Richard Montañez, a former PepsiCo executive is suing the company, saying it destroyed his career after questioning his claim that he invented the popular flavor, Flamin' Hot Cheetos.

Enrico, the PepsiCo leader that Montañez said he met to pitch the product, didn't become CEO until nearly six months after Flamin' Hot Cheetos were launched in test markets, the Times reported.

Richard Montañez became VP of sales, then a motivational speaker, work he says dried up when the L.A. Times published a 2021 ...

Richard Montañez, the former janitor turned executive at PepsiCo , has filed a lawsuit against the company, ... In 1991, he pitched his creation to PepsiCo CEO Roger Enrico, ...

Richard Montañez’s rags-to-riches story remains in dispute after a judge ruled in favor of Frito-Lay and PepsiCo, ... He bought his first-ever tie for $3 to present the idea to Enrico, and, ...

Explainer about Richard Montañez's recent lawsuit against Frito-Lay over Flamin’ Hot Cheetos' origin story. ... Montañez later pitched his creation to then-CEO Roger Enrico, the lawsuit added.

According to his lawsuit, Richard Montañez began working for PepsiCo as a janitor at its Frito-Lay plant in Ranch Cucamonga, California, in 1977. Montañez was the son of a Mexican immigrant and ...

He bought his first-ever tie for $3 to present the idea to Enrico, and, as the story goes, the rest was history. Flamin’ Hot Cheetos went on to become a sensation, transcending Cheetos to ...

Richard Montañez became VP of sales, then a motivational speaker, work he says dried up when the L.A. Times published a 2021 story claiming others invented the snack.

Who was the true creator of the Flamin 'Hot Cheetos? The origin of this popular fry became a topic of discussion this year. The story that had endured since the early 2000s - and has inspired ...

A court case could soon settle a spicy dispute: Who invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos?A former PepsiCo executive is suing the company, saying it destroyed his career after questioning his claim that he ...

Who was the true creator of the Flamin 'Hot Cheetos? The origin of this popular fry became a topic of discussion this year. The story that had endured since the early 2000s - and has inspired ...