Fritos

For the company that produces Fritos, see Frito-Lay.
Fritos

Fritos logo
Product type Corn chip
Owner Frito-Lay
Introduced 1932
Related brands Doritos
Tostitos
Cheetos
Website Official Website

Fritos is a brand of corn chips and dipping sauces created in 1932 by Charles Elmer Doolin and produced since 1959 by Frito-Lay. They are made from a deep-fried extrusion of masa.

Frito Kid At Casa De Fritos

Origins

According to popular lore, Fritos hail from San Antonio, Texas, where C. E. Doolin, who apparently had an obsession with making a snack based on corn that would not go stale too quickly, found a local man who had deep-fried corn snacks made from an extrusion of masa. Doolin bought the man's patent and recipe, and with the help of his mother perfected the recipe in his own kitchen (in much the same way that he later invented Cheetos).[1] He began selling Fritos in 1932 under the moniker of the Frito Corporation. Original Fritos ingredients were limited to whole corn, corn oil, and salt.

From 1952–67, the Frito Kid was the company's official mascot.[2] The Frito Bandito was its mascot from 1967 until about 1971, and was discontinued due to complaints about the Bandito image. He was initially replaced by the Muncha Bunch, a group of cowboys, which then were replaced by W.C. Fritos, modeled after comedian W.C. Fields.

Varieties

Additionally, a sub-brand called Flavor Twists is produced in two flavors in the United States:

In addition, Fritos also distributes its own dipping sauces

Discontinued variations:

Other products

See also

References

  1. The Kitchen Sisters (18 October 2007). "The Birth of the Frito". NPR. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  2. "Frito Kid and Deeee-licious Fritos!". Imagineering Disney. 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  3. Janda, Greg (February 15, 2012). "Arlington Frito-Lay Plant Catches Fire". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved March 25, 2016.

External links

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