PepsiAmericas, Inc. (NYSE: PAS) today announced that its third quarter 2008 earnings conference call will be webcast live over the internet on Wednesday, October 22 at 10 a.m. CDT (11 a.m. EDT). PepsiAmericas will issue its financial results before the market opens that morning.

The live webcast and a copy of the company’s earnings release will be accessible at PepsiAmericas’ website at www.pepsiamericas.com. A replay of the conference call will be available at this site later that day.

PepsiAmericas is the world’s second-largest manufacturer, seller and distributor of PepsiCo beverages. With annual sales of nearly $4.5 billion in 2007, PAS employs over 20,000 people and operates 33 manufacturing facilities and over 185 distribution centers across its markets. PAS serves a significant portion of a 19-state region in the U.S.; Central and Eastern Europe, including Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia; and the Caribbean. For more information on our company, please visit our website at www.pepsiamericas.com.

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