Richard Montanez, a janitor at Frito-Lay, added chili powder to a batch of Cheetos that had accidentally been made without the requisite cheese powder dusting. He pitched his recipe successfully to company executives, and the hugely popular “Flamin’ Hot" ...
Whirlpool founder Lou Upton bought the patent for a hand-washing machine from a failed business venture and in 1911, with his uncle Fred, patented a wringer washer driven by an electric motor. He and his family started the Upton Machine Co. to produce and sell the machines. The company mad...