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The favourite flavour of Doritos is Cheese Supreme.
Farmers grow corn on every continent except Antartica.
The favourite Doritos dip is Mild Salsa
Previous Doritos ads have starred Jay Leno, Chevy Chase,
Kelly Osborne
and former
Miss USA Ali Landry.
The favourite time of day for people to eat Big Bags of Doritos is between
8pm and 11pm.

When Hernan Cortez
conquered Mexico in
1521, he not only
captured the vast
wealth of Aztec gold,
but he also
introduced the world
to the prefect snack –
the tortilla. Doritos are
tortilla corn chips –
roughly translated from
the Spanish "Doritos" means "little bits of gold".
We would love to be able to say that Cortez saw the
Aztecs eating tortillas and named them "Doritos",
but that would be a lie.

In 1984 Doritos Tortilla chips rose up from Mexico and made their way across the Pacific to take Australia by storm. Finally snack-starved Aussies were able to dive into irresistible bags of Doritos.

Today we can enjoy the many flavours of Doritos: Original, Cheese Supreme, Nacho Cheese and Mexicana. We also make salsa, the perfect accompaniment to Doritos Tortilla chips. Doritos Salsa comes in Mild, Medium and Hot.

Hang onto your brain cells, here comes the technical bit...

Not surprisingly for a corn-based snack, Doritos start life as corn on the cob. We harvest 100% Australian whole corn kernels before cleaning and grading them so that only the best go on to become Doritos.

The corn kernels now take a beating . We cook them, soak them and wash them before grinding them into dough. This dough then gets pounded, kneaded and rolled flat into thin sheets, which are cut into the classic Doritos shape - it's tough love, but worth it.

But there's more to come. The chips are toasted and then fried, before heading for the tumbling drum, where they tumble round and round while having their flavour added to them. Now that the chips are fully loaded with bold and intense flavour (if a bit dizzy), they go through a final quality control phase before being weighed out and put into packets.

The next thing they know, they're being eaten by hungry folk who want a tasty treat. But don't feel sorry for them, it's what they would have wanted.

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PepsiCo, Inc., together with all its operating divisions, subsidiaries and affiliates in Australia (including but not limited to PepsiCo Australia Holdings Pty. Limited and The Smith's Snackfood Company Limited) (collectively "PepsiCo") respects and is committed to protecting your privacy.

1. Collection

We collect personal information in the course of our business dealings with you. Generally, and as appropriate, we will tell you why we are collecting personal information, when we collect it and how we plan to use it, or these things will be obvious when we collect the information.


We usually collect personal information such as name, email and street address, and telephone number. As a general rule we do not collect sensitive information (as defined in the Privacy Act). However, if we do, it will usually be for the purposes of facilitating our business dealings with you and, if the law requires us to, we will seek your consent to collect it. You have a right to access most personal information we hold about you. We may deny your request in some circumstances. If we do this we will tell you why.

2. Use and Disclosure

We use your information to provide and market our products to you and to fulfill administrative functions associated with our business activities. We may share your information with other members of the PepsiCo group of companies, including those, which are located outside Australia.


PepsiCo may disclose your information to service providers, contractors and strategic partners from time to time to help us provide and market our products to you. If we do this we generally require these parties to protect your information in the same way we do.


From time to time, we may share your information with our business partners who will use your information to tell you about products or services which we think may be of interest to you.

3. Security

We use a variety of physical and electronic security measures including restricting physical access to our offices, firewalls and secure databases to keep personal information secure from misuse, loss or unauthorised use or disclosure.

4. Approach

We are bound by the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act. Where appropriate we will handle personal information relying on the related bodies corporate exemption and the employee exemption in the Privacy Act.

5. Questions

If you would like more information or contact us about our approach to privacy, please visit our website at www.pepsi.com.au, or:


  • In relation to PepsiCo Beverages International, please contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at Tower A Level 2, 799 Pacific Hwy, Chatswood, NSW 2067, Australia
  • In relation to The Smith's Snackfood Company, please contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at Level 8, 799 Pacific Hwy, Chatswood, NSW 2067, Australia.
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Contact Us

The Smith's Snackfood Company welcomes your comments, suggestions and feedback. You can contact us via:

Phone

1800 025 789
Available between 9am and 5pm Sydney time, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays

Email

Click here

Fax

(02) 9951 1897

Mail

Consumer Information Centre:
Reply Paid 179
Chatswood 2057 NSW
Australia

General Enquiries

If you would like information about our company find out about us. The Smith's Snackfood Company does not publish an Annual Report, however, if you would like information about our parent company, please look at PepsiCo's financial performance.

Employment

For information about potential employment with The Smith's Snackfood Company in Australia please refer to Smith's Careers for details of current position listings.

Sponsorship & Donations

All requests for sponsorships or donations need to be made in writing on company/school letterhead. These can be either posted or faxed - see contact details above.


Please ensure you include as much detail as possible (Who, What, Where, When, How Many) and as much notice as possible prior to your event.

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CHEESE SUPREME

A classic blend of cheese, cheese & more cheese makes Doritos Cheese Supreme the ULTIMATE cheese hit!

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NACHO CHEESE

We didn't invent Nachos, but we did invent Nacho Cheese. Crunchy Doritos corn chips flavoured with heaps of cheese with a tangy twist.

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DORITOS ORIGINAL

The ORIGINAL corn chip! Lightly salted - Perfect for Nachos! Top them with salsa, cheese, sour cream, chillis, guacamole or whatever!

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DORITOS MEXICANA

Doritos corn chips flavoured a la Mexicana. A tangy tomato hit with a burst of Mexican spice.

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DORITOS SALSA

The perfect combination of juicy vine-ripened tomatoes, onions, capsicum and jalapeno – your Doritos will love you for dipping them in it!