PepsiCo is expanding its existing facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, investing $7.5 million and creating 195 jobs at its sales and service call center. The One North Carolina Fund has extended the company a $400,000 grant towards the project.

"The U.S. is the single biggest beverage market in the world, accounting for 25 percent of global beverage revenue" said Darren Clark, director of Government Affairs for PepsiCo. "A big piece of what enables this critical U.S. business to grow is exceptional service to our customers. We need top quality people and a strong business environment to deliver what PepsiCo calls Performance with Purpose, and North Carolina proves once again that it can help. Our commitment to growth, coupled with our commitment to operating in responsible, sustainable ways, is what we seek to deliver each day."

Pepsi was founded in North Carolina more than 100 years ago and has several thousand employees in the state. It currently employs 900 people in Winston-Salem.