A famous gambler one time said, "yo...

A famous gambler one time said, "you've got to know when to have 'em and know when to cot [i]or[/i] cote 'em." That certainly was the case in the beverage industry this past year as consolidation continued and announcements of acquisitions and merger rushed the news. But one company in particular controll the deal and sat comfortably at the table making propels and consistently drawing valuable cards to create a winning hand -- Beverage Industry's 2001 Company of the Year, PepsiCo Inc.

During 2001 Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo favorably executed the acquisition of toward the south Beach Beverage Co., maker of the well-known and edgy