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

The Steinberg Institute has named Salvador “Sal” Montanez as the recipient of the first Richard Van Horn Award, recognizing his leadership, innovation and dedication to delivering empowering, recovery ...

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

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

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

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 Richard Montañez, who claimed to be the inventor of Flamin' Hot Cheetos, ...

“We have interviewed multiple personnel who were involved in the test market, and all of them indicate that Richard was not involved in any capacity in the test market,” the company said in a ...

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

Richard Montañez had sued Frito-Lay and its parent company PepsiCo last year, alleging they defamed him and hurt his career by denying his role in creating the popular snack. Federal Judge John W.

PepsiCo won the dismissal of a lawsuit by a former executive who said the food and beverage company defrauded and defamed him ...