Cheetos is leaning into the visual food trend this summer. With Cheetos Shape Hunt, everyone will be searching for the epic ...

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

PepsiCo won the dismissal of a lawsuit by a former executive who said the food and beverage company defrauded and defamed him ...

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

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

Frito-Lay, the snack company that makes Cheetos, said he had nothing to do with it. Those clashing origin stories are now the subject of a lawsuit. Last week, Richard Montañez sued Frito-Lay and ...

Although the judge dismissed the lawsuit from popular snack icon Richard Montañez, his quest for cheese-dusted justice may ...

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 ...

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Richard Montañez, who claimed to be the inventor of Flamin' Hot Cheetos, ...

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.