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{{short description|American brand of corn chips and dipping sauces}}
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[[File:Fritos logo.png|right|thumb|Fritos Logo]]
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'''Fritos''' is the name of a brand of [[corn chip]]s made by [[Frito-Lay]]. Originally called ''Fritatos'', Elmer Doolin was so taken with the bag of corn chips served with his lunch in [[San Antonio, Texas]] that he paid $100 for the recipe. In 1932, he started the Frito Corporation. Original Fritos ingredients are limited to whole corn, corn oil, and salt. Fritos (original and barbecue flavor) are a [[vegan]] snack.
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'''Fritos''' is an American brand of [[corn chip]]s that was created in 1932 by [[Charles Elmer Doolin]] and has been produced since 1961 by the [[Frito-Lay]] division of [[PepsiCo]]. Fritos are made by deep-frying [[Food extrusion|extruded]] whole cornmeal, unlike the similar [[tortilla chip]]s, which are made from [[cornmeal]] and use the [[nixtamalization]] process (known as [[masa]]). It is one of two brands representing Frito-Lay along with [[Lay's]]. The Fritos brand also appears on a line of [[cheese sauce|cheese sauces]] and [[bean dip]].
From 1952 until 1967, the Frito Kid was the company's official mascot. The [[Frito Bandito]] was its mascot from 1967 until about 1971, and was discontinued due to complaints about the Bandito image. He was replaced by "the Muncha Bunch," perhaps to recall the name of "[[The Wild Bunch]]," a popular film of the time. In the mid-1970s, Fritos' mascot was a [[W. C. Fields]] caricature, ''W.C. Fritos.'' In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Fritos used the catchy commercial jingle, ''"Muncha buncha, muncha buncha, muncha buncha, muncha buncha, Fritos goes with lunch"'' (sung to the tune of "[[Aba Daba Honeymoon]]").


==Varieties==
==Origins==
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Frito means "fried" in Spanish.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20211224164925/https://www.lexico.com/es-en/traducir/frito Spanish to English: Frito]</ref>


According to the ''[[Handbook of Texas]]'', published by the [[Texas State Historical Association]]:<ref>{{cite web|last1=Doolin|first1=Kaleta|title=Frito-Lay Corporation|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/diffs|website=Handbook of Texas Online|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref>
* Original
* Barbecue
* Chili Cheese
* Flamin' Hot
* McGraw's Spicy Jalapeño (limited edition)
* Tangy Roasted Corn
* Sabrositas (lime & chile)
* Scoops (wider chips intended for dipping)
* Hoops (Go Snacks)
* Pinch of Salt
* Mexican Chicken
* Ranch Style
* Chutney (in [[South Africa]])


<blockquote>The Frito Company was born in 1932 at the height of the Great Depression. The family of Charles Elmer (C. E.) Doolin (1903–1959) owned the Highland Park Confectionary in San Antonio, and Doolin, twenty-eight at the time, wanted to add a salty snack to their repertoire. He responded to an ad in the ''[[San Antonio Express]]''. The ad, placed by Gustavo Olguin, listed for sale an original recipe for fried corn chips along with an adapted potato ricer and nineteen retail accounts. Doolin bought the small business venture for $100, and began to manufacture the chips in his mother’s kitchen with the help of his father, Charles Bernard Doolin; mother, Daisy Dean Stephenson Doolin; and brother, Earl Doolin. These four founders made up the first board of directors, with Charles Bernard Doolin serving as the first chairman.</blockquote>
Additionally, a sub-brand called Twists is produced in two flavors:


The Doolin family began selling Fritos in 1932 under the name of the Frito Corporation, located first in their garage; they soon bought the house next door to expand their operation. In 1933–34, they opened plants in Dallas and Tulsa. In 1936, Fritos were displayed at the [[Texas Centennial Exposition]] and the exhibit was moved to the 'Castle of Foods' during the 1938 [[State Fair of Texas]]. By 1947, the company had plants in Los Angeles and Denver, and licensed franchises nationwide, including H. W. Lay and Company, which had an exclusive franchise to produce and sell Fritos in the [[Southeastern United States]]. As its business expanded, the Frito Company also produced other items, including [[Cheetos]] (1948), chili, bean dip, tortilla chips, and other Mexican-inspired treats, along with potato chips, roasted peanuts, fried pork skins, and other snack-food products.<ref name="npr">{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2007/10/18/15377830/the-birth-of-the-frito |title=The Birth of the Frito |last=The Kitchen Sisters|author-link=The Kitchen Sisters|date=18 October 2007 |work=[[Morning Edition]] |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=18 November 2012}}</ref>
* Tex-Mex
* Honey Barbecue
* [[Tapatio]]
Discontinued variations:


By 1955, the company owned more than fifty production plants, including ones in Hawaii and Venezuela, as well as a number of "Frito farms" across Texas, where Doolin grew corn and other crops for use in his products. The Frito Company was one of the first to invest in [[Disneyland]], and from the park's opening in 1955 had a Casa de Fritos Restaurant there.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doolin |first1=Kaleta|title=Doolin, Charles Elmer (C. E.) |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fdo73|website=Handbook of Texas Online |publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref> In 1961, the Frito Company merged with H. W. Lay and Company to become [[Frito-Lay]]. In 1965, Frito-Lay merged with the [[Pepsi-Cola Company]] to become [[PepsiCo]], one of the world's largest producers of soft drinks and snack foods.
* King Size
* Fritos Lite
* Fritos Racers, the Fritos material formed into a more crunchy race car shape were sold for a short while before the introduction of Twists.
* Red Hot Reiner (mid 1970s-late 1970s)
* Nacho Cheese (late 1980s-early 1990s)
* Ranch (late 1980s-early 1990s)
* Cheddar Ranch Twists (late 1990s-early 2000s)
* Texas Grill, a thicker version of the original with "grill strips" on the chips. The honey barbecue flavor transitioned over to the twists.


According to ''[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]'' magazine, C. E. Doolin did not eat meat or salt and was a follower of fellow Texan [[Herbert M. Shelton]], a [[naturopath]] who advocated raw foods and fasting as a cure for diseases.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Peter|title=Frito Pie and the Chip Technology that Changed the World (January 30, 2012)|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/frito-pie-and-the-chip-technology-that-changed-the-world-83344193/ |website=Smithsonian|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref>
==Pork enzymes==

Some Frito-Lay brand seasoned products, including some flavors of Fritos, contain pork [[enzymes]] as part of cheese flavorings, though numerous cheese-flavored Frito-Lay products do not contain pork enzymes.<ref>http://www.fritolay.com/your-health/seasoned-products-made-without-pork-enzymes.html</ref> The presence of pork enzymes make such products [[treif]] for Jews and [[haraam]] for [[Muslims]].
===Company mascots===

From 1952 to 1967, Frito Kid was the company's official mascot, designed by [[Keitz & Herndon]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imagineeringdisney.com/blog/2010/6/26/frito-kid-and-deeee-licious-fritos.html |title=Frito Kid and Deeee-licious Fritos! |publisher=Imagineering Disney |date=2010-06-26|access-date=2012-10-22}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Elliott |first=Alan C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6vRKDQAAQBAJ |title=Texas Ingenuity: Lone Star Inventions, Inventors & Innovators |date=2016 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=9780738503561 |page=159 |via=books.google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=Elliott |first1=Alan C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sQWZzVRYmOwC |title=Oak Cliff |last2=Summey |first2=Patricia K. |last3=Kokel |first3=Gayla Brooks |date=2009 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=9780738570686 |page=87 |via=books.google.com}}</ref> The [[Frito Bandito]] was its mascot from 1967 until about 1971, and was discontinued due to complaints about the [[racist]] 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]].


==See also==
==See also==

* [[Frito pie]]
* [[Frito pie]]
* [[Frito Bandito]]


== References ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
http://www.fritolay.com/your-health/us-products-made-without-porcine-enzymes.html
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.fritos.com Official Fritos page]
* {{official website}}

*[http://www.imagineeringdisney.com/blog/2010/6/26/frito-kid-and-deeee-licious-fritos.html Frito Kid and Deeee-licious Fritos!]
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15377830 The Birth of the Frito: NPR]

{{Frito Lay}}
{{Frito Lay}}


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Latest revision as of 16:21, 4 December 2024

For the company that produces Fritos, see Frito-Lay.
Fritos
Bunch of Frito chips
Product typeCorn chip
OwnerPepsiCo (via Frito-Lay)
Introduced1932; 92 years ago (1932)
Related brandsDoritos
Tostitos
Cheetos
Websitefritos.com

Fritos is an American brand of corn chips that was created in 1932 by Charles Elmer Doolin and has been produced since 1961 by the Frito-Lay division of PepsiCo. Fritos are made by deep-frying extruded whole cornmeal, unlike the similar tortilla chips, which are made from cornmeal and use the nixtamalization process (known as masa). It is one of two brands representing Frito-Lay along with Lay's. The Fritos brand also appears on a line of cheese sauces and bean dip.

Origins

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Frito means "fried" in Spanish.[1]

According to the Handbook of Texas, published by the Texas State Historical Association:[2]

The Frito Company was born in 1932 at the height of the Great Depression. The family of Charles Elmer (C. E.) Doolin (1903–1959) owned the Highland Park Confectionary in San Antonio, and Doolin, twenty-eight at the time, wanted to add a salty snack to their repertoire. He responded to an ad in the San Antonio Express. The ad, placed by Gustavo Olguin, listed for sale an original recipe for fried corn chips along with an adapted potato ricer and nineteen retail accounts. Doolin bought the small business venture for $100, and began to manufacture the chips in his mother’s kitchen with the help of his father, Charles Bernard Doolin; mother, Daisy Dean Stephenson Doolin; and brother, Earl Doolin. These four founders made up the first board of directors, with Charles Bernard Doolin serving as the first chairman.

The Doolin family began selling Fritos in 1932 under the name of the Frito Corporation, located first in their garage; they soon bought the house next door to expand their operation. In 1933–34, they opened plants in Dallas and Tulsa. In 1936, Fritos were displayed at the Texas Centennial Exposition and the exhibit was moved to the 'Castle of Foods' during the 1938 State Fair of Texas. By 1947, the company had plants in Los Angeles and Denver, and licensed franchises nationwide, including H. W. Lay and Company, which had an exclusive franchise to produce and sell Fritos in the Southeastern United States. As its business expanded, the Frito Company also produced other items, including Cheetos (1948), chili, bean dip, tortilla chips, and other Mexican-inspired treats, along with potato chips, roasted peanuts, fried pork skins, and other snack-food products.[3]

By 1955, the company owned more than fifty production plants, including ones in Hawaii and Venezuela, as well as a number of "Frito farms" across Texas, where Doolin grew corn and other crops for use in his products. The Frito Company was one of the first to invest in Disneyland, and from the park's opening in 1955 had a Casa de Fritos Restaurant there.[4] In 1961, the Frito Company merged with H. W. Lay and Company to become Frito-Lay. In 1965, Frito-Lay merged with the Pepsi-Cola Company to become PepsiCo, one of the world's largest producers of soft drinks and snack foods.

According to Smithsonian magazine, C. E. Doolin did not eat meat or salt and was a follower of fellow Texan Herbert M. Shelton, a naturopath who advocated raw foods and fasting as a cure for diseases.[5]

Company mascots

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From 1952 to 1967, Frito Kid was the company's official mascot, designed by Keitz & Herndon.[6][7][8] The Frito Bandito was its mascot from 1967 until about 1971, and was discontinued due to complaints about the racist 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.

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Spanish to English: Frito
  2. ^ Doolin, Kaleta. "Frito-Lay Corporation". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ^ The Kitchen Sisters (18 October 2007). "The Birth of the Frito". Morning Edition. NPR. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  4. ^ Doolin, Kaleta. "Doolin, Charles Elmer (C. E.)". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. ^ Smith, Peter. "Frito Pie and the Chip Technology that Changed the World (January 30, 2012)". Smithsonian. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Frito Kid and Deeee-licious Fritos!". Imagineering Disney. 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
  7. ^ Elliott, Alan C. (2016). Texas Ingenuity: Lone Star Inventions, Inventors & Innovators. Arcadia Publishing. p. 159. ISBN 9780738503561 – via books.google.com.
  8. ^ Elliott, Alan C.; Summey, Patricia K.; Kokel, Gayla Brooks (2009). Oak Cliff. Arcadia Publishing. p. 87. ISBN 9780738570686 – via books.google.com.
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