{"id":4756,"date":"2026-07-16T14:35:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4756"},"modified":"2026-07-16T14:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T14:35:50","slug":"frito-lay-to-lay-off-65-raleigh-workers-as-it-contracts-out-local-distribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4756","title":{"rendered":"Frito-Lay to lay off 65 Raleigh workers as it contracts out local distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"summary\">AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/nation-world\/national\/article280707640.html\">Read our AI Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The snack company behind Doritos, Cheetos, Tostitos and Ruffles is laying off nearly all of its workers at a distribution center in northwest Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4754\">Stylish basement bar in Downtown Durham is turning off the neon after 6 years<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, notified the North Carolina Department of Commerce and Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell of its decision in a July 6 WARN letter to eliminate 65 of the facility\u2019s 68 positions.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses must file <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.nc.gov\/business\/business-closure-resources\/file-warn-notice\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">WARN notices<\/a> to North Carolina officials at least 60 days before conducting certain mass layoffs, including the closing of a site \u201cthat affects at least 50 employees during any 30-day period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an email Tuesday to The N&amp;O, PepsiCo wrote that the distribution center on Midway West Road will remain fully operational under a new logistics provider. The company said it will help impacted employees apply for positions with the new provider, which Pepsi did not name.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4753\">State budget has $185M to replace NC State\u2019s Poe Hall. Work is underway on campus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The layoffs will become official on Sept. 6.<\/p>\n<p>Pepsi is contracting out local distribution as Frito-Lay faces challenges from more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/finance\/pepsicos-turnaround-stutters-americans-rethink-snacking-2026-07-14\/\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">health-conscious customers<\/a> and more widespread GLP-1 use. The subsidiary\u2019s sales fell 2% in the most recent quarter, with total units sold remaining even despite a price discount.<\/p>\n<p>The parent company\u2019s Wall Street fortunes have diverged from those of its main rival. While Coca-Cola has seen its stock rise close to 50% over the past five years (and nearly 20% so far in 2026), the share price of Pepsi has fallen 13% since 2021 and actually dipped close to 5% this year alone.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4751\">Brianna Chickenfry Slams Bunnie Xo for &#8216;Protecting&#8217; Jelly Roll Amid Divorce<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frito-Lay lays off 65 workers at Raleigh distribution center as PepsiCo company contracts out NC logistics operations amid slumping stock and snack sales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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