{"id":1134459,"date":"2021-12-20T15:34:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T20:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1134459"},"modified":"2021-12-20T15:34:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T20:34:35","slug":"fact-check-does-frito-lay-plan-to-cease-production-of-flamin-hot-cheetos-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-frito-lay-plan-to-cease-production-of-flamin-hot-cheetos-in-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does Frito-Lay Plan To Cease Production Of Flamin\u2019 Hot Cheetos In 2022?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-frito-lay-plan-to-cease-production-of-flamin-hot-cheetos-in-2022%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1134459&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=124711736682711&amp;id=100074316543657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">viral Facebook post<\/a> shared over 12,000 times claims the production of Flamin\u2019 Hot Cheetos will cease in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence to support this claim. Frito-Lay, the company that owns the Cheetos brand, has refuted this rumor.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There has been some speculation on social media about Flamin\u2019 Hot Cheetos, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adweek.com\/commerce\/americas-favorite-snack-for-the-third-year-in-a-row-is-flamin-hot-cheetos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">popular<\/a> bagged snack known for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheetos.com\/products\/cheetos-crunchy-flamin-hot-cheese-flavored-snacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spicy flavor<\/a>, suffering from a shortage, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/money\/4278766\/why-shortage-flamin-hot-cheetos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sun<\/a>. Now, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=124711736682711&amp;id=100074316543657https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=124711736682711&amp;id=100074316543657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">image<\/a> alleges the product is being discontinued come 2022. It features a bag of Flamin\u2019 Hot Cheetos followed by text that reads, \u201cRIP Flaming Hots 1991- 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be NO more Hot Cheetos made in 2022\u2026until further notice,\u201d states the post\u2019s caption. \u201cMore than likely they\u2019ll be DISCONTINUED FOREVER.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/09\/27\/fact-check-keurig-dr-pepper-statement-fight-vaccine-mandate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Keurig Dr Pepper Vow Not To Impose A COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate On Its Employees?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In reality, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/fun-facts-about-cheetos-snacks-2020-7#cheetos-were-first-called-chee-tos-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frito-Lay<\/a>, the PepsiCo subsidiary that owns the Cheetos brand, has not expressed plans to stop making Flamin\u2019 Hot Cheetos in 2022. No such announcement appears in any of Frito-Lay\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fritolay.com\/newsroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press releases<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re still producing Cheetos Crunchy Flamin\u2019 Hot,\u201d the company told Check Your Fact on Twitter. \u201cThis product is not being discontinued.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company tweeted in April 2020 that it had <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fritolay\/status\/1252603347925962758?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">temporarily<\/a> stopped producing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheetos.com\/products\/cheetos-crunchy-xxtra-flamin-hot-cheese-flavored-snacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cheetos Crunchy XXTRA Flamin\u2019 Hot<\/a>. However, that product and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheetos.com\/products\/cheetos-crunchy-flamin-hot-cheese-flavored-snacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cheetos Crunchy Flamin\u2019 Hot<\/a> are both available for purchase on the Cheetos brand website at press time.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time baseless rumors about a popular product being discontinued have spread online. In 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/01\/24\/fact-check-pepsico-mountain-dew-cancel-production\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check Your Fact<\/a> debunked a viral claim that alleged PepsiCo was discontinuing the Mountain Dew product line over long-term health concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral Facebook post shared over 12,000 times claims the production of Flamin\u2019 Hot Cheetos will cease in 2022.Verdict: False There is no evidence to support this claim. 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