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Lay's

Lay's (/leɪz/, LAYZ) is an American snack foods brand of potato chips and condiments that produce products in a range of different flavors that are sold in North America and various other countries across the world. The name derives from "Lay", the surname of the founder of the company originally formed in 1938 to produce potato chips.

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International

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Owner
PepsiCo
Country
United States
Introduced
1932; 94 years ago (1932)
Markets
Worldwide
Previous owners
Herman W. Lay
Produced by
Frito-Lay

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Lay's

Nodes37
Edges36
Triples60
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.054054
Components1

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related to history · 20
Lay's → Annual, Atlanta, Barrett Food Company, Charles, Company, Doolin, Frito Company, Frito-Lay, Frito-Lay Inc, Georgia-based, Herman Lay, In, Lay, Lay Lingo, Lay’s, Nashville, Sales, Shortly, Tennessee, United States
related to International · 16
Lay's → Australia, Chipsy, Colombia, Egypt, Frito-Lay, Ireland, Israel, Margarita, Mexico, Sabritas, Smith's, Tapuchips, UK, United States, Walkers, West Balkans
related to Nutritional information · 7
Lay's → As, At, Kettle-cooked, Lay's Natural, Lay's Wavy, Stax, The
see also · 2
Lay's → Lay's Replay Field, Santa Ana
Country · 1
Lay's → United States
Introduced · 1
Lay's → 1932; 94 years ago (1932)
Markets · 1
Lay's → Worldwide
Owner · 1
Lay's → PepsiCo
Previous owners · 1
Lay's → Herman W. Lay
Produced by · 1
Lay's → Frito-Lay

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company potato chips brand fat pepsico frito-lay introduced kcal united states also serving name lay brands saturated contains stax north

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Lay'sCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Lay'sIntroduced1932; 94 years ago (1932)1.00infobox
Lay'sMarketsWorldwide1.00infobox
Lay'sOwnerPepsiCo1.00infobox
Lay'sPrevious ownersHerman W. Lay1.00infobox
Lay'sProduced byFrito-Lay1.00infobox
Lay'sProduct typePotato chips1.00infobox
Lay'sRegistered as a trademark inUnited States, Canada1.00infobox
Lay'sRelated brandsWalkers Smith's Sabritas Munchies Chipsy Margarita1.00infobox
Lay'sWebsitelays.com1.00infobox
these.Lay'sinstance ofsome markets use their own names0.80text
Walkers in the UKinstance ofPepsiCo uses other brand names0.80text

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