PepsiCo closes Orlando Frito-Lay plant, cuts 422 jobs and schedules 46 more
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What we know
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA.
Department affected: Frito-Lay chip manufacturing and shipping plant (manufacturing/warehouse).
Based on news reporting.
Summary
PepsiCo closed a Frito-Lay chip manufacturing and shipping plant in Orlando, Florida, which shut down on November 4, 2025, resulting in 422 employees being let go. An additional 46 staffers at a nearby warehouse are scheduled to lose their jobs in May of the following year when that facility stops operating. The company cited weaker North American demand and falling third-quarter 2025 sales (down 2%) as reasons for cost cutting and increased automation at older plants. PepsiCo confirmed it is providing transition assistance, career support, and pay and benefits to impacted workers; the closures follow other 2025 plant shutdowns that affected hundreds of staff at facilities in Rancho Cucamonga and Liberty, New York.
PepsiCo, Inc. cut 422 jobs in FL affecting its Frito-Lay chip manufacturing and shipping plant (manufacturing/warehouse) team as of November 4, 2025.
That is roughly 0.1% of the 318,000 people PepsiCo, Inc. employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 12 layoff events at PepsiCo, Inc. since December 2024, including 394 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 9 additional events known from news reporting.
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