The brand was launched in 1966, the year after H.W. Lay's "Frito-Lay Company" (the maker of [[Fritos]]) merged with the [[Pepsi-Cola]] Company to form PepsiCo, Inc.<ref>http://www.fritolay.com/fl/flstore/cgi-bin/comp_hist.htm</ref> Pepsi-Cola had hoped to use the merger to its advantage, since salty snacks and cold carbonated drinks fit naturally together; however, an [[Federal Trade Commission]] [[anti-trust]] lawsuit brought against Frito-Lay in 1963 stifled many of Pepsi's aspirations. For example, the FTC barred PepsiCo from creating [[cross-promotion]]s between Frito products and Pepsi-brand beverages.<ref name="fundinguniverse">http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/FritoLay-Company-Company-History.html</ref> | The brand was launched in 1966, the year after H.W. Lay's "Frito-Lay Company" (the maker of [[Fritos]]) merged with the [[Pepsi-Cola]] Company to form PepsiCo, Inc.<ref>http://www.fritolay.com/fl/flstore/cgi-bin/comp_hist.htm</ref> Pepsi-Cola had hoped to use the merger to its advantage, since salty snacks and cold carbonated drinks fit naturally together; however, an [[Federal Trade Commission]] [[anti-trust]] lawsuit brought against Frito-Lay in 1963 stifled many of Pepsi's aspirations. For example, the FTC barred PepsiCo from creating [[cross-promotion]]s between Frito products and Pepsi-brand beverages.<ref name="fundinguniverse">http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/FritoLay-Company-Company-History.html</ref> |