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OHB 0012

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeLAY, Herman (b. ca. 1915)
ProfessionsChairman of board, Pepsi Company

About this oral history

Interview ID #OHB 0012
Date(s) of interview -
DescriptionChairman of board, Pepsi Company. Family background, education, early work experience; cracker and snack food business; independent distributor; formation of H. W. Lay Distributing company; World War II; expansion, buying companies; merger with Frito; merger with Pepsi-Cola; international expansion; diversification; advertising, financing, management techniques; views on entrepreneurship.
Interviewer(s)Donald Caruth
Physical Description89 pp.
Terms of UseOpen