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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

October 15, 2002
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

PepsiCo, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

North Carolina
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

1-1183 (Commission File Number)

13-1584302 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

700 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York 10577
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (914) 253-2000

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Item 7.

Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(c)   Exhibits

	99.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
	99.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

Item 9.	Regulation FD Disclosure
	purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The furnishing of the information in this Current Report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information this Current Report contains is material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.
	On October 15, 2002, PepsiCo, Inc. (the "Company") filed with the Commission its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 7, 2002 accompanied by the certifications of Steven S Reinemund, Chief Executive Officer, and Indra K. Nooyi, Chief Financial Officer, required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 15, 2002

PepsiCo, Inc.

		By:	/S/ Robert E. Cox
			Robert E. Cox
			Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number

Description

99.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
99.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.