The Frito-Lay manufacturing facility that gave start to Flamin’ Scorching Cheetos almost 35 years in the past in Rancho Cucamonga is not churning out crunchy snacks.
Staff on the 55-year-old facility have been notified Monday, June 9 that the manufacturing line at 9535 Archibald Avenue had made its final Cheetos, Tostitos, Doritos and Funyuns.
PepsiCo.’s Frito-Lay Inc. operates the Southern California hub, which additionally consists of warehouse, distribution and transportation items. These parts of the campus are nonetheless operational, in accordance with an organization assertion to KTLA5.
Makes an attempt to achieve the corporate on Tuesday went unanswered.
The Rancho Cucamonga plant opened in 1970. Frito-Lay, which merged with Pepsi-Cola in 1965, launched its Flamin’ Scorching Cheetos in 1991.
The Rancho Cucamonga manufacturing facility that gave start to Flamin’ Scorching Cheetos almost 35 years in the past closed its manufacturing facility 9535 Archibald Ave. on Monday, June 9, 2025.
(File photograph by Eric Vilchis, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
The Employment Growth Division confirmed that Frito-Lay had not filed a Employee Adjustment and Relocation Notification to the state when it let workers know they have been shedding their jobs. Those that have been laid off mentioned in social media posts that they got 10 weeks pay as severance.
The snack business has taken a success in recent times as shoppers habits shift and federal insurance policies take intention at extremely processed meals. The onset of weight problems medicine together with Wegovy and Ozempic additionally curtailed snack purchases within the U.S.
Current coverage shifts below President Donald Trump are also having an early affect on corporations that work with offshore provide chains.
PepsiCo., like many corporations, is adjusting its earnings expectations with the onset of tariff insurance policies instituted by Trump. In its most up-to-date earnings name in mid-February, Chief Government Officer Ramon Laguarta mentioned PepsiCo. expects “more volatility and uncertainty, particularly related to global trade developments.”
With Frito-Lay gross sales quantity down barely within the first quarter, Laguarta mentioned the corporate was engaged on “right-sizing the cost” of the corporate’s snacks.
Authorities efforts to restrict snacks bought utilizing federal meals vouchers additionally was a warning signal to the CEO.
“In terms of SNAP … there’s a lot of conversation in different states, and we’re seeing that some of our categories could be exposed to some restrictions,” he mentioned.
The Plano, Texas-based firm, which operates some 30 snack-making services within the U.S. and Canada, additionally laid off 56 individuals at a Frito Lay warehouse in Maryland.
