As a first-of-its-kind platform for the brand, the Tostitos Cantina tortilla chip line recreates the Mexican restaurant experience for consumers at home.
PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division launches a gluten-free recipe section on its corporate website to help make snacking easy and more enjoyable for consumers with Celiac disease or gluten sensitivities.
Chipping in for a “greener” future, Frito-Lay North America’s snack manufacturing facility in Casa Grande, Ariz., is the company’s first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold snack unit—a remarkable achievement in its own right. But the plant, which Frito-Lay calls its Near Net Zero project showcase, is also the result of a highly ambitious sustainability project that took the location “off the grids,” running primarily on renewable energy sources and recycled water, while producing zero landfill waste. The plant could be the most sustainable food production facility of its kind in the U.S.
The Plano, Texas-based company says that most products don't include gluten. Frito-Lay wants a new stamp of approval from the Food and Drug Administration to move forward on its plans to brand many of its products "gluten-free."
