It might be true or not, I'm not sure. But, I don't eat Cheetos. Flamin' hot Cheetos were invented by a janitor that worked with the Frito-Lays company. How is that true? Is this another food accident? Well, here's the story.
Cheetos itself was created in 1948 by C.L. Doolin. He was was also responsible for Fritos creation as well. This time, they wanted to make a puff flavored snack. Like cheese curls or cheese sticks. They created a style calling it Cheetos. How did they get the name? Who knows.
They didn't really get popular till the 80's when a Cheetah loving mascot named Chester started becoming the face of the Cheetos brand. Still is today. Although he's now 3D, he still is handing out Cheetos. But when did Flamin' Hot get into the picture?
In the late 90's, around the time Chester Cheetah was craving his Cheetos, a janitor named Richard Montanez was working. He found a bland bag of Cheetos, brought it home, and added his own spices. He thought he had something there. Giving the product to corporates, they tried it and well....the rest is history.
Montanez moved from janitor to executive within a couple of years when the Flamin' Hot Cheetos was the highest selling Cheetos. Making it himself, he sold the recipe and now....he's almost a billionaire. But I don't know about that.
Now, he is a cooperate speaker, giving speeches for people who also have a dream to succeed. He even is the vice president of PepsiCo. Which also owns Frito-Lays. He says that sharing his idea was the best thing that ever happened to him.
I might be stretching the truth a little bit there, so I apologize in advance. This idea Montanez had became something that happened. Now everyone loves spicy foods. Even in cheese form. I'm not a huge fan of spice, but a little's ok. Flamin' Hot Cheetos is the number one in the best of the Cheetos brand. They even made recipes out of it. And it wouldn't have happened if it weren't for that one man, and his idea to make a spicier Cheeto
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