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Case Study: Joint Venture Management

Orchestrating Giants: The Pepsi-Lipton JV

Managing the complexity of a 50/50 joint venture between Unilever and PepsiCo.

Managing Pepsi Lipton International required aligning Unilever’s brand equity with PepsiCo’s bottling network.

€80 MillionTurnover added in two years via Pure Leaf launch

1. The ROI of Design

For a bottler, a new bottle means CAPEX. I led the negotiation by building a business case for the ROI of design.

2. Launching Pure Leaf

To launch Pure Leaf, we created a third-party co-manufacturing bridge for the first two years of stock.

3. The Daybreaker Digital Pivot

For the UK launch, we created early-morning alcohol-free rave parties and cut content in real time for social media.