# PepsiCo to build $160M potato chip plant in Almaty region, Kazakhstan

PepsiCo plans to invest $160 million in a salty snack plant in the Almaty region of Kazakhstan to produce Lay's potato chips, creating 350 jobs, with the first phase expected by 2026.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-06-16
- Where: Almaty region, Kazakhstan
- Value: $160.0M
- Jobs: 350
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 14,000 to 16,000 tons, rising to 21,000 tons
- Products: potato chips, Lay's snacks

## Companies

- [PepsiCo](https://endata.com/companies/2989.md)

## Sources

- [dknews.kz](https://dknews.kz/en/articles-in-english/330260-pepsico-is-implementing-a-160-million-project-in-the), 2024-06-16: "The American company plans to invest $160 million, creating 350 jobs."

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