New plant in Kazakhstan produces first bag of Lay’s chips from local potatoes

PepsiCo announced that it had produced the first bag of Lay’s potato chips made from Kazakhstan-grown potatoes at its new facility in the Almaty region. The announcement was made during the Business 20 (B20) Summit in the U.S., economist Arman Batayev, author of the Finmentor.kz Telegram channel, reported.

During the roundtable, a PepsiCo representative said the company had produced the first bag of Lay’s chips made from Kazakhstan-grown potatoes at its plant in Alatau. Investment in the new snack plant will amount to $360 million.

After reaching full capacity, Kazakhstan’s plant is expected to become one of the world’s largest snack production facilities. Its official opening is planned for April 2027, while it is expected to reach full capacity in 2028.

Once the plant reaches its designed capacity, the facility will be able to process 210,000 tons of potatoes annually, allowing it to produce around 70,000 tons of finished products.

Previous reports indicated that local farmers would supply raw materials to the plant, with 15 agreements already signed.

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