When PepsiCo purchased Quaker Oats in 2001, many brands were consolidated from facilities around Canada to the Peterborough location, which assumed the new QTG (Quaker Tropicana Gatorade) moniker.

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PURCHASE, N.Y., Aug. 2, 2001 PepsiCo said today it has completed its merger with The Quaker Oats Company, creating a $25 billion food and beverage company sharply focused on the rapidly growing consumer demand for convenience.

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Jan 19, 2025 · Quaker Oats Company, former (1901–2001) Chicago -based American manufacturer of oatmeal and other food and beverage products. The company changed its name to Quaker Foods and Beverages after being acquired by PepsiCo, Inc., in 2001.

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In 2001, PepsiCo bought Quaker Oats for $14 billion. While Pepsi already owned several prominent snack and breakfast brands, its primary strategic motivation behind this colossal deal was to absorb ownership of Gatorade, the runaway hit sports energy drink developed by Quaker's subsidiary Stokely-Van Camp decades prior.

On August 2, PepsiCo announced it has completed its merger with The Quaker Oats Company, creating a $25 bn food and beverage company. "This is an historic day for PepsiCo," said Steve Reinemund, PepsiCo chairman and chief executive officer.

N E W Y O R K, Dec. 4 -- PepsiCo. has agreed to acquire Quaker Oats, the maker of Cap ’ n Crunch cereal, Aunt Jemima pancake products and Gatorade, in a deal worth $13.4 billion in stock.