Richard Montañez, best known as the man who says he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, has filed a lawsuit against his former employer PepsiCo. His inspirational rags to riches life story was the subject of the 2023 film “Flamin’ Hot,” directed by Eva Longoria. Montañez claims...

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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 invented the spicy snack while working at Frito-Lay in Southern California. His “rags to riches” story garnered him a book deal, titled Flamin’ Hot: The Incredible True Story of One Man’s Rise from Janitor to Top Executive, and the biopic Flamin’ Hot directed by Eva Longoria.However, Frito-Lay has repeatedly denied that Montañez was involved in the creation of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, going so far as to call...

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Man who claims he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is suing Frito-Lay for saying he didn’t

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,...

Man who claims he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is suing Frito-Lay for saying he didn’t

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