Food giant Frito-Lay — maker of the popular snacks Cheetos, Doritos and Lay’s potato chips — announced Tuesday it will shutter two of its manufacturing and warehouse operations in Orlando, eliminating 500 jobs.

In a letter to the state’s Department of Commerce, the company said it planned to terminate 454 positions this week at its plant off Silver Star Road.

The positions include mechanics, packagers, machine operators, handlers, managers, maintenance and the plant’s director, wrote Bonny Bourque of Frito-Lay’s Southeast Division.

The affected employees have been told they will be provided with 60 days of severance pay, according to the letter.

In a separate letter on Tuesday to the state, Bourque said the company also will stop its operations at its smaller facility at 2000 Parks Oak

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