Herman Lay

Herman W. Lay
Portrait of Herman Lay as Chairman of the Board of PepsiCo, 1969
BornMarch 6, 1909 (1909-03-06)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedDecember 6, 1982 (1982-12-07) (aged 73)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)Businessman, philanthropist

Herman Warden Lay (March 6, 1909 – December 6, 1982) was an American businessman who was involved in potato chip manufacturing with his eponymous brand of Lay's potato chips. He started H.W. Lay Co., Inc., now part of the Frito-Lay corporation, a subsidiary of PepsiCo.[1]

  1. ^ Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Archived April 14, 2013, at archive.today