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Frito-Lay to expand Connecticut plant, will add 120 jobs

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May 13, 2021

Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo Inc., has launched a $235 million expansion project at its Killingly, Connecticut manufacturing site, where the company plans to create 120 new jobs, according to a press release.

Frito-Lay's Killingly site began operations in 1980 with just 200 employees, and currently employs approximately 740 full-time associates at the site.

Frito-Lay will expand its existing manufacturing facility and warehouse, as well as add two new Cheetos manufacturing lines. This is the first time that Cheetos will be manufactured by Frito-Lay in Connecticut.

The building expansion is set to begin in spring 2022 and the project is expected to be complete in the second quarter of 2024.