Focus: PepsiCo ready to milk dairy with Wimm-Bill-Dann buy
By: Dean Best | 3 December 2010
A "watershed". A "significant milestone". A "unique and transformational opportunity". PepsiCo's senior executives reached for the adjectives yesterday (2 December) when they outlined the company's move to buy Russian dairy, baby food and juice maker Wimm-Bill-Dann.
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A "watershed". A "significant milestone". A "unique and transformational opportunity". PepsiCo's senior executives reached for the adjectives yesterday (2 December) when they outlined the company's move to buy Russian dairy, baby food and juice maker Wimm-Bill-Dann.

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