Cheetos Snacks - 1970s | Classic Television Commercials

Cheetos were created by Charles Elmer Doolin in 1948 at the Frito Company. Initially, they were accidentally made from a machine producing curly corn snacks, flavored with cheese. The Frito Company merged with H.W. Lay & Company in 1961, forming Frito-Lay, which expanded Cheetos’ production. Over time, various flavors like Flamin’ Hot were introduced, and the manufacturing process involves extruding cornmeal dough into shapes, frying or baking them, then coating with seasoning. PepsiCo’s acquisi