Posted on Apr 26, 2019
PepsiCo is suing farmers in India for growing the potatoes it uses in Lays chips
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Sounds like someone has a chip on their shoulder.
PepsiCo is suing farmers in India for growing the potatoes it uses in Lays chips
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Yes indeed PepsiCo did sue four potato growers for "growing the FL-2027 potato, which PepsiCo says it has had exclusive rights to in India since 2016."
The headline ignores the fact that PepsiCo funds thousands of farmers that are engaged with its collaborative potato farming program.
"PepsiCo said it had only taken legal action "as a last resort," adding that it will now seek to "amicably settle" with the farmers involved in the case."
Bottom Line: "PepsiCo India remains deeply committed to resolving the matter and ensuring adoption of best farming practices."
Since I don't trust CNN to be objective I went to https://www.businessinsider.com/pepsico-suing-indian-farmers-accused-growing-unique-lays-potato-2019-4
"PepsiCo, the $177 billion owner of the potato-chip brand Lay's, sued a group of farmers in India for growing a variety of potato to which it says it owns the exclusive rights.
The company sought reparations of $143,000 each from four farmers accused of growing the FL-2027 potato, which PepsiCo says it has had exclusive rights to in India since 2016, according to legal documents submitted to a district court in Ahmedabad, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, on April 11 and seen by CNN.
After a hearing in Ahmedabad District Court on Friday, PepsiCo said it had only taken legal action "as a last resort," adding that it will now seek to "amicably settle" with the farmers involved in the case.
A spokesman for PepsiCo India told Business Insider after the hearing:
"PepsiCo India has proposed to amicably settle with people who were unlawfully using seeds of its registered variety."
"The company was compelled to take the judicial recourse as a last resort to safeguard the larger interest of thousands of farmers that are engaged with its collaborative potato farming program.
"PepsiCo India remains deeply committed to resolving the matter and ensuring adoption of best farming practices."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown LTC Greg Henning LTC Jeff Shearer Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan CPT Scott Sharon CWO3 Dennis M. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG William Jones SGT (Join to see) SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski PO1 H Gene Lawrence PO2 Kevin Parker PO3 Bob McCord
The headline ignores the fact that PepsiCo funds thousands of farmers that are engaged with its collaborative potato farming program.
"PepsiCo said it had only taken legal action "as a last resort," adding that it will now seek to "amicably settle" with the farmers involved in the case."
Bottom Line: "PepsiCo India remains deeply committed to resolving the matter and ensuring adoption of best farming practices."
Since I don't trust CNN to be objective I went to https://www.businessinsider.com/pepsico-suing-indian-farmers-accused-growing-unique-lays-potato-2019-4
"PepsiCo, the $177 billion owner of the potato-chip brand Lay's, sued a group of farmers in India for growing a variety of potato to which it says it owns the exclusive rights.
The company sought reparations of $143,000 each from four farmers accused of growing the FL-2027 potato, which PepsiCo says it has had exclusive rights to in India since 2016, according to legal documents submitted to a district court in Ahmedabad, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, on April 11 and seen by CNN.
After a hearing in Ahmedabad District Court on Friday, PepsiCo said it had only taken legal action "as a last resort," adding that it will now seek to "amicably settle" with the farmers involved in the case.
A spokesman for PepsiCo India told Business Insider after the hearing:
"PepsiCo India has proposed to amicably settle with people who were unlawfully using seeds of its registered variety."
"The company was compelled to take the judicial recourse as a last resort to safeguard the larger interest of thousands of farmers that are engaged with its collaborative potato farming program.
"PepsiCo India remains deeply committed to resolving the matter and ensuring adoption of best farming practices."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown LTC Greg Henning LTC Jeff Shearer Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan CPT Scott Sharon CWO3 Dennis M. SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG William Jones SGT (Join to see) SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski PO1 H Gene Lawrence PO2 Kevin Parker PO3 Bob McCord
The $177 billion owner of Lay's chips sued small-time Indian farmers for growing a type of potato...
PepsiCo said it'd had the rights to the FL-2027 potato in India since 2016, accusing the farmers of "illegally dealing in our registered variety."
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LTC Stephen F.
The FL-2027 potato has been licensed as part of PepsiCo's efforts to help the adoption of best farming practices in India SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth.
Image: frito-lay production locations - where potatoes are grown - used with their UPC tracker
Image: frito-lay production locations - where potatoes are grown - used with their UPC tracker
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