Green Wotsits? PepsiCo slashes the emissions of some of the UK's favourite snacks

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Food giant estimates multi-million-pound upgrade at its Leicester factory will help cut emissions by 1,500 tonnes a year

Some of the UK's favourite snacks, including Wotsits and Monster Munch, are to get a green makeover, following a £58m upgrade to PepsiCo's Leicester factory that has seen 100 per cent renewable electricity...

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