PLANO, Texas, May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Modesto, Calif., facility has become the state's first food manufacturing site to be awarded LEED® Gold existing building from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), as verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). LEED is the nation's preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
PLANO, Texas, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Killingly, Conn., facility today became the state's first manufacturing site to be awarded LEED® Gold existing building from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), as verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). LEED is the nation's preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. Frito-Lay North America now has eight LEED® Gold existing buildings across the country, including its Plano, Texas-based headquarters.
PLANO, Texas, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division began rolling out some of its fully electric delivery trucks in Columbus today. These ten electric delivery trucks will ultimately be part of the largest planned fleet of commercial all-electric trucks in North America. This year, Columbus is one of three cities in the U.S., along with New York City and Ft. Worth, Texas, to receive its favorite snacks in fully-electric delivery trucks.
PLANO, Texas, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America Modesto, Calif., manufacturing facility is building on its environmental sustainability efforts by installing an innovative cylindrical solar photovoltaic (PV) system on its rooftop. The one megawatt system is the largest Solyndra installation in the United States.
PLANO, Texas, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Beloit, Wis., facility today became the state's first food manufacturing site to be awarded LEED® for Existing Buildings Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), as verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). LEED is the nation's preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
PLANO, Texas, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division is setting the wheels in motion for what will ultimately be the largest fleet of commercial all-electric trucks in North America this week. New York City will become the first U.S. city to receive its favorite snacks from fully-electric delivery trucks, with five new trucks beginning routes this month.
PLANO, Texas, Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Perry, Ga., facility today became the state's first building to be awarded LEED® for Existing Buildings (EB) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), as verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). LEED is the nation's preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.
PLANO, Texas, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Lay's, America's favorite potato chip and a brand from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, announced a unique "fresh rush delivery" of Lay's potato chips to the Wisconsin State Fair this weekend. Within 24 hours, potatoes will have been harvested from the ground, cleaned, cut, cooked into delicious Lay's potato chips and delivered to the fair. The Lay's delivery truck will arrive with fresh Lay's potato chips to share with the estimated 100,000 community members attending the fair on Saturday, August 14th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
PLANO, Texas, July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Lay's®, America's favorite potato chip and a leading brand from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, unveiled today a mobile greenhouse designed to bring a rural farm experience to the center of metropolitan areas across the country. The six-city "Lay's Mobile Farm" tour kicks-off this morning in New York City's iconic Times Square and will then travel to five other major cities throughout the U.S. – Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Los Angeles and Dallas.
PLANO, Texas, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America business unit announced the introduction of two new Lightly Salted varieties of chips. Fritos Lightly Salted corn chips and Ruffles Lightly Salted potato chips join Lay's Lightly Salted potato chips, which were launched in 2000 in select markets but expanded to national distribution beginning in 2010. With at least 50 percent less sodium per one ounce serving than their original counterparts, Lightly Salted varieties provide consumers concerned about sodium with lower sodium options.