PLANO, Texas, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Lay's, a brand of PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, announced that it is using all natural ingredients to craft its Lay's Kettle Cooked potato chips. To mark the roll out of these potato chips, four different carvers will officially begin crafting a Lay's Kettle Cooked billboard made entirely from wood at the corner of Van Ness and Mission streets, the busiest intersection in San Francisco, Calif. Local San Francisco residents can check-in via online social network Foursquare to become Mayor and win free bags of Lay's Kettle Cooked potato chips.
PLANO, Texas and SAN FRANCISCO, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- SunChips, the popular line of multigrain snacks from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, and Current TV today announced "Little Steps" by Heather Kramer from Brooklyn, NY as the top ad from the 2010 SunChips and Current TV's VCAM platform, a unique program that challenged consumers to create videos that encourage positive change in the world while featuring the recently introduced compostable SunChips bag.
PLANO, Texas, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Topeka, Kan., facility today became the state's first manufacturing site, and the nation's second food manufacturing site, to be awarded LEED® Existing Building (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, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- On the eve of Earth Month, the SunChips brand today officially introduces the world's first 100 percent compostable chip bag at an event in Los Angeles, along with details about a new national consumer education effort to encourage composting and greener lifestyles. The new 100 percent compostable bags are made with plant-based polylactic acid (PLA), a renewable material that also allows the bags to fully compost in approximately 14 weeks when placed in a hot, active compost bin.
PLANO, Texas, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Casa Grande, Ariz., facility today became the nation's first food manufacturing site to be awarded LEED® Existing Building (EB) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and 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, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America today announced its Plano, Texas, headquarters has been awarded LEED® Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and 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. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PepsiCo's Frito-Lay Killingly, Conn., manufacturing facility today celebrated the inauguration of its Co-Generation system, which will generate almost 100% of the site's electrical requirements. To maximize the system, the facility will utilize the waste heat generated to produce steam to help with the manufacturing of snack products made there.
PLANO, Texas, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The SunChips brand, PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division's popular line of multigrain snacks, and National Geographic announced today the five winners of the "Green Effect," a national initiative that encourages consumers to take their own small steps toward helping the planet.
PLANO, Texas, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The SunChips brand celebrated a milestone in the rebuilding of the city of Greensburg, Kansas, which was tragically struck by a devastating tornado that destroyed nearly all of the community. The popular multigrain snack brand from Frito-Lay North America, a division of PepsiCo, opened the SunChips Business Incubator, which will house 10 local businesses and help provide the economic infrastructure to support the return of Greensburg residents.
PLANO, Texas, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Inspired by the belief that small steps can create big change, SunChips, PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division's popular line of multigrain snacks, and National Geographic today announced the launch of the Green Effect, a national initiative that encourages consumers to take their own small steps toward helping the planet. Starting on Earth Day, consumers can submit their ideas on how to make their communities greener, for the chance to win one of five $20,000 grants that will help turn their green ideas into reality.