Frito-Lay’s $125 Million Plant Expansion on Track to Finish on Time

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Frito-Lay North America (Plano, Texas), a division of PepsiCo (NYSE:PEP ) (Purchase, New York), is well on track to complete the expansion of its snack-foods plant on time in Kathleen, Georgia.

The $125 million expansion project involves the construction of a 100,000-square-foot building and installation of production lines and a warehouse. Construction at the site began last October, and company officials expect the expansion to be completed by June 2008. Fluor Enterprises Incorporated (Greenville, South Carolina) provided engineering services, and Haskell Company (Jacksonville, Florida) was selected as the general contractor. Industrial Info Resources (IIR) detailed the scope of the project, the tentative schedule and key contacts.

In addition to this project, Industrial Info is monitoring 22 active projects totaling $814 million and 51 operational owned by PepsiCo in the U.S.

Frito-Lay North America is a convenient foods division of PepsiCo. Its brands include Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Ruffles, Tostitos, Fritos, SunChips and Rold Gold. In addition to Frito-Lay, PepsiCo divisions include PepsiCo Beverages North America, PepsiCo International and Quaker Foods North America.

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