Their two main national products are Fritos brand corn chips and Cheetos brand extruded snacks. By 1965, they also produce Lay's Potato Chips nationwide. 1964 Doritos strikes gold. Three decades later, Doritos are the largest selling snack food in the world. Finally, over a billion earned.
Chips run out of gas.
This is the year many snack companies wish to forget. Many snack food plant operators who rely on gasoline to fire their cookers face plant shut-downs, as there is a gas shortage in the United States. Those who rely on petroleum-based products to package their products also face shortages. To make matters worse, potato prices go through the roof after a bad growing season . Another name change.