Frito-Lay

Snack food conglomerate

Frito-Lay is the snack food division of PepsiCo, maker of Fritos, Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Tostitos, and other chip and snack brands.

The name combines founders' surnames: Elmer Doolin (Fritos) and Herman Lay (Lay's), whose companies merged in 1961.

The brand dominates American snack aisles: The vending machine was all Frito-Lay products.

brand

PepsiCo

Food and beverage multinational

Funyuns · Cracker Jack · Chester Cheetah · logo · trademark · slogan

products

chips

Thin fried slices

popcorn · pretzels · crackers · multipack · flavors · bold · nacho cheese · barbecue · sour cream · jalapeño

snacking

munchies

Snacks or craving them

crispy · party · tailgate · shareable · binge · addictive · satisfying · indulgent · craving · treat

retail

supermarket

Self-service food retailer

wholesale · Costco · 7-Eleven · pantry · shelf-stable · packaging · resealable · prepackaged

Categories
Opposites
product category

Frito-LayCoca-Cola

Iconic American cola brand

Gatorade · Tropicana · Anheuser-Busch · Nestlé Waters · Red Bull

health positioning

Frito-Layfresh produce

Unprocessed plant foods

carrot sticks · apple slices · farmers market

snack food health positioning

Frito-LayKashi

Natural foods cereal brand

fresh produce · fruit

Family

fry, fried, frying, fritter, frier, Lay's, Fritos

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G