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Hulu's Flamin' Hot movie is linked to controversy, as the story behind it is accused of being false.

Richard Montañez has for years told a story of how he dreamed up Flamin’ Hot Cheetos while working as a Frito-Lay janitor. The archival record, former employees and Frito-Lay itself say otherwise.

“The facts do not support the urban legend,” Frito-Lay tells the LA Times Samson Amore | May 16, 2021 @ 4:07 PM Getty The viral origin story of how Flamin’ Hot Cheetos came to be may not be true. Richard Montañez has been telling people for almost a decade that he’s the unlikely mastermind behind the creation of the Flamin’ Hot Cheeto brand, but a new exposé in the Los Angeles Times reports Montañez actually had nothing to do with the idea. According to the LA Times, Montañez’s story — that he rose through the ranks at Frito-Lay from janitor to executive after pitching the...

Did a janitor really invent Flamin’ Hot Cheetos? The truth about Richard Montañez Updated 9:09 AM; Facebook Share Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times (TNS) For the last decade, Richard Montañez has been telling the story of how he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. The world has been eating it up. It goes like this: He was working as a janitor at Frito-Lay’s Rancho Cucamonga plant when he dreamed up a chile-covered Cheeto and believed in himself enough to call up the chief executive to pitch his spicy idea. Corporate backstabbers tried to sabotage Montañez for stepping out of line, but he out-hu...

Janitor who 'invented Flamin' Hot cheetos' outed as liar after 30 years Richard Montañez, 62, is set to have a blockbuster biopic made by Eva Longoria but the extent of his incredible Flamin' Hot Cheetos claims, have been questioned by former colleagues Richard Montanez rose through the ranks to executive level at PepsiCo (Image: Getty Images North America) The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up today! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide...