Fritos

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.