How Dallas Does Security  By Teresa Anderson  Frito Lay  Frito
Lay North America, which is a subsidiary of Pepsico, oversees a
massive food production operation that brings in $12 billion in
annual sales. The company’s 30 manufacturing plants and 1,500
storage facilities generate 3.2 billion pounds of processed
consumer foods each year. More than 21,000 employees and 40
contract manufacturing partners ensure that 16 billion bags of
Frito Lay products—everything from Cracker Jack to Sun Chips—hit
the shelves yearly. Frito Lay executives have known for some
time that the company’s supply chain was complex, but until 9-11
they did not consider that it might also be dangerous. “The
terrorist attack raised new possibilities. The defense of our
supply chain became very important, because we had to consider
that food could be used as a weapon” says Peter Hayes, senior
group manager of the company’s manufacturing operations support
and food security division. Hayes and his team embarked on a
food defense program that