Thanks, Pepsi

A few days ago, I read a blog post somewhere that right wing nut jobs (like the American Family Association and others) were advocating for a boycott of PepsiCo because of $1M donations to the Human Rights Campaign and Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).  This post included a link to Pepsi's Contact webpage and encouraged others to tell PepsiCo that they appreciate Pepsi's support of diversity and to counteract the nonsense from the right.  So, I did that.

Today I received an email from a Consumer Relations Rep from Pepsi.  It was a nice email and is posted below:

Dear Cesar,

Thank you for contacting us at PepsiCo and for sharing your thoughts.

As a company, we made a commitment to promote and support diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our business. We’re proud of the success we’ve had in attracting some of the best and the brightest from around the world and in building a workforce that is truly reflective of the consumers we serve.

At PepsiCo, diversity and inclusion are among the values we have adopted for ourselves in the workplace because we see them as important to our viability and success—as individual employees and as a company. And we believe strongly that these values will enhance other businesses and work environments as well.

Again, thank you for your interest in our company.