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Charles Doolin transformed American snacking in when he created Fritos corn chips and launched the Frito Company.

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His crisp, salty chips sparked a shift in how Americans ate between meals, much like his peer Herman W. Lay's potato chips reshaped casual eating habits.

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CHARLES DOOLIN INVENTED FRITOS

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Charles Doolin founded the Frito Company in , during the Great Depression.

He borrowed $ from his mother to buy three things:

• a corn chip recipe
• a handheld potato ricer
• the business contacts of a struggling corn chip maker

This small purchase launched what would become a snack food empire.

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DOOLIN & HIS FAMILY INITIALLY MADE FRITOS IN THEIR HOME'S KITCHEN

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The Frito Company began in the Doolin family kitchen, where they hand-crafted each batch of Fritos.

This kitchen operation eventually became a structured business, where he installed his father Charles Bernard as chairman of the board.

His mother