The man who claims that he invented flamin' hot cheetos didn't

[gumby]

Turns out the story of Richard Montañez, a Frito-Lay janitor who rose through the ranks and invented hot cheetos, isn't true. A junior employee named Lynne Greenfeld actually came up with the name "and shepherded the line into existence

Comments

[firstknivesclub]

What’s the point of that new movie then

[gloeden2]

Lying to the public.
You know, like what Ryan Murphy's entire catalog of series featuring real-life characters has done successfully for years.

[marthasback]

they are supposed to start shooting later this month, it will be interesting to see if they pull the plug...

[hipster_douche]

Mentiroso

[vatulele]

A man taking credit for a woman’s work. Groundbreaking.

[evett]

Fred Lindsay came up with the idea for Frito-Lay to create a hot line when he saw that spicy foods were popular at corner stores and gas stations in Chicago. Lynne Greenfeld and her team were assigned to come up with the hot product that would become Flamin Hot Cheetos.

either way it wasn't Montanez

[alexlover14]

Great minds!! Was the reason I came into this post

[gillenvillain]

I came in here looking for this gif

[mangomuch]

I've spent too much money on those bloody things