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. Richard Montañez — ...

Popular snack Flamin' Hot Cheetos is at the center of a lawsuit between Frito-Lay and the man who says he invented them. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson / Getty Images) The man who says he invented ...

Frito-Lay unveiled a campaign for its Flamin’ Hot line of spicy chips that riffs on romantic affairs and includes a branded phone giveaway, according to a press release. The marketer has partnered ...

(Reuters) -PepsiCo won the dismissal of a lawsuit by a former executive who said the food and beverage company defrauded and defamed him by denying that he invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos. In a decision ...

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.

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 ...

LOS ANGLELES -- Flamin' Hot Cheetos fans, your favorite snack is about to get its big break. Film studio Fox Searchlight has acquired the rights to produce a film about Flamin' Hot Cheetos creator ...

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 creating ...