DALLAS/FORT WORTH - This month on CEO, host Lee Cullum talks with President and CEO, Al Carey of Frito-Lay North America.  The Plano-based company believes attention to nutrition and sustainability will yield a healthier bottom line. 

With its 13-billion dollar annual revenue, Frito-Lay is banking on Latinos, baby boomers and women to keep the chip-makers on top.  Also, Frito-Lay plans to reduce the company’s carbon footprint by relying on renewable energy to power some of its chip-making plants.

CEO with host Lee Cullum features intimate discussions with successful North Texas business leaders from the corporate and non-for-profit sectors about what it takes to make a company successful in today’s global marketplace and changing economy. The August episode featuring Al Carey airs Friday, August 27 at 7:00 p.m. on KERA-TV with rebroadcasts Sunday, August 29 at 11:30 a.m. and Monday, August 30 at 10:30 p.m. CEO can be heard at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, August 29 on KERA-FM. The program will be streamed online after broadcast at www.kera.org/ceo.  

CEO is sponsored by Southwest Securities, Dell Perot System and the University of Texas at Dallas School of Management. For more information about Frito-Lay, visit www.fritolay.com.  

About CEO

Host Lee Cullum conducts intimate discussions with successful North Texas business leaders from the corporate and non-for-profit sectors about what it takes to make a company successful in today’s global marketplace and changing economy. 

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