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 ...

The former Frito-Lay employee who claims he invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos has sued PepsiCo for defamation after the cola giant allegedly called into question the origin story behind the spicy snack.

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

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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 ...