Frito-Lay factory in Casa Grande First Existing Food Manufacturing Site to Achieve LEED EB Gold Certification

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay Casa Grande, Ariz., facility today became the nation’s first food manufacturing site to be awarded LEED® Existing Building (EB) Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

Constructing a building from the ground up allows you to be more thoughtful about the sustainable choices you make, but it’s extremely challenging to retrofit a 25-year-old building to make it more environmentally friendly,” said Jason Gray, technical manager, Frito-Lay Casa Grande. “However, we think the investment to have our facility meet LEED EB Gold standards is an important part for our sustainability strategy and another step in our journey.”   In this PotatoPro Newsletter you can find more detail on what Frito-Lay did in the Casa Grande Snack factory.