Tag: Frito-Lay

Frito-Lay Expedites 2040 Net-Zero Emissions Goal with Over 700 Electric Delivery Vehicles

Stuart Mitchell

Frito-Lay has announced it will deploy over 700 electric delivery vehicles in the U.S. by the end of 2023. The vehicle deployments are expected to lower emissions by 7,052 metric tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually, equivalent to 1,533 passenger cars removed from the road. Paired with advancements in regenerative agriculture, water saving technology, packaging innovation and more, the move reflects the PepsiCo division’s significant progress toward its PepsiCo Positive sustainability goals. “Our mission is to create more smiles and a brighter future with every bite,” said Steven Williams,…

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Frito-Lay and Quaker Open New Industry-Leading Greenhouse Learning Center to Fast-Track Sustainable Packaging Innovation

Stuart Mitchell

Frito-Lay and Quaker have announced the opening of an industry-leading Greenhouse Learning Center at its R&D headquarters. The Learning Center will be used to field test, measure, and analyze compostable packaging with an aim to speed up the rate of innovation. This facility represents a key milestone to achieve the company’s PepsiCo Positive (pep+) packaging goal to design 100 percent of packaging to be recyclable, compostable, biodegradable or reusable by 2025. “Our sustainable packaging vision is to build a world where packaging need never becomes waste,” said Denise Lefebvre, senior…

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PepsiCo Beverages & Frito-Lay Announce $3.3 Million In Water Replenishment Projects To Drive Progress Toward PepsiCo Positive Water Positive Goals

Stuart Mitchell

PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) and Frito-Lay North America (FLNA) have announced a commitment of $3.3 million in funds toward water replenishment projects across North America. These projects aim to advance PepsiCo’s ambitious effort to become Net Water Positive by 2030, which includes reducing absolute water use and replenishing back into the local watershed more than 100% of the water used at company-owned and third-party sites in high water-risk areas. PepsiCo’s industry-leading efforts are being recognized with the 2023 Industrial Water Reuse Champions Award by WateReuse Association, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,…

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One in Two Hispanic Households Experience Effects of Digital Literacy Gap; Frito-Lay Partners with LULAC National Educational Service Centers to Provide Free Support

Stuart Mitchell

Frito-Lay has announced a new partnership with LULAC National Educational Service Centers, Inc. (LNESC) to support a digital literacy program and improve the technological abilities of Latino families in eight U.S. markets this year. The program will create learning environments for parents and children of disadvantaged households through skills, resources, and tools needed for digital literacy. According to a national survey conducted by Morning Consult and Frito-Lay, nearly half of Hispanic households include at least one member who is not digitally literate, defined as the ability to find, evaluate, and communicate…

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Frito-Lay Invests $500,000 in Scholarship Program with the United Negro College Fund to Provide College Education for Black and Hispanic Students

Stuart Mitchell

Frito-Lay has announced a partnership with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) that will further enable Black and Hispanic students across 10 U.S. cities to attend college. The snack leader is investing $500,000 in need-based scholarships to help reduce the financial barriers of attending and graduating college. Students are encouraged to apply beginning now and until submissions close September 29. The scholarship will be accessible to students in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Orlando, Phoenix, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Each scholarship will provide assistance of up to…

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