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Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
The Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Whitman Corporation and PepsiAmericas, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this joint proxy
statement/prospectus and in the Registration Statement of our report dated
February 1, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Whitman
Corporation and subsidiaries as of the end of fiscal years 1999 and 1998, and
the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity and cash
flows for each of the fiscal years 1999, 1998, and 1997, which report appears in
the fiscal 1999 annual report on Form 10-K of Whitman Corporation.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this joint proxy
statement/prospectus and in the Registration Statement of our reports dated
December 5, 1997, relating to the consolidated statements of income (loss),
shareholders' equity and cash flows of PepsiAmericas, Inc. (formerly known as
Pepsi-Cola Puerto Rico Bottling Company) and subsidiaries for the year
ended September 30, 1997 and the related financial statement schedule, which
reports appear in the 1999 annual report on Form 10-K.
We consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in this
joint proxy statement/prospectus and in the Registration Statement.
/s/ KPMG LLP
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Chicago, Illinois
September 20, 2000
