FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   HUDSON DAWN E 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/30/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PEPSICO INC [PEP] (Last) (First) (Middle) 700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Pres & CEO, PCNA 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) PURCHASE, NY 10577 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock 27,142 (1) D   PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock 22,635 I by Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	02/01/2001	01/31/2008	PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock	48,903	$ 36.5	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	02/01/2002	01/31/2009	PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock	51,579	$ 38.5	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	02/01/2003	01/31/2010	PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock	26,285	$ 32.25	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	02/01/2003	01/31/2010	PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock	66,980	$ 34	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	02/01/2004	01/31/2011	PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock	85,223	$ 43.5	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	07/18/2005	07/17/2012	PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock	200,000	$ 41.5	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	07/18/2007	07/17/2012	PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock	200,000	$ 41.5	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	07/18/2012	07/17/2017	PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock	200,000	$ 41.5	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	02/01/2007	01/31/2014	PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock	58,593	$ 47.25	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	02/01/2008	01/31/2015	PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock	51,507	$ 53.75	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	02/01/2006	01/31/2013	PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock	127,499	$ 39.75	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	02/01/2005	01/31/2012	PepsiCo, Inc. Common Stock	79,347	$ 50	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HUDSON DAWN E 700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD PURCHASE, NY 10577	Â	Â	  Pres & CEO, PCNA	Â

Signatures

Dawn E. Hudson		04/08/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This number reflects the restricted stock units granted to the reporting person as a portion of her compensation for serving as an officer of PepsiCo, Inc. Restricted stock units are calculated on a one unit for one share basis. The vesting with respect to these restricted stock units is contingent upon the achievement of pre-established performance targets.

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