There is a serious capability gap in some locations in PepsiCo US. I moved from the AMENA sector to work for Pepsi in the US 2 years ago, and most of the people in management positions (L10 & L11) in my location (Beverage Concentrate plant) wouldn't survive in a L7 role in any other country !! They don't think or act strategically at all and rely on a few functional experts (L7, L8 & L9) in the plant to do a reasonable job and keep them in their positions.
The division leadership in the Corporate office in Ireland don't realise (or rather don't care) that the management team in this location are totally incapable. Things have improved lately with a couple of plant directors from Frito Lay. However if this plant is an accurate representation of Pepsi in the US, many more people need to be replaced.