Montanez, who stated off as as a Frito-Lay janitor, said he sparked what became Flamin’ Hot Cheetos around 1989.

PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) has reportedly succeeded in having a lawsuit filed by a former executive dismissed, which claimed the ...

Richard Montañez’s rags-to-riches story remains in dispute after a judge ruled in favor of Frito-Lay and PepsiCo, but he has ...

The ex-janitor-turned-executive who said he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos sued his former employers, saying he was harmed when ...

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 ...

Pepsi and Cheetos are a natural combo. Anyone who’s ever indulged in an after-school snack knows they’re made for each other. There’s even an I Love Cheetos and Pepsi group on Facebook.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the man who says he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Richard Montañez had sued ...

Frito-Lay is selling Pepsi-flavored Cheetos in Japan No word on whether the product will ever hit the U.S. market Odd flavor mash-ups are one of the hottest trends in the food industry A ...

A former PepsiCo exec sued the company for fraud and defamation after it said he didn't invent Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Richard Montañez said he proposed the idea while working as a janitor and ...

PepsiCo issued a lengthy new statement on the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos controversy on Friday, in which the company expressed support for Richard Montañez, the former Frito-Lay executive whose claims ...

PepsiCo won the dismissal of a lawsuit by a former executive who said the company defamed him by denying that he invented the popular spicy chips.