Frito-Lay to expand Killingly plant, adding jobs and Cheetos
May 12—Frito-Lay will expand its Killingly manufacturing plant and warehouse — adding 120 jobs and two new Cheetos lines, officials announced Wednesday.
Gov. Ned Lamont and Killingly officials said the snack maker, a division of PepsiCo, plans a $235 million expansion project.
Frito-Lay's Killingly site began operations in 1980 with just 200 employees, and currently employs approximately 740 full-time associates at the site, officials said in a news release.
Frito-Lay will expand its existing manufacturing facility and warehouse, as well as add two new Cheetos manufacturing lines. This is the first time that Cheetos will be manufactured by Frito-Lay in Connecticut.
Work is set to begin in spring 2022 and the project is expected to be complete in the second quarter of 2024, officials said.
"This is more than an investment in a building and equipment. This is an investment in people and their careers," Killingly Town Manager Mary Calorio said.
Connecticut Innovations, the state's strategic venture capital arm, is providing up to $5.5 million in sales and use tax exemptions on capital equipment and construction materials for the project.
