Q&A FRITO LAY R&D

These seem dumb. how are they selling?

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why are you losing market share to ITC's Bingo in India?

blight, necessity, or beautiful in its own way? Gothenburg Corn Handling Facility

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Thank You for your interest, Mrs. Jergins!

what new products do you have in store for us in this the fall back-to-school snack season?

We are in the final stages of preparing the roll out for our new Dorito® Breath©® MintsTM. Stay tuned!

These seem dumb. how are they selling?

Hotcakes.

Starting next Spring you will be able to purchase GO Snacks©® with packaging made entirely from recycled materials. Likenesses of Uma Thurman, Leonardo DiCaprio and (fingers crossed, not quite a done deal yet, but hopefully) Al Gore will appear on limited edition GO Snacks©® with tips and tricks on fighting global warming.

why are you losing market share to ITC's Bingo in India?

A very loaded question! There were some issues with regard to the way Karachi Pops© were marketed in India, as well as an all out recall on our Curry Doritos®© due to a tainted batch of turmeric. However, we have some exciting things in store for the Indian market (sorry- top secret!) and we are confident we will bounce back.

blight, necessity, or beautiful in its own way? Gothenburg Corn Handling Facility

Sorry, Mrs. Jergins! I'm in R&D, not Operations!

thanks for the comprehensive answers! i've changed my recommendation from "hold" to "buy" on your info!

not to be too heaveho about things, but is this you, on the left?

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No, that was the Greater Midwest Food Distributors Convention in Akron last November. I was at the NEFDC (New England Food Distributors Coference) in Kennebunkport at the time. Hell of a schedule conflict, but we have one hell of a staff!