Celebrating 450,000 tons of chips in Casa Grande

The use of vacuum hoses at an Arizona plant reduces the amount of heat needed to cook potato chips. : Jeff Topping for The New York Times
The use of vacuum hoses at an Arizona plant reduces the amount of heat needed to cook potato chips. : Jeff Topping for The New York Times

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.

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