- By switching its potato transport to Bio-LNG, a liquefied gas made from organic waste, PepsiCo can save up to 2.545 tons of CO2 per year.
- PepsiCo’s logistics partner, AB Texel, transports potatoes from local farmers to PepsiCo’s factories for its Lay’s chips in Broek op Langedijk, Netherlands, and Veurne, Belgium, covering approximately 3 million kilometers annually.
- This investment is part of pep+ (PepsiCo Positive), a strategy transformation that focuses on making PepsiCo’s operations more sustainable.
- After one year of implementation, PepsiCo and AB Texel are exploring new ways to strengthen their partnership and further decarbonize food production together.
Utrecht / Zaventem, March 27, 2025 – PepsiCo recognizes the value of using bio-LNG (liquid natural bio-gas) for transporting potatoes to its Lay’s chips factories in the Benelux. Each year, PepsiCo’s logistics partner, AB Texel, drives approximately 3 million kilometers for PepsiCo to transport potatoes from local farmers to PepsiCo’s potato chips factories in Broek op Langedijk, Netherlands, and Veurne, Belgium.
The use of bio-LNG can result in savings of up to 2.545 tons of CO2 per year.[1] Bio-LNG is a liquefied gas obtained by fermenting organic material, such as plant residues or manure.
Rozanne Drost, Sustainability Senior Manager, Northern Europe at PepsiCo, said: “Consumers worldwide enjoy PepsiCo products more than a billion times a day, and we believe it is important to use our scale, reach and expertise, together with our partners like AB Texel, to help break down barriers and drive positive change. That’s why as part of our pep+ agenda, we are focused on sustainable sourcing, transforming how we make and sell our products, and aim to inspire our consumers to make better choices.”
Piet Bakker, Manager Sustainability at AB Texel, said: “As a market leader in agri transport, we see it as our responsibility to reduce our CO2 emissions and continuously explore ways to make our services more sustainable together with our customers like PepsiCo. We are focusing on HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) and Bio-LNG, but in the future, part of our fleet may also be battery-electric or powered by hydrogen.”
In addition to improving potato transport methods, energy projects are also underway at PepsiCo’s snacks facilities in Broek op Langedijk and Veurne. PepsiCo works in Broek op Langedijk with Eneco, an energy provider, to make Lay’s chips using clean electricity from wind and solar power stored next to the facility. In Veurne, PepsiCo aims to invest more than 200 million euros in the expansion of the facility and to help reduce the use of fossil fuels and lower its greenhouse gas emissions by 75% at the facility. The company also aims to use eight times less tap water in the chips and snacks production process. These developments are part of pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the centre of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.
PepsiCo and AB Texel are also working together to make significant strides in sustainability in other markets. In England, all AB Texel transport for PepsiCo uses HVO100 (100% Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), a renewable fuel and low-emission alternative, with the ambition to achieve an annual CO2 savings of 2,650 tons.
About PepsiCo
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated nearly $92 billion in net revenue in 2024, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo’s product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with pep+ (PepsiCo Positive). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com, and follow on X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @PepsiCo.
About AB Texel
AB Texel is the logistics partner in agri, food and special transport, with expertise and a strong network. They build on sustainable relationships and work together in the chain to optimise logistics processes. With economies of scale and network, skilled employees and data as the key to success. More than 3,100 employees do their best each day to help customers achieve their ambitions. To do this, they have a modern fleet of approximately 1,825 trucks and 3,050 trailers at their disposal. AB Texel operates across large areas of Europe and has offices in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, the UK and France.
[1] These savings are measured and certified annually by Rolande B.V.