“When starting a collaboration with a start-up, you should ask yourself the following three questions: Is it the right company, with the right technology, at the right time?”
In this episode, we catch up with Kelly Van Dyke, Director – R&D External Innovation at PepsiCo. Her mission: Identify new technologies to disrupt the CPG category through strategic partnerships and business opportunities, and to drive product innovations that truly delight consumers.
This highly entertaining conversation focuses on PepsiCo’s start-up collaborations. In addition to an introduction to the company’s tripartite collaboration strategy, including a brief look at the partnerships between different areas of R&D, we also return to the PepsiCo Positive (pep+) Journey: A sustainable approach to creating growth and shared value with a focus on sustainability and human capital. Want to learn more about PepsiCo’s projects with startups? Then grab your headphones and tune in!
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