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 ...

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.

A significant update is reportedly coming to the Cheetos Flamin' Hot lineup, and it's entirely separate from the "NKD" version we reported on earlier this week. Several trusted food bloggers are ...

A former PepsiCo executive who says he created Flamin' Hot Cheetos is suing the company for fraud, defamation and discrimination, arguing that his career was affected when his ex-employer denied he ...

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 — ...

A court case could soon settle a spicy dispute: Who invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos? A former PepsiCo executive is suing the company, saying it destroyed his career after questioning his claim that he ...