A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Richard Montañez, who claimed to be the inventor of Flamin' Hot Cheetos, ...

Sal Montanez, a behavioral health services coordinator in rural California, was awarded the inaugural Richard Van Horn Award ...

The ex-janitor-turned-executive who said he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos sued his former employers, saying he was harmed when ...

Richard Montañez’s rags-to-riches story remains in dispute after a judge ruled in favor of Frito-Lay and PepsiCo, but he has ...

Montanez, who stated off as as a Frito-Lay janitor, said he sparked what became Flamin’ Hot Cheetos around 1989.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the man who says he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Richard Montañez had sued ...

Although the judge dismissed the lawsuit from popular snack icon Richard Montañez, his quest for cheese-dusted justice may ...

The long-contested legend that Richard Montañez invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos while working as a janitor at Frito-Lay hit a ...

The judge has dismissed the lawsuit.

Richard Montanez allegedly pitched his idea to a Frito exec and rose from a janitor to become Frito-Lay’s vice president of ...

In a decision on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge John Holcomb said Richard Montanez, who retired from PepsiCo in 2019 to ...

Richard Montañez credits his wife, Judy Montañez, for his success JC Olivera/Getty Richard Montañez’s wife, Judy Montañez, has long been his biggest supporter. Before the A Boy ...