AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – PepsiCo on Friday announced plans to phase out use of natural gas at a factory in the Netherlands and adopt a system based on renewable electricity to make its deep fried snacks in an industry first that Pepsi says could become a template. The project in the Dutch town of Broek op Langedijk, where Pepsi makes 1.6 million bags of Lay’s and Cheetos crisps annually, will replace 4.5 million cubic meters of gas annually, saving 8,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. Reducing natural gas usage has become a priority in the Netherlands as Russia has cut supplies to Europe and…