PepsiCo has scaled the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) – used cooking oil - across its supply chain in a move set to save 2,650 tonnes in GHG emissions annually. The transport of 240,000 tonnes potatoes each year from British farmers to PepsiCo's Leicester site is now entirely powered by used cooking oil, in partnership with AB Texel UK. 

The move follows PepsiCo’s introduction of the alternative fuel in 2022, for more than one and a half million kilometres of truck journeys moving product between our Quaker Oats mill in Cupar and our Leicester distribution centre. Every kilometre powered by HVO generates 80% less GHG emissions when compared with conventional diesel, reducing the impact of these journeys on the planet.

Simon Devaney, Sustainability Director, PepsiCo UK and Ireland, said:

“We’re always looking for innovative ways to tackle our carbon footprint and the move to HVO for all our potato deliveries to Leicester, the home of Walkers, is a significant step. HVO fuel plays an important role in helping us to accelerate the decarbonisation of our transport activities."