# Elliott Investment Management

Type: Company

Source: Retail Intelligence Brief — https://getretailbrief.com/entity/elliott-investment-management
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## Timeline

- **2027-01-01**: Target Completion — Expected completion of the initial 20% U.S. SKU reduction phase.
- **2026-03-23**: Operational Cuts — PepsiCo confirms closure of 3 plants and progress on 20% SKU reduction.
- **2025-12-15**: Elliott Deal — PepsiCo shares plans for SKU reduction following activist investor pressure.
- **2020-10-01**: Coca-Cola Purge — Coke announces plans to cut 200 brands, including Tab and ZICO.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### PepsiCo to Slash 20% of U.S. Product Lineup in Major Portfolio Purge
2026-03-24 00:29:04 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 3

PepsiCo is aggressively streamlining its U.S. operations by cutting nearly 20% of its stock-keeping units (SKUs) as part of a strategic deal with activist investor Elliott Investment Management. This move, which includes closing manufacturing plants and retiring niche snack varieties, mirrors a similar culling executed by Coca-Cola in 2020.
Full story: https://getretailbrief.com/story/pepsico-product-purge-sku-reduction

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