellness, especially among underprivileged youth. 

Since 2004, the PepsiCo Canada Foundation has donated more than $3 million in grants to local and national charities. 

In 2023, 16 employee-nominated organizations received a grant, resulting in $160,000 Community Impact Grants invested. PepsiCo Canada and the PepsiCo Foundation provided a $100,000 donation to the Canadian Red Cross in the wake of wildfires in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. Beloved brands also have their own projects. 

Stacy’s Pita Chips champions women entrepreneurs through Stacy’s Rise Project, which began in 2024. 

The Miss Vickie’s brand supported Make-A-Wish Canada during the holidays with its All Wishes campaign. 

PepsiCo Canada’s annual Employee Volunteer Campaign gives employees an opportunity to secure grants for charities they volunteer with, generously donating more than US$380,000 in 2023.