Biting into the flamin' hot origin story of Flamin' Hot Cheetos
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Richard Montañez really likes his superlatives: "I'm probably the most uneducated, brilliant person you will ever meet," he laughed.
There's one. Here's another: "I'm known as the Godfather of Hispanic branding!" Why Hispanic branding? Because Montañez claims to be the Willy Wonka behind one of the spiciest and best-selling snack foods on the market: Flamin' Hot Cheetos. It's no small thing, became Flamin' Hot Cheetos are an industry well beyond just the snack food aisle. They are featured in fashion shows, internet memes, even recipes for Thanksgiving turkeys, and they remain front-and-center in stores, along with their traditional Cheeto brethren.Monterey, California — The battle over President-elect Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, may become a test of loyalty for Republican stalwarts — some of whom stood at the center of a bid 10 years ago to remove Hegseth as the head of a veterans' charity over allegations of financial mismanagement, repeated intoxication and sexual misconduct.
Washington — Republicans have celebrated holding onto their narrow majority in the House, adding to their flip of the Senate and the White House for a trifecta in Washington next year. But President-elect Donald Trump's selection of a number of House Republicans to fill top posts in his administration is pulling from an already shallow bench, temporarily whittling the GOP majority down further as Trump takes office in January.