The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 1430 GMT on Thursday:** PepsiCo Inc said it acquired Mabel, a Brazilian biscuit manufacturer for an undisclosed amount. PepsiCo would employ about 12,000 people in Brazil and operate 19 food and beverage manufacturing facilities across the country.
PepsiCo, Inc. (PepsiCo) is a global food, snack and beverage company. Shares of PEP remained unchanged at $62.28. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $59.25 and as high as $71.89. On average, 9876760 shares of PEP exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 2100.
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