Lay's
Lay's (, LAYZ) is a brand of potato chips that has a range of different flavors that are sold in North America and various other countries across the rest of the world. It was the surname of the founder of the company originally formed in 1938 to produce potato chips. The brand is also referred to as Frito-Lay, as both Lay's and Fritos are brands sold by the Frito-Lay company.
Basic Information
- Category: Food & Beverage
- Founded: 1932
- Headquarters: Purchase, NY
- Website: https://www.lays.com
Documented Facts
- Founded: 1932 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Headquarters: Purchase, NY (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Category: Food & Beverage (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Parent company: PepsiCo (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
Products and Services
- Lay's Products: America's favorite potato chip brand - betcha can't eat just one since 1932.
Evidence and Sources
- Official Website (Primary Source)
- Lay's on instagram (social)
- Lay's on facebook (social)
- Lay's — Wikipedia (reference)
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- Data status: Enriched
- Profile completeness: Source-backed profile (82/100)
- Indexing directive: index, follow, max-image-preview:large
- Recorded profile date: 2025-10-01
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AI summary
Lay's (, LAYZ) is a brand of potato chips that has a range of different flavors that are sold in North America and various other countries across the rest of the world. It was the surname of the founder of the company originally formed in 1938 to produce potato chips. The brand is also referred to as Frito-Lay, as both Lay's and Fritos are brands sold by the Frito-Lay company.
Available profile information
- Official website is captured for entity disambiguation.
- 4 supporting sources linked.
- 4 structured facts available for extraction.
- 1 product or service signal captured.
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