Re: Lay's drastically rebrands after disturbing finding: 42% of Democrats didn't know their chips were made out of potatoes

On Sat, 11 Oct 2025 23:56:12 -0000 (UTC), J D <[email protected]> wrote:

>On 11 Oct 2025, anon <[email protected]> posted some
>news:[email protected]: 
>
>> In <[email protected]> Kamala Stupid wrote:
>>>
>>> Lay’s wants you to remember that it came from humble,
>>> homegrown beginnings. PepsiCo, which owns the chip giant, is giving
>>> the brand a makeover worthy of a movie montage: stripping its
>>> artificial dyes, updating the logo, and putting a potato right there
>>> on the packaging. 
>>>
>>> Remember the potatoes. New bagsâ€â€?matte-ified and designed to
>>> look like wood planks (like a potato crate)â€â€?will hold the
>>> chips with revamped ingredient lists. Lay’s promises that the
>>> baked, kettle-cooked, and original chips won’t taste
>>> different, they just won’t have any synthetic colors or
>>> flavors: 
>>>
>>> The redesign will also incorporate a new logo that looks like the
>>> sun, photos of potatoes on the bag, and the phrase “Made with
>>> real potatoes.â€Â? A 2021 survey found that 42% of consumers
>>> didn’t know Lay’s were made out of the spuds.
>>>
>>> The changes come as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushes
>>> companies to ditch artificial ingredients.
>>>
>>> Big picture: Lay’s generates about 60% of PepsiCo’s
>>> annual sales but has seen sales slip every quarter for the last three
>>> years. Consumers in every income bracket have been ditching classic
>>> snack brands amid rising prices.â€â€?MM
>>>
>>> https://fortune.com/2025/10/10/pepsico-lays-rebrand-consumers-didnt-kn
>>> ow-made-of-potatoes/ 
>> 
>> Prices have increased 30+% for no reason at all.  
>> 
>> There's no shortage of raw materials.  Tariffs have nothing to do with
>> the increase. 
>> 
>> It's pure price gouging.
>
>They went Mexican.  Way too much salt in their products now.  The "hot" 
>crap they've been trying to sell is just sitting there 

Jalapeno Cheddar Cheetos are my favorite savory snack.

>and the original core products are all sold out.  

During and after COVID, Lay's prices exploded.  I used to buy Fritos
Scoops from time to time for 4.49-4.99 and a can of Jalapeno Cheddar
dip for less than 2.99.  Walked into Winn Dixie after the end of the
lockdown and found the Fritos in stock for 6.49, the dip for 4.99.

I didn't buy them and I currently only buy them if they're on deep
sale or I have a really good coupon.

Kroger delivery has been running potato chips and doritos 4/$10.
Cheetos and bigger bags 3/$10.

The regular retail prices are much lower too.
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