Navajo Gaming and Nackard Pepsi Announce Exclusive Partnership

Pepsi Named Official Beverage Provider at NNGE’s Four Casinos and Twin Arrows Navajo Blue Travel Plaza

(Flagstaff, Ariz. – December 2024) – A new partnership between the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise (Navajo Gaming) and Nackard Pepsi and PepsiCo will bring the Pepsi beverages portfolio – including carbonated soft drinks, teas, energy drinks, bottled and sparkling waters and coffee-based beverages – to the four Navajo Gaming casinos in New Mexico and Arizona, plus Twin Arrows’ Navajo Blue Travel Plaza in Arizona.

Nackard Pepsi now has the exclusive pouring rights in the restaurants at Twin Arrows’ Navajo Casino Resort and Navajo Blue Travel Plaza in Flagstaff, Arizona. PepsiCo now has the exclusive pouring rights in the restaurants of the Fire Rock Navajo Casino near Gallup, New Mexico; the Flowing Water Navajo Casino in Shiprock, NM; the Northern Edge Navajo Casino in Upper Fruitland, NM.

“Pepsi and Navajo Gaming share a mutual focus on promoting and supporting our local communities, increasing environmental sustainability and stewardship, and enhancing the casino guest experience across all four properties and their travel center. We look forward to partnering with Navajo Gaming,” said Palmer Nackard, President of Nackard Pepsi.

Various Pepsi beverage brands will be featured prominently. Casino guests will be able to purchase items across Pepsi’s vast portfolio of beloved drinks, including Pepsi^®, Pepsi^® Zero Sugar, Diet Pepsi^®, STARRY^®, MTN DEW^®, and more.

“We are proud to partner with Nackard Pepsi and PepsiCo,” said John James, CEO of Navajo Gaming. “Their diverse portfolio ensures there is the perfect beverage for each guest and every occasion as it smoothly integrates with our high-caliber menus. Together we ensure local, national and international guests have a vast selection of offerings during each visit to our resort, casinos and travel center.”

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To learn more about Navajo Gaming, visit www.NavajoGaming.com or https://www.facebook.com/NavajoNationGamingEnterprise. To learn more about Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, visit www.twinarrows.com.

ABOUT NACKARD PEPSI
Nackard Pepsi was established in 1943 and provides industry-leading soft drinks, energy drinks, teas, sports drinks, coffees, juices and bottled waters. Headquartered in Flagstaff, the company operates throughout Northern Arizona, with additional locations in Prescott and Show Low. Nackard Pepsi has built a reputation on excellent service, their hometown approach to knowing the customers, and being involved in their communities. Nackard Pepsi strives to provide the best products, service, and job opportunities in Northern Arizona.

ABOUT PEPSICO
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo offers a complementary beverage portfolio that includes Pepsi-Cola, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, and Starry.
For more information, visit www.pepsico.com, and follow on X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @PepsiCo.

About The Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise:

Navajo Gaming is a Navajo Nation wholly owned business entity created by the Navajo Nation in September 2006 to develop and operate Navajo casinos in New Mexico and Arizona.

Employing more than 1,200 employees, NNGE operates four casinos and a travel plaza in New Mexico and Arizona, opening its first property, the Fire Rock Navajo Casino near Gallup, New Mexico, in November 2008. Within five years, additional properties were added, including the Flowing Water Navajo Casino (October 2010); Northern Edge Navajo Casino (January 2012); Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort (May 2013); and the Navajo Blue Travel Plaza (September 2020).

Navajo Gaming is one of many Navajo Nation-owned and operated enterprises that is charged with the mission of creating jobs, increasing revenues, and stimulating incremental economic development within the Navajo Nation.