Created from two separate companies, Frito-Lay North America has become a household name and one of the largest snack food manufactures. In 1932, two young entrepreneurs independently started two separate companies that were thousands of miles apart. The Frito Company had its start in Texas, and The H.W. Lay Company was formed in Tennessee. After both companies had success, Lay - which had been a potato chip manufacturer - accepted a franchise agreement to sell Frito products in Lay s territory. In September 1961 (29 years after the founding of both companies), the Frito Company and H.W. Lay Company merged to become Frito-Lay, one of the largest snack selling companies in the United States. Besides Fritos Corn Chips and Lay's Potato Chips, the company produces, markets and distributes products to grocers and a wide assortment of venders. Cracker Jack, Funyuns, Grandma s, Cheetos, Sun Chips and Doritos are produced by Frito-Lay. Frito-Lay North America's corporate headquarters is in Plano, Texas.
Pepsi Cola Bottling Company, a subsidiary of The Pepsi Bottling Group and a distribution hub of PepsiCo, is one of the world s largest manufacturers, sellers and distributors of Pepsi-Cola beverages. Its United States product line includes Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Sierra Mist, Mountain Dew, Mug and Slice bottled sodas, Aquafina bottled water, Tropicana bottled beverages, Dole juices, Lipton Brisk and iced teas, Sobe beverages and Starbucks bottled Frappucinos and Double Shot coffee drinks. Pepsi operations in Greece, Mexico, Russia, Spain and Turkey also bottle and sell regional products and brands, including Mirinda flavors line, Manzanita Sol, KAS flavors and mixers, Fiesta flavors and Fruko flavored carbonated soft drinks. The Pepsi Cola Bottling Company maintains more than 95 plants and 515 distribution centers throughout the world. Pepsi Cola Bottling Company maintains facilities in Topeka, Kan.
