NEW YORK (AP) -- Activist investor Nelson�Peltz�has disclosed stakes in Mondelez (NASDAQ: MDLZ ) and PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP ) , following earlier reports that the billionaire could be pushing for a marriage between the sweet and salty snack giants.
In a statement early Friday, PepsiCo also disclosed that it has held meetings with�Peltz's�Trian Fund Management in recent weeks to consider its "ideas and initiatives" for long-term growth. A spokesman for Mondelez said the company doesn't comment on contact with specific shareholders.
A representative for Trian declined to comment.
Peltz's�disclosures come at a sensitive time for the two U.S. food and drink makers. Mondelez, which makes Oreo cookies and Cadbury chocolates, has stumbled in its first quarters as an independent company after splitting from Kraft Foods.
PepsiCo, which makes Frito-Lay, Tropicana and Quaker Oats, is reviewing restructuring options for its underperforming North American beverage business, including a possible spinoff. If that were to happen, analysts have speculated that PepsiCo would want to buy another snack food maker to remain as big as it is today.
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