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ployment Opportunity Act and the National Labor Relations Act; customs and foreign trade laws and regulations; and laws regulating sale of certain of its products in schools. In its business dealings, the company is required to comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. In the United States, its facilities must comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and other federal and state laws regarding handling, storage, release and disposal of wastes generated on-site and sent to third-party owned and operated off-site licensed facilities. History PepsiCo, Inc. was founded in 1898. The company was incorporated in Delaware in 1919 and was reincorporated in North Carolina in 1986.