Tostitos Black Bean & Garlic – Discontinued in October 2020, as confirmed in a tweet by Frito-Lay.Fritos Scoops Spicy Jalapeno – Production paused in May 2020.
Doritos Salsa Verde – Production paused in May 2020, as confirmed in a response to a customer’s tweet.Products that have been put on pause or discontinued include: In 2020, the company quietly put several of their products on a production pause.įrito-Lay has stated in tweets to their readers that the pause would only be temporary, although many customers report these products are still difficult to find on store shelves.įrito-Lay recommends checking their website or giving them a call for updates on the production status of specific products. Paused Or Discontinued Frito-Lay Products However, Frito-Lay has yet to officially release a statement in their Newsroom about discontinuing the product. Reuters Fact Check, a trusted fact-checking company, also confirmed with Frito-Lay representatives that the beloved snack was not being discontinued.Īdditionally, there have been many blogs, Reddit threads, tweets, and news reports speculating on this topic, which likely continues to spread confusion among readers as they search for information on the snack. The lack of response from the company may have led readers to believe the speculations and the rumors were true. The Sun stated that there appeared to be a shortage of the product, which caused readers to question if it was being discontinued.įrito-Lay did not comment on the report to confirm or deny the speculation. They stated that the rumor that the product was going to be discontinued may have started after a report was published by the U.S. While Chester’s Hot Fries were not specifically mentioned in the tweet, consumers know that the ingredients for this product are likely similar to the ones used in other Frito-Lay products and therefore may eventually affect the production of other products.Ī Frito-Lay spokesperson spoke with USA Today reporters in December 2021 and denied that the popular snack item will be discontinued. In the tweet, the company said that due to high demand and low supply, they had to pause the production of Cheetos Crunchy XXTRA Flamin’ Hot. We know that’s disappointing, but rest assured, our plans are to start back production as soon as possible! Because of this, we have temporarily paused the production of Cheetos Crunchy XXTRA Flamin' Hot. We have simplified our production to best meet the current overall demand. The confusion may have stemmed from a tweet from Frito-Lay in April 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has also caused supply shortages of common ingredients used in a variety of snack foods which has also affected the production capabilities of Chester’s Hot Fries and a variety of other Frito-Lay products. No, Chester’s Hot Fries are not discontinued.ĭue to the increasing demand for the product and limited production capabilities by Frito-Lay, the snack has become more difficult to find. The question has been raised, has the beloved product been put on pause or potentially discontinued? However, speculation that the product is off the market on the Internet has caused concern among customers who cannot easily find one of their favorite snacks, Chester’s Hot Fries. Chester’s Hot Fries are a featured product made by the popular snack food company Frito-Lay.Ĭhester Cheetah, the mascot for the company, first made his fictional appearance with the brand in the late 1980s and has since taken the world by storm with a wide variety of snack foods that satisfy all palates from sweet to spicy.
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