Frito-Lay Beloit
Green Tier - Tier 1 Participant

Since 1973, Frito-Lay Beloit of Rock County, Wis., has produced America’s favorite snacks – Lay’s brand Potato Chips, Ruffles brand Potato Chips, Fritos, Cheetos, Doritos and Tostitos.

For nearly a decade, the Frito-Lay Beloit facility has had numerous resource and energy conservation initiatives in place, and it continues to reduce its natural gas, electricity and water consumption. The plant has achieved significant reduction milestones in the past five years including, decreasing natural gas usage by 27%, electricity use by 20%,  and water consumption by 50%.

Frito-Lay North America has developed an Environmental Management System that is implemented nationwide, and has been the foundation of Frito-Lay Beloit’s superior environmental performance over the last few years. Frito-Lay Beloit’s participation in the Green Tier Program will further validate this important aspect of the company’s culture.

The successful growth of Frito-Lay Beloit’s conservation efforts is directly attributed to its associates’ dedication to achieving new levels of environmental performance. Frito-Lay Beloit continues to leverage its associates’ strengths, along with a positive relationship with the City of Beloit, to reach each of its environmental improvement goals.

Acceptance Letter

• Acceptance Letter [PDF 36KB] Posted September 9, 2009

Public Notices/Press Releases/Articles

• Frito-Lay expands in Beloit [PDF 52KB] REJournal.com September 15, 2009
• Frito Lay awarded $2 million grant [PDF 13KB] FreshPlaza.com September 10, 2009
• Frito-Lay in the chips [PDF 48KB] BeloitDailyNews.com September 10, 2009
• Frito-Lay gets state money for expansion, Green Tier status [PDF 13KB] The Daily Reporter September 9, 2009
• Governor Doyle Announces $2 Million for Frito-Lay, Inducts Company into Green Tier Program [PDF 40KB] September 9, 2009
• Chip company bringing more jobs to Beloit [PDF 72KB] wrex.com September 9, 2009
• Governor gives Frito-Lay $2 million to preserve and create jobs [PDF 38KB] wkowtv.com September 9, 2009

Archived Material

• Green Tier Application [PDF 1.24MB] Posted February 12, 2009
• Attachment 1: List of Covered Facilities [PDF 661KB]
• Environmental Compliance Policy [PDF 41KB]
• Environmental Management System Description [PDF 27KB]
• Public Notice on an Application for Tier 1 of Green Tier [PDF 17KB] Posted February 12, 2009