Pepsico Inc.(Brief article)

Food Processing, July, 2006

The Frito-Lay div., Piano, Texas, of Pepsico Inc. was among a small group of businesses and organizations recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Dept. of Energy for energy conservation. EPA and DOE conferred Partner-of-The-Year in Energy Management to Frito-Lay for accomplishments in the Energy Star program, a voluntary partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency.

Since launching its energy management program in 1999, Frito-Lay has reduced its energy consumption annually, resulting in an overall reduction of 21 percent across its 34 U.S. manufacturing facilities. Based on 2005 energy pricing, Frito-Lay has saved more than $40 million in energy costs since 1999.