Age, Biography and Wiki
Herman Lay was born on 6 March, 1909 in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S., is an American businessman. Discover Herman Lay's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?
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Businessman, philanthropist |
| Age |
73 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
| Born |
6 March 1909 |
| Birthday |
6 March |
| Birthplace |
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Date of death |
6 December, 1982 |
| Died Place |
Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Herman Lay Height, Weight & Measurements
At 73 years old, Herman Lay height not available right now. We will update Herman Lay's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Herman Lay Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Herman Lay worth at the age of 73 years old? Herman Lay’s income source is mostly from being a successful businessman. He is from United States. We have estimated Herman Lay's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
businessman |
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Timeline
Herman Warden Lay (March 6, 1909 – December 6, 1982) was an American businessman who was involved in potato chip manufacturing with his eponymous brand of Lay's potato chips.
He started H.W. Lay Co., Inc., now part of the Frito-Lay corporation, a subsidiary of PepsiCo.
Lay was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 6, 1909.
His father, Jesse N. Lay, worked for International Harvester, first as a bookkeeper in Charlotte and later as a commercial salesman in Columbia, South Carolina, where the family moved.
By 1920, they moved to Greenville, South Carolina.
In 1922 his mother died of cancer and his father remarried.
He then attended Furman University on an athletic scholarship for two years, but did not graduate.
He began his career at Sunshine Biscuits and was laid off because of the Great Depression.
He then worked as a traveling salesman for the Barrett Food Company, when he delivered potato chips to his customers in his Ford Model A.
His territory eventually expanded and his profits began to grow.
In 1932, he borrowed US$100 and founded the H.W. Lay Distributing Company based in Atlanta, Georgia, a distributor for the Barrett Food Products Company, and began to hire employees.
He peddled potato chips from Atlanta to Nashville, Tennessee.
By 1937, he had 25 employees, and had begun producing his own line of snack foods.
The H.W. Lay & Company merged with The Frito Company in September 1961, creating the largest-selling snack food company in the United States, the Frito-Lay corporation.
In 1965, Herman W. Lay (chairman and chief executive officer of Frito-Lay) and Donald M. Kendall (President and chief executive officer of Pepsi-Cola) merged the two companies and formed PepsiCo, Inc.
A philanthropist, he helped found the Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE).
Lay married Sarah Amelia "Mimi" Harper and had four children.
In 1975, Lay received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.
He died at the age of 73 on December 6, 1982.
His late son, Herman Warden Lay Jr., was a Dallas-based co-founder of a bottling company in Mexico for Pepsi and 7 Up.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has a room named after him.
His alma mater, Furman University, offers a scholarship in his name.
The Furman University Herman W. Lay Physical Activities Center is named after him.
The Lay Ornamental Garden in the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden is named after him.
