Brands Owned by PepsiCo: Drinks, Snacks and Food

PepsiCo owns Doritos, Lay’s, Cheetos, Gatorade, Quaker, Mountain Dew, SodaStream, poppi and Siete, as well as Pepsi itself. Buying different brands can therefore still support the same parent company. But not every product PepsiCo distributes is a brand it owns.

This is a guide to major brands, not an exhaustive global catalogue. Ownership was reviewed on 8 October 2026 using company filings and transaction announcements. Check the country as well as the brand: Rockstar and 7UP illustrate why a single worldwide ownership label can mislead.

PepsiCo brands by category

The 2025 annual report lists the principal trademarks and explains the operating businesses, licenses and distribution relationships. The sections below expand the examples and exceptions.

PepsiCo’s major drink brands

PepsiCo’s beverage portfolio includes:

• Pepsi, Diet Pepsi and Pepsi Zero Sugar
• Mountain Dew and its flavor extensions
• Gatorade, Gatorade Zero and Propel
• Aquafina
• bubly
• SodaStream
• poppi, acquired by PepsiCo in 2025
• Rockstar Energy outside the United States and Canada; see the ownership change below
• Sting Energy, Mirinda and 7UP outside the United States

Its current US brand directory also includes Brisk and other regional products. PepsiCo’s official brand list is the best starting point, but it does not explain every ownership structure.

Snack brands owned by PepsiCo

Through its Frito-Lay businesses, PepsiCo owns many of the world’s most familiar snack labels:

• Lay’s and Walkers
• Doritos
• Cheetos
• Fritos
• Ruffles
• Tostitos
• SunChips
• Smartfood
• Funyuns
• Cracker Jack
• Miss Vickie’s
• Stacy’s
• PopCorners
• Sabritas and other regional snack portfolios

These are not loose distribution relationships. PepsiCo’s 2025 annual report identifies Cheetos, Doritos, Fritos, Lay’s, Ruffles and Tostitos among the brands made and sold through PepsiCo Foods North America.

Breakfast, pantry and newer food brands

PepsiCo’s food holdings extend beyond crisps and fizzy drinks:

• Quaker oats and snacks
• Cap’n Crunch
• Pearl Milling Company
• Rice-A-Roni and Near East in relevant markets
• Gamesa biscuits
• Sabra dips, now wholly owned after PepsiCo bought the remaining stake in 2024
• Siete Foods, acquired for $1.2 billion and added in January 2025
• Bare Snacks and Off the Eaten Path

Brands PepsiCo distributes or licenses: the ownership exceptions

Does PepsiCo own Rockstar, Celsius or Alani Nu? Celsius Holdings acquired the Rockstar brand in the US and Canada in August 2025; PepsiCo retained Rockstar ownership elsewhere. PepsiCo also distributes Celsius Holdings’ brands, including Celsius and Alani Nu, and holds an investment in that company. A distribution agreement or minority stake is not full ownership. PepsiCo and Celsius transaction announcement.

PepsiCo sells ready-to-drink Starbucks beverages through a partnership, but it does not own Starbucks. It has operated ready-to-drink Lipton products through a joint venture with Unilever rather than owning the Lipton brand outright.

In the United States, PepsiCo also manufactures or distributes some Dr Pepper, Crush and Schweppes products under licenses from Keurig Dr Pepper. Distribution does not equal ownership. The same warning applies to products associated with Tropicana Beverages Group and Celsius Holdings.

Even 7UP differs by market: PepsiCo handles it in many countries, while Keurig Dr Pepper owns the US rights. A globally accurate answer therefore needs a country attached to it.

Does shared ownership mean identical ethical impact?

No. Parent-company ownership identifies the corporate group, but it does not prove that every product uses the same suppliers, ingredients, labour arrangements or packaging. It is useful if your aim is to avoid or support a particular parent company. If your aim is to choose a product with a lower impact, you also need product-specific evidence.

The PepsiCo company score provides Mashinii’s current assessment and supporting research. Follow the evidence and dates for the dimensions you care about, rather than treating a score copied into an article as permanent. Neither a zero nor missing evidence is a certification that a company is ethical. Our methodology explains how the assessment works.

Quick ownership answers

Who owns Doritos? PepsiCo owns Doritos through its Frito-Lay business. Doritos is not an independent company merely supplied by PepsiCo.

Does PepsiCo own Lay’s and Quaker? Yes. Both appear in PepsiCo’s principal brand portfolio. Different product categories do not necessarily mean different parent companies.

Does PepsiCo own Starbucks? No. The ready-to-drink coffee partnership does not make Starbucks coffee shops a PepsiCo business.

Is every PepsiCo-distributed drink PepsiCo-owned? No. Rockstar in the US and Canada, Celsius and certain licensed Keurig Dr Pepper products demonstrate the difference. Check the brand, territory and type of agreement.

The practical takeaway

If you are trying to avoid or support a parent company, the logo on the front is not enough. Use the manufacturer or distributor line as a starting point, then check the brand owner in the relevant market. A distributor named on a package is not necessarily the owner. If a sale has been announced, look for confirmation that it actually closed.

For the other side of the supermarket aisle, see our guide to brands owned by Nestlé and our Coca-Cola vs PepsiCo ethics comparison. You can also search any company for its complete evidence-backed profile.

Sources

• PepsiCo: official brand directory
• PepsiCo 2025 annual report
• PepsiCo: corporate profile and portfolio scale
• PepsiCo: Siete Foods acquisition

Reviewed 8 October 2026. Updated Rockstar’s US/Canada ownership explanation, clarified the scope of this selected-brand list, and replaced undated ethics-score figures with links to the current evidence.