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Fritos is an American brand of corn chips that was created in 1932 by Charles Elmer Doolin and has been produced since 1961 by the Frito-Lay division of PepsiCo.Fritos are made by deep-frying extruded whole cornmeal, unlike the similar tortilla chips, which are made from cornmeal and use the nixtamalization process (known as masa).
Cheetos (formerly styled as Chee-tos until 1998) is a crunchy corn-cheese puff snack brand made by Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo. Fritos creator Charles Elmer Doolin invented Cheetos in 1948, and began national distribution in the United States. The initial success of Cheetos was a contributing factor to the merger between The Frito ...
Frito-Lay, Inc. (/ ˈ f r iː t oʊ l eɪ /) is an American subsidiary of PepsiCo that manufactures, markets, and sells corn chips, potato chips, and other snack foods.The primary snack food brands produced under the Frito-Lay name include Fritos corn chips, Cheetos cheese-flavored snacks, Doritos and Tostitos tortilla chips, Lay's and Ruffles potato chips, Rold Gold pretzels, and Walkers ...
The filing made reference to a 2021 Los Angeles Times article, in which former Frito-Lay product development employees said no one could recall Montañez pitching a spicy snack that could cater to ...
Pepsi acquired Frito-Lay in 1965.) [4] West is widely credited for the invention and development of one of the company's signature products, Doritos. [1] According to West's daughter, Jana Hacker, West first envisioned the idea of Doritos in the early 1960s while working as Frito's vice president of marketing. [ 1 ]
Richard Montañez, the man who claims to have invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos, has filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo, the parent company of Frito-Lay, for defamation.
Montañez says he continued to develop spicy snacks, like Flamin’ Hot Popcorn and Lime and Chili Fritos, and in 2000 he was promoted to a business development manager in Southern California.
Frito-Lay therefore developed taco-flavored Doritos, which also became successful after they were introduced nationally in 1967. [4] National distribution of nacho cheese-flavored Doritos began in 1972, and they were also a hit. [4] In 1978, Sour Cream and Onion flavored Doritos were introduced, but were discontinued in the early 1980s.