Cheetos: version 1

Saved 2026-09-13 11:42 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **Cheetos Crunchy Flamin' Hot Limón 1 oz** (GTIN 00028400040150), from the wanted list (old title "cheetos flamin hot limon"). **Identity confirmed** by three matching sources: PepsiCo's SmartL. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Cheetos <!--brand-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Cheetos
disambiguation: the cheese-flavoured snack brand
website: https://www.cheetos.com
founded: 1948
<!--/identity-->

## Relations <!--relations-->
| role     | target          | market | from | until | ended | status  | source        | note |
| -------- | --------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------------- | ---- |
| owned_by | company/pepsico |        |      |       |       | sourced | ^wiki-cheetos |      |
<!--/relations-->

## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name     | type | locale | from | until |
| -------- | ---- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Chee-tos | name | en     |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref          | url                                   | title   | accessed   | publisher | kind        | published | record_id | locator | licence      | attribution            | upstream |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------- | ------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------- | --------- | --------- | ------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- |
| wiki-cheetos | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheetos | Cheetos | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication |           |           |         | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors |          |
<!--/references-->

## About <!--about-->
Cheetos is a crunchy corn-cheese puff snack brand invented in 1948 by Fritos creator Charles Elmer Doolin and made by Frito-Lay, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, which owns the brand.[^wiki-cheetos] It was formerly styled Chee-tos.[^wiki-cheetos]
<!--/about-->