Doritos
It's from 1966, before you were born.
- Maker
- Frito-Lay
- Type
- Tortilla chips
- Debuted
- 1966
- Note
- Nacho Cheese & Cool Ranch
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About
As of 2026, it's 60 years old.
Doritos operate on one principle: a chip should be loud — in flavor, in crunch, and in the orange evidence it leaves on your fingertips. The first tortilla chip sold to a mass American audience (1966), it truly took off once Frito-Lay realized the chip was mostly a delivery vehicle for aggressively seasoned dust.
Nacho Cheese and Cool Ranch became the two great houses of the snack aisle, and the brand has never met a limited-edition flavor it wouldn't at least attempt, including a few it absolutely should not have.
Crunchy, intense, and impossible to eat without announcing it to the entire room, Doritos are the chip that gets all over everything and is somehow forgiven every single time.
Doritos through the years
Launches nationally
The first tortilla chip marketed to a mass US audience.
Cool Ranch debuts
A bold new flavor joins Nacho Cheese as a fan favorite.
