US: Frito-Lay cooking on solar power
By: just-food.com | 24 April 2008
Snack maker Frito-Lay has unveiled what it claims is the largest solar thermal system in the US at its Modesto plant in Central Valley, California.
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Snack maker Frito-Lay has unveiled what it claims is the largest solar thermal system in the US at its Modesto plant in Central Valley, California.
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