Employer of Choice 1,000 Employees

2021

EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (>1,000 EMPLOYEES)

This award recognises the best organisation to work for in Australia with more than 1,000 employees. Finalists were judged on their leadership, engagement, communication and employee benefits.

WINNER

PepsiCo ANZ

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

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PepsiCo ANZ

Aligned to the PepsiCo mission to create more smiles with every sip and every bite, PepsiCo ANZ creates smiles for its employees by providing meaningful growth opportunities to build successful careers, and a diverse and inclusive workplace where people are committed to delivering exceptional performance. As a result of its commitment to building a workplace where all employees can flourish, PepsiCo ANZ has seen significant increases in levels of engagement, commitment and organisational health. Some of the initiatives contributing to this achievement include:

 increased automation and digitalisation (of HR processes in particular), thereby increasing efficiency and positively impacting employee experience  revamping of PepsiCo’s approach to flexible work with the removal of formal start/finish times for professional employees (and being accredited as one of 11 FlexReady organisations)  broadening its approach to its diversity and inclusion agenda with the introduction of its First Peoples strategy  strengthening of key leadership and technical capabilities to enable future growth  reshaping its learning and development strategy to align to the future of work and ANZ business strategy, and a move away from a ‘talent’ first approach to a

‘people’ first mindset  continuing to evolve its ‘Live Better’ program – a healthy living agenda built around three core pillars: Better Bodies, Better Balance and Better Bonds  embedding of The PepsiCo Way (a set of globally defined behaviours) into its ways of working, which set the organisation’s strategic agenda and are integrated into key business decisions

Website: www.pepsico.com.au

EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (>1,000 EMPLOYEES)

FEATURED EXCELLENCE AWARDEE

Craveable Brands

Craveable Brands has a vision to be a powerhouse of craveable food brands with unparalleled scale, capability and people. The team at Craveable Brands are passionate about people and food. They work together to build better experiences for their customers, partners and people. The last 12 months have provided Cravers with a chance to look at things differently. In the face of significant operational challenges and opportunities, adjusting the existing strategic and tactical approach was critical to achieving a record performance year across the Craveable Brands Group. The pandemic forced the leadership team to challenge assumptions around pace in decision-making and gave them an opportunity to truly see the value in the scale of a genuine group approach. Real efficiency was gained by centralising the pandemic response and adopting consistent messaging across the brands. Empowering operational leaders to make decisions quickly was also key to enabling talented individuals to accelerate development, leading to many internal promotions and development opportunities. The focus on safety was also sharpened, with real success achieved via the implementation of a new WHS MS system that exceeded benchmarks against ISO standards. Above all, a genuine focus on wellness and improved communications meant that Cravers knew what was happening in real time. A new wellness strategy, an updated learning approach with the inclusion of multiple new offerings, and the introduction of a comprehensive new compliance approach have all made 2020/21 a year to remember.

Email: amanda.borg@craveablebrands.com Website: www.craveablebrands.com