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 ...

For the second straight year, Frito-Lay opened a pop-up restaurant. The Flamin’ Hot Spot in Los Angeles featured Flamin’ Hot Cheetos in every recipe for three days in September.

Montañez claimed he cold-called Frito-Lay CEO Roger Enrico in 1991 about ... sales and community promotions at PepsiCo as the Flamin' Hot Cheeto became one of the company's most successful ...

More than a dozen former Frito-Lay employees, as well as the company itself, told the outlet that Montañez wasn't behind the development of the Flamin' Hot flavor. "We do not credit the creation ...