By Shelley Ridenour | Casa Grande Dispatch
The next time you pop a bite-size Frito-Lay chip in your mouth, it’s worth realizing that individual chip is the only small thing about Frito-Lay’s Casa Grande operation.
Frito-Lay has manufactured chips in the community since 1984 at its plant on Casa Grande-Maricopa Highway.
As the plant nears its 30th anniversary next year, Manufacturing Plant Director Jason Gray says everyone is prepping for the celebration. “That’s a big deal for us,” Gray said.
The Frito-Lay plant employs 365 people; almost all are full-time workers.
“Our philosophy is with full-time employment comes better engagement,” Gray said.
Those workers make 90 million pounds of product, or 17 million cases of chips, per year.
