PepsiCo's New Online Shop Lets You Make Customized Snack Bundles With 2-Day Delivery
The time to stock your quarantine snack stash is every 48 hours, anyways.
By day 3 of quarantine, my snack supply needed replenishing. So I'm sure you can do the math on how many emergency Amazon Prime orders and cautious grocery store trips have occurred in the weeks that followed. But now, keeping our pantry stocked is about to get even easier.
PepsiCo is rolling out two new direct-to-consumer websites, Snacks.com and PantryShop.com, that not only boast a widespread selection of your favorite snack brands, but also two-day delivery times. But despite a shared purpose (to keep us fed), both function differently.
The former site will look a lot like your local chip aisle (just gone digital), with more than 100 Frito-Lay products available for 48-hour shipping. You can order Lay's, Tostitos, Cheetos, Ruffles, dip, crackers, or whatever other munchies you're craving. Plus, customers will get free shipping on any purchase of $15 or more, which should be really easy to accomplish.
"We’ve seen incredibly strong demand for our snacks during this time, and Snacks.com offers consumers another way to purchase the products they love, delivered right to their door," chief transformation & strategy officer Michael Lindsey said in a statement to Thrillist. "Snacks.com provides our incredibly loyal Frito-Lay shoppers with beloved products like Lay’s Classic potato chips, Doritos Cool Ranch flavored tortilla chips and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos so they can quickly and conveniently fill their pantries."
Meanwhile the latter destination, PantryShop.com, is all about snack bundles. Themed kits, like "Workout & Recovery" and "Rise & Shine," will still feature a curated box of goodies from a variety of brands, including Quaker, Gatorade, SunChips, and Tropicana with price points between $29.95 and $49.95.
"Over the last few years, PepsiCo has been working to be a faster, stronger, better company, one that is laser focused on meeting consumer needs and winning in the marketplace. Investing in eCommerce and digital capabilities and talent has been -- and will continue to be -- a big part of that effort," senior vice president & head of eCommerce Gibu Thomas continued in the press release. "In these uncertain times, as more and more consumers are using eCommerce channels to purchase food and beverage products, PantryShop.com and Snacks.com offer shoppers another alternative for easy and fast access to products they love."
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