• Carlsberg expanded its strategic partnership with PepsiCo to become the soft-drink bottler for Azerbaijan from Jan. 1, 2027.
• Carlsberg will take over production, sales, distribution of the PepsiCo soft-drinks portfolio in the market.
• Xirdalan brewery will be expanded to produce PepsiCo brands; the deal is expected to roughly double Carlsberg’s Azerbaijan business.

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