Frito-Lay

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About
Name
  • Frito-Lay
Manufacturing
  • Food Manufacturing
Services
  • Potato chips, Snacks
Facts
Founded
  • 1961
    Wooster,Ohio
Related
Key Persons
Location
    • 1626 Old Mansfield Rd., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
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          • NOTE: THIS RECORD IS PRIMARILY ABOUT WOOSTER, OHIO LOCATION *****

Quick Facts

  • 1958 -- Wooster plant made Lay's Ruffles and Fritos (235,000 square foot facility with 5 production lines sitting on 50 acres
  • 1958 -- Ruffles potato chips introduced
  • 1966 -- Doritos tortilla chips introduced nationally
  • 1969 -- Funyuns onion flavored introduced
  • 1979 -- Frito-Lay annual sales exeed $1 billion for first time
  • 1980 -- Grandma;s Cookies introduced
  • 1993 -- Acquires Miss Vickies' Potato Chips Company, Company begins forming Green Teams
  • 1995 -- Tostitos brand introduced chips and salsa
  • 1996 -- Baked Lays Potato chips announced
  • 1997 -- Acquires Cracker Jack brand
  • 1999 -- Company sets conservation goals for company
  • 2001 -- Unveils Kettle cooked potato chips and Tostitos Scoops
  • 2003 -- Removes trans fats from their products
  • 2005 -- Open certified "Green" distribution center in Rochester, NY
  • 2006 -- Acquires Stacy's Pita Chips Company
  • 2008 -- Solar panels Modesto, CA. Strauss Group form join venture to manufacturer Sabra hummus chips
  • 2010 -- Fleet of trucks all-electric
  • 2013 -- Unveils first compressed natural gas fueling station
  • 2014 -- Smartfood Delight popcorn snacks launch nationally
  • 2018 -- 60th Anniversary of the Wooster plant

Slogan

  • Good food for the fun of it!385