Fritos
It's from 1932, before you were born.
- Maker
- Frito-Lay
- Type
- Corn chips
- Debuted
- 1932
- Note
- the original mass-market corn chip
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About
As of 2026, it's 94 years old.
Fritos have been keeping it gloriously simple since 1932: corn, oil, salt, and an attitude. While every other chip chased exotic seasonings, Fritos doubled down on tasting overwhelmingly, unapologetically like corn — and somehow that's the whole appeal.
Founded when a San Antonio entrepreneur bought a corn-chip recipe and built an empire, they went on to anchor true American institutions like Frito pie and the walking taco.
Dense, salty, and weirdly addictive, Fritos are proof that you don't need 14 flavors when one of them is just 'more corn.'
Fritos through the years
Founded in San Antonio
Charles Doolin buys a corn-chip recipe and starts production.
Frito-Lay is formed
A merger with H.W. Lay builds a snack-food empire.
