The beverage and snack giant thinks "healthy" food will keep it fat.

FORBES: Judge To Fat Plaintiffs: Where's The Beef?

Shares in Tingyi (Cayman Island), one of the largest beverage and snack producers in China, closed up by 0.6% in Hong Kong today on investor hopes that the worst of a rise in costs that hit earnings last year may have passed.

FORBES: Taiwan Billionaire Family's Tingyi Rises 0.6% on China Food, Beverage Hopes

At an off-the-record roundtable discussion prior to dinner, I enjoyed chatting on the side with Everett Chu, CFO and executive director of Want Want China, the snack and beverage entity that is on our list.

FORBES: Dining With Tycoons of Asia, Present and Future

Investor calls to split PepsiCo's better-performing snack business from its beverage business could return if there is no sign of improvement.

WSJ: Fizzy Drinks Revenue Goes From Flat to Sour

As part of its strategy to tap into the market for more nutritious convenience foods, the company is hoping people will pay a premium for a new pureed fruit product that it considers thick enough to be a snack rather than a beverage.

WSJ: PepsiCo's Tropolis Fruit Puree an Attempt to 'Snackify' Drinks