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PepsiCo: Hydrogen Fertiliser Use for Sustainable Agriculture

Sustainabilitymag · · 668 words · By Lucy Potter
Climate Change Mitigation Agricultural Innovation Corporate Sustainability

PepsiCo has partnered with Fertiberia to implement green hydrogen-based fertilizers across 400,000 acres of farmland in Europe. The initiative aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the production of ingredients for snacks like Lay's and Doritos by 2030.

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18 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“PepsiCo has announced a partnership with Fertiberia that could change fertiliser use across farmland supplying ingredients for Lay's, Doritos and Cheetos.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm the partnership between PepsiCo and Fertiberia to use green hydrogen-based fertilisers for ingredients used in Lay's, Doritos, and Cheetos.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fertiberia will supply its high-tech, green hydrogen-based fertiliser – Impact Zero – across approximately 400,000 acres (~162,000 hectares) of farmland, used to grow ingredients for PepsiCo’s popular…
https://www.pepsico.com/newsroom/press-releases/2026/pepsico…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pepsico and Fertiberia launch a pioneering programme to reduce emissions in potato cultivation. The programme is being carried out in the provinces of Álava, La Rioja and Burgos in collaboration with …
https://www.fertiberia.com/en/alliance-for-the-use-of-green-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Spain-based Fertiberia develops low-carbon crop nutrition solutions, green ammonia, and green hydrogen technologies aimed at reducing emissions across the agricultural value chain.
https://www.esgtoday.com/pepsico-to-deploy-green-hydrogen-ba…
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“the programme will cover 400,000 acres and involve more than 1,500 farmers across Europe.”
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Multiple sources confirm the scale of the programme as covering 400,000 acres and involving over 1,500 European farmers.
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web search NEUTRAL — PepsiCo has expanded its partnership with Fertiberia to supply up to 150,000 tonnes of green hydrogen-based fertiliser annually across 400,000 acres of European farmland by 2030, aiming to cut agricul…
https://www.agtechnavigator.com/Article/2026/05/11/pepsico-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — PepsiCo and Fertiberia's programme will be rolled out across over 1,500 European farms.The new partnership between the US beverage giant and the Spanish fertiliser specialist will aim to scale the use…
https://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Article/2026/05/07/pepsico…
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web search NEUTRAL — PepsiCo and Fertiberia scale low-carbon farming across 400,000 acres.Empowering the farmer. Central to the programme is the integration of digital tools and precision agriculture to help farmers optim…
https://www.foodanddrinktechnology.com/news/66774/pepsico-fe…
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“Fertiberia will supply up to 136,000 tonnes of its Impact Zero fertiliser to PepsiCo each year by 2030.”
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While the partnership and the 2030 timeline are confirmed, the specific figure of '136,000 tonnes' is not explicitly found in the provided evidence snippets; however, one source mentions 'up to 150,000 tonnes'. The provided evidence for claim 2 consists of generic Wikipedia entries about the year 2030 and the UN Agenda, which do not mention Fertiberia.
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web search NEUTRAL — By 2030, the world is expected to experience significant advances in artificial intelligence, automation, quantum computing, and other frontier technologies, leading to transformative effects on econo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2030
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web search NEUTRAL — We commit ourselves to working tirelessly for the full implementation of this Agenda by 2030. We recognize that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is...
https://sdgs.un.org/2030agenda
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web search NEUTRAL — The SDGs “seek to realize the human rights of all" (Preamble, 2030 Agenda) and are universally applicable to all people in all countries, including both developed and developing countries.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/sdgs/about-2030-agenda-sustainable-…
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“The product uses green hydrogen instead of natural gas in its production process.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that Impact Zero fertiliser uses green hydrogen instead of natural gas in its production process.
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web search NEUTRAL — The program utilizes Fertiberia's Impact Zero fertilizers, which are produced using green hydrogen instead of natural gas, combined with precision agriculture techniques.
http://lngpeople.com/news/story/pepsico-and-fertiberia-colla…
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web search NEUTRAL — The program utilizes Fertiberia's Impact Zero fertilizers, which are produced using green hydrogen instead of natural gas, combined with precision agriculture techniques.
https://energypeople.com/news/story/pepsico-and-fertiberia-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — The product uses green hydrogen instead of natural gas in its production process, marking a significant shift in how ingredients for major snack brands are cultivated.
https://fooddigital.com/news/pepsico-using-sustainable-ferti…
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“this method reduces GHG emissions by up to 63% compared to traditional fertiliser manufacturing.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic dictionary definitions of 'production' and unrelated Wikipedia entries (Chicxulub crater, Genshin Impact), providing no factual data regarding GHG emission percentages.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chicxulub crater is an impact crater buried underneath the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Its center is offshore, but the crater is named after the onshore community of Chicxulub Pueblo (not to be c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicxulub_crater
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Genshin Impact  (, GHEN-shin, Chinese: 原神; pinyin: Yuánshén; lit. 'Primordial God') is a 2020 action role-playing video game developed and published by miHoYo. It is distributed outside China by miHoY…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genshin_Impact
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zenless Zone Zero is a free-to-play action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo. It was released outside mainland China by HoYoverse. Zenless Zone Zero was released on Windows, iOS, And…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenless_Zone_Zero
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“The Impact Zero range also incorporates slow-release formulas and biological inhibitors designed to improve nutrient retention in soil.”
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Multiple sources confirm that the Impact Zero range incorporates slow-release formulas and biological inhibitors for nutrient retention.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Impact Zero range also incorporates slow-release formulas and biological inhibitors designed to improve nutrient retention in soil. The arrangement builds on a trial conducted in Spain and Portuga…
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/pepsico-hydrogen-fertilis…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Impact Zero range also incorporates slow-release formulas and biological inhibitors designed to improve nutrient retention in soil while minimising environmental impact.
https://fooddigital.com/news/pepsico-using-sustainable-ferti…
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web search NEUTRAL — Herdade da Malhadinha, a farmer using Impact Zero fertiliser in Portugal, noted: “We joined the programme during its pilot in 2024, and in our second year we've fertilised 30 acres of potatoes using I…
https://www.pepsico.com/newsroom/press-releases/2026/pepsico…
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“that pilot programme cut emissions by up to 20% in corn farming and up to 15% in potato cultivation.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the pilot programme in Spain and Portugal resulted in emission cuts of up to 20% for corn and 15% for potatoes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Portugal–Spain border, also known as "the Stripe", is an international border between Portugal and Spain. It is 1,234 km (767 mi) long, making it the longest continuous international border within…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal–Spain_border
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Portugal–Spain football rivalry (popularly known as The Iberian Derby) is one of the oldest football rivalries at a national level. It began on 19 December 1921, when Portugal lost 3–1 away in Mad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal–Spain_football_rivalr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Portugal–Spain relations are closely aligned with one another, underpinned by shared membership of the Ibero-American Summit, Council of Europe, European Union, Eurozone, Schengen Area and NATO, and m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal–Spain_relations
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“The fertiliser will be used on crops including potatoes, corn, sunflower, sugar beet and rapeseed.”
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Multiple sources list potatoes, corn, sunflower, sugar beet, and rapeseed as the crops using the fertiliser.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fertiberia is a Spanish company in the chemical sector whose activity is focused on the production of fertilizers, ammonia and other derived products, and is currently the largest fertilizer manufactu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertiberia
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web search NEUTRAL — The third route is long-term scale-up through Europe. PepsiCo and Fertiberia have agreed to expand the use of green hydrogen-based fertiliser across about 400,000 acres, around 162,000 hectares, used …
https://www.bcinsight.crugroup.com/2026/05/13/cf-and-pepsico…
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web search NEUTRAL — The fertiliser will be used on crops including potatoes, corn, sunflower, sugar beet and rapeseed. These ingredients feed into production lines for PepsiCo's savoury snack portfolio across multiple Eu…
https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/pepsico-hydrogen-fertilis…
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“The programme launches initially in France, Romania, Serbia, Greece and Turkey.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific launch countries (France, Romania, Serbia, Greece, Turkey).
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“the Fertiberia collaboration could bring the proportion of low-carbon fertiliser in PepsiCo's European supply chain to around 50% by 2030.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the 50% low-carbon fertiliser proportion goal by 2030.
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“fertilisers contribute approximately 2% of total GHG emissions worldwide.”
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“For PepsiCo, the production and use of fertiliser currently accounts for around half of the company's average potato carbon footprint in Europe.”
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“Fertiberia has been developing lower-carbon hydrogen-based fertilisers since 2022.”
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“The company's products include NSAFE, described as the world's first bio-inhibitor of nitrification that prevents nitrogen losses.”
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“the collaboration supports its ambition to implement regenerative, restorative or protective practices across 10 million acres globally by 2030.”
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“The initiative also contributes to PepsiCo's goal to reduce Scope 3 forest, land and agriculture GHG emissions by 30% by 2030, measured against a 2022 baseline.”
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“Herdade da Malhadinha, a farming operation in Portugal, joined the programme during its pilot phase in 2024.”
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“In the second year, the farm fertilised 30 acres of potatoes using Impact Zero for both base and top dressing applications.”
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