PepsiCo met Taoiseach and Tánaiste over impact of US-EU trade war

Representatives of PepsiCo met both the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste in the early summer to air concerns over the potential impact of the US-EU trade tariff war on the beverage conglomerate’s Irish operations.  According to a new entry in the lobbying register, PepsiCo contacted senior officials in the departments of the Taoiseach and Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), with further meetings facilitated with both the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste in recent months. At the start of April, US President Donald Trump introduced a new 20 per cent tariff on imports from the EU, including Ireland, where PepsiCo is an important…