The snack-maker announced a $15 million extension in June of 2001 to what was then its 410,000-sf manufacturing facility. By growing the Lynchburg plant by an unspecified amount of square feet, Frito-Lay will be able to accommodate the production of two additional product lines, one of which will be its new product, Tostitos Scoops.

Frito-Lay first came to Lynchburg in 1998 and proceeded to build its $150 million chip plant for the production of its popular Lay's and Ruffles brand potato chips, its Doritos and Tostitos tortilla chips, as well as a bevy of other brand name snack products. The Lynchburg plant marked the company's first manufacturing foray in the state of Virginia.

At the time of its debut in the state, then-governor Jim Gilmore predicted the plant would contribute approximately $2.5 billion to the state economy over the next decade. Evidently, the state is happy with the company's presence and economic contribution, as it was eager to win out over other cities for this expansion.