The $23 million is the value of the building permit issued
by Cambridge for the 144,000-square-foot addition, most of it for warehousing,
and does not count money for machinery and equipment.
The company did not release a cost estimate.
About 650 people work at the plant making Lays, Doritos,
Tostitos, Ruffles, SunChips, Cheetos, Miss Vickie’s, Smartfood and Tovistos
snacks.
The plant began as a potato chip company about 60 years ago.
