A former PepsiCo executive is suing Frito-Lay, claiming the company launched a “smear campaign” against him after they claimed he didn't invent Cheetos’ popular Flamin' Hot flavor. Richard Montañez — ...

The Frito-Lay janitor who for a decade has claimed credit for Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and created a Hollywood rags-to-riches image of himself has been outed as a fraudster. Richard Montanez’s made-up ...

Frito-Lay unveiled a campaign for its Flamin’ Hot line of spicy chips that riffs on romantic affairs and includes a branded phone giveaway, according to a press release. The marketer has partnered ...

A former Frito-Lay janitor has filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo, the snack firm’s parent company, for denying he is the creator of its popular Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Richard Montañez has long claimed he ...

An ongoing debate over who invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is heating up. Richard Montañez, the man who claims to be the brains behind the popular snack, has now filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo, the ...

A former janitor at Frito-Lay has filed a lawsuit against the company, saying that he was the mastermind behind the creation of the iconic Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The ex-employee, Richard Montañez, ...

The man who says he invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos is suing his former employers for fraud, defamation and other violations, saying he was harmed when Frito-Lay and PepsiCo denied his role in creating ...

The Frito-Lay manufacturing facility that gave birth to Flamin’ Hot Cheetos nearly 35 years ago in Rancho Cucamonga is no longer churning out crunchy snacks. Employees at the 55-year-old facility were ...

Now, Doritos and Cheetos are the newest brands to debut revamped recipes. Frito-Lay Launches Doritos Simply NKD and Cheetos ...

Lay, and they've closed two factories so far, with one more on the way. Learn what we know about the snack giant's future. ...