Frito Lay Products Taste Like Sh--. Good Job R&D!

I worked in Frito R&D for several years before being laid off, despite being a top performer on annual reviews, along with 15% of the department; many of whom were older PepsiCo veterans who knew what they were doing.

It has been several years since I was there and it is absolutely embarrassing the products that are on the shelves. The core products taste like sh–. Flavors taste like sh–. I loved the brands and took pride in my work. The 3D Doritos taste like spicy bugles. The Cheetos taste like a–. How the hell do you tank Frito Lay's standard brands? Where are "do-us-a-flavor" chips? You are mo–ns.

Ciofee replacing McIntyre was the biggest mistake possible. Moving Rivero to LATAM was the biggest mistake ever, replacing her with yet another beverage person (Ponginebbi). And then clearing out R&D, while keeping a bunch of cheep young labor was a huge mistake.

They put a bunch of dumb beverage people in Frito and fired those who were seasoned and keeping core brands stable.

I guess I will resort to Utz this Superbowl. Wow PepsiCo is stupid.

I hope all of Frito Lay is laid off this February (as everyone knows February is hunting season at PepsiCo) especially the id–ts in R&D.....including the over paid Allsop who hires and fires without regard.

PS, when they lay you off they take your 401k match. Crooks.

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Hahahahaha you mo–ns spent money on a Doritos 3D ad during the SuperBowl???? You spent more money on that ad than net revenue you will make on that product. As mentioned previously those are a knock off Bugles with sh–ty flavoring.

“But I like Cheetos.”

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@1oky+19hzNmEf You are an id–t. Haha yes the typical PepsiCo employee is a lazy a– who points fingers and expects others to do their work as they focus on kissing the asses of those in higher positions. And no I do not believe anybody is better than anyone else; not sure how that ties into how your products s— now. But your comments prove the problem with the culture there that people like you influence, it is individual pride and success first and foremost vs. developing a strategy and winning as a team.

Just read this forum over the past 5 years, it has been comical and I cannot believe rational people still work there with the ingrained toxicity...every year the employees are scared what will come around Valentines Day.

And yeah I knew many from beverage who were jumping over to Snacks because snacks is the division that has carried this company given the margins and endless innovation. There is far less room on the beverage side for innovation so beverage cannibalized snacks roles. Guess you guys were done figuring out new ways to further innovate bottles of water.

At the end of the day, the proof is in your products on the shelf and they now s—. I'm not your co-worker (and hopefully will never be)...I am a consumer.

You sound like the typical employee who was a terrible worker who thinks he was better than everyone else and blames everyone else for your failures. And by the way, don’t bash the soda guys when you know nothing about what we do. Have a nice life, sounds like PepsiCo is a better place without you.

Can they make the bags any smaller ??????????????????????????????

Will see who has the last laugh on 2/11/21 when earnings report is announced before stock market opens !

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