MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

PepsiCo

Business / industry · Agriculture & food · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, PepsiCo appears in 15 declared MEP meetings (13 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

15
declared meetings
with current MEPs
13
MEPs met
€400,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated nearly $92 billion in net revenue in 2024, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo’s product portfolio includes a wide…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 15 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party960%
Renew Europe320%
European Conservatives & Reformists17%
Patriots for Europe17%
Socialists & Democrats17%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2025).

2023
2
2024
2
2025
9
2026
2

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Daniel Buda
2 meetings · EPP
Pascal Canfin
2 meetings · Renew
Hildegard Bentele
1 meeting · EPP
Marion Walsmann
1 meeting · EPP
Christian Doleschal
1 meeting · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
19 Mar 2026Daniel BudaUnfair trading practices
20 Jan 2026Christian DoleschalUnfair Trade Pratices
3 Dec 2025Daniel Budalocal agriculture production
22 Oct 2025Pascal ArimontEU Legislation in the field of Food & Beverages
1 Oct 2025Stefano BonacciniMeeting with PepsiCo
25 Jun 2025Marion WalsmannOmnibus I
23 Jun 2025Axel VossSustainability Omnibus
20 Jun 2025Angelika NieblerOmnibus I, CSRD and CSDDD
10 Apr 2025Pascal CanfinWork on fiscal policy
9 Apr 2025Hildegard BenteleEU Water Policy
19 Feb 2025Dan BarnaThe opportunities and challenges for companies in the European Union and their contribution to rekindling Europe's competitiveness; Introductory Meeting
23 Oct 2024Oliver SchenkPriorities for the next legislative term
1 Oct 2024Mariateresa VivaldiniMeeting Conoscitivo
29 Jun 2023Pascal CanfinGreen Deal
18 Apr 2023Silvia SardoneMeeting on Packaging Waste regulation proposal

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