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Expo 2020 Dubai partners with PepsiCo to work on agriculture, nutrition
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Thursday, 26 April, 2018, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Dubai
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Expo 2020 Dubai and global food and beverage company PepsiCo have joined forces with a shared vision to work together towards a healthier and more sustainable future in the lead-up to, during and beyond the next world expo in 2020.
At the signing ceremony recently at the Expo 2020 site in Dubai South, UAE minister of state for international cooperation and Expo 2020 Dubai’s director-general Reem Al Hashimy announced that PepsiCo is the expo’s official beverage and snack partner.
The two organisations will work together to inspire and educate millions on areas of critical importance including water stewardship, sustainable packaging, agriculture, and nutrition.
Expo 2020 is the first world expo to be held in its 167-year history in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region. Some 25 million visits are expected, including 70 per cent from outside the UAE.
Its core theme, ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’ and subthemes of Opportunity, Sustainability and Mobility are closely aligned to PepsiCo’s Performance with Purpose 2025 Agenda, with its three focus areas of Products, Planet and People.
The signing ceremony was attended by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of the Expo 2020 Dubai Higher Committee; Mohammed Al Shaibani, director-general of HH The Ruler’s Court, Government of Dubai and the CEO and executive director of the Investment Corporation of Dubai; Indra K Nooyi, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo; Mike Spanos, PepsiCo CEO, PepsiCo Asia, Middle East and North Africa; and Omar Farid, president, PepsiCo Middle East and North Africa.
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said: “The increasing world population is straining the planet’s resources, generating an urgent need for more intelligent sources of nutrition, and packaging for snacks and beverages among other solutions. Expo 2020 Dubai is committed to showcasing products and innovations that will help address this global challenge, allowing people to live healthier, more prosperous and sustainable lives.
Nooyi said: “Together, we will make this event one of discovery – from new foods and beverages, to new solutions to the sustainability challenges that face us today and in the years ahead.”
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