Snacks & Candy

'Game-of-Chance' Snacking

Frito-Lay debuts Doritos Roulette in U.S.

PLANO, Texas -- Doritos, one of the flagship brands from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, has announced the arrival of Doritos Roulette chips on U.S. store shelves. First introduced in Mexico and popularized in other global markets, Doritos Roulette chips offer fans "game-of-chance-style" snacking experience. Each bag contains mostly Doritos Nacho Cheese flavored chips with an ultra-spicy, hot chip in every handful. All of the chips look the same.

Doritos Roulette Frito-Lay snacks (CSP Daily News / Convenience Stores / Gas Stations)

To celebrate the product's arrival stateside, the Doritos brand is bringing the spirit of Doritos Roulette chips to life via online games of chance on Twitter. Using #DoritosRoulette, fans can play for the opportunity to win various prizes ranging from wireless speakers to gaming consoles. Fans also can tune in for a live gameshow-type giveaway with bigger prizes, streamed on Twitter's new Periscope platform. The roulette-style twist? Three out of every four participants will earn a truly awesome prize, while one in four will walk away with a dud.

Doritos Roulette chips are available nationwide for a limited time in 9.5-oz. bags for a suggested retail price of $4.29 each and 3-oz. bags for a suggested retail price of $1.49 each.

Doritos is one of the many brands that makes up Plano, Texas-based Frito-Lay North America, the $14 billion convenient foods business unit of PepsiCo, Purchase, N.Y. PepsiCo generated more than $66 billion in net revenue in 2014, driven by a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

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