Herman Lay
Herman Lay | |
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 Portrait of Lay as Chairman of the Board of PepsiCo in 1969 | |
| Born | Herman Warden Lay March 6, 1909 |
| Died | December 6, 1982 (aged 73) |
| Occupations | 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.