1.   Already, Frito-Lay owned the rest of the snack chip business, with products like Doritos and Tostitos sold around the globe.

2.   An exact price for the snacks business will be determined based on the net working capital of the unit when the sale is completed.

3.   Even Steven S. Reinemund, head of the snack food business and its most ardent champion, acknowledges that the primordial Coke vs. Pepsi struggle is hard to disregard.

4.   He made a fortune in the snack food business and now uses his money to help black children.

5.   John S. Pingel Jr., a senior executive who led the international snack food business of Pepsico Inc., died on Wednesday in his home in Dallas.

6.   Last month, United Biscuits said it was putting its Keebler salty snacks business up for sale.

7.   Moreover, it has the financial resources to do things right, especially since Pepsico is sending more and more of its capital budget to the snack food business.

8.   PepsiCo spun off KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut in September, allowing PepsiCo to concentrate on its soft drink and snack food businesses.

9.   PepsiCo in August named Peter Thompson, head of its Frito-Lay snacks business in Europe, to become president of the international beverage unit.

10.   Ralcorp announced the sale of its brand-name cereal and snack businesses in August.